Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-07-27/In the news

Tips from PC World
PC World compiled a list of tips to help readers get the most out of their Wikipedia browsing experience. The tips include links to Wikipedia iPhone applications, a Wikipedia screensaver, and instructions on how to customize the browsing skin. The article also encourages readers to try editing articles and to fight vandalism.

Briefly

 * A New Zealand Department of Conservation worker edited Wikipedia articles to remove information about controversial 1080 poison drops to control bird predators, in violation of the department's Internet-use rules.
 * Ongoing coverage of the Wikipedia Academy at the National Institutes of Health includes this article in the Washington Post. See also the full Wikipedia Signpost article in this issue for more information and the Academy page for links to more news coverage.