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New York Times opens its entire site to readers… for free
In addition to opening the entire site to all readers, The Times will also make available its archives from 1987 to the present without charge, as well as those from 1851 to 1922, which are in the public domain. There will be charges for some material from the period 1923 to 1986, and some will [...]
Madeleine L’Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, dies
One of my favourite authors had died.
…she is best known for A Wrinkle in Time, which won the 1963 Newbery Medal for excellence in children’s literature and has never been out of print since its publication.
The novel, which tells the story of an adolescent girl and her genius brother who search across the universe [...]
On-line mind-mapping tool Mindomo updated
Yesterday, Mindomo announced several improvements to their web-based mind mapping tool. A new map styling feature has been added, with over 20 pre-defined styles. Map styles contain a list of properties for map topics, such as font, alignment, shape, background fill colour and more. You can’t edit the pre-defined map styles or define your own, but [...]
NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public
I’ve been attending the 2007 Alberta H.R. Conference for the past couple of days, listening to a clutch of speakers and presenters. This morning’s keynote speaker was Leonard Brody covering the effect…
Airbus 380 Comes to Canada
The first North American landing of the new Airbus 380 was yesterday at Vancouver International airport. (Yes, with all the snow on the ground, it is Vancouver. ) The jet is currently on a round-the-world test flight.
Here’s a clip from Global news.
Canada Post Introduces New Stamp with Lasting Appeal
Pennywise Canadians to benefit from new PERMANENTTM stamp
Ottawa -
Available November 16th, 2006!
Canada Post today announced the introduction of a new non-denominated stamp that will retain its value forever. The PERMANENT™ stamp will be accepted at the basic domestic Lettermail rate and replaces next year’s 52ยข domestic rate definitive stamps. The PERMANENT stamp [...]
Hockey Night in YouTube
Hockey fans will soon be able to see highlights from NHL games on the popular video-sharing website YouTube under a groundbreaking partnership between the company and the league.
The deal, announced Wednesday, marks the first time that a professional sports league has agreed to share content with YouTube, which allows users to upload, view and share [...]
IPods take flight
Airline passengers who use iPods will soon have the option of charging their batteries while in flight and watching videos stored on their devices on their seat-back displays.
Passenger who use laptop computers or other portable electronic devices to watch movies are limited by battery life.
Six carriers — Air France, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, [...]
September 11
Six Apart Acquires Rojo Networks
President Chris Alden and CTO Aaron Emigh Join Six Apart Team to Lead Charge on Movable Type and Core Technologies
Press Release: San Francisco, CA —September 6, 2006—Six Apart, the world leader in blogging software and services, today announced that it had acquired Rojo Networks for an undisclosed sum. Rojo senior executives Chris Alden and Aaron [...]
