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Ottawa craigslist

November 26th, 2005 · 2 Comments

Always a bit slow on the uptake, it took me until tonight to realize that Ottawa has its own craigslist site. I just assumed that such a version didn't exist.

The site, however, is sorely under utilized. That is unless you consider asking how to measure your own height a matter of Science and [...]

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Royal Bank Phishing Scam

May 11th, 2005 · 1 Comment

...Just a quick warning about a phishing scam targeted at Canadians -- this morning I received an email purportedly from the "Trust and Safety Department" at the Royal Bank of Canada. The message was well-formatted and of a higher quality than many other common phishing attempts; it could easily be mistaken as legitimate.

The email [...]

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Bypassing Ads in ‘Freeware’ Version of Opera

April 19th, 2005 · 2 Comments

Is there anything more annoying than trying to evaluate a piece of software while being blasted with ads?

With all of the hype surrounding the release of Opera v8.0, I decided to take a peek to see what the fuss was about. A 'free' version is offered in exchange for being force-fed a dizzying collection [...]

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