Ever need a new password for a site (or for your office) and can’t quite come up with the right one? Sometimes there are rules for a password such as it must have an uppercase character or a single numeric value and no matter how hard you try you can’t seem to fulfill the requirements. Well thanks to my new favorite website Wolfram|Alpha, you can use their password generator to create the required password and just copy and paste it.
Watch out Google here comes Wolfram|Alpha, A Different Kind of Seach
Everybody knows I love Google. In fact I wanted to name one of my children Google but my wife voted against the idea and pretty much told me I am not allowed to decide on anything related to matters concerning our children ever again.
Recently I discovered Wolfram|Alpha which is the coolest search engine since Google. Rather than try to compete with what Google does well (which is pretty much everything) it goes after a field of knowledge that Google has never really tried too explore; scientific and quantitative searches with specific answers. For example if you wanted to search for the average age of a citizen of Canada, you can use Google’s search and get hundreds of webpages or you can use Wolfram|Alpha and get the figure immediately. The site is in Alpha mode but the potential of the site is incredible. Statistics, measurements, mathematics and general information can be quickly obtained on the search page rather that searching webpages for the specific information.
The idea of sorting through documentation for the specific answer you need is something we have been waiting for since the begining of the computer age. Wolfram is more like Ask.com than Google but with the information we want. Wolfram|Alpha’s mandate is to offer us searched of objective information.
The site still has flaws (which I have already found such as “What is Quebec Sales Tax” but it found “New York Sales Tax“) however with the help of those testing the site, Wolfram|Alpha should have the potential to be a great source and wealth of information outside the searches that Google already dominates.
Free Estimates for Laptop Repairs in Montreal
At Les Specialistes HCS, we have offered a Laptop Repair Service in Montreal since 2002. Presently we have a service drop-off depot in NDG near Vendome metro where you can leave your laptop after filling out the form. You can call us at 514-836-7408 for any laptop, desktop or server issue you may have.
We specialize in handling software and hardware issues for all brands of laptops.
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So there is no risk when you bring us your laptop because you will know how much you are paying for a working computer.
We have repaired many common laptop issues such as:
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Montreal Canadiens who aren’t in the Hall of Fame: The Best five
An interesting premise was proposed on the Team 990 this afternoon: who are the best Montreal Canadiens not in the Hall of Fame. Like usual I want to say this site promotes my Montreal laptop and computer repairs computer consulting firm Les Specialistes HCS, however every now and then I like to get away from computers and discuss something relevant to Montrealers and myself such as sports and in particular: the Montreal Canadiens.
I have always felt that getting into the Hockey Hall of Fame was too easy in comparison to the other major sports leagues and therefore many borderline Hall of Famers make it whereas if they had the same skill and prestige in another sport the would not. I will not name the players who I feel aren’t deserving because that is not fair to them because they were excellent players but I can tell you that a selection of one or two players per year would have corrected the lower standards for the Hall.
Maybe I am biased but I felt that all the players from those 4 consecutive cup winners of the 1970′s deserved to get in and no one was forgotten. I also felt that the only numbers that should have been retired by the Canadiens should have been: 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, and 16 with maybe 19 and 29 getting consideration and NO NOT EVER to 33 (but that’s because I am strict and he left the Habs midway in his carreer). So my list contains players who I think are great but not necessarily deserving of the Hall of Fame.
So Who are the Best 5 Canadiens not in the Hall of Fame.
My first 3 selections are players that I think are deserving of Hall of Fame considerations, while the remainders are just the best players who have not gotten into the Hall.
Claude Provost How does a man with 9 Stanley cups and 11 All-Star appearences and not get into the hall of fame? I have never seen Provost play, but from I have heard he was the Bob Gainey of his time and the fact he made it to the all-star game 11 out of 15 times indicates he was one of the better players of his era. I guess his biggest mistake was not being born in Toronto and playing for the Leafs.
Guy Cabonneau This three time Selke award winner and former Captain had a great carreer as a Hab. He was an important part of the Canadiens 1986 and 1993 improbable runs to the cup and should definitely be considered a Hall of Fame candidate if not a Hall of Famer.
Chris Chelios I know I am cheating here because he will make it into the Hall when he is finally eligible. He was a great defenseman on a young defensive corps, and did a great job taking over as leader of the defense from Larry Robinson when he left the Habs.
Mats Naslund Naslund replaced Guy Lafleur as my favorite Hab after Lafleur’s first retirement. He was fun to watch, fast and seemed to score when the Canadiens needed it most. He led the Habs in scoring during their 1986 Stanley Cup run.
Yvon Lambert Great stache and and great overtime goal against the Bruins to win game 7 in the famous 1979 semi-finals series. He had great numbers, 5 seasons 20+ goals.
Firefox 6 is Coming Sooner Than We Think
There was a funny email I received many years ago about what the different version numbers meant. Whenever I see a great software product loose its direction and what made it significant it always reminds me of that joke. There has been a history of software that worked great and had a loyal following until it decided to “improve itself.” There, of course, has been Wordperfect 5.1, Novell 3.12, Corel Draw 3, and Solitaire 1 which were fine with the way they were. Firefox may have joined those products.
When Firefox made its inroads into the world of software browsers, it was at the expense of Internet Explorer 6.0. In 2006, one of the major security firms could no longer recommend Internet Explorer 6.0 and suggested that users switch to a browser with less security flaws such as Firefox. This helped put Firefox on the map and began its ascent to being a dominant browser.
Now Firefox finds that it has competition with Google Chrome and Internet Explorer has improved too.
Over the years, Firefox has been reliable with each version having a slight flaw that was soon fixed. For example version 4 had a problem that when you closed it you couldn’t reopen a new Firefox session. Now we have version 6 coming and the new version are located here:
I will try my Windows version later today and let you know what I think about it in a few days. But for now here’s hoping that joke about version numbers is only a joke.