The Wiki vs Google
Posted by on Wednesday, August 31, 2005 in
I have been constantly amazed at how fast the Wikipedia is updated and it had me thinking that for specific topics, the Wiki is becoming more valuable then a Google search for at least half of everything I search for. It has information on anything and everything and it saves you the trouble of …
Reading the Fine Print
Posted by on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 in - 2 comments
Recently the Mozilla Store has been relaunched powered by GatewayCDI but there seems to be something wrong with their International shipping rates. • At checkout, the invoice says your shipping costs will be TBD (To Be Determined). Ok, it can't be that much right? Well, if you open the rft …
The Free Encyclopedia
Posted by on Thursday, July 7, 2005 in
We can really see the power of the Wikipedia when stories like todays bombings in London are getting updated real time as new information is available. • “ • Welcome to Wikipedia, the free-content encyclopedia that anyone can edit. In this English version, started in 2001, we are currently …
Your Google Identity
Posted by on Sunday, February 15, 2004 in
What does Google think of you? • Since the recent release of Firefox, I have found myself searching for our names on Google and feedster to see what other sites are posting about the work silverorange has done with the branding. • Have you ever searched Google for your own name to see what …
Netflix in Canada
Posted by on Friday, January 16, 2004 in - 62 comments
Canada now seems to have a service very similar to how Netflix works in the United States. I have been waiting for something like this, but are they any good?
Safari Tech Books Online
Posted by on Sunday, November 23, 2003 in - 2 comments
Safari Books Online works like a library. You check out books to view online for 30 days and then exchange them. The amount you can checkout is based on your subscription. $10 US/month allows 5 books. So depending on how many books you would reference or read will determine if the service is worth …
PayPal Fraud
Posted by on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 in - 10 comments
I've heard of this email from various sources but never received one until tonight and I must say that it was very convincing. • I was surprised when the hosts on TechTV were even saying they were fooled for a minute but now I completely understand why. • The following are some large …
Internet Behavior
Posted by on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 in
As the Internet gets bigger, so does the number of users I'll never understand. • I'm intruding a bit on a similar post already made by Steven at AOV but it still blows my mind everything I see this. I have seen all kinds of junk posts in a forum I moderate but for this purpose I'm going to …
Password Security
Posted by on Sunday, August 24, 2003 in - 11 comments
The purpose of security is to keep things encrypted but doesn't that go right out the window when the site sends you a plain text email with all your login details including passwords? • If I forgot my password or signed up to a new account, I would much rather an email with a link on how to …
Google Calculator
Posted by on Monday, August 18, 2003 in
The Google Calculator has been a big hit with so many sites writing reviews about it and I'm sure many, if not all have tried it out. You can search for 2+2 and google will return 4. I was impressed simply because it adds in the brackets for the order of operations but I never really realized the …