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More Cool Foam Stuff

By Michele Neylon on July 2, 2009 11:18 AM | 1 Comment | No TrackBacks
The guys in MadeInHollywood have come up with yet another cool concept.

Remember when we had a few Microsoft mugs to give away? Well one of the problems we ran into was that the mugs weren't packed ie. no boxes or anything, so shipping them was a problem.

MadeInHollywood came up with a pretty cool solution that does two things:

  1. Protects the mug
  2. Promotes our brand
I've taken several photos of the packages which are now on Flickr, but here's a couple to whet your appetite:
Horse head mug holder
Mug in Horsehead holderPretty cool concept !





ICANN Sydney Photos

By Michele Neylon on July 1, 2009 3:05 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
ICANN Sydney 2009 LogoWhile in Sydney I did my best to take as many photos as possible, though I also discovered the limitations of carrying a big SLR around with me ...

In any case you'll find my shots over on Flickr.

Other people's photos should be viewable on Flickr here if they're tagged with "icann" (I'm not the only person who put photos on Flickr - honest!)


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Last Call! Silly Server 2008 Promo

By Michele Neylon on July 1, 2009 3:00 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Our Windows sysadmins inform me that there are still one or two Windows packages available on our special promo pricing

Signup now for the Windows 2008 Minimus and pay only 29.95 for the first year (when that offer's gone it's gone.. )

If you're using Windows on your desktop - why not upgrade to Internet Explorer 8?

UPDATE: Offer sold out.



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Blacknight Now Microsoft Gold Partner

By Michele Neylon on June 16, 2009 3:46 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Microsoft gold partner

A couple of months ago we got a nice shiny object from Microsoft, so now I'm delighted to say we got its "big brother".

Blacknight is now officially a Microsoft Gold Partner!

"Gold Certified Partners represent the highest level of competence and expertise with Microsoft technologies and have the closest working relationship with Microsoft."

That's pretty cool!

We've been working closely with Microsoft's Irish offices over the last couple of years and so it's nice to have achieved this level of certification.

While we may originally have started out offering Linux hosting only, over time we realised that we needed to be able to offer both Windows and Linux based solutions to our clientele.

We now offer Windows Server solutions that range from simple shared hosting, through Microsoft Exchange email hosting to fully managed clusters of Windows servers that power mission critical services for large ecommerce sites.

(And if you are a Windows user we would really encourage you to upgrade to Internet Explorer version 8.)

Tshirt Competition - The Aftermath

By Michele Neylon on June 9, 2009 12:06 PM | 2 Comments | No TrackBacks
Sorry for not posting about the tshirt competition - we got a little sidetracked with other things ...

In any case ...

We received a lot of really impressive entries - so many that it proved impossible to chose a single winner, so we "chickened out" and chose three!

The winners we chose were:

Jennifer from Laughing Lion Design
Marcin from RedMillion
Doreen Fahy from Insignia Plus

Some of the designs are already loaded into our SpreadShirt Shop, but we'll also be getting some of the tshirts printed by a local provider (we're also considering bringing a few to Sydney ...)

Thanks to everyone who entered!


Magnet Now Supporting Users On IrishISPTest

By Michele Neylon on May 30, 2009 1:37 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
magnetlogo.jpgAs some people may know we also run Irish ISP Test, which has been providing Irish (and international) broadband users with a speed test service for the last few years.

Earlier this week we were delighted to welcome Magnet's official representative to the site. Hopefully he'll be able to assist users (and potential users) of Magnet's services.

Of course, if any other ISP wants an official representative on the site we'd welcome them.

Bank Holiday Opening Hours

By Michele Neylon on May 29, 2009 2:01 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
This Monday, 1st June 2009, is a bank holiday in Ireland. As a result of this our sales and billing teams will be enjoying the nice weather (presuming it lasts!)

The IE Domain Registry will be closed on Monday, so no new registrations will be processed fully - they can, of course, be queued.

Our technical support team will be available to assist our clients like on any other bank holiday Monday



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