that canadian girl

Category: General Entries

  • Because summer is finally paying us a visit

    Hopefully this time, we’ll get more than a fleeting visit from the sun, warmth and vitamin D we’ve been lacking so much over the past few months. To celebrate the sun (and to go annoy my sister), we went down…

  • The end for allofmp3 in the UK?

    “Britons using bargain music download website allofmp3.com have been warned that they are breaking the law. Record industry trade association the BPI said consumers were breaking UK copyright law because allofmp3.com was not licensed to sell recordings”, say the Beebs…

  • Buying books in French

    Ok, let me start off by saying I recognise the irony of posting in English when looking for French language books, but I’m sure even my French-impaired readers may be able to point me in the right direction. I’m looking…

  • Amir's Tale (or Why Protecting Your Personal Data is More Important Than You May Realise)

    In April, a young man called Amir decided to sell a broken laptop on eBay. This kind of thing unfortunately happens regularly, and the scammers never get what they deserve. Or almost never. Clever scammers can get away with it,…

  • Just ten minutes

    Seth Godin writes an entry I found thought-provoking enough to post nearly in its entirety: “I am in Santa Elena, CR. Off the map. No paved roads by choice. Few locals and lots of ecotourism (read tourist town which is…

  • Fo.rtuito.us is just rid.iculo.us

    We’re in the peak of the Web 2.0 wave, with betas for all sorts of web apps coming out of our rears ears (that was a genuine typo!). Some are good, some are absolutely brilliant, but some are just dire.…

  • British weather at its best

    I just can’t believe the completely wacky weather we’ve been getting these past two weeks. British weather’s gone bipolar, and it’s having a serious crisis. One moment, we get the tank tops and sunscreen out, the next we’re reaching for…

  • You do WHAT for a living??

    In case my last post gave you a case of the MEGO [My Eyes Glaze Over], I thought I’d redeem myself with an article on odd and unusual jobs. Ever heard of a Gumologist? Or ever thought what it’s like…

  • Is the blogosphere ready for more aggressive monetisation of blogs?

    Everyone has different reasons driving their need to blog, whether as a way to express themselves, share professional knowledge or to discuss current events. And it’s fair to say that the vast majority of bloggers make no money out of…

  • Web 2.0 en français

    Ce matin, j’ai découvert que TechCrunch, un blog sur Web 2.0 et les PME en technologie, existe aussi en français. Alors, pour ceux qui préfèrent leurs nouvelles techno en français, certains des articles publiés sur TechCrunch anglais sont aussi traduits.…