Category Archives: Internet

Hidden Facebook Feature

…aka an “Easter Egg” for anybody not down with the kid's lingo.  It's easy to get your own “Facebook Friends” collage.1. log into Facebook2. click on the “Friends” tab at the top of the page 3. click on the first “—” separator after “Online Now”.  Cool, eh?  (via Stephen's Lighthouse)

Friday Fun Link – The Daily Show Makes Entire Archives Available Online (Oct 20, 2007)

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart has put up over 13 000 segments going back to 1999.  That's pretty cool…or at least it would be if I could get any of the videos in the archives to load.  Maybe the site's just being hammered with traffic because it's so new.  But it almost makes you […]

An Analysis of My Picks in the Facebook Hockey Pool App

When I was in Calgary, I went in a hockey pool with my cousin and his buddies every year.  The rules we used were fairly standard in that the team you picked at the draft was the team you were stuck with for the year (in retrospect, dropping your lowest scoring player – ie. the […]

Friday Fun Link – Wikirage (Oct 5, 2007)

Wikirage gives you a snapshot of which Wikipedia articles have had the most edits during a certain timeframe – a very useful way to see what’s happening in the world and on people’s minds (well, what’s on the minds of people who take the time to edit Wikipedia that is. So expect lots of pop […]

Radiohead's New Album – Pay What You Want (That's the Distribution Model, Not The Title)

Other bands and artists have hinted at this model but nobody on the level of Radiohead has gone this far.  Their new album, “In Rainbows” will be released on October 10 using a “Pay What You Want” model for those who download it digitally.  Says one commentator on Reddit: “I can't stand Radiohead's music, but […]

Internet Use in Small Town and Rural Canada

Despite the potential of the Internet as a tool to overcome distance, living in rural and small town Canada continues to be a factor associated with lower rates of Internet use, according to a new study released today in the Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin. The study, which uses data from the Canadian […]

Friday Fun Link – Seven Most Scandalous Wikipedia Edits (Sept 21, 2007)

I did an earlier post about the guy who designed a program to link IP addresses to Wikipedia edits. This has led to all kinds of discoveries of spin, manipulation and outright lies being planted by individuals and organizations who want to harm others or clean up their own image. Now a blogger has compiled […]

Google Launches PowerPoint Clone, "Presently"

“Google has officially launched the missing piece in Google’s online office suite: Presently, a presentation product that competes directly with Microsoft PowerPoint.” (via TechCrunch)In related office suite news, IBM has announced that they're going to release their Lotus Symphony software for free to compete directly with MS-Office.  Symphony is based on open source software from […]

Universal Health Care 2.0

I had an appointment with a specialist last week and during the course of it, he asked me about a procedure I'd had over ten years ago.  Being so long ago, I couldn't remember some of the important details such as what the exact sequence of events leading to me having this procedure was or […]

Breastbook?

Facebook has been censoring photos of breastfeeding mothers.  If you believe breastfeeding is a non-sexual, natural thing (and that your eyes won't melt if you catch the corner of a boob in a photo), there's a Facebook group you can join to show your support.I have a feeling this will be Shea's next profile picture… […]