More on Celphones in Airplanes

March 26, 2006

This time, hilariously, from Ben Stein.

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Staying current with mesh

March 25, 2006

Want to stay current with mesh? You could always subscribe to the feed, check us out at upcoming, or join the Google group. No hyperbole, but I’m pretty sure that if you did those things, the world would be a better place.

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VoIP Rival Sues Shaw for Refusing to Run TV Ads

March 25, 2006

From the Calgary Herald: “Internet telephone provider ZingoTel has filed a $1.2 million lawsuit against Shaw Communications, claiming the cable giant refused to broadcast a ZingoTel TV spot because it promoted a competing phone service.” Via Michael Geist. Allegations, at this point, but is this another reason to be sceptical of claims that neutrality is […]

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Week One on the Mac

March 24, 2006

It’s now coming to the end of my first week as an OS switcher, and it’s been a very good week. Things have happened quickly, but the more I use it, the more pleased I am with the MacBook Pro and OSX. When day 2 of the switch started earlier this week I thought I […]

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Telecom Policy Review Panel on Neutrality

March 24, 2006

The Panel’s report is out and the early comment is in – less CRTC and more open market. Mark Evans’ report is here, and Catherine McLean is here. On neutrality, the Panel has recommended a statutory right of access, but apparently no assurances against tiering. Michael Geist and CIPPIC have more details. More after I […]

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Do You Want to Link to mesh?

March 23, 2006

Here’s a little bit of script if you’d like to give mesh some link love.

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Join us at mesh

March 23, 2006

We’re delighted (and maybe a little proud, too) to announce that the website for mesh, Canada’s Web 2.0 conference, is now live. mesh is the result of the efforts of Mathew Ingram of the Globe & Mail, Mark Evans of the National Post, Mike McDerment of SecondSite, Stuart MacDonald, the founder of Expedia.ca, and me […]

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iPod Nation

March 22, 2006

Leander Kahney writes in Wired about recent efforts in France to force Apple to open iTunes in a piece unexpectedly titled “How France Is Saving Civilization”. I’ve often wondered how the French come by their independent spirit and determination to do things their way, but after watching them motorcycling across the Sahara, or sailing solo […]

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Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

March 22, 2006

Michael’s original post turning the tables on a recent CRIA poll on music downloading attracted a lot of attention, but catching CRIA’s pollsters in statistical legerdemain to aid their client’s lobbying (with friends like this, etc.) will get more.

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The DMCA and Competition

March 22, 2006

Tim Lee of the Technology Liberation Front has written an analysis for the Cato Institute, a libertarian think-tank in Washington, titled “Circumventing Competition: The Perverse Consequences of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act”. The article is a critique of the DMCA’s role in suppressing competition and innovation by criminalizing anti-circumvention. Tim is a Very Smart Guy […]

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Time for a Change

March 21, 2006

After years of grinding my teeth over the time and effort required to keep several Windows machines up and running, I’ve begun to feel that I’m unofficially working for Microsoft. It has seemed that as soon as I get one box settled down and stable, another one starts acting up, and I’m wiping and rewriting […]

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Firefox 2.0 Alpha

March 21, 2006

An early alpha of Firefox 2.0 is available. So far, the Mac version seems stable to me, but take note that it will likely disable many, it not most, of your extensions.

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