There is a relatively straight-forward three-step process for a freelance journalist looking to get a print commission. In better times it would go as follows: First, the writer does the difficult part of devising a viable pitch; something fresh, relevant and also do-able. Second, the writer identifies the publications which would be interested in the [...]
Microsoft has launched the latest version of its Office software suite with new features allowing for easier collaboration and multimedia editing in documents. According to the company, its Irish offices played a significant role in the product’s development, sharing responsibility with Microsoft Seattle for bug fixes in the months leading up to its launch. In [...]
About a week ago I tweeted about a “super (not so) secret project” that had finally gotten under way. It was a vague reference to something that I had finally made a reality after over a year of thinking, talking, planning and procrastination. So what is it? Well, I am proud to announce that teic.ie [...]
With cheaper options now available, printer firms have to justify the high cost of cartridges, writes Adam Maguire. Staff at HP are quick to list interesting facts and figures about the company’s print technology, and they do so with a certain sense of pride. An ink cartridge’s nozzle is one-third of the width of a [...]
I’ve been freelancing since the middle of 2006 and I’ve never been good at keep track of my workload, finances and expenses. For a while I had a book that I noted all my work in; including the topic, publication, commission and deadline dates, expected income from it and date of payment. I lost track [...]
As a journalist – particularly a technology journalist – I am regularly given things. More often than not these are on a loan-basis and have to be returned after two weeks. However every now and again – and it’s rarer than you might think – I’m given something to keep. For the record I have [...]
For the few of you still coming here on a regular basis, you may have noticed the site has had a bit of a face-lift in recent days. The old design had been in use for a few years, it was based on a very old version of WordPress and was also using quite muddled [...]
Blog of Irish journalist Adam Maguire, focusing mainly on Irish media & current affairs.
For the tech side of things visit teic.ie
