As recently as last week, I still hadn’t made a decision on what I was going to do during the Winter Games. Originally I was thinking of going out of town to simply avoid the traffic snarls the games will surely bring (I work in North Vancouver) but those plans were dashed because my wife…
Today, Duane helped get the ball rolling with the announcement that WordCamp Vancouver 2010 planning had begun with June 12th, 2010 the current tentative date. I’ve attended a lot of WordCamps over the years…in a lot of different places. I’ve even had the honour to speak at a few of them too. This time around,…
Inspired by my pals Duane and Kris‘ recent photographic efforts online, I decided to rebuild my photography section on this site which previously was just a plugin that pulled in my Flickr stream. I’ve decided to make it a daily photo kind of site. Using a new theme (Duotone) which changes the screen colours based…
Earlier this week, I was contacted by CBC News to see if I’d be interested in talking on camera (as a technology expert) about various bluetooth devices and handsfree technology on the market. The reason for the story was the new law which goes into effect in British Columbia as of January 1st, 2010 where…
Over the holidays, I picked up a Mophie Juice Pack Air for my iPhone 3GS thanks to a great deal on Boxing Day ($48 @ London Drugs). I’ve been considering one of these types of battery packs for my iPhone for awhile. I already have the Griffin Power Jolt which works really well when you…
A quick detour on the way to work yielded this pre-dawn shot of Vancouver from the Cypress Mountain lookout: It was friggin’ cold though…next time I’ll plan ahead and bring a jacket (I wasn’t quite prepared for the winter temperatures since I was going to work).
Wow…what a day! This past Saturday was the 1st annual 12×12 Vancouver Photo Marathon…aka 12x12YVR. I was on the organizing committee and spent (most of) the day at our homebase inside the Blenz Coffee in Yaletown answering questions, meeting other photographers, drawing themes for the participants to agonize over, helping with the marathon’s social media…
I’m excited to report (really? report?) that my submission to SXSW Interactive 2010 was accepted as a Core Conversation. This is a little different than my original panel suggestion in that it’s meant to be an open conversation with those attending with myself and another panelist discussing our topic, “Do Cool Kids leave when the…
Recently, I was asked if I wanted to come and experience the Vancouver Opera as part of their Blogger Night at the Opera program. I immediately said yes as I’ve never been to an opera before…well at least not as a member of the audience. Huh? Were you in an opera? Kind of. Back when…
This past week, LG Canada invited me to come and check out some of their new mobile devices as well as participate in a Mobile Charity Challenge. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect but I’m always curious to check out new technology. We were shown a number of different types of mobile devices, some…