Maintaining an online presence can be hard work at the best of times but more often than not it is quite rewarding. I’ve made many friends during my travels through cyberspace and came across some very interesting sites. All of this made me think about the internet in general and how much it has changed [...]

Are you tired of looking at the default login page of your WordPress blog? Have you ever wanted to change it, perhaps with your own image? It’s not very difficult at all. Although there are a number of plugins that will accomplish this I’ll show you how to do it without them.
The image on the [...]

While most of the industrialized nations of the world deal with such mundane matters as economics, health care, justice, education and global warming to name a few, Japan is preoccupied with more pressing concerns.
Japan’s Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering how his Self-Defense Forces could respond to an attack by space aliens while adhering to [...]

Has anyone seen this story? The Lakota Sioux Indians have withdrawn from all treaties with the U.S government and have declared independence. From a news release at CommonDreams.org,
Lakota Sioux Indian representatives declared sovereign nation status today in Washington D.C. following Monday’s withdrawal from all previously signed treaties with the United States Government. The withdrawal, hand [...]

A couple of days ago I wrote about the Taser having no effect after being deployed by Winnipeg police in a confrontation with a suspect. (see Taser Had No Effect) Well, here is some more Taser-related goodness.
Police in Brandon, MB are being investigated for allegations one or more members used the Taser on willing volunteers [...]

Back in early 2006 Winnipeg Transit announced a $142-million transit upgrade plan which included among other things, construction of heated bus shelters at a cost ranging from $23,000 to $44,000 each.
As the new heated shelters slowly come online I have to think to myself this city is in desperate need of a rapid rail system. [...]

Early reports show that the new Windows XP Service Pack 3 is more than just a patch release and that it may actually boost the overall performance of your system.
Using the OfficeBench benchmarking tool the Devil Mountain Software group showed a 10% increase in performance over Service Pack 2 and more than twice as fast [...]

Since I’m now laid off for the season (it’s difficult to roof in the winter) and I have way too much time on my hands I thought I would take a leisurely cruise through the interwebs and explore the scenery. However I was not satisfied with taking one of the more traditional routes. No, I [...]

A draft resolution introduced by Canada and backed by other western nations including the US was approved by the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. The resolution expresses “deep concern” at the ongoing human rights abuses in Iran and cites as examples “torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including flogging and amputations.”
It specifically [...]

The Taser is in the news again but for a different reason this time. At about 10:45pm Monday, police here in Winnipeg were called to an apartment building on Langside St across from Balmoral Hall School after a male caller to 911 claimed his life was in danger. The caller said he received a threatening [...]