After my recent post “A News Aggregator is a must” I have decided to introduce a regular segment called: “The best of News Feeds”. This new addition will basically entail a summary of news stories that I have read via my newsreader and found to be of interest. I figure if it’s of interest to me it might very well be of interest to someone else out there. Some of the feeds that I subscribe to are technical whilst others relate directly to Papua New Guinea through Blogs written by locals, a bit of a mixed bag really.
What will they think of next?
Brendon from Making the Web: Populate The Web: Real-Time Website Traffic Map
I just stumbled upon this website about 20 minutes ago, and still haven’t left. Basically, it shows you a fascinating map of the world and a live of view of the hits from across the internet.
If you own a website or a blog, you can also add your own website to the system, and your hits will be counted on the homepage, and your very own map.
The perfect gift for those jet setting Papua New Guineans:
Emmanuel from Masalai Blog: Brisbane to Port Moresby 4 Flights a week, Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri
Well well well, after all this talk of Virgin coming up here, I got an email today from a friend from Brisbane who has been advised of a new Virgin Blue destination…
Just when you thought it was safe to go out there…
Evelyn Anderson from SiteProNews: What The Heck is Web 2.0 Exactly?
Web 2.0 is all the rave. What is it? How did it come about? Where is it going? It sounds like a software program or some highly technological aspect that is getting ready to make its debut does it not? Well, in actuality it is neither of these. Web 2.0 is nothing more than some tools and ideas working together to make the internet a more user friendly and easier world to maneuver. Think about all of the new ideas to come to the internet in the last few years.
Do I thank the crew at Wordpress or do I tell them to piss off?
Lorelle VanFossen: WordPress 2.6.2 Mandatory Upgrade
Ryan Boren has announced the mandatory WordPress 2.6.2 upgrade has been released and WordPress users are required to download WordPress 2.6.2 and upgrade immediately.
This mandatory security upgrade adds protection for a SQL Column Truncation and other security and bug fixes. There is a full changeset and list of changed files to help you find the differences, and a specific changeset for downloading will be available soon.
I could certianly do with some help from this bloke here in Goroka…
Newsforge: Portrait: Jeff Elkner, Free Software activist and teacher
Jeff Elkner teaches high school students in Arlington, Va., about Linux and other Free Software. He’s serious about helping budding computer scientists understand what FOSS is and what it can do for them, and he’s one of those guys who always seems to be sharing his knowledge with others. One of Elkner’s latest efforts, the Open Book Project, is a good illustration of his philosophy about sharing ideas and knowledge, which he says is similar to that of one of his heroes, Free Software advocate Richard Stallman.
The most beautiful creature in PNG and I have to see one in the wild…
Mathew Yakai: Bird of Paradise
The Birds of Paradise are members of the family Paradisaeidae of the order Passeriformes. They are found in eastern Indonesia, Torres Strait Islands, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Australia. The members of this family are perhaps best known for the plumage of the males of most species, in particular highly elongated and elaborate feathers extending from the beak, wings or head. Birds of…
Any one want to be reborn?
Newsforge: Second Life recognizes open source community with 2008 awards
Linden Lab, creator of the online virtual space Second Life, recognized the accomplishments of outstanding individuals in its open source community this week at its Linden Lab Innovation Awards. Seven winners were announced at a “mixed reality” ceremony held both at a convention center in Florida and simultaneously within the Second Life system.
Better late than never I suppose…
Emmanuel from Masalai Blog: ANZ / WESTPAC ATM INTERCHANGE
As of tomorrow morning all ANZ Access Card holders will be able to use their Access Cards on Westpac ATMs to make cash withdrawals or balance enquiries. Likewise all Westpac Handy Card holders will be able to use their Handy Cards on ANZ ATMs to make cash withdrawals or balance enquiries…
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