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The nicest thing about the Mighty Mouse is that it took me about 5 minutes to get used to, and then it just felt natural... I'm scrolling, clicking, and even sometimes squeezing like there's no tomorrow. If you're a Mac user, get one. [Via ruk.ca from peter rukavina] . .< 1:30:22 AM  >'No-fly list' can target tots Infants have been stopped from boarding planes at U.S. airports because their names are the same as those of possible terrorists [Via The Globe and Mail - International News] Why use your brain when you can follow a script? . .< 1:29:20 AM >New U.S. ambassador to Canada backed Bush with cash David Wilkins and members of his family contributed a total of $33,050 (U.S.) to Republican candidates in 2000, 2002 and 2004 [Via The Globe and Mail - International News] . .< 1:24:04 AM >CBC operating on autopilot A prolonged dispute could be particularly damaging to CBC Radio. In recent years, the radio networks have enjoyed a new ratings high, according to recent results compiled by the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement. In the Toronto market, Metro Morning, for example, has sustained a two point jump in market share to 12.6 per cent with an audience increase of 22 per cent. . .< 1:13:05 AM >SimonSays Voice Recognition Search SimonSearch is a new speech recognition technology developed by the Toronto-based SimonSays Voice Technologies. The idea is to "listen" to both audio and video media files, index the result and locate the phrases you’re looking for within the index. [Via Droxy (Digital Radio)] I missed this one until today. Looks like Skype has some competition. I like the fact that the screenshots are of OS X. Still in beta. High eye candy factor. I wonder how the sound quality is. This was a key factor in the hype surround Skype when it first launched though I have been underwhelmed thus far. Most of my calls have been to land lines in Mexico so that may be a factor. Call in numbers are UK and US only so nothing of interest for me. Skype has Call in available in more countries but I'm only interested in Canada and Mexico at this point so Skype is no help here either. Call out rates are higher than Skype and both are higher than the best phone cards I've found. . .< 1:12:38 AM >The RSS Crisis | Steve Gillmor's Inforouter When you look at the people who are upset about the RSS Crisis, as Richard MacManus does here, you find good, but confused, people. It's not RSS they're confused about, it's how to get the money. And the ironic thing about it is that if they really wanted to solve the problem, they'd work it out and set up a common feed with one simple answer. Oh wait, that won't work. Dave Winer already did that. . .< 1:12:27 AM >The Globe and Mail: Lockout ravages the CBC In Gaza, Adrienne Arsenault, CBC Television's Middle East bureau chief, was preparing to cover the issuing of eviction notices to about 8,500 Israeli settlers. Instead, she was left sitting in the shade at the fractious settlement of Neve Dekalim as police and protesters faced off, holding up a little "Locked out by CBC management" sign that she had drawn on her notepad with black ink. |
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