RIP Miss Moneypenny
Lois Maxwell, the actress who first played original long-suffering admirer of super spy James Bond, passed away yesterday at 80. In my world, this is pretty significant news. But then, I am a movie geek. And like many …
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Could Google do evil?
My coworker Martin sent around a link to an article that paints Google as being a great big source of evil, tantamount to being the core of a near-police state. To say that it’s a little alarmist is putting it mildly. I …
Expensive floors are a problem
There’s two ways to install a floor: the cheap way and the expensive way. This isn’t about right and wrong — though important, for once this hasn’t been the sole guiding factor. And when the difference between them is …
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Remembering my circuits classes the hard way
Okay, first off: Roger and Ed. I didn’t take Engineering, so this wasn’t pounded in my head. So go easy on me, okay? I spend the weekend working as much as I could in the basement, trying to make some more headway given …
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Apple doesn't hate Canada ... Rogers, Bell, and Telus do
Those of us who’ve paid not only close attention to the rollout of the much-anticipated Apple iPhone but also to the Canadian mobile market don’t find this surprising. But we’re in the minority. A significantly larger …
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A really bad joke
I would never consider myself a funny person. I have my moments, but most of the time I’m not what you would call funny. I work with funny people, who have comedic timing, which I’m very thankful for. But I’ve never been …
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Experience Matters
We’ve been in the interactive marketing industry now for over 11 years. We’ve been there, we’ve done that, we’ve seen … well, maybe not all of it, but we’ve seen a lot. A lot of it is not great (ranges from okay …
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The iPhone is obsolete
This was originally posted at http://experiencematters.criticalmass.com/2007/09/13/the-iphone-is-obsolete/. The site is no longer active. Unless you’ve been living in the middle of Mongolia for the last six months, you …
We have heat!
Just as the first sub-zero forecast appears on our horizon, we have some heat to keep us from freezing. It’s taken a while longer than we planned, but thankfully it’s now up and running. The house is warm again (and not …
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10 Years Ago
Do you remember where you were 10 years ago? Today is the tragic anniversary of Princess Diana’s death. As I write this, services have already been conducted in England. I was reminded of where I was 10 years ago, and …
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