"Contactless Payment" wont be a replacement for carrying cash

30euro max now in Ireland

Just saying.... "Contactless Payment" wont be a replacement for carrying cash unless it remains free per transaction.

What the banks aren't actively saying about it now, is that after August 2016 it will cost 20c per transaction at home (AIB), but already costs 45c per transaction minimum in non-eurozone (upto 11euro max, based on 1.75% of transaction)!

Here is a round up of some of the Irish Bank's details on Contactless Payments charges:

http://personal.aib.ie/content/dam/aib/personal/docs/fees-and-charges/a-guide-to-fees-and-charges-for-personal-accounts.pdf
https://personalbanking.bankofireland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/OMI005651-PCA-Fees-Charges-Brochure-March-2016-FINAL-DIGITAL.pdf

Note: the charges aren't that easy to find!


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Installing Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) on CentOS / RHEL

This page describes the process of how to install Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK or kernel-uek) on Centos or RHEL.

Why use UEK?

Why would you want to install the Oracle UEK on CentOS or RHEL?  If you're planning to run Oracle RAC on CentOS/RHEL 6.3 virtual machine (under RHEV/oVirt), you're gonna need it!*  Since RHEL v6.1 Oracle are no longer providing oracleasm drivers for the newer kernels.  They have instead decided to bundle the oracleasm drivers into their Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel.  This actually makes installing Oracle RAC a little easier as you don't have to go searching for the oracleasm driver specific to your kernel!  Just do a yum install! Yes, even on CentOS or RHEL!

Instagram... Conflicting Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

If you have an Instagram account, you may want to delete it BEFORE January 16th 2013....

I'm not a lawyer nor a litigator, but I do read the Terms & Conditions of services like Facebook and Instagram.   The current changes to Instragram's Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy bring it closely in line with that of it's now parent company, Facebook. However, there is one difference, from what I can see....
The Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions are in conflict. Have a read for yourself...

The Green Army is coming your way... London 2012 Paralympics, watch out!

It's been a long journey for many, if not all of these athletes, but the London 2012 Paralympics is just around the corner!  It has taken many hours of dedication, training, perseverance, patience, pain, heart ache and exhilaration, excitement and encouragement.  The wait is nearly over and their moment to shine is coming on August 29th....