Dickson's Blogathon

February 2005 - Posts

• Week long upgrades complete!

  After a week long upgrades of the servers, we are finally finished.   It wasn't easy as we lost two hardrives along the way but I'm sure our efforts will pay off with the better reliability and faster service.  Our final upgrade will Read More posted 25-02-2005 09:02 by dicksonw | 2 Comments Filed Under: General

• Murphy hates me and I hate him too

  Just like Murphy predicted, something bad will always happen at the worst time and lo and behold, the database server went down as people started to wake up on early saturday and in particular, as Mack Male and Megan Fowler prepared to podcast from the Read More posted 20-02-2005 02:16 by dicksonw | 2 Comments Filed Under: General

• Privacy laws end at your borders

  Reading the news today, I came across an article that announced the commissioning of U.S. Submarine Jimmy Carter.  According to officials, this submarine will play a vital role in the war against terrorism with its capability of tapping undersea Read More posted 19-02-2005 12:05 by dicksonw | 1 Comments Filed Under: General

• Paramagnus Podcast Wizard Beta 1 Launch!

  As many of you may know, Paramagnus Developments Inc. has been working on a podcasting software for quite some time now and I'm happy to announce our first beta release of Podcast Wizard at the Northern Voice Conference where Mack Male will be in Read More posted 18-02-2005 04:24 by dicksonw | 4 Comments Filed Under: General, Computer/Technology

• Google Launches Map Search Beta

  Today, Google announced the release of its Map service (beta) allowing one to search for directions and local businesses and although it does not compare to well establish programs like Microsoft Mappoint (which I use frequently), I believe it does have Read More posted 08-02-2005 10:09 by dicksonw | 3 Comments Filed Under: General

• Year of the COCK!

  If you're chinese or virtually chinese, you will probably know that today is Chinese New Year and marks the start of the Year of the Rooster!  According to chinese traditions, remeber to shower, clean the house and have dinner with your family.  Read More posted 08-02-2005 09:48 by dicksonw | 2 Comments Filed Under: General

• Online gaming subscription actually saves you money

  Recent years has shown an explosion of online gaming subscription services and while I have been out of the gaming loop for years, I can't help but notice when a vast majority of my engineering friends have succumbed to its addiction.  Particularly, Read More posted 08-02-2005 01:20 by dicksonw | 2 Comments Filed Under: General

• Party at my house!!

  I was told today that there will be a WortStock party at my place on the 24th/25th of February. Here are the details: http://blogs.blogosphere.ca/inge/archive/2005/02/07/5430.aspx I'm wondering will there be any house rules.... Read More posted 07-02-2005 04:33 by dicksonw | 3 Comments

• Volkswagon: Small but tough

  If you have been following the news, you might have heard about a video making its way around the internet where a suicide bomber blows himself up in a Volkswagon Polo but the explosion is absorbed by the car.  The makers of the movie have since stopped Read More posted 02-02-2005 10:27 by dicksonw | 3 Comments Filed Under: General, Computer/Technology

• Belated Birthday Bash and then some!

  Yesterday, I celebrated my belated birthday at Boston Pizza with Megan, Mack, Kimmi, Felicia, Chu, Michelle, Jen, Sharon and Yili.  And I think Andrew was there too but can't remember.  It was quite fun and I got some pretty neat gifts!  Read More posted 02-02-2005 10:19 by dicksonw | 2 Comments Filed Under: General