Microsoft threatens licence dodgers

Microsoft will take a new approach toward mid-size companies it suspects of using unlicensed software, sending a series of letters culminating in a threat of legal action from the Business Software Alliance (BSA), a company official said today. By involving the BSA, which is...

AFP: Iran employs 32000 agents in Iraq

President Bush's newly announced "kill or capture" policy with regards to Iranian operatives in Iraq will yield a significant number of potential targets, according to the main exiled Iranian opposition group."Agence France Presse, Berlin - The main exiled Iranian opposition...

How to Stop Junk Mail.

As the results of a nationwide survey by Royal Mail revealed junk mail was our biggest pet hate, new laws could soon allow even more of the stuff to flood through our letterboxes. The words above are from ketteringtoday.co.uk Photo Source : ketteringtoday.co.uk ''Yes it is...

Cowardice defined: Democratic senators won't join Iraq war protest in Washin...

"thousands of demonstrators are set to arrive in the capital this weekend for the largest anti-war march since Democrats gained control of Congress, staging the first of several protests to persuade lawmakers to do more than simply speak out against President George W. Bush's...

Webspeak: The Secret Language of Teens

"If, like most teens today, your child spends hours sending text messages from his phone and instant messages from his computer, you probably have overheard phrases like "LOL" or "BRB," without understanding what they meant. Web lingo is a quick, fun way for kids to...

Canadian Architects to Government: get serious on the environment

Architects call on Federal Government to stop sending mixed messages and get serious on the environment The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada pointed out today that while with great fanfare the Federal Government publicly issues announcements about funding energy...

"To oppose everything while proposing nothing is irresponsible"

"WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush on Saturday challenged lawmakers skeptical of his new Iraq plan to propose their own strategy for stopping the violence in Baghdad. "To oppose everything while proposing nothing is irresponsible," Bush said. In a pitch to lawmakers and the...

Bush Challenges Skeptics of Iraq Plan

" Bush Challenges Skeptics of Iraq Plan Email this Story Jan 13, 4:22 PM (ET) By DEB RIECHMANN (AP) President Bush and first lady Laura Bush arrive at the White House after spending time at Camp... Full Image Google sponsored links All Military Records ® - Find any Military...

"Flour Power" in Turkmenistan

"MOSCOW, December 27 - The leader of Turkmenistan's United Democratic Opposition, currently based in Norway, proposed Wednesday sending a trainload of flour to Turkmenistan and carrying out a "flour" revolution in the republic. President-for-Life Saparmurat Niyazov died at...

Ethiopia Goes to War in Somalia

"  (AP) - Ethiopia launched an attack Sunday on Somalia's powerful Islamic movement, sending fighter jets across the border and bombarding several towns in a major escalation of the violence that threatens to engulf the Horn of Africa."Ethiopia launched an attack on...

A Winning Job Search Strategy

"You've posted your resume online and even applied for a few of the positions you've seen listed here. You're also scouring the newspaper classifieds like crazy, sending off cover letters and resumes for all the job openings that seem to fit you. Is there anything else you...

Fox issues threats to sites linking to YouTube videos

Cory Doctorow has a very interesting column today about the lengths media corporations will go to enforce its control over the web. In this case, Fox is issuing legal threats to sites that link to material that Fox claims has been stolen from it.An analogy would be if police...