Archive for June, 2007
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I saw an item on Slashdot about so-called “Internet Radio” going quiet for a day in protest of the truely asinine royalties that the greed inspired louts a the Copyright Royalty Board said that they’re chainging [...]
June 23rd, 2007 | Posted in Internet | Comments Off
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This is Schumacher Cargo Logistics site and right off the bat you can tell that they know what they’re doing when it comes to Shipping Services of all kinds.
Their page is fast loading and informs the visitor with links to pages about several varieties of shipping that they do. Covering [...]
June 22nd, 2007 | Posted in Website Review | Comments Off
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Interesting that Google wants the feds to step in and help fight censorship.
Google Asks Gov’t to Fight Censorship
WASHINGTON (AP) - Once relatively indifferent to government affairs, Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG) is seeking help inside the Beltway to fight the rise of Web censorship worldwide.
The online search giant is taking [...]
June 22nd, 2007 | Posted in Internet, news | Comments Off
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The Network Mapping Associates loaded just a little bit shy of “quick” at around 30 seconds or so. Their telecom audit site is one of the shrinking number of sites to still support 800 pixel wide screens which is honestly good to see for a change. Just looking at [...]
June 21st, 2007 | Posted in Website Review | Comments Off
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Speaking of really stupid things to do….
Swiss Internet Terror Trial Opens
BELLINZONA, Switzerland (AP) - A North African man and his wife went on trial Wednesday on charges they ran Web sites that supported al-Qaida-linked groups with videos of people killed by terrorists and information on how to make bombs.
… I’d say [...]
June 21st, 2007 | Posted in Internet | Comments Off
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Y’know, if a body had any brains at all, they’d steer WAY clear of launching any kind of attack on Pentagon computers. This has got to be one of the all time dumbest things anybody could even think of trying.
Cyber Attack Hits Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Defense Department took as [...]
June 21st, 2007 | Posted in Computers, Internet, news | Comments Off
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This site bills itself as a “gateway” to a large selection of vacation rentals, condos, town houses, and villas close to Disney World. They’ve got search utilities that allow you to find a Disney vacation home to suit your travel plans as well as your budget.
The site is geared mainly [...]
June 20th, 2007 | Posted in Website Review | 1 Comment
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France Warns Officials on BlackBerry Use
PARIS (AP) - BlackBerry handhelds have been called addictive, invasive, wonderful - and now, a threat to French state secrets. That, at least, is the fear of French government defense experts, who have advised against their use by officials in France’s corridors of power, reportedly to [...]
June 20th, 2007 | Posted in Internet, Privacy | Comments Off
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Any Golf players out there? That’s the topic at this site. Specifically, sporting goods and supplies of any and all types that have anything to do with the sport of golf.
This site’s design is refreshingly simple and easy to read. They’ve also made it easy to find things, [...]
June 20th, 2007 | Posted in Website Review | Comments Off
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It’s a compact, quick loading site that’s selling high tech plasma cutting machines. The site’s color scheme is easy to read, though I would say that the font size could stand to be a couple of points larger.
It’s informative about it’s topic and is not loaded down with a mess [...]
June 19th, 2007 | Posted in Website Review | Comments Off