UPDATE 3-Cash-flush Canada vows to slash taxes, debt

"OTTAWA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Canada's Conservative government, flush with surplus cash this year, set out an ambitious tax-cutting agenda ahead of possible 2007 elections and vowed to slash its debt faster in a show of fiscal discipline. In a budget update on Thursday, the...

Chinese Net users say China likely banned Wikipedia again

"Barely a week after Wikipedia viewers were able to access the Web site, after a yearlong ban, they on Friday reported that it was blocked again in several parts of China."

Google landing page quality update underscores need for quality content...

"Google is adjusting its landing page quality guidelines and that may have an impact on some webmasters' needs for content. The theory is simple. Google is raising the quality bar in order to shove subpar sites out of the Adwords mix."

Microsoft releases 5 critical security updates

REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. released six security updates on Tuesday, five of them with the software maker's highest threat rating. The company said the five critical updates address vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to get remote access to and take control...

Best Extensions for Firefox 2

"The latest major update of Mozilla Firefox incorporates functionality from the most popular extensions for the previous version. So, what will the future bring? To use the potential features of Firefox 3 today, install our favorite extensions for Firefox 2."

Video: Harold Ford Sr. calls pro-life activists “crackers”; Update: Or is...

"Harold Ford Sr., the father of Tennessee Democrat Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr. (D), called pro-life activists who were outside of his son’s campaign headquarters “crackers”. Ford Sr. was on a cell phone telling the recipient “we have a cracker here...

Microsoft announces HD-DVD pricing

"AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS of negative press for Sony, Microsoft has announced a slew of products that will ensure Sony remain left in the doldrums. Coming from the Tokyo game show, Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360 will be able to support 1080p resolutions via a dashboard...

With the release of iTunes 7.0.1 there is a unusually large number of article...

Below are six articles that I found just from today about iTunes 7 and podcasting. I find it highly curious why all today? Is this just a matter of coincidence or is there something deeper going on

Google Toolbar Updated

eFlaunt report that the Google Toolbar has now been updated to include Google Suggest.

Windfall Update (NBC)

This post gives a quick update on the NBC show Windfall. The show isn’t doing too well in the ratings and is on the verge of being cancelled.

Rescue Me Recaps and Updates S03E01-E12 (FX)

This post gives an update and recaps for Rescue Me, the firefighter drama starring Dennis Leary on FX.