Cormac Moylan

A few days ago, on the 16th of August to be exact, Skype endured its longest downtime in its history.
Skype’s tag-line is to ‘Take a deep breath’ but I hope it wasn’t taken literally by its 200 million plus users.
Is it even possible to hold your breath for 48 hours?
Skype’s Villu Arak explains [...]

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So eh, yeah. Anyone for Joost? I think I have enough to go around…
I will email an invite to all those who replied to my previous post about Joost.
If you didn’t reply to my previous post then just post a comment here and I’ll send you out an invite.
Update #1 - 986 Invites Remaining [...]

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Ouuch! Tis’ a bad one..

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What is Joost?
Joost (pronounced ‘juiced’) is an interactive software for distributing TV shows and other forms of video over the Web using peer-to-peer TV technology, created by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis (founders of Skype and Kazaa).
Currently, the software is in beta-testing stage. A beta invite is required to join the Joost community. Just as [...]

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Dublin’s leg of the Barcamp series is taking place tomorrow morning @ The Digital Exchange, Crane Street.
Thank jebus Joe posted a map on the Dublin Barcamp site because up to approximately three minutes ago I thought it was right on the Quays. I was all set to get off the Luas at Heuston Station and [...]

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Skype have installed a new service called Skype Prime in their latest beta. Skype Prime allows you to set a cost for receiving a call. This feature places a cost on your time and voice when someone rings you using Skype. It’s basically like having 1800-Skype-Me:username instead of the standard SkypeMe:username method. Here is the [...]

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