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Which Social Bookmarking?

Since changes to Firefox made exporting bookmarks from Ice* a pain, I’m trying to find a social bookmarking site that is:- run on free software provides RSS feeds of new additions (pref. RSS-1, but any RSS is OK) provides all … Continue reading

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The Carbon Co-op: Vote for Social Innovation

I live in one of a cluster of a dozen or so houses. As far as I can tell, none of them have any micro-generation capability (I think one has working solar panels and one has defunct panels), but we … Continue reading

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Libraries, Cooperatives, OCLC and TTLLP

Thanks to Koha, TTLLP is partly a library services worker cooperative and just now there’s a massive flame-storm about the largest library services consumer cooperative – OCLC, the Online Computer Library Center – because it just updated the terms for … Continue reading

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National Maintenance Week

This week (21-28 November) is National Maintenance Week. Do a bit of maintenance on your home this week yourself and save a bit of money, as well as improving the appearance of your local community. National Gutters Day is next … Continue reading

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Social Enterprise Day: Online Discussion

I’m sceptical about Global Enterpreneurship Week after last year’s problems, but today is Social Enterprise Day, so I’ve tried to get involved with the WalesCoop Ethical Entrepreneurs Online Discussion from 1-2pm and 7-8pm today. Come join us!

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SPI Nov 2008 Meeting

The next Software in the Public Interest board meeting will take at 2000 UTC (noon PST / 15:00 EST / 20:00 GMT / 21:00 CET) on Wednesday 19 November 2008 on irc.oftc.net #spi. The agenda is online, but I’ve not … Continue reading

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How to Check Web Shops for Basic Security

I just had a very nice chat on the phone with a man whose first attempt at online shopping seemed to have resulted in a fraudster using his card to buy mobile phone top-ups. I don’t understand why he called us (it wasn’t one of my web shops), but I hope I did the […] Continue reading

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Connecting from the k608i with SSL

The mobile phone I travel with is pretty good and I use JabberMixClient to instant message from it. Version 2.1 finally got rid of the avatar-replacement bug, so I only wanted to solve my inability to make an SSL connection … Continue reading

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Spammers Silenced by Service Suppliers

Maybe, like me, you’ve noticed that you’ve had less junk email this week and you’ve been wondering why. News sites are reporting that a large spammer-friendly hosting service in California has been disconnected by its service providers after they were sent evidence about its activities. (Check out the “Next” links on the report […] Continue reading

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Webmaster Jargon for Website Owners

I wrote to a site owner last week and I thought I was writing to a webmaster. The site owner complained about some of the jargon and, while explaining who I thought I was writing for, I explained some of it because I think more website owners might benefit from these three explanations:-
“Expat-like terms” […] Continue reading

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