Category: Blogging

  • WordPress 2

    I downloaded and tested WordPress 2 last night and I am very impressed. It looks great, runs quick and looks like a big improvement.

  • Back

    Back in Ireland to this lovely weather… I’ve uploaded some photos to Flickr.

  • Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year to everyone, from here in Dubai!

  • Madinat, Burj, Emirates Towers

    All of these were taken on Christmas Eve, except the Emirates Towers ones. Sheikh Zayed Road from the Skyview Bar in the Burj. Palm Island from the Skyview Bar. Palm Island at sunset. A lamborghini outside the Burj, don’t like the colour though. Burj and the sky. Helipad and sky. A Rolls. The Burj from…

  • Some pics

    With Flickr being inaccessible from here, I will be uploading photos direct to my server. I went out for a walk to get some more shots of Emirates Towers yesterday, I think some of them turned out quite nice. I also got some more of the Burj and the Madinat.

  • Happy Christmas

    Happy Christmas to anyone dropping in today! On another note, Flickr is blocked by the kind censors in the UAE. Here is the kind note you get when a site is blocked.

  • To Dubai, again

    Posting will be light (yes it has been rather light lately I know) for the coming few days, as I head off to Dubai for Christmas and New Year. It will be my fifth time there, I am a glutton for the nice restaurants and beaches, and could be my last time there for a…

  • Economist podcasts

    Some very high quality podcasts over at the Economist’s website, on the theme of the World in 2006.

  • McDowell website

    Hands up who thinks a blog should be established to keep an eye on what McDowell does or does not do? Several writers, one blog.

  • Crimbo knees up

    That girl over there has suggested a crimbo meetup. Those interested should leave a comment, I am not sure if I will make it but I like the idea. (Dubai calls on the 23rd)