Paying it backward and forward

by | Jun 28, 2006 | Personal

I had an interesting experience today. I went to a client’s office to do some work on one of their computers, and walked into a conversation between two women who work there. They mentioned how convenient it was that I showed up there at that time. One...

Defeat by acquisition

by | Jun 26, 2006 | Photography

I’m a little disappointed to learn today that Adobe has bought the RAW processing technology assets from Pixmantec. That means that you won’t be able to buy Raw Shooter Premium any more, and the free program Raw Shooter Essentials won’t be available...

Oh no, I think I’m a sports fan

by | Jun 19, 2006 | Personal

I’m a shame to artsy people everywhere. I’ve returned to my old habits of cheering for the Blue Jays. It’s been a long time since the Blue Jays organization has fielded a team worth watching, but this year’s team is really good. I guess I do...

Australopithecus

by | Jun 16, 2006 | Random Thoughts

For no reason at all, the word Australopithecus keeps popping into my head. I didn’t really know what an Australopithecus was, but it didn’t stop it from invading my head. I googled it, and found out that it’s a family of upright-walking primates...

How surprising

by | Jun 14, 2006 | BS Detector

I’m making good use of my new BS Detector category today. It must be one of those days. I just read a story at Digital Home that says, …according to a new survey conducted by Ipsos Reid on behalf of H.P., over half of Canadians (54%) feel that “watching...