'Reporting the facts is important. But so too is not reporting — or at least not focusing, day after day — on the lies.'

'Works of art in and of themselves, these ancient maps reveal a great deal more than the geographical knowledge of our ancestors. They tell stories of war and triumph, reveal myths and biases, and document modes of thought that have long been obsolete.'

'HTML conversation is reborn. Standards development around HTML seems to actually have a chance of influencing user experience in the browser, and Microsoft itself is participating in the HTML 5 conversation despite still holding roughly two-thirds of the browser market.'

'This amazing image on Google Earth could be the elusive proof that the Loch Ness Monster exists.'

'Google Books will offer free downloads of these and more than one million more public domain books in an additional format, EPUB. By adding support for EPUB downloads, we're hoping to make these books more accessible by helping people around the world to find and read them in more places.'

'Apple says there are hundreds of refinements and performance-boosting new technologies built into Snow Leopard, but many are under the hood.'