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New search engine to compete with Google and Yahoo!

Bing, codenamed Kumo is the name of Microsoft's new web search engine, designed to compete with the industry leaders Google and Yahoo!. Unveiled by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on May 28, 2009 at the All Things D conference in San Diego ...
Posted: 2009-06-02. Viewed: 77 times.
Author: Admin

Beware of domain renewal scams

If you receive a "Domain Name Expiration Notice" from "Domain Renewal Group" by way of letter in the post, either throw it out or return to sender. These letters are junk-mail and may be linked to a scam.
Posted: 2009-05-08. Viewed: 144 times.
Author: Admin

'Jaunty Jackalope' Ubuntu 9.04 released

The desktop, server and netbook editions of Ubuntu 9.04, codename 'Jaunty Jackalope' were released today, the 23rd of April. The new version of this operating system can be downloaded from ...
Posted: 2009-04-23. Viewed: 207 times.
Author: Admin

Blackout Ireland: campaign against Internet censhorship

The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) are demanding that Irish ISPs block The Pirate Bay ( www.thepiratebay.org ) - the first step to Internet censhorship in Ireland.
Posted: 2009-03-07. Viewed: 328 times.
Author: Admin

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 released

After 22 months in development, the Debian team have released Debian GNU / Linux 5.0, also known as "Lenny". The release, which was dedicated to a valuable member of the Debian team, Thiemo Seufer, who died in a tragic road accident on ...
Posted: 2009-02-15. Viewed: 353 times.
Author: Admin

DSL Broadband in Ballyconneely

The new DSL broadband exchange in Ballyconneely is now active and landline numbers as far back as the Aillebrack Pier are now suitable for high-speed broadband.
Posted: 2009-02-03. Viewed: 403 times.
Author: Admin

Eircom users under surveillance

Following a legal battle with the 4 major record companies, Eircom have settled out of court by agreeing to voluntarily implement a controversial "Three Strikes" policy.
Posted: 2009-01-30. Viewed: 362 times.
Author: Admin

Get rewarded for searching online

Microsoft are rewarding its users for using their search engine, Live Search. The more you search on Live.com, the more "loyalty tickets" you earn. Tickets can be cashed in for a variety of prizes.
Posted: 2008-12-15. Viewed: 512 times.
Author: Admin

New Google Feature: SearchWiki

Google have just launched their new search feature, SearchWiki, which allows registered users to move their own search results, add notes and delete results from their searches.
Posted: 2008-11-22. Viewed: 535 times.
Author: Admin

NetLink IT Services wins Outstanding Achievement Award

NetLink IT Services has won a 2008 Interactive Media Awards (IMA) "Outstanding Achievement Award" in the category "Travel/Tourism" for the website development of the Connemara Tourism website, connemara.ie.
Posted: 2008-10-27. Viewed: 922 times.
Author: Admin

Vodafone offers fixed line phone and broadband services

Vodafone Ireland announced that from today it will be offering fixed line telephone and DSL broadband services to customers in Ireland. Customers will be able to avail of the offer whether they currently own a phone line or not. A monthly €49.00...
Posted: 2008-05-27. Viewed: 1650 times.
Author: Admin

Help the environment, disable your screensavers

Leaving your desktop computer running continuously will emit over 2000 pounds (over 900 Kgs, just under 1 tonne) of CO2 in a year. Changing your power management settings enable "sleep" mode can add up to over 70% annual savings.
Posted: 2008-03-26. Viewed: 1705 times.
Author: Admin

Network Solutions Caught Red-Handed

In a developing story, domain registrar Network Solutions (NSI) has been caught front-running domain names. Any domain names searched via the Whois lookup on the company's website are being immediately registered by the registrar itself, thereby...
Posted: 2008-02-12. Viewed: 1537 times.
Author: Admin

NetLink are looking for web developers

We are currently seeking for web developers willing to work on a freelance basis, to help with and/or to take over some of our work load. Anyone interested should contact Julian at info@netlink.ie. CVs are not required, just a short note mentioning...
Posted: 2007-12-10. Viewed: 1779 times.
Author: Admin

NetLink offers genuine Epson Ink

NetLink is proud to announce that it now offers genuine Epson ink cartridges for Inkjet Stylus, Inkjet Stylus Color, Inkjet Stylus Photo and Laser printers.
Posted: 2007-10-15. Viewed: 2219 times.
Author: Admin

Change in dot-ie domain registration policies

The Irish Domain Registry (IEDR) will be making personal .ie domain names (e.g. www.johndoe.ie) available for registration. Personal domain names will be made available on a first come first serve basis, and it's likely that the only...
Posted: 2007-09-06. Viewed: 1790 times.
Author: Admin

CIA using Wikipedia?

An online tool that claims to reveal the identity of organisations that edit Wikipedia pages has revealed that the CIA was involved in editing entries.
Posted: 2007-09-06. Viewed: 1635 times.
Author: Admin

Customers Beware: unsolicited mail from 'Domain Registry of America'

NetLink IT Services would like to advise people to be very cautious about any e-mails or letters they receive from third parties about domain renewals. In the past few weeks, a number of our customers have received letters from the...
Posted: 2007-08-15. Viewed: 1506 times.
Author: Admin

New virus that deletes all MP3 music files

A new virus has been discovered, which apparently will delete all mp3 files in its path. The virus, "W32/Deletemp3.worm" or "W32.Deletemusic", will attach itself to system files and will begin its work after a re-boot.
Posted: 2007-08-02. Viewed: 1618 times.
Author: Admin

The Alcock and Brown Hotel offers free WiFi access

NetLink IT Services have set up a wireless broadband network for the Alcock and Brown Hotel in Clifden. The hotel is now offering free broadband access to all guests. WiFi access is available in the rooms as well as the hotel lobby.
Posted: 2007-05-19. Viewed: 2082 times.
Author: Admin

Roundstone Broadband Update

Broadband availability in Roundstone is becoming more widespread. A number of residential and business premises have already been connected to the service.
Posted: 2007-05-19. Viewed: 1984 times.
Author: Admin

Dell accused of fraud and false advertising in NY lawsuit

Paul Reisner, a computer programmer from New York, said he was offered zero percent financing for six months, during which he paid off his Dell computer. He said he was later informed he had never qualified for the offer and was obligated to pay a 29 ...
Posted: 2007-05-17. Viewed: 1951 times.
Author: Admin

Microsoft Sued Over Deceptive 'Vista Capable' Sticker

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Microsoft Corporation over their "deceptive and unfair" use of the "Vista Capable" stickers. The suit claims that...
Posted: 2007-04-04. Viewed: 2012 times.
Author: Admin

NetLink Launches Online Product Catalog

NetLink has just launched its online product catalog, which features top brand-name computer products at extremely competitive prices. The catalog will be further developed to add a shopping basket and functionality for placing orders online.
Posted: 2007-03-31. Viewed: 2131 times.
Author: Admin

The dot-ie domain reported to be one of the safest in the world!

According to the McAfee Site Advisor Report, published earlier in the week, the .ie domain name is the second safest domain name in the world...
Posted: 2007-03-24. Viewed: 1903 times.
Author: Admin

Company Information Required On Websites!

As of the 1st of April 2007, all Irish limited companies will be legally required to add information such as company name, registration number and their registered address in all e-mails and company websites...
Posted: 2007-03-24. Viewed: 1890 times.
Author: Admin

Roundstone Broadband Update

The first customers of a wireless broadband service in Roundstone were signed up in early March...
Posted: 2007-03-23. Viewed: 1938 times.
Author: Admin

5% off all Laptop and Desktop Computers

We wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick's Day, and are also happy to announce a 5% discount on all laptop and desktop computers ordered from NetLink between today, the 17. and the 31. of March.
Posted: 2007-03-17. Viewed: 2021 times.
Author: Admin

The Internet to Receive a $100-Million Upgrade

VeriSign, an American-based company which manages the dot-com and dot-net domains registry and ensures that Internet users can reach these locations on the Internet, announced that it will spend more than $100M in a massive upgrade to its infrastructure..
Posted: 2007-02-12. Viewed: 2587 times.
Author: Admin

German Police Barred From Hacking

A German court on Monday passed a ruling that police in Germany cannot remotely search criminal suspects' computer hard drives over the Internet without their knowledge.
Posted: 2007-02-06. Viewed: 2000 times.
Author: Admin

Group Broadband Scheme to be Scrapped

It has been claimed that Noel Dempsey plans to scrap the Group Broadband Scheme after having invested more than 5M Euros in in the scheme over the last two years...
Posted: 2007-02-04. Viewed: 2105 times.
Author: Admin

Dell Sued by Investors

Investors are suing Dell Inc., alleging the computer maker used "secret and likely illegal" kickbacks from chip maker Intel Corp. to mislead investors about how much it cost to make computers, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
Posted: 2007-02-02. Viewed: 1831 times.
Author: Admin

Dell CEO, Kevin Rollins Resigns...

Kevin Rollins has resigned as CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Dell Inc. for unspecified reasons. His role as CEO will be taken over by Dell Chairperson, Michael Dell, who is also the founder of the company...
Posted: 2007-02-01. Viewed: 2035 times.
Author: Admin

Acer Heading for World's Number 3

International technology industry observers are predicting that Acer Computer will become one of the world's top three PC vendors in 2007...
Posted: 2007-01-30. Viewed: 1987 times.
Author: Admin

Acer Overtakes Dell in European PC Market

Desktop PC and laptop manufacturer outpaced Dell in 4th-quarter 2006 PC sales in the EMEA (Europe, Middle-East and Africa) market, according to the latest figures released by research firm...
Posted: 2007-01-24. Viewed: 2182 times.
Author: Admin

The Internet may Reach Breaking Point by End of Year

According to new research, the Internet may be close to reaching its breaking point, and that the increased amount of video downloads may become the cause of the Internet collapsing...
Posted: 2007-01-21. Viewed: 2408 times.
Author: Admin

Download the new Microsoft Windows Vista...

Microsoft has announced that it will offer its new Windows Vista operating system for sale on the internet. The Vista package is the first major...
Posted: 2007-01-20. Viewed: 2118 times.
Author: Admin

Dell Faces Lawsuit over Exploding Laptop Batteries

Months after Dell recalled over 4 million batteries in the first of many battery recalls, the computer manufacturer is facing a class action lawsuit in...
Posted: 2007-01-17. Viewed: 2070 times.
Author: Admin

DSL Broadband in Clifden

Clifden finally has DSL broadband. The Clifden exchange has just been enabled, and there are a number of providers already providing services for residential and business customers in Clifden. Some of the providers...
Posted: 2006-12-06. Viewed: 2404 times.
Author: Admin

Roundstone Broadband Update

The community council has been in contact with Minister Eamonn O'Cuiv on a number of occasions since September this year and they will continue to bring this matter up with him. Mr. O'Cuiv has spoken directly with Noel Dempsey, Minister of Communications.
Posted: 2006-12-06. Viewed: 2064 times.
Author: Admin

Broadband Penetration in Ireland

Ireland now has only 9.2 broadband connections per 100 people with a total of 372,300 subscribers in June. Ireland ranked 23rd out of 30 countries in the 2005 survey of broadband penetration for the world's industrialised nations.
Posted: 2006-11-05. Viewed: 2514 times.
Author: Admin

World Wide Web - Home of 100M Websites

There are now over 100 million websites on the Internet. A recent survey carried out by the Internet research firm Netcraft reports that responses from 101,435,253 sites were received, up from 97.9 million sites last month.
Posted: 2006-11-04. Viewed: 2185 times.
Author: Admin

Google Inc. accused of Human Rights violation

At the recent UN-hosted conference on the Internet, human rights groups warned government censorship on the Internet is growing. Amnesty International singled out China, Vietnam, Iran and Syria, while accusing U.S. companies like Google Inc. of assisting.
Posted: 2006-11-03. Viewed: 1945 times.
Author: Admin

Star Wars Becoming a Reality ?

The United States may be taking a dangerous step towards Space Warfare with a new U.S. National Space Policy... Experts say the new U.S. National Space Policy will push the world closer to a space arms race...
Posted: 2006-10-30. Viewed: 1976 times.
Author: Admin

Designing a More Accessible Web

People who find it difficult to use a computer keyboard and mouse, can turn to other devices to navigate the internet, but if the site has not been designed with accessibility in mind, using the web can prove to be a frustrating experience.
Posted: 2006-10-29. Viewed: 2021 times.
Author: Admin

Security software vendors upset with Microsoft

AntiVirus software vendor McAfee Inc. have stated it is "greatly disappointed with the lack  of action" on Microsoft Corporation's part to provide information needed to develop security software for the...
Posted: 2006-10-20. Viewed: 1740 times.
Author: Admin

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Released

Microsoft® Corporation announced yesterday the release of Internet Explorer 7. Some of the new features include tabbed browsing and enhanced security. You can get more information about IE7 on...
Posted: 2006-10-19. Viewed: 2127 times.
Author: Admin

Mozilla releases Firefox 2 Release Candidate 3

Firefox 2 RC3 features include a new theme that updates firefox's familiar interface, built in phishing protection, enhanced search engine management and search suggestions for google, yahoo! and answers.com, including the ability to...
Posted: 2006-10-18. Viewed: 2051 times.
Author: Admin

TV License Required for Personal Computers?

Under the new Broadcasting Bill, the definition of a television set may likely be expanded to include desktop computers and laptops, possibly even mobile phones...
Posted: 2006-10-02. Viewed: 2160 times.
Author: Admin

NUI Galway Develops Software to Detect Airline Threats

Researchers at the National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway have been working on the development and application of chemometric techniques for the detection, identification and quantification of illicit materials such as narcotics, explosives...
Posted: 2006-10-02. Viewed: 2118 times.
Author: Admin

Be wary of SEO scams by e-mail!

Be wary of SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) firms that send you email out of the blue promising to rank your website highly in search engines...
Posted: 2006-09-11. Viewed: 2042 times.
Author: Admin

Dell gets Sued Over False Advertising Claims

Dell, the world's largest computer manufacturer, is facing legal action in China over allegations of false advertising.
Posted: 2006-08-12. Viewed: 2143 times.
Author: Admin

Broadband in Clifden

Update: The Clifden Exchange is now enabled for DSL broadband. There are currently a number of providers offering DSL broadband to customers in Clifden. For more information, please contact Julian Matz at NetLink IT...
Posted: 2006-08-05. Viewed: 2417 times.
Author: Admin

eNom Acquires BulkRegister

eNom, Inc., an ICANN accredited domain registrar, today announced that it has completed the purchase of the business and operations of BulkRegister..
Posted: 2006-07-26. Viewed: 2054 times.
Author: Admin


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