Why Anonymity Should be Protected in Cyberspace
An individual’s ability to operate anonymously in cyberspace must be protected. Anonymity is fundamentally linked to free speech, privacy and personal security. Instances where an individual might seek...
View ArticlePodcasts for Learning
I went to a session today on the how-to and why university faculty should incorporate audiocasts into their classrooms. What better way to share this info thought I then by creating an audiocast...
View ArticleOur Influence on Language: “Podcast” is now a word
This story today announces that the word “podcast” has made it into the New Oxford American Dictionary 2006. Originally coined as a combo of ‘ipod’ and ‘broadcast’ the word has spread into popular...
View ArticleContact Your MP or Lose Your Rights: Bill C-61 – The Canadian Copyright Act
Bad news in Canada: Yesterday Bill C-61 was tabled and it doesn’t bode well. Among the rights at risk: time shifting (no, not sci-fi time travel but recording television now to view later transferring...
View ArticleSSHRCing
I’m working on a sshrc funding proposal. For those who aren’t familiar, funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canad makes the difference between attending and not attending...
View ArticleUBB, grandfathering, and monopolies
I’ve been a Teksavvy customer for a looooong time. I came late to the internets ~ 2001 or so and I started out with those free discs from the post office. I moved up to NetZero and got my netz five...
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