December Newsletter
Posted by Eamon Gallagher on December 10th, 2009You can view our newsletter here.
Last year’s predictions – How did we do?
Posted by Eamon Gallagher on December 6th, 2009It was either brave or idiotic but last year we made 10 Predictions for 2009!. Read on to see how we faired….
We Said – 1. Nokia will begin a phone war against Apple with their new touchscreen phone. Price of iPhone to fall dramatically. Laptops will soon overtake Desktops as the preferred computer of choice.
Present Day - There really hasn’t been any major news story from the Nokia camp and it’s fair to say that Nokia have been fairly barren of innovation for a long time now. Laptops are definitely the pc of choice and their popularity is ever rising. Read recent article from Silicon Republic which highlights this fact.
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We Said – 2. Yahoo are bought by Microsoft.
Present Day - With a deal struck this summer, Yahoo now intend to use Microsoft’s Bing to power its search engine. Not quite the takeover but there weren’t many who were really surprised when this news broke.
November Newsletter
Posted by Eamon Gallagher on November 30th, 2009You can view our newsletter here.
Five Years On…
Posted by Eamon Gallagher on November 25th, 2009I’m absolutely delighted to announce that PCtechnix is now five years in business! Thank you to all our customers 
who have worked with us over the last number of years.
who have worked with us over the last number of years. It’s been an interesting 5 years, all of which I can honestly say that I have fully enjoyed. During this period, we’ve grown alongside the emergence of broadband in Ireland (2002 to present) and seen firsthand how the marketplace has embraced the various new technologies that have made their way into the mainstream of the business world. Many of our customers have allowed us the opportunity to take on board these new technologies through their own sheer innovation, willingness to adapt and the consistent ambition to accept change whenever it has presented itself. Without our loyal customer base, none of this would have been possible and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all! I look forward to our next 5 years in business together!
Sincerely, Eamon Gallagher.
Chinese Intellectual Property Scam on Domain Names
Posted by Eamon Gallagher on September 22nd, 2009It seems that Internet scams are alive and well in China. I’ve noticed there are a few scams going around now which has prompted me to setup a new Scams section on our blog. Many of our customers (including ourselves) have received the following email regarding the protection of their company domain name across different domain extensions. This email plays on the fears of the recipient, especially since China isn’t as strict or regulated when it comes to domain ownership.
Our Advice: Add senders domain to your list of blocked senders , and delete Jacks e-mail. 100% scam artist.
Original Mail below:
From: jack wu [mailto:jack.wu@pxsolutions.cn]
Sent: 14 July 2009 10:59
To: info
Subject: Dispute–concerning the intellectual property rights in China
Importance: High
(If you are NOT CEO,please forward this to your CEO, because this is urgent.Thanks.)
Dear CEO,
We are the department of registration service in China. We have something need to confirm with you. We formally received an application. One company which called “MID Design SPA” are applying to register “PCTECHNIX” as internet brand and CN domain names as below :
- pctechnix.asia
- pctechnix.cc
- pctechnix.com.cn
- pctechnix.hk
- pctechnix.info
- pctechnix.me
- pctechnix.mobi
on July 14th,2009. After our initial examination, we found that the internet brand applied for registration are as same as your company’s name and trademark. These days we will deal with it, hope to get the affirmation from your company. If your company has not authorized the aforesaid company to register these, Please contact us as soon as possible. In addition,we hereby affirm that our time limit for dissent application is 7 days.If your company files no dissent within the time limit,we will unconditionally approve the application submitted by “MID Design SPA”.
Best Regards,
Jack Wu
Senior Consultant
Phone: +86-21-68247379
Fax: +86-21-68247376
Website: www.pxsolutions.cn
Address: Room 1501,No.12,Lane 788,Xiupu Road,Nanhui District,ShangHai,China
September Newsletter
Posted by Eamon Gallagher on August 31st, 2009You can view our newsletter here.
Best of Luck to Willows Cancer Caring Team!
Posted by Eamon Gallagher on August 12th, 2009We would like to wish Richard Greene and the rest of the Willow Cancer Caring team, the very best of luck in their 200km charity cycle for cancer. We were more than happy to purchase a spot on their team jersey and If anyone else would like to sponsor or make any enquiries to the charity, just let us know . The event takes place on Friday 04th & Saturday 05th of September and the course goes from Dublin to Carlingford and back. Good luck to everyone!
The European City Guide Scammers.
Posted by Eamon Gallagher on March 2nd, 2009This letter arrived in the post recently. These scam artists from Barcelona have been doing the rounds for some time now. The letter explains that you simply need to sign the form and return it in the envelope provided (no stamp required). I suppose the nature of its simplicity is why many businesses in Ireland have been caught out by the scam.
Once the form is returned, the business owner is hit with a bill for €987 (see bottom of form) . Worse still, they seem to be quite intent on getting this money afterwards.
My advice is simple. Firstly, if you haven’t already done so, destroy the form. Thats the simple part.
Finally, send back the envelope. You may find some comfort in the knowledge that you have cost these idiots the price of a stamp!
Happy New Year! Our Predictions..
Posted by Eamon Gallagher on January 2nd, 2009
Wishing you a very happy and successful new year!
From everyone at PCtechnix.ie.
10 Predictions for 2009….
1. Nokia will begin a phone war against Apple with their new touchscreen phone. Price of Iphone to fall dramatically. Laptops will soon overtake Desktops as the preferred computer of choice [Fact] and this year will see the mobile phone take its place as a future contender for day-to-day computing activities in a permanent capacity.
2. Yahoo are bought by Microsoft.
3. Online backup becomes more popular (provided pricing becomes competitive).
4. Data encryption on laptops become more apparent but not standard.
5. Spam hits a new all-time high.
6. Box-Office movie downloads are introduced on youtube.
7. The release of Windows 7 is delayed until 2010.
8. Several big download sites to be shut down e.g. Pirate Bay.
9. USB 3.0 will arrive.
10. Social networking to continue to grow further and Twitter will become a more household name.
Wishing You All A Very Merry Christmas!!
Posted by Eamon Gallagher on December 20th, 2008
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