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The blogosphere is all excited because this is the first big presidential debate that will be blogged in real-time. Who cares what a bunch of yo-yos like me sitting on their couch with a Wi-Fi connection and a laptop think? Watch the debate. Turn off your computer. ...   more »

Researchers who want to make a big splash with their work might want to consider open-access publishing. [What's that?] Now, a new study in a journal called College and Research Libraries concludes that journal articles published under an open-access system are cited more frequently than those published through ...   more »

Sounds like this will be an interesting collection when it's finished: Call for Papers Between Reality and Fiction on Canadian Television Historically in Canada, the focus of television studies has been on its role as a technology of public policy and nation building. Studies focus on either the public mandate ...   more »

When Shaun and Kathy Shivers moved from Mississauga to Oakville, Ont., four years ago, it took just two days to sell their home.
They were happy about the speed of their sale but wondered why they had to pay $9,000 in commissions to the real estate broker that handled the ...   more »

After more than three years, chief executive officer Pat Brockett's work at Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. of Ottawa is starting to pay off.
This summer, he announced the company's first quarterly profit since he took over and analysts have been generally impressed by Mr. Brockett's initiatives, even if investors haven't.
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A terrific column by Tina Brown in the Washington Post on the Dan Rather/CBS thing:
"...Now the conventional wisdom is that the media will be kept honest and decent by an army of incorruptible amateur gumshoes [and their blogs]. In fact, cyberspace is populated by a coalition of political ...   more »

In the Just-What-We-Need category:
Siemens Mobile said that a new breed of phone will have a tiny chip that measures less than a millimetre to detect unpleasant odours.
It will examine the air in the immediate vicinity for anything from bad breath and alcohol to atmospheric gas levels. She didn't ...   more »

One day, when I have time to explain all the sordid details, I will write about my book lists. There are two: One for fiction and one for non-fiction. They are both lists of books I want to read and each book on the list -- there are close to ...   more »

I've not tried 'em all, but among the RSS aggregators/newsreaders I've tried on both Windows and Mac platform, Ranchero Software's NetNewsWire is my favourite. Like most Mac apps, it's intuitive and easy to use; has a neat notepad; a decent collection of AppleScripts exist; and had its own Weblog editor.
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This blog is published using the Blogware publishing platform developed by Tucows. The developer bees over there have been busy putting together a new version and Ross has the lowdown on everything that's new (see below). I'm not exactly sure what it all means for me the blog author. ...   more »