TheShipsList
September 16, 2002
technology & work
One of the highlights of my day today was seeing the finished CD-ROM of “TheShipsList” which is the product of a lot of hard work. It’s cool to see
England, Half-English
September 16, 2002
music
One of my favourite musical artists is Billy Bragg. He’s got a new CD out with the Blokes called “England, Half-English.” I’ve been listening to it
Atlantic Film Festival
September 16, 2002
film
It’s here again. The 22nd Annual Atlantic Film Festival. With an almost overwhelming lineup of films this time, I’m going to be using my pass to get
Blosxom Continues to Bloom
September 15, 2002
blosxom
The latest version of Rael Dornfest’s simple, yet powerful ’blogging tool Blosxom is out and I’ve updated the site. It was a very simple transition
Faculty Orientation
August 23, 2002
learning & teaching & nscc
Today I’m leaving Truro after a week of Faculty Orientation to the NS Community College. It’s hard to believe that it’s over and that so much seems
Hot in Truro
August 18, 2002
learning & nscc
I’m in Truro, Nova Scotia now at the beginning of a week-long course that I am taking at the NS Community College campus. The participants are from
Slow Month…not!
August 16, 2002
screen arts & nscc
While the site hasn’t been updated the past few weeks, there is a reason. I’ve started working full-time as a faculty member of the Nova Scotia
Intercontinental Spontaneous Jam Session
July 31, 2002
art
Páll Thayer is an Icelandic artist who has launched his Intercontinental Spontaneous Jam Session on the Web. I saw a version of the ISJS at the
Stanley Kubrick
July 25, 2002
film
It’s Stanley Kubrick’s birthday today. I was trying to rewatch all the Kubrick films that I could before today, but I only managed to get through
Macworld NY Stuff
July 19, 2002
technology & apple
For people who use Macs the year seems to be punctuated with the Macworld shows that are spread out around the world. They are generally the places
QuickTime 6 is Official
July 15, 2002
quicktime
Finally, officially QuickTime 6 is released. I have been playing with the beta on my PowerBook and the MPEG-4 video is very nice and the AAC Audio
The Royal Tenenbaums
July 12, 2002
film
In my almost obsessive collecting of DVDs I carefully look at the DVDs and their packaging and content, interface, etc. One that I had been waiting
Web Standards Project
July 9, 2002
web
Is it important to follow Web standards when it seems that Microsoft has an overwhelming market share? Why yes! I moved away from table-based
Souvenir of Canada
July 2, 2002
books
What does it mean to be Canadian? Or more to the point, how does it feel to be Canadian? In general I think that Canadians have a difficult time
Is It Now?
June 25, 2002
film
Just saw “Minority Report” tonight. I have to say that I really enjoyed it. While “A.I.” was creepy and unsatisfying to me (I kept thinking that
That’s Why It’s the Web
June 24, 2002
web & technology & people
Sometimes when you surf around you find the strangest connections and then at some point you almost wind up looking at yourself in the mirror or at
Mr. Show
June 24, 2002
dvd & comedy & tv
I’m the proud owner of the new DVD of the first and second seasons of Mr. Show. Pretty much impossible to describe, Mr. Show is the brainchild of
Internet Radio Dying a Painful Death
June 22, 2002
music & copyright
On June 20, 2002 my favourite Internet radio station, SomaFM went off the air. I’d first found them through iTunes in the Radio section. Their
BBEdit 6.52
June 16, 2002
bbedit & tools
I finally took the plunge and updated my copy of BBEdit to the latest version. I’d been procrastinating the update since when I first bought the
Ceilidh Connection
June 11, 2002
technology
One of the cool things about having a PowerBook with AirPort is that you can wirelessly connect to networks… right now I’m sitting in a cafe in
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