Transformers Instruction Archive A handy little resource for those that never kept the original box or the instructions that came with it. Somewhere -- in the dark recesses of the basement -- the Transformers of my youth are packed away safely and preserved for future generations (be they boy or
After almost two months of neglect I've resumed my routine -- a slightly modified routine. Rather than run for 38 minutes at my usual jaunt of 5.5 miles an hour I am now running for 40 minutes at 5 miles an hour. Not much of a difference
Matthew A. Haughey points out some problems with buying music from the iTunes Music Store (damaged or incomplete files, and accidentally buying duplicate songs. Another interesting problem has cropped up in the news: paying for silence. An understandable mistake considering it's not really practical for the iTunes staff
Yes, that is indeed a line from Spinal Tap, but once you see a few of this guy's sidewalk paintings you'll understand what I'm on about. His use of anamorphic perspective is quite mind bending, hence the title for today's post.
Adam Kalsey has posted his presentation for the Fastlane Ventures workshop How to Capitalize on Blogging. What interests me about his entry is the topic of using RSS to track recent developer changes in an application. That would be pretty handy, but it would also be a great way to
After using OS X for almost a year I’ve noticed an interesting change in my behaviour when I use Windows. Here are but a few examples of that behaviour: * I moved the Recycle Bin to the bottom-right of the screen to approximate the location of the Trash in the
While typing away and listening to music at work today I noticed something kind of interesting: my iPod (10 GB) actually has a bigger HD than the computer I use at work (approx. 8 GB). My original PC from 1996 had a mere 5 GB. That's just nutty,
The condo hunt on Sunday went well. There were a few I really liked, but I just wasn't sure about the location. I just didn't have the right feeling. There were also a few that sucked hard. This one place had a pretty rude concierge who
The search for a condo begins this Sunday. I'm very excited. The money part, however, confuses and frightens me. I expected as much. My real estate agent, who I haven't met yet but have spoken to on the phone, sent me a massive list of condos
On Wednesday morning of this week I saved a kitten from the elements. We found the little guy meowing away on the porch and, after realizing he had been abandoned, we took him the the local human shelter (the Scarborough Animal Centre on 821 Progress Ave). No collar, no chip,
* I’m still quite busy at work, but I expect to be less so in the coming weeks * I now know more about change, incident, and problem management than I did several months ago * I also know, as related to the previous point, a fair amount about assyst * My hunt
So apparently you can cross a tomato plant with a tobacco plant. My mother is working on something similar. It's a cross between coffee and a potato. She uses coffee grounds from Starbucks as compost and puts it on the garden religiously. The garden -- both front and