May 10, 2012
Current Thoughts » The eBook Companion Video
Remember my first eBook from yesterday? Of course you do. So it turns out that reaction to the eBook was overwhelmingly positive! One of my friends even suggested that I follow up with a video.
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May 08, 2012
Current Thoughts » My First eBook
Here it is! Free of charge, and free of DRM. Download and enjoy my first eBook: How To Be Good At (almost) Everything.
Comments? :)
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April 25, 2012
My Life is a Stereo » Under The Bridge
In the fall of 1991 I was living in Kelowna but I still had friends back in Vancouver, so I would make the four hour drive to Vancouver about once a month. Some times I would spend a day or an evening all by myself in the big city...
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April 04, 2012
Technology » Titanium Tutorial 2j - Database Sync With JSON
This is the second Titanium database tutorial, modified to use JSON. You may want to read the first Titanium database tutorial for reference first, however this tutorial is where you should start actually working with Titanium Studio.
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February 28, 2012
Current Events » Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed
Kids are amazing, and their minds are ALWAYS going full speed ahead, aren't they?
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February 21, 2012
Finance » Canada's Federal Debt 2012: Still Rising
Canada is going deeper into debt - federally, that is. This is the third fiscal year in a row where the Conservative Party of Canada have carried through on their plans for a non-balanced budget.
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February 13, 2012
Current Thoughts » Move Twitter Content Pane Left
I have been using Twitter for a while, and each time they change their site design it takes a bit of time to get used to it again. However, their last change (which I only recently inherited) didn't sit well with me; I don't like the content pane on the right. Here's a way to move it back to the left...
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February 12, 2012
Nostalgia » First Years in Residence
I spent the first two years of university living in residence. These were segregated dorms rooms, just large enough to hold a bed, desk, and dresser/closet. Living in residence was both a blessing and a curse...
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February 09, 2012
Technology » 11 Year Old Game Development: Happy Cats
Ever since my daughter decided that she wanted to develop an iPhone game, she's been wracking her brain for ideas. Then after she comes up with an idea, there is a rapid-fire question and answer period with Dad (me). Here's her idea for "Happy Cats".
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February 01, 2012
Technology » The Cloud Brought Me Back Down
In 2005 I wrote an article How Do Normal People Survive With One, in which I outline all the benefits of running multiple computers. In just over six years, it seems that everything has changed...
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January 25, 2012
Stories from Others » Christmas Morning Flasher
This is one of the lesser-told stories from my Dad. Early one Christmas morning, my Mom and Dad went out for a walk along their street. It was December 1968, three months after they were married.
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November 22, 2011
My Life is a Stereo » Lavender Blue
In the fall of 1985, I was listening to a cassette tape of Misplaced Childhood by Marillion. I'm pretty sure I stretched the tape by playing it so much.
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October 28, 2011
Nostalgia » They Call Me Beef
Childhood nicknames are a wonder. They range from insightful to cruel, from flattering to confusing and beyond. They can be based on the person's real name, their hair color (or some other physical feature), their favorite sport... the list goes on. There is one nickname I never could figure out, though...
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October 11, 2011
My Life is a Stereo » On Every Street
I'm usually living in the present (or these days, the future), so it isn't often that I'll reminisce about a past relationship. Sometimes a song will remind me of a specific time or event...
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October 04, 2011
Current Events » Someone Saved My Life Tonight
I was driving home after a game of curling tonight, traveling the same route I always take home, around 11:30 pm. I was sitting at the first controlled intersection, waiting on the red light to turn green...
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