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UBB Hoopla
This just in, the government plans to overturn the CRTC’s UBB ruling!!!!11!! This is great news! But the fight is not over. Lost in all the reddit posts and media buzz is the fact that there is currently nothing stopping any ISP from charging their retail customers bandwidth overages. The fight is not over, but hopefully the […] Continue Reading
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Canadian Tech Roundup – Episode 11 – UBB Special
CRTC’s Mandate CRTC’s position Tony Clement – Industry Minister’s position [podcast]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/480185/podcasts/CTREP11.mp3[/podcast] iTunes Link RSS Continue Reading
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WordPress Development, Cons & Pros
About a month and a half ago The Big Webshow featured WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg, listening to the interview it became really clear that WP is trying to position itself as a website “operating system.” While there are probably other platforms much more capable of the task, WordPress’ ubiquity is sort of pushing it in that direction […] Continue Reading
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Facebook Now More Secure
In a blog post today Facebook detailed some of their new security improvements: Starting today we’ll provide you with the ability to experience Facebook entirely over HTTPS. You should consider enabling this option if you frequently use Facebook from public Internet access points found at coffee shops, airports, libraries or schools. The option will exist […] Continue Reading
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Winnipeg Please Standardize Street Signs
in WinnipegDriving around with a friend (who recently moved back to the city) the other day when he brought up a good point, city street signs are completely random. It’s impossible to know where to look for a street sign and sometimes you can’t find one at all, even at major intersections. In cities like Winnipeg, […] Continue Reading