Canadian Legal Resources
This is a directory that has links to hundreds of Canadian legal resources (hence the name).
Best of Google Answers
I heard about this site on Google Blogoscoped. You may recall that Google Answers is a service that Google offers. You ask a question and pay, and they essentially have someone do some research for you. Apparently, once the research has been done, the answers are available for all to see. Best of Google Answers …
Wi-Fi cloaks a new breed of intruder
From the St. Petersburg Times: Richard Dinon saw the laptop’s muted glow through the rear window of the SUV parked outside his home. He walked closer and noticed a man inside. Then the man noticed Dinon and snapped his computer shut. Maybe it’s census work, the 28-year-old veterinarian told his girlfriend. An hour later, Dinon …
Computers.net
Welcome to Computers.net, a website designed to help regular people use and understand computers more easily. Most websites focused around computers are designed for the technically talented. The purpose of Computers.net, however, is to help those of us who need computer help without the techie mumbo-jumbo. It’s a pretty good site with lots of information. …
Free news content
I wasn’t sure what to call this post. I get really annoyed when I go to websites and they require me to register to view free content. I get even more annoyed when sites charge you for content. This little trick doesn’t work with every site, but it does work with many of them. If …
New plain Yahoo! interface
Boy, it sure seems like Yahoo! and Google are trying to do what the other does. Have you seen Yahoo!’s new plain search page?
Amazon.com Sitting Pretty 10 Years Later
From AP (via Yahoo! News): Soon after Amazon.com Inc. debuted 10 years ago, Jeff Bezos and his handful of employees spent late summer nights packing books in a tiny warehouse, scrambling to ship a growing gush of orders. Today, the man who has grown accustomed to being hailed the king of Internet commerce runs a …
Microsoft said to be mulling purchase of Claria
From CNet News: Microsoft is in discussions to buy controversial adware maker Claria, sources say, in a move to own an advertising network to compete with rivals Google and Yahoo. Whether a deal will happen is unclear, according to sources familiar with the talks. But in the event that it does, Microsoft would likely face …
U.S. to retain control of Internet domain names
From TechRepublic: The Bush administration announced Thursday that the U.S. government will not hand over control of the Internet to any other organization, a surprise move that could presage an international flap. At the moment, the U.S. government maintains control of the Internet’s “root”–the master file that lists what top-level domains are authorized–but has indicated …
Supercomputer for Dodgy Tickers
From Wired News: Doctors here in Beantown may soon turn to one of the world’s fastest supercomputers as an aid to fixing bum tickers and removing formerly inoperable tumors. A new IBM BlueGene supercomputer, recently installed at Boston University, could give surgeons real-time, 3-D visualizations of patients’ internal organs as they implant lifesaving devices or …