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  • Bongocat memes

    Bongocat memes

    Over the last couple of nights, I have been creating BongoCat memes.

    Hope you enjoy them:

    Follow me on Twitter @PadraigFahy for more (un-)funny memes.

     

  • Protect & secure your Instagram account!

    Protect & secure your Instagram account!

    Over the last few days, I have come across friends’ Instagram accounts being compromised.

    I would know that they are compromised when there is multiple advertisements being added for the same brands/items eg. Ray Ban’s, Adidas etc.

    Here is a couple of tips on how to protect your Instagram account.

    1. Have a strong password. Do not use the same password that you would use for another site/app. Consider using a Password Manager like LastPass, 1Password or KeePassX to generate and store your passwords.
    2. Use 2-factor Authentication. This is the one thing that will definatly protect your account. It can be found under Settings >> Two-Factor Authentication. It will send you a code every time that you log into Instagram from a new device.

    With those couple of simple steps, you should be able to keep your account(s) secured.

  • Don’t be spoofed by this Ryanair & Aer Lingus ad [2018]

    I have seen this ad floating around on Facebook in the last few days and it is time to put a stop to it.

    It is a phishing site. This is NOT a giveaway by Ryanair!!

     

    The link in the preview should give it away “ryanair.com.first-ticket.win” – This ain’t a Ryanair domain! First-ticket.win is owned by a guy in Panama


    Registry Registrant ID: C3D9BD253F34C40D096A2D756772EC247-NSR
    Registrant Name: WhoisGuard Protected
    Registrant Organization: WhoisGuard, Inc.
    Registrant Street: P.O. Box 0823-03411
    Registrant Street:
    Registrant Street:
    Registrant City: Panama
    Registrant State/Province: Panama
    Registrant Postal Code:
    Registrant Country: PA
    Registrant Phone: +507.8365503
    Registrant Phone Ext:
    Registrant Fax: +51.17057182
    Registrant Fax Ext:
    Registrant Email: 14b0888bcaee476b9452bb85e7c76d13.protect@whoisguard.com
    Registry Admin ID: CBFAAF7AC1FDE4BD392B2E0CB853338C3-NSR

     

    UPDATE: 14/01/2018 – It looks like there is a Aer Lingus version of this phising ad too:

    The domain “com-promos-new.com” is registered to a “David Jordan” from San Franciso, CA, USA.


    Domain Name: COM-PROMOS-NEW.COM
    Registry Domain ID: 2211445712_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
    Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.enom.com
    Registrar URL: www.enom.com
    Updated Date: 2018-01-10T11:56:50.00Z
    Creation Date: 2018-01-10T19:56:00.00Z
    Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2019-01-10T19:56:00.00Z
    Registrar: ENOM, INC.
    Registrar IANA ID: 48
    Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransfer Prohibited
    Registry Registrant ID:
    Registrant Name: DAVID JORDAN
    Registrant Organization:
    Registrant Street: 2479 DIAMOND ST
    Registrant City: SAN FRANCISCO
    Registrant State/Province: CA
    Registrant Postal Code: 94131
    Registrant Country: US
    Registrant Phone: +1.4152275901
    Registrant Phone Ext:
    Registrant Fax:
    Registrant Fax Ext:
    Registrant Email: JORDAN.DAVID1@BK.RU

    The site goes to a VPS in America that belongs to “Impact VPS”…Ryanair wouldn’t cheap out on this……..

    Please do not fall for this! IT CAN SCRAPE LOGIN DETAILS FOR FACEBOOK!

     

  • My Music Playlist for 2017!

    This year, I have been listening to a bit more music than what I have done previously and I have decided to create a playlist of songs that either have been released this year or songs that I have discovered only thsi year.

    I have created this list on Spotify and will be updating it in the next week or so with songs that I remember from this year!

     

    I will also be creating a playlist of cool songs that I am going to discover in 2018! Follow this one if you wish to be updated with what I am listening to.


    I might as well take this time to wish everyone a belated Merry Christmas & a Happy New New Year as we go into 2018!

    Last year was a bit of a downer due to the fall of Nologam and the very unsuccessful launch of Enigma but I am going to make 2018 my bitch and I will do whatΒ I want and no one is going to stray me from that!

    See you in 2018!

    ~ Padraig

  • Going back to old!

    Well, look at this fine specimen of a website.

    This was the theme that I was using for my old WordPress.com site back in 2008 – https://padraigfahy.wordpress.com/

    I missed the old simple theme. No gimmicks, no clutter…nothing. Just simple blogging.

    I looked at other ‘blogging themes’ but nothing is taking my interest. If you have a blogging theme, let me know which one you are using and I will have a look at it! πŸ™‚

  • All the..small things…

    …True care…truth brings…

    Say it ain’t so, I will not go
    Turn the lights off, carry me home
    Na, na, na, na
    Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
    ~ “All the small things” by Blink 182

    Ever since starting WeightWatchers (WW) over 3 months ago, I have made some small changes which has helped me in a big way.

    Before I started WW, I was having mugs of coffee with 2 teaspoons of sugar with a load of full fat milk!

    Now, I am taking no sugar and I have replaced the milk with Soya milk. (Fecking hipster over here amirite?)

    The big thing that I find with WW is that people that are not on a diet do not understand what changes that I am going though. My parents (god love them), they do not understand and when I explain to them that “I can only have X amount of Y per day” and their response (And others) are: “Are you not hungry?” and I’m like: “….no”

    I’m sorry but I do not need a stick of butter to accompany my sweetcorn and I do not need a bottle of ketchup with my chips. You do not need these condiments. You do not need to have sugar or milk in your coffee (Unless you have been instructed by your doctor to have it of course πŸ˜› )

    Just small changes is all that is needed and you will be a bit healtier.

    I do not claim to be any sort of dietician or “expert’…. just sharing my expereience with weightloss with WW!

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