The battle against child pornography is picking up steam in Canada with the launch of Project Cleanfeed Canada. Backed by large Canadian ISPs such as Rogers, Telus, Bell, Shaw, Videotron and SaskTel – and supported by Cybertip.ca, the project aims to reduce the number of Web sites that sexually exploit children by banning Web sites and all IP addresses involved. For more, check out the story in the Globe & Mail.
It's 2006 Recap Time….Already!
Peter Dawson has beat nearly everyone to the punch with a comprehensive “Best of 2006″ post, which features the mesh gang as the “best team of the year”. Talk about an early Xmas present! Thanks, Pete!
Turn Out the Lights, the Web 2.0 Party is Over!
According to my friend, Stuart MacDonald, the whole Web 2.0 thing is over. This is not to suggest Web 2.0 was a fad that has come and gone like Pet Rocks, but the fact it's no longer the “New Shiny Orb” that has had everyone so fired up for the past few years. Instead, Stuart contends Web 2.0 is starting to move into the mainstream where it will just become a part of how we live work and play – much like e-commerce has lost its novelty factor and become part of the everyday landscape.
Mesh Meet-Up Podcasts
During last week's wonderful mesh meet-up, Leesa Barnes worked the crowd with her digital recorder and microphone doing a series of podcast interviews. She did a terrific job talking to a whole bunch of people about what they were excited about on the Web these days. We've posted some of them on the mesh Web site for your listening pleasure. Thank you, Lisa, for being so enthusiastic. You really added an amazing component to the evening. And thank you for your very nice blog post the other day.
Lovin' the MacBook
I've been a long-time Windows user and, for the most part, been a happy camper. Despite a steady campaign from my brother-in-law, I've never considered a move to the Mac side of the house…until I started using a MacBook. Whether it's the novelty, the fact the MacBook is super-fast, or whether the Mac is just a better way to go, I've become a convert. The biggest challenge is getting hold of all the software (e.g. Mac for Office) that I had in my library. I've been playing around with 1Passwd as a password manager but still far from convinced it's better than Roboform. I've also got to play with QuickSilver some more to figure out how to take advantage of what it has to offer. That said, the MacBook is a joy. Any tips on software, features, secrets, etc. would be much appreciated.
Woman and the Web
This being U.S. Thanksgiving, CNet used the lull in the news cycle to publish a, well, provocative list of the leading 10 “geeks girls”. In organizing the mesh conference, we've had plenty of discussions about having having women involved on the stage as opposed to yet another event dominated by middle-aged white guys who really, really need to visit the gym. Fellow mesh-ite, Rob Hyndman, offers some thoughts, including some suggestions about who should really be on the list.
