April 1, 2007

Red Pandas in the News

Twelve-week-old red panda cubs Tenzin (held by zookeeper Lisa Abra at left) and Jishnu (held by Bobby-Jo Vial at right) are displayed to the media at Taranga Zoo on Wednesday. The term fire-fox, as used to describe the Red Panda, has been propagated by its use as the logo for the web browser Mozilla Firefox. The old Chinese designation of Red Panda as “fire fox“ refers to the Red Panda’s fur color, but its new firefox sanction as “the godfather of the browsers“ has caught on in China. – Wikipedia SYDNEY, Australia – Twin red pandas made their public debut…

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Google TiSP (Beta) Free Broadband Service

Are you in an area where getting Broadband (or any) Internet service is a pain? Stuck with one provider who rates are going up faster than the price of a gallon of gasoline? You can get free, yes free Broadband Internet Service from Goggle. Best of all you need is a toilet. Here is the press-release on the new Google TiSP (Toilet Internet Service Provider) Service (Beta): Google announces free in-home wireless broadband service “Dark porcelain” project offers self-installed plumbing-based Internet access MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 1, 2007 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the launch of Google TiSP…

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GMail Three Years Later

Back on April 1, 2004, Google introduced their own web based e-mail service as an beta by invitation only service. Many folks thought it would never take off, but earlier this year, it was announced: Gmail open to all… Now, to celebrate their three-year birthday GMail is proud to introduce Gmail Paper (Beta): Everyone loves Gmail. But not everyone loves email, or the digital era. What ever happened to stamps, filing cabinets, and the mailman? Well, you asked for it, and it’s here. We’re bringing it back. A New Button Now in Gmail, you can request a physical copy of…

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