of winter, ontario musings

November 28, 2009

In recent weeks, Ontario has seen some beautiful Fall temperatures.  By this time last year, we actually had lots of snow in some places.  With November coming to an end shortly, we’ve seen above seasonal temperatures and some really beautiful hiking conditions.  Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but given there was snow [...]

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of 1password, an osx essential

November 27, 2009

I’m not sure why I haven’t chimed in on this before, but 1Password is a must have for OSX.  Version 3 is newly released (earlier this month) and finally has Firefox integration — this solves so many problems, especially for those of us who prefer Firefox over Safari. Also, if you have an iPhone, do [...]

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of simple replies

November 20, 2009

A developer wrote a rather nice and well thought complaint/plea to Steve Jobs of Apple.  Jobs’ response just about made my day.

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of power consumption

November 19, 2009

I have been waiting patiently for more information about Google’s PowerMeter. It seems like only a few lucky Utilities (and their customers) get to use this service, but power to the consumer! There are various alternatives out there to pique your interest. The only stipulation to all of this is whether or not you have [...]

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of choosing your own adventure, book info-porn

November 11, 2009

Choose Your Own Adventure (cyoa) books were very popular for people my age growing up. I recall spending hours going back and forth through various trees of decisions all the while fending off the carnal urges of cheating by reading all the endings at once. A designer chap by the name of Christian has beautifully [...]

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