A lot of media companies are taking big hits from the Internet. You have probably read about the music business and the explosion of pirated music. The iTunes store partly solved the problem, but the glory days seem gone for music. Entertainers must go on tours to earn a high income now.
Streetview is now available on Google earth and Google maps for some Canadian cities. So far today I've been all over the place in Halifax-Dartmouth. One of my coworker's kids left the door open at his house on the day the google car drove by. I checked out my old neighborhoods in Toronto and Ottawa and took a little tour around Calgary. I found it easier to navigate in Google maps than on Google earth. Just grap the little yellow guy (if he is grey there is no streetview where you are) above the zoom bar on the left and plunk him down on the street where you w
I was wondering if any of you folks out there have had any experience with on-line courses? I'm thinking of approaching my employer about taking a program on-line at Algonquin College, but I don't know if that kind of learning is right for me. The program isn't available here and I don't like to take the time away from my family to take a part-time program anyway.
As a rural person this hit home. I have been "connected" to the global web since 1989. While I am well aware that there is a lot of garbage out there, I also believe that having access to the Internet can open doors for people who would normally be isolated - not just by geography but by physical constraints. Anyway some might find this interesting...