Archive > April 2007

Home Sweet Home

It’s done, I’ve moved this bit of rambling to my own site.
Much as I enjoy the complete integration of everything Google, I like the endless tweaking possibilities of having my own copy of the engine. Plus, I’m on my own domain now, woot!
Of course, I’m having quite the difficult time finding a theme I’m happy [...]

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Watch What You Post on the Internet; srsly

I work part-time in a call centre and recently we were all called into a large meeting.
The topic of discussion: Facebook, that gleefully addicting social networking site.
It seemed there were some issues with people posting about work. It wasn’t that they were complaining about their job, it was that in doing so, they’d violated the [...]

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Tin Foil: It’s not just for blocking satellite signals

While the weather is beautiful, it is affecting my ability to get anything done. Glare! The harsh glare!
On my desktop’s monitor, it’s just annoying, having the half the screen slightly obscured by the day sphere’s rays, but then switch to laptop, oh man. Flat panel LCD monitors look great, until sunlight hits [...]

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No more fumbling for change at Timmies

While I’ve long supported Tim Hortons “no debit card” policy, it certainly has it’s drawbacks.
Waiting in line behind someone whose card won’t swipe properly when I’m already late for work and NEED coffee is irritating, but so is getting to a store and realizing I only have 50 cents in my pocket. No, I am [...]

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