The Count is on and results are coming in over in the SHAMrock Republic. You can follow the RTE website coverage for the Carlow-Kilkenny Constituency by clicking here . Surprisingly, The BBC Parliament channel is re-broadcasting RTE Television live coverage so people in the UK can watch the election live on their television.
Don't forget you can also follow the local radio stations coverage over the internet by clicking on the Radio Room tab above which will open up a new webpage where you can select the local radio station of your choice.
Saturday, 26 February 2011
Corr............What a deal!
Jim Corr, the guitarist with the band the Corrs has agreed to ACC Bank's application for a judgment order against him over the loan to buy 97 acres of land in Co Kilkenny. The Commercial Court on Friday was told he had consented to the €1.4m summary judgment in favour of ACC Bank over an unpaid loan advanced to him and others in 2004 to buy the non-residential land at Goresbridge. Read the report in the Irish Independent by clicking here .
Friday, 25 February 2011
I want to fight your Father!
Rubberbandits have a new video out on You Tube, you can view it by clicking here.
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Did you know......
that you can remove the region code restriction on your dvd player simply by typing in a four digit code on your dvd player remote control. You can find the code for your dvd player by visiting the Videohelp.com website and entering the brand/manufacturer's name and model number in the search box. Hopefully someone will have entered the code and instructions for your particular brand and model. If not, try using a code for the same brand but a different model as manufacturers tend to use the same code across all their models.
Once you have the code, the procedure is usually very simple, you make sure the disc tray is empty and open, when the disc tray is open the dvd player is in programming mode, you then type in the code and press enter on the remote control, you then switch the dvd player off and on, you then put a dvd from another region in the disc tray and close it and then press play. If the code has 'taken' then the dvd player should play the disc, if not then you have to start all over again, sometimes it can take 3 or 4 tries but once it works the change is permanent and you never have to do it again.
Region codes don't stop you from copying dvds, they only stop you from playing a dvd sold in one region in another region such as a disc sold in America being played in a European dvd player or vice versa.
Copy protection/prevention software such as macrovision is installed on the disc and in your dvd hardware and this is what stops you from making copies from a regular dvd player to a regular dvd recorder. However it is pointless trying to disable this copy protection/prevention software on your dvd player so you can make a dvd copy.
You should use a computer to copy dvds because the movie dvds that are sold in shops are usually 8.4GB discs even if the movie size is less than this dvd disc size whereas the blank discs sold in shops are usually 4.7GB discs, so the movie will require compression to fit on the blank discs and most dvd recorders don't do compression, they just record from A to B so the blank disc has to be the same size as the original disc.
When you copy/rip on a computer the copy is usually compressed so that it will fit on the 4.7GB Discs.
Once you have the code, the procedure is usually very simple, you make sure the disc tray is empty and open, when the disc tray is open the dvd player is in programming mode, you then type in the code and press enter on the remote control, you then switch the dvd player off and on, you then put a dvd from another region in the disc tray and close it and then press play. If the code has 'taken' then the dvd player should play the disc, if not then you have to start all over again, sometimes it can take 3 or 4 tries but once it works the change is permanent and you never have to do it again.
Region codes don't stop you from copying dvds, they only stop you from playing a dvd sold in one region in another region such as a disc sold in America being played in a European dvd player or vice versa.
Copy protection/prevention software such as macrovision is installed on the disc and in your dvd hardware and this is what stops you from making copies from a regular dvd player to a regular dvd recorder. However it is pointless trying to disable this copy protection/prevention software on your dvd player so you can make a dvd copy.
You should use a computer to copy dvds because the movie dvds that are sold in shops are usually 8.4GB discs even if the movie size is less than this dvd disc size whereas the blank discs sold in shops are usually 4.7GB discs, so the movie will require compression to fit on the blank discs and most dvd recorders don't do compression, they just record from A to B so the blank disc has to be the same size as the original disc.
When you copy/rip on a computer the copy is usually compressed so that it will fit on the 4.7GB Discs.
Gerry Adams Hugs Future Taoiseach (or holds him hostage!)
Ian Paisley has pacemaker fitted!
When I first saw this headline I thought it said that Ian Paisley has peacemaker fitted. Check out this report on the BBC website for more info.
Englands Youngest Councillor Elected
An 18 year old A-Level student has been elected as an Independent Councillor in Cambridgeshire. See this report on the BBC website.
Monday, 14 February 2011
Gold-buying firms told to improve by OFT
Gold buying firms which advertise on television have been ripping off their customers and have engaged in shoddy business practices according to the Office of Fair Trading. There is a report on the BBC Website which you can get here.
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Margaret Thatcher....Bitch or Witch?
I've added a poll to the page in which you can vote. The poll topic is Margaret Thatcher....Bitch or Witch? The Poll is in the right hand column below Foreign National Newspapers. So check it out and vote if you like, in fact you can vote as many times as you like or just vote once everytime you visit the webpage.
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