Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Firefox 3
Today is the day to download! Starting today at 1300 EDT!
Monday, October 8, 2007
Canada slips behind
More bad news for those of us who wonder where Canada will end up in the digital world down the road.
The speed at which the Internet has already transformed the world is truly amazing. The World Wide Web, which made the Internet a mass participation network, wasn’t even developed until the early 1990s and only began to take off in the mid-1990s.
Let’s not even talk about how far behind we are in the mobile data pricing/speed world.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
ebay falling behind
Is it just me, or is the ebay interface old and clunky, and unintuitive?
Like all other businesses, ebay needs to be improving their interface. Clearly, they haven’t, and it’s a pain to use. Plus, there doesn’t appear to be a site for mobile phones to access ebay.
Get with the program boys!
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Wifi not delivering
Now that I have my Tytn, I can sniff out wireless hotspots all over Toronto. Believe me,
like Dvorak, I find that they are few and far between, and hardly worth the effort to connect to.
With all these wireless fiascos marching lockstep into the toilet, you can imagine my surprise when I heard about the laughable White Space Consortium.
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Sad day for piggybackers
Be careful who you connect to. Piggybacking may be illegal where you are.
Michigan Man Fined for Using Coffee Shop’s Wi-Fi Network
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Do you Facebook?
I recently signed up, mainly to see what the buzz is all about. It’s an interesting site, but so far, I’m not sure what the use of it is. Jeff Jarvis likes it too.
I have spent this weekend in awe of and devoting too many hours to Facebook.
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Gmail is the best!
I am currently forwarding all my email to gmail - and it is catching all the spam that spamassassin was letting through. So I have now gone from 30 spams a day getting through 0.
Chalk up another victory to the big G.
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
I believe it
Guess I’m not the only one who thought my spam filter fell asleep in the last couple of months.
Hearing from a lot of new friends lately? You know, the ones that write “It’s me, Esmeralda,” and tip you off to an obscure stock that is “poised to explode” or a great deal on prescription drugs.
Sunday, November 5, 2006
AVG no longer free?
The anti-virus program I am using seems to be going pay.
STAY PROTECTED: Your AVG Anti-Virus Free 7.1 will be discontinued on 15. January 2007!
Well, it was fun while it lasted. Never did catch any viruses that I know.
Time to try something else, like Clamwin.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Foxy!
The best browser just got better.
Firefox 2 is the next generation release of the award-winning Firefox web browser from Mozilla.
Wonder when Google will buy them. Can’t be long.
Monday, January 30, 2006
Googling you
A very interesting article on google, its past, present, and future.
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Hiptop2 from Fido
Look what I bought the other day.
This thing is a great little unit - the best part of the deal is the $20/month unlimited data, that Rogers and the others really can’t touch.
If any of you are interested in the product, email , and I will refer you so we can both get a $20 credit.
Saturday, April 9, 2005
Check the water
Here’s a good way to check out who has a pool in your neighborhood.
Thursday, April 7, 2005
Cheap computers
Jason has an entry on a neat idea.
Negroponte and some MIT colleagues are hard at work on a project they hope will brighten the lives and prospects of hundreds of millions of developing world kids.
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Glad I didn’t listen
I’m so glad I took a pass on working on computers for a living. Sometimes it pays not to listen to your parents.
The IT Professionals Association of America, (ITPAA, inc http://www.itpaa.org) does not see any end to the decline of students pursuing degrees in Computer Science any time soon. Scott Kirwin, founder of the
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Firefox 1 out
Now is the time to put the boots to IE and Microsoft.
A NEW front has been opened in the long-dormant browser war, with the first full version on the open source Firefox browser aiming to challenge Microsoft’s dominant Internet Explorer.
Thursday, October 7, 2004
Radio kick start
I don’t know if the future is satellite radio - but this will sure help.
Potty talk could be just what the fledgling satellite radio industry needs to become a viable, mainstream business, industry analysts said Wednesday in the wake of shock jock Howard Stern’s defection to satellite network Sirius.
Internet based radio will probably be what takes over, but we’ll see.
Thursday, July 29, 2004
It’s off already!
Ok, ok, my desktop is now off when I’m not using it.
Wired reports that there’s no longer a reason to keep your computer always on:
“IT folks used to advise leaving computers on all the time to avoid wear and tear. But components are much more reliable now, and new research shows there’s no reason not to go green and turn PCs off when not in use
Saturday, July 10, 2004
Stanglehold loosens
I’ll be happy when IE’s grip on the desktop falls below 50%. This is a good sign/start.
A series of highly publicized security vulnerabilities found in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Web browser may be having an effect on the browser’s market share, according to data compiled by WebSideStory, a San Diego Web metrics company. Over the last month, Internet Explorer’s share of the browser market dropped by 1 percent, the first noticeable decline since WebSideStory began tracking the browser market in late 1999.
Wednesday, July 7, 2004
Bloglines just got better
If you don’t use bloglines, then you just aren’t current.
Recently named one of Time Magazine’s “50 Coolest Web Sites”, Bloglines searches and indexes more than 80 million web articles and, with five million hits a day, commands the market lead as the most comprehensive, integrated and full-featured service for searching, subscribing, publishing and sharing Internet content from news feeds and blogs.
Friday, June 25, 2004
Firefox .9
Another reason to dump IE and get Firefox .9
Security experts warn that a new Internet virus—spreading through hundreds and perhaps thousands of websites infected—may steal credit card and other valuable information from people’s home computers.
Monday, May 31, 2004
Pegasus Mail 4.21a
A new version of the fastest, free-est, and leanest email program out there is out.
Pegasus Mail v4.21a is now available from our official download sites. Please go to -
Do yourself a favor and get rid of Outlook.