Thursday, July 9, 2009

LAMP - Linux Apache MySQL and PHP

I can see no reason to run LAMP on my public server. If I need to develop and prototype any SQL (or PHP for that matter), I can do so on my Fedora box. I could implement some or all of this under Ubuntu but I have no real need for a relational database at this present time.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Using Google Webmaster Tools

These are a set of tools the Google give the webmaster to monitor and administer their websites.


The tools offer the ability to see how your website is viewed by the Google Search Robot and to monitor and set the configuration of your website.

The robots.txt, sitemaps, pages in cache, crawl errors and other diagnostics are available.

Using the URL removal tool

Coming soon

Personal Property Security Act - PPSA.ca

PPSA.ca is designed for people who need quick access to PPSA (Personal Property Security Act), Corporate Search, and Land-Title Search services across Canada.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Defamation

Google define what they mean by Defamation on their help page:

Blogger does not remove blogs for negative comment
Google Blogger is a tool to allow Internet users to provide content and comment on what they find in life.

Comments, negative or otherwise, are the corner stone of free speech. If you cannot comment on what you perceive as dubious practice then it is a form of censorship. Just because someone has made a negative comment about you it does not mean that the person is defaming or slandering you.

Defamation and the Catholic Church

Apparently the act of defamation is different here. You cannot claim that the truth is a reason that you can defame a Catholic priest.  If you accuse a priest of Pedophilia, and it is true, it is still defamation according to the church. This is according to Canon Law - if you are not a Catholic priest then you have to prove that what is said about you is untrue to claim that someone is defaming you.

Intimidation

An Intimidation Threat is a technique used by a bully that thinks that they have a greater power than the person that they are threatening.