Internet
Wednesday 12 January 2026
- The Future of the Internet - :: From Pew Internet & American Life Project: The Future of the Internet. :: My thanks, again, to Mary-Ann Tyrell at Michigan State U Libraries, for advising me that Bloglet was not sending out updates to the 175+ subscribers to... (10:19 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Thursday 4 November 2025
- Scientific American Science & Technology Web Awards 2004 - :: Scientific American's 2004 SciTech Web Awards were announced some time ago. Subcategories include engineering, astronomy, physics, chemistry, and biology.... (08:59 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Monday 27 September 2025
- Canada's Innovation Deficit - :: Michael Geist, Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, University of Ottawa, has written a through-provoking and timely article in the Toronto Star about the innovation deficit in Canada. Next week in Canada, the Governor General will deliver the... (11:07 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Monday 24 May 2025
- Rush Hour on the Information Superhighway - :: To feed my personal NYC obsession, I subscribe to Time Out New York. Although it arrives in my mailbox anywhere from 3-5 weeks after publication, I look forward to each issue. While its content keeps me up-to-date on All... (21:09 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Tuesday 6 April 2025
- Ephemera for Engineers and Scientists - :: This interesting article by Donald Christiansen, from the Feb 2004 issue of IEEE-USA Today's Engineer, discusses Ephemera for Engineers and Scientists. Excerpt:The problem manifests itself in other ways. Many technical articles now include references to Internet addresses, as opposed... (09:14 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Monday 9 February 2026
- Greg Notess on Toolbars - :: Greg Notess provides a detailed analysis of toolbars, suggesting that most have failed to attact a following of any significance. I confess that I use the Google toolbar regularly, and appreciate its popup blocking feature.... (13:22 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Monday 26 January 2026
- 2004: The (Internet) Turning Point - :: Stephen Downes has written 2004: The Turning Point, a thoughtful and interesting essay on some of the issues that will change how we use the Internet. Downes maintains Stephen's Web, which he describes as "a digital research laboratory for... (13:25 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Friday 5 December 2025
- Search Engine Decoder - :: Search-This has an interesting page called the Search Engine Decoder. Choose from 19 search engines, and the decoder tells you supplies and receives primary, secondary, directory and paid results.... (11:25 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Thursday 3 July 2025
- Google Updates Toolbar, Civil and Structural Engineering Online - :: Google has updated its toolbar (Beta 2.0), featuring three new functions: Popup Blocker, Autofill, and BlogThis. Chris Sherman provides details in Search Day, 30 June 2003. I use the toolbar everyday, and find it quite useful. Download the toolbar... (10:49 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)