Darren McCarra, Author at McCarra.co

Dropbox experiments with frictionless photo and video importing Dropbox has introduced an experimental new feature to the latest forum build of the application that automatically syncs photos and videos from cameras and smartphones to Dropbox once connected to a user's desktop or laptop. 4 responses 28th December 2011
Smartphones continued to replace traditional cameras in 2011, here's why In 2011, smartphones continued to replace traditional point-and-shoot cameras as the default device of choice for recording still images and video, with the percentage of photos taken on smartphones rising from 17% in 2010 to 27% this year, according to NPD Group data concerning the United States. 2 responses 26th December 2011
Go Daddy: How to lose 21,054 registrants in a day Even after Go Daddy's apparent reversal on their initial decision to support the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) the fall-out continues in this escalating PR disaster as a reported 21,054 domains were transferred away from Go Daddy on Friday last. 6 responses 25th December 2011
Report: Ireland, the internet and mobile devices in 2011 As the year draws to a close we delve into our own site analytics to see what mobile devices Irish internet users were using in 2011. It comes as no surprise to find that Apple's iPhone leads the way by a country-mile. No responses 23rd December 2011
YouTube gets into Christmas spirit, adds falling snow video overlay Although increasingly mild conditions of late suggests with certainty that we won't experience a white Christmas this year (at least here in Ireland), YouTube is attempting to bring some much needed festive cheer by providing a snow overlay option on some of the millions of videos available to watch on the video sharing service. No responses 22nd December 2011
RTÉ Player app for iPhone and iPad arrives in time for Christmas As promised by RTÉ's director of platform development Aisling McCabe at October's Dublin Web Summit, the RTÉ Player app for the iPhone and iPad has been released in time for Christmas. The universal iOS app made its way through Apple's App Store approval process last weekend, and was made available for free download as of this morning. 4 responses 21st December 2011
More from The Sociable A short update on what's been keeping us busy lately and a hint of things to come in 2012. We introduce our sister site Football Pantheon, hint at another network addition early next year and mention our feature in this month's edition of Click Magazine. No responses 20th December 2011
Record companies want to control what we access online, Irish Government obliges Threatened by legal action from EMI Ireland, the Irish Government has agreed to publish an order next month, "plugging a gap" in Irish copyright law and effectively allowing record companies to restrict access to whole websites in Ireland as they please. 11 responses 19th December 2011
iTunes Match now available in Ireland, Germany, United Kingdom and others A little over one month since launching initially in the United States, and Brazil a few days ago, iTunes Match is now available in a number of new countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and possibly unconfirmed others. No responses 16th December 2011
76% of British Facebook users' photos depict alcohol consumption Cycle through photos of yourself on Facebook and chances are one common theme quickly emerges - the presence of alcohol. According to Mashable, quoting a MyMemory.com survey, a massive 76% of Britons are intoxicated in tagged Facebook photos of themselves. 5 responses 15th December 2011