WebFives/Vizrea aquired by Microsoft so download your content
WebFives/Vizrea aquired by Microsoft so download your content in the next 30 days. WebFives (previously known as Vizrea) has been aquired by Microsoft and the service will shut down after 31 December. It is interesting to note that the WebFives/Vizrea service was...
A cancer-resistant mouse?
University of Kentucky researchers have created a cancer-resistant mouse by introducing a tumor-suppressor gene called ‘Par-4′ into an egg. The ‘Par-4′ gene, discovered in 1993, kills cancer cells, but not normal cells. It was originally found in the prostate, but...
Can baking soda curb global warming?
A start-up in Texas says it can turn the carbon dioxide emitted by power plants into baking soda. Some scientists have proposed compressing carbon dioxide and sticking it in underground caves as a way to cut down on greenhouse gases. Joe David Jones wants to make...
Surveys show Vista struggling one year on
Almost a year on from the release of Microsoft's Windows Vista, only 13 percent of companies say they expect to move all desktops to the operating system, according to a survey released this week. Furthermore, adoption of Linux continues to gather pace, with a...
The GTA Patriot Indie Band/Group of the Year – The Carps
The Carps are from Scarborough, a pretend hood in Toronto. They are a duo that plays music for human ears. Having two people in a band can be a liberating thing, as it has been seen. Such a shame they are so young — had they come around any earlier they could’ve taken...
Toronto’s $1.25-billion light-rail gamble
Check out the "Globe and Mail" link below for this excellent post on Toronto's Light-Rail Transit City situation. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071124.TTC24/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Ontario/ Toronto's decaying streetcar fleet, once made up of...
NFL in Toronto is a threat – The Toronto Bills?
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Football League commissioner Mark Cohon believes all signs point to an NFL team being placed in Toronto. It's the first time the league has taken such a definitive stance on the subject. "All of the tea leaves are indicating that it's...
Beowulf – Real and Unreal
Sorry for getting off track a bit on this one! I rarely would I ever comment on a movie, but the progression of 3D CGI graphics has defiantly hit a new level. When Lord of the Rings “The Two Towers” was released I was amazed on how real Golem looked in the movie....
Microsoft Open Solaris? Microsoft BSD? Microsoft what?
I wonder what would happen if Microsoft dropped the Windows NT core, making an about face, like Apple did years ago with BSD and adopted Sun’s “Open Solaris” as the core? No, I am not talking about the movie! Granted I am sure I could write an essay and make some...
An OS for the Rest of Us: PC-BSD
Sick of Windows and Linux? Mac OS too pricey? Looking for something different? PC-BSD to the rescue! What is PC-BSD? Before we get into the review, here are some highlights from the PC-BSD site discussing PC-BSD and its requirements. For a comprehensive look at what's...
Ontario considers ban on baby-bottle chemical linked to cancer
TORONTO - There is a "compelling case" for Ontario to become the first province in Canada to ban a potentially harmful chemical found in common plastic baby products and linked to adulthood cancer, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Tuesday after meeting with experts and...
gOS Unboxed: Should Microsoft Worry?
Microsoft's rivalry with Google heated up considerably this past year when rumors surfaced that Google might release its own operating system to compete with Windows. Has Google finally jumped into the fray with its own OS? Unfortunately, no; gOS is not a "Google OS"...
GTTA and the MoveOntario 2020 Plan – Phase 2
It looks like the GTTA has received funding for the following projects. Maybe I am still in disbelief until I see shovels in the ground? I am not in favour of all of the plans listed, but this definitely will be some good news for once for public transit in the...
Nuclear Power versus what options in Ontario?
I am no lover of Nuclear power and its by-product. Nuclear waste! Taking close to 10,000 years to simply become safe for handling or disposal, seems to be an extreme and dare I say “insane” option. However, no energy source is perfect, right? Some have tried to claim...
Mayoral smackdown: Miller wins, but compromises
Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion has backed down over her attempt to supplant the “One Cent Now” campaign led by Toronto Mayor David Miller to wring one cent of the federal GST from Ottawa to fund Canadian municipalities. Ms. McCallion emerged from a lengthy meeting...
What to do about the Queen Streetcar and King Streetcar? Time for a “Transit Mall”!
With the amount of vehicle interference in the downtown area once again the issues of streetcars has surfaced. With the need to improve transit, the debate over mixed traffic and streetcars, now and again pops up with the discussion turning to the old idea of a Queen...
The Vista Death Watch
So happy i became a switcher last year! --- Microsoft has extended the life of Windows XP because Vista has simply not shown any life in the market. We have to begin to ask ourselves if we are really looking at Windows Me/2007, destined to be a disdained flop. By all...
Wal-Mart’s $200 PC – sold out
About two weeks ago, Wal-Mart began selling $200 Linux-based PC. The initial run was around 10,000 units. Now Wal-Mart is sold out. Has Linux now found a niche? read more | digg story
Canadian Remembrance Day Video 2007
A Timely Video for Remembrance Day in Canada. Please take some time today to remember those who died for our freedom in Canada. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bXGZr-IJJ4&rel=1] Fallen Soldiers' Families to Observe Remembrance Day in Afghanistan Relatives...
One year later: A Miller progress checklist
Tuesday marks the first anniversary of the resounding election victory that gave David Miller his second term as mayor. During the 2006 campaign, Miller’s critics charged that his first term was lacklustre, devoid of major policy directions or accomplishments, and...
$60M South Asian-themed mall to be built in Markham
The building a $60-mill. South Asian-themed mall, in what will be the largest development of its kind in North America, will start soon. I remember the complaints / issues old Markham residents brought to the table in the past, when the Pacific Mall was built. Toronto...
New Etobicoke arts school will join TDSB this fall
The Toronto District School Board will add a specialized middle school for the arts to its list of public institutions. The announcement comes at a time when the board is trying to sell or rent 100 surplus properties. The board voted last week to open the new school...
Mr. Stelmach may have failed to consider larger issues such as the environment
Preston Manning launched a broadside yesterday against Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, attacking the Progressive Conservative leader's competence and predicting his electoral demise. The former Reform Party leader - whose father Ernest was Alberta's longest-serving...
Is Google trademarking Google PC?
For all you conspiracy buffs out there, you can now add a new chapter to your massive clip-book of JFK magic-bullet theories, alien abduction reports, and shape-shifting reptilian overlord photos. According to Trademork, a gentleman named David Liu -- who is...
All things Ubuntu!
I have to say, as a semi-Ubuntu user this is a great site if you are looking for information on Ubuntu! http://ubuntudemon.wordpress.com/
Everex delivers $198 Google-friendly PC (Google OS)?
Everex has teamed up with open source players to create a $198 PC (sans display). The Everex Green gPC TC2502 runs a Linux OS and is loaded with (or has links to) free applications, including Gmail, Google Docs & Spreadsheets, Google Calendar, Google Product...
Will GNOME split give Microsoft Open XML standards win?
Opponents of making the Microsoft Word format an ISO document standard, like OpenDocument Fellowship member Russell Ossendryver, compare GNOME's actions to Democrats offering counters to President Bush's 2005 plan on privatizing Social Security -- any counter-proposal...
Google’s OpenSocial: What it means
Google’s open social networking platform play is the buzz of the blogosphere tonight. Indeed, it is called OpenSocial in that the set of APIs allows developers to create applications that work on any social network that joins Google’s open party. So far, besides...
Awash in cash, Tories expected to cut GST to 5 per cent
The Harper government is expected to announce plans to cut the GST to 5 per cent when it updates Canadians this afternoon on Ottawa's swelling budget surplus. The timing of the fall economic statement has been moved up, sources say, to give the Conservatives one last...
Toronto unveils ambitious works agenda
"The TTC takes up 46 per cent of the 2008 capital budget. It has to replace aging streetcars, buses and subway cars. Some $79.4 million will be spent on 234 subway cars to replace aging ones and boost capacity. A further $175.5 million will pay for 193 conventional...