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September 2006 - Posts
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Today was a much slower day. A lot less foot traffic and many of them had already attended the expo on the previous day. Despite this, we still got a lot of interviews (4 or 5) but I don't expect any of them to be posted until monday. Read More
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The Portable Media Expo officially started today and like I predicted in my previous posts, it was well worth the trip! The day began with two keynote address. The first speaker was Leo Laporte who touched on where podcasting was headed and the second Read More
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Whether you're a beginner at .NET or an expert looking to extend your knowledge, the Edmonton Code Camp is an ideal place to accomplish your goals. The Edmonton Code Camp on September 30th (on a saturday so you don't need to take time off work) will be Read More
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For anyone who has travelled by air, one of the most annoying thing to happen is to have your bag emptied out for screening. But where annoying turns into frightening is when you're ushered into a room with tinted windows. Today's trip was uncomfortable Read More
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China might not be the epicenter of blogs but their sheer population size and the speed at which social trends spreads makes them a force to be reckon. In August 2006, China state media reported they have reached 34 million blogs, a 30-fold increase Read More
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With barely a day since launch, Mack and I will be heading down to California tomorrow for the Podcast and Portable Media Expo! The expo won't begin until the 29th but a press conference and booth setup will probably take up the majority of our time Read More
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It's been brewing for almost two years now and finally, I'm happy to announce that we are going public with Podcast Spot, a powerful and easy to use podcast hosting service! Podcast Spot is not your typical hosting service and has been designed from Read More
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This is what I will use for Windows Vista's ReadyBoost feature. Read More
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Even though it has been months since the VenturePrize competition, we're still getting some press coverage. In the front section of today's Edmonton Journal, you can find a two page article on the VenturePrize competition highlighting the importance of Read More
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If you haven't already seen the 1000s of posts out there, Microsoft has just beta launched its YouTube competitor dubbed MSN SoapBox. Unfortunately, their beta list is already full so I don't know too much about it other than what is floating Read More
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CBC is having a vote for the greatest Canadian inventions that will be aired on January 3rd, 2007. Here's my top 10 pick from their list of 50 inventions (in no particular order): plexiglass alkaline bateries radio voice transmission light bulb telephone Read More
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What's better than two cores? Quad cores! Intel's Core 2 Quadro chips are set to hit the market sometime in mid-October and a recent review by Toms Hardware show very impressive results. For most computer users, the extra cores are nothing to be excited Read More
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It's a sad day when even students become victims of violence. I was at the World Health Club today when I saw the news coverage on the Montreal school shooting. At least one gunman walked into the Dawson College and started shooting Read More
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Finally, Telus will be beefing up their internet infrastructure to bring fibre optics closer to homes by 2009! This new infrastructure should be able to allow speeds of 15 or 30 mbps - that is 1900 kb/s - 3800 kb/s. Of course, this pales in comparison Read More
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Following my previous post on education with another one, what happens if technology, curriculum and parents are not enough to get the needed grades for your child? Turn to drugs. That's what more and more parents are doing by getting their doctors to Read More
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As much as people question Microsoft's business practices, no one can dispute their philanthropic work in the community. Most recently, they helped launch a "School of the Future" in Philadelphia to help address the changing demands of Read More
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Wow, who would have thought an upgrade would have been so painful! But I'm glad I'm finally out of the stone age and able to take advantage of some of the better features Community Server offers.
Although CS 2.1 is the current release, I've elected Read More
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I meant to write this post sooner but I've been preoccupied this long weekend with the release of an updated Podcast Spot, catching a very good Alfred Hitchcock film and trying to make the most of the remaining summer days. Yesterday was Read More
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I was browsing the internet today and came across an interesting tool from the Microsoft Labs that can predict "a customer's age, gender, and other demographic information according to his or her online behavior-that is, from search queries and webpage Read More
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I'm not going to pretend I follow Air Canada closely nor do I ride their planes often but on the several occasions that I have, I've always thought to myself "There is no way you can compete with WestJet.". By comparison, WestJet flights are usually cheaper, Read More
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