CyberCoyote Newsletter News and Notes

 CyberCoyote web feed is changing
The original announcements page for CyberCoyote.org is changing. I have moved it to a new service, and it is now a full fledged web log, or "blog" as they're called, with "Comments" enabled.

"Comments" are a quick and easy way to add information to the entry or join in the conversation. Don't be bashful -- I need to know what you're thinking. You might want to learn a bit about commenting before you plunge in though.

What's this? There will be no new posts (entries) here. New ones will be posted to the new HTCC Blog. You can subscribe to the new web feed for the blog using your feed reader.

 CyberCoyote - October 27, 2005

The October 27, 2005 issue of the CyberCoyote Newsletter is now online.

 Your favorite comics every day:
Did you know that you can set up a Web Feed that delivers your favorite comics every day? Here's my list: Andy Capp; B.C.; Calvin & Hobbes; Dilbert; Doonesbury; FoxTrot; Garfield; Hagar the Horrible; Helen of the Internet; Herman by Jim Unger; Wizard of Id by Brant Parker; Zits. [http://www.comicalert.com/]

 "The Pleasures of Being Lost" (in two of my favorite places):
The Edinburgh Festival is a bit like the internet; they're both vastly complex, information-rich environments that we need guides and simplifiers to help us to manage. Yet they both derive their appeal from the fact that they're somewhat chaotic, far beyond the ability of any single curator, guide or editor to comprehend or control. We want to be guided, yes, but we also want to discover things for ourselves, to guide others peer to peer and point to point, to wander, to make mistakes, to acquire new tastes, to figure things out little by little by trial and error. In short, to be lost. [link]

 Firefox 1.5 (beta)
Microsoft is readying IE7, which will bring some much needed improvement to Internet Explorer, including tabbed browsing, but Mozilla is nearing completion of Firefox 1.5. The new version is a rebuild from the buttom up. It is in beta now, and will keep Firefox at the leading edge of browsing when it is released.

 CyberCoyote - September, 2005

The regular summer issue of the CyberCoyote Newsletter for September, 2005 is now online.

 Before you buy that new computer

Microsoft's recommendations for a PC that you intend to eventually upgrade to Windows Vista:

Minimum Requirements: A recent Pentium 4-based PC (or the AMD equivalent) with 512 MB of RAM and a graphics card with DirectX 9.0 compatibility

Source: Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: The Road to Windows Vista 2005

 Google goes wild
If search engines were truly intelligent, you could just pose a question the same way you would ask a person. Well, Google just got a little smarter. Now you can use "wildcards" to get answers to your questions.

 CoolWebSearch and The FBI
A researcher at Sunbelt Software, sellers of CounterSpy has discovered a huge Internet spying operation. After initially brushing him off, the FBI is now investigating.
http://www2.spywareinfo.com/2005/08/06/546 -- article
http://www2.spywareinfo.com/2005/08/08/569 -- follow up

 Eureka!
I found the Firefox extension I've been searching for. The aptly named "Feedview" opens the actual web feed, not just the XML code. That means you can view the web feed instantly and then subscribe if you like it, instead of the other way around. Go install it and then come back here and try it if you're reading this page in Firefox. What's this?

 Mr.-Modem!
The new "Mr.-Modem!" column for August is now online. [not a permanent page]

 CyberCoyote - August, 2005

The regular summer issue of the CyberCoyote Newsletter for August, 2005 is now online.

 New HTCC web feed
You can now subscribe to the CyberCoyote Newsletter as part of a new web feed instead of email. It's a good way to make life simpler if you're already reading other blogs and Web feeds. The HTCC web feed will also give you prompt notice of "breaking news" and other current items that you'd have to dig around on the website to find.
http://the CyberCoyote Newsletter.org/news/feeds.shtml -- Web feeds explained
http://the CyberCoyote Newsletter.org/news/rss.shtml -- subscribe to the HTCC web feed

 CyberCoyote - July, 2005

The regular summer issue of the CyberCoyote Newsletter for July, 2005 is now online.

INFORMATION
Entries weekly, or more often in the "season" -- less in the summer.
Learn more about web logs & web feeds. What is this?