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Thanks to Blacknight for the heads up - Don’t renew your doman name with a company called "Domain Renewals" - it’s a scam (and a rip-off at $69.95 for a .com!)

The ShiteDrivers.com web site is live (in a sort of “beta” format without the beta badge) - go there, sign up and shame those piss-poor motorists you love to hate. There’s not much on the site at the moment but there’s lots more to come. Go! Vent!

I’m a terrible cook, so this is useful for me, and I’m sure I’m not alone. The New York Times brings us 101 Simple Meals Ready in 10 Minutes or Less. They all look a bit too healthy for my liking though! Cous-cous … sardines … asparagus … bah!

Harry Potter fan? Living in Dundalk? Why not pop along to Easons in the Marshes tonight for the midnight launch of the new book? I’ll be there!

Tired of paying through the nose for video games? Why not swap them? Swopster is a site designed to provide such a service - and it’s completely free.

ComReg Siteviewer - see where your closest moble phone masts is, and whether it belongs to Vodafone, O2, 3 or someone else…

Webcast radio is in trouble, allegedly. Methinks it’ll all blow over, somehow…

This thread on boards.ie discusses beggars at ATMs (mostly Roma ones) and how to react to them. The suggestion of having a few photocopied €50 notes in your pocket to hand to them even came up!