Matt Cutts thinks there is a striking similarity between the Harry Potter font and the Yahoo logo
It might be a long shot (don’t Google engineers have day jobs?) but I can see the similarities if I squint enough
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A Harry Potter fan has made available a translation of the latest (and last) Harry Potter novel.
The translation, which is available both online and in PDF form, is probably not up to the same levels as the official version which will be released later this year, but shows a lot of dedication and commitment. (A quick scan of the PDF found several phrases in the original English that the translator / fan hadn´t been able to translate).
Of course I´d expect that the publishers won´t be too happy and will probably initiate a takedown..
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I’ve been trawling the ‘net today looking for sources of legal avatars for use on the new film forum I setup.
I got some really nice ones from AfterGlow, but I haven’t had much luck finding other sources. Sure I can find plenty of avatar sites, but most of them are spyware ridden nightmares.
I wouldn’t mind paying for some decent avatars even!
Over the last few weeks I’ve mentioned Movable Type 4 several times.
Byrne and his team made a release candidate available last night and the change log is simply huge!
I’ll be wiping my beta install and replacing it with RC1 later today / this evening … Hopefully they’ll have ironed out those bugs that were driving me mad 
Following up on my recent post about choosing the right domain for a project, I decided on movieforums.eu
So without further ado I give you MovieForums.eu
The style / design still needs some tweaking …
I’m planning yet another website (why not?)
So I’ve registered a number of possible domains to use for it, but I can’t decide on which one to go for.
The domains I have are as follows:
cinemachat.eu
filmchat.eu
filmforums.eu
moviechat.eu
movieforums.eu
Which one would be best?
Some of the words are probably very Irish, so I’m trying to go for something that’s a bit more international in its appeal
(see this thread for related discussion)
The Irish Internet Association’s board is made up of people who actively work within the internet / IT industry in Ireland.
The nominations are now open …..
The IIA is overseen by a Board of Directors of 12 individuals from the industry. There are a number of Board positions to be filled for the board term beginning at the conclusion of the forthcoming AGM to be held mid-September 2007. The number of vacancies available will be confirmed prior to the AGM. The IIA will be using an e-Ballot for the process of electing new Board members. The procedures listed below must be adhered to in order for your company Voting Member to cast their vote and for those interested in running for a Board position.
The attached document outlines examples of areas in which Board members can positively and productively involve themselves in IIA affairs.
The Commitment is at least two days per month – Minimum participation should include:
- Preparation for all Board meeting – Reviewing & commenting on papers / proposals
- Attendance at all Board meeting (normally 12 per year held in Dublin at 1700 for 2 hrs on 2nd Wednesday of month (i.e. Attendance of at least 10 per year)
- Attendance at IIA Annual Conference / Congress and the IIA Net Visionary Events
- Chairing AND / OR active participation in one of the working group
- Attendance or participation at two or more of the other IIA (one in Dublin & one outside Dublin)
- Use of there own personal or organizations skills / resources in the betterment / promotion of the IIA
You should also familiarise yourself with the ODCE document – The Principle Duties and Powers of Company Directors – which is available via the link
For your information the IIA Board Nominations & Voting Procedures are outlined below.
1. IIA Board Nomination & Voting Procedures
2. IIA Voting Members Update
Krystian has finally got round to setting up a photoblog.
His photos have always impressed me, so hopefully he’ll be posting some of the really nice ones he’s taken over the last couple of years.
I don’t buy many books, CDs or DVDs locally. I do buy the odd one, but the selection of books in the local bookshops is never that great, so it nearly always works out better to buy online.
Over the last year or so I’ve been buying more and more from Amazon marketplace vendors. A lot of the more active vendors provide excellent service and great prices, so it’s winning combination.
I have had only two negative experiences.
On one occasion a vendor sold me a CD, which turned out to be an LP.
Kind of annoying, but I still buy from them, as it was an honest mistake.
The more recent experience with a marketplace vendor, however, was more than mildly annoying. It has put me off that particular vendor for good.
So, what happened?
I bought two paperbacks from them. They arrived the other day and looked like this:
As you can clearly see the books are quite mangled, with the spines being seriously damaged. It’s actually quite hard to read them due to the way they have been completely bent and twisted.
Naturally enough I wasn’t impressed, so I contacted the vendor via the Amazon site.
Several hours later I got a boilerplate response, which did not address my concerns at all. There may have been an answer in there, but if all they were going to do is send me this standard global response after a five hour delay, then their interest in customer service is quite questionable.
Here is my message to them:
I received two books from you today order number: 736-4739634-1866549
Both books were not wrapped sufficiently and are badly damaged.
Please advise
As you can see I specify the order number and the exact issue that I have.
I would have expected a response that addressed this.
Instead I got this:
Hello,
Thank you for your website enquiry.
Combined Orders:
We regret that we are unable to combine orders for postage. You will
receive a shipping charge per item.
Cancellation of Orders
we regret we are unable to isolate orders to cancel. If you wish to
cancel an order please refuse it or return it to us in new condition
for a refund.
Delivery Times
As stated in our product description, delivery is as follows:
UK to UK 10-14 working days
UK to USA 10-14 working days
UK to Europe 7-10 working days
USA to UK 10 -14 working days
UK OR USA to rest of World 10-14 working days
Product Information
We regret that we hold no further product information than that shown
on the website.
Returns
If your order is incorrect or damaged please return it to the
following
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the returned item we will initiate a refund:
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This is an information only email and does not require a response. If
this reply does not answer your query please resend your original
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Wonderfully helpful!
I won’t be buying from these people ever again!
Alexa have finally released an official toolbar for Firefox – Sparky.
Up until now there were a number of unofficial “ports” of the toolbar to firefox, but an officially supported toolbar had not been made available.
It’s a testament to the growth in usage of Firefox that they finally decided to make one available
You can see details of the toolbar on the official site
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