Mature Matters : Forgetfulness
It can be scary when you realise you may be forgetting things. Fear can cause us to become more dependent than necessary on children or carers. We might do better to maintain our independence whilst putting safeguards in place to help if and when needed. A lady contacted me recently – she is determined to [...]
Planning End of Life responsibly
There is lots of talk on the media this week about end of life planning. One of the main justifications given for creating a living will is so that relatives have clear reliable information to help them make care choices for a loved one. It is remarkable how few people prepare for the inevitable. Simply [...]
Cork Life FM radio
I was interviewed by Anna Daly on her Life FM radio show ‘On The Level’ today. I really appreciated the opportunity to talk about ArrangeMyWorld to my native Cork (ok so, the accent is gone but the spirit remains!). We talked about business issues facing startups and in particular how to live out integrity in [...]
Our New Offices!
Today we moved into our lovely new offices at the Drinan Enteprise Centre in Swords. Developed in partnership with Fingal County Council these are state of the art office units located just off the M1 at Swords, North County Dublin.
Derek Goes Wild
Here are some audio clips from our 20 minute Mooney Goes Wild interview and review on RTE Radio 1 on Monday: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (If you don’t see an audio player above this text, you may need to install Adobe Flash Player for your browser).
How to Install ArrangeMyWorld
We have a new video available on YouTube – how to install ArrangeMyWorld:
ArrangeMyWorld mentioned in SundayTimes
ArrangeMyWorld got a small mention in the Sunday Times thanks to Eric’s work with the Enterprise Boards. Here’s the clipping: Click on the image above to enlarge.
ArrangeMyWorld awarded place on DIT Hothouse Programme
Great news for us – ArrangeMyWorld has been accepted onto the DIT Hothouse programme. There are only 16 places on each programme so we’re delighted to be accepted. The Hothouse Venture Programme is a twelve month support and incubation programme designed to provide entrepreneurs with knowledge-intensive business ideas.
Version 1.00014 Released
We’re delighted to announce the latest version v1.00014 of ArrangeMyWorld® is now available. To upgrade, simply run the downloaded file. Please note that you should shut down ArrangeMyWorld® before running the installer if it is currently running. New features & bugs fixed in v1.00014 CD version created – you can now purchase a CD with [...]
ArrangeMyWorld Now A Registered Trademark
ArrangeMyWorldTM no longer – we now have a registered trademark! ArrangeMyWorld®
Warning: Really Cool Artwork Ahead
We’ve had an artist work up some incredible images for us: Our artist Nathan is more frequently found over on the deviantart forums drawing superheros and sci-fi characters like this: See more of Nathan’s work on his webpage.
Enterprise Ireland Meeting
This is a big week for us as we were invited to present our product and business plans under the Enterprise Ireland High Potential Start up. Having already been awarded one of 16 available positions on the DIT Hothouse programme recently we are excited at the possibility of Enterprise Ireland partnering with us.
New Team Member
We’re delighted to welcome Jonathan Good to our software development team. He has a degree in software engineering from UCC and has previously worked as a .NET programmer for Microsoft.
Enterprise Board Patent and IP Expert
We had a very useful and successful meeting today with patent & intellectual property expert, Liam Birkett. Liam is an intellectual property consultant and works with the enterprise board as a mentor. We discussed patents, trademarks, copyright, branding and distribution issues. His services as mentor were provided free of charge to us by the Dublin [...]
Website Launch
Hi and welcome to ArrangeMyWorld.com! Please stay tuned here on the blog for updates on our software and business.