September 2007

Firefox Addons

Submitted by Jon on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 09:48

You could probably guess that I love the Firefox web browser, right? I'm also naturally a big fan of the addons you can get to extend its power. I'm always hunting for my favorites each time I upgrade someone's computer, so I finally made one master list linking to the addons website for easier downloading: Firefox Addons

Update on Burma and the Internet

Submitted by Jon on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 13:31

It sounds like the Burmese government has simply cut off their net connections. From Boingboing:

World Bank Roller Coaster Press Release

Submitted by Jon on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 08:28

Carrot: "The World Bank has promised to contribute a record $3.5bn (Â£1.7bn) to help the world's poorest countries. The figure is double what the agency initially said it would give ..."

Carrot: "[Zoellick , World Bank President] also reduced the charges on loans to emerging countries, such as China, for the first time in nine years."

Proxies

Submitted by Jon on Wed, 09/26/2007 - 21:06

The BBC has a story on the Burmese Monks and their cyberskills:

The internet has also become a virtual space for political groups who could not openly express their shared views in public.

Ko Htike met his network of citizen journalists in an internet forum which was rapidly disbanded after initial contact had been made.

Such forums are also used as a space to alert bloggers whenever new content - stills or video - arrives.

India

Submitted by Jon on Thu, 09/06/2007 - 22:04

I'll be in India for most of the rest of September...