Fáilte go dtí DigitalDarragh.com
Hay. How’s it going? Darragh Ó Héiligh is my name. As chance would have it, you’re on my website. DigitalDarragh was a name given to me a few years ago by a friend who thought the name really suited. It does and for that reason, it’s stuck. When I go to technology events I’m generally introduced as DigitalDarragh and it’s been known to happen that people who recognise me from this website have introduced themselves and referred to me as DigitalDarragh even in the most non-technical of places as well.
So, what’s this all about? My answer? I’ve no idea. This Website has been many things over the years. From a project in college demonstrating data driven websites using Microsoft Access and ASP to a community driven blogging platform and later to a single blog, this website has just about done it all. This latest incarnation is more of a personalised open house. Everyone is invited but it’s my house so I’ll decorate it any way I want to. The theme at the moment is dark but colourful with straight lines and edges. It’s very modern but not in your face. There are currently four rooms in the house excluding this, the entrance hall. Feel free to look around. The link for each room is located right at the top of this page.
The first stop on our little tour is the Diary room. Known in techy circles as a blog, this is littered with my thoughts, ramblings, musings and technical and musical explorations. It’s always great when people have a read of that and share their thought’s so go on over.
If your a regular to the blog, you really should register. This allows you to post comments without providing the same personal information over and over again. You can even create your own profile with a picture so that others can see it and if you have a website, it will be shown in a number of pages on this site.
The second stop on our tour is the computer room. This is the place for all my technical junk. If I create jaws scripts they’ll be in there, if I do something with the Linux operating system, you’ll be sure to find it in there, If I explore a new application for Windows it will be written about in there, if I buy a new mobile phone, you’ll find a mention or review in there and if I dabble in a bit of web development you’ll find my frustrations in there too. This is my pile of technical junk that I’m leaving for others to look at. I’m really into technology. Most of my time is spent sitting in front of a computer so expect most of what this site provides to be of a technical nature of some sort or another.
The next stop is the music room. This place is cool. Littered with pictures, recordings and videos, it’s a hive of multimedia activity. I play the Úilléann pipes, the Bodhran and the tin whistle. No, not at the same time... I play with a number of different bands but I also enjoy playing sessions and solo. I regularly tour around Ireland and Europe and have most recently played in the north of Italy with the Willin Fools, a band based in Dundalk, Co. Louth.
A new addition to the house is the studio This is kind of an extention of the Computer room but it's not as technical. Here, is where I record tutorials for Listen and Learn Recordings and broadcast Mad For Trad on Saturday nights at 7PM GMT. In this room, you'll find an archive of previous shows. If listening to Mad For Trad at your computer doesn't suit, bring it away with you by subscribing to the podcast.
The final stop on our tour is my room. This contains some personal stuff. You’ll find a few cool pictures, some stuff about me, not necessarily interesting, I will warn you and you’ll also find information about my Guide dog, a golden retriever Labrador cross called Freddie.
I’ve some room to the side of me to expand quite a bit so if you aren’t impressed or intrigued by the house as it stands, maybe drop me a letter through the post box and I’ll see about extending.
