My Photography Workflow
At BarCamp on Saturday, 2 of the sessions I took part in were led by John Biehler & Scott Prince. First, a photowalk in & around the Discovery...
Activities & Over-scheduling
So being a dad to a smart, inquisitive boy, I of course want Liam to experience everything possible, to help him find things that he likes. But I also...
BC's coming HST
I've been giving some thought about the upcoming HST, which will harmonize the 5% federal GST with our existing 7% PST into a single 12% tax. From what I...
The Bead
Yesterday, Leah and Liam sat down and made a bead-phone with this bead-art craft kit we have (you stick little rubberized beads on a mat with little posts...
My PVR and my vision for my TV-viewing future
I've been thinking lately around the business model for Cable/TelCos & PVRs, and it seems to me that the current model is likely to be short-lived,...
Twitter vs. Facebook
I've been thinking some of late about my relationships with Twitter & Facebook, and why, more or less as soon as Twitter came around, I stopped...
Women in tech I admire: Lauren & Emira
So today is "Ada Lovelace day", a brand-new thing, to celebrate women in Tech, something that is definitely an issue, as many have pointed out when...
Parking Prices as social Experiment
Most time when I drive to work (not too often, but often enough in order to be able to get to pick Liam up in time from daycare), I try to park for free....
Witnessed: A Clandestine Meeting
I pull up to a stall in an underground parking garage. In the black SUV next to me, a 50-something chinese woman sits in the back seat, knitting. The...
Taxis on Twitter?
So I was thinking that Twitter seems like the perfect interface for talking to taxi companies - A quick search didn't reveal any obvious links for how to...