Posts in Ideas

It’s been quite a turbulent year this year. Kicking it off it began with a temperature of -35 on New Years day, lots of cleaning up from the celebrations the night before but more holiday fun ahead in Canada. Travelled through Western Canada with my... [+]

Well it’s been a long time since I’ve posted pretty much anything on my pages of wisdom here. Which pretty much indicates that I’ve been busy. Very busy, and loving it. I’ve been buried in books and code. My previous employer got me back off... [+]

I’m getting so sick and tired of all these posts that show up in my rss reader from sources like Digg, Techcrunch and Wired. They all seem to talk in absolute terms, making their content come across as gospel, when in fact it is written... [+]

I recently read and listened to the Audiobook of David Allen, titled “Getting Things Done”. It was quite effective in its message, I did indeed enjoy it. There is one message in this book that i think is the most important of all the content.... [+]

So i got a response from blurb from their Customer Service bots today on one of my blog posts. Here was the comment:  Hi, Checking in from Blurb. Wanted to make sure you received your book. If not, please contact customer support. We couldn’t find... [+]

Gunpowder tea (珠茶; pinyin: zhū chá) is a form of green Chinese tea produced in Zhejiang Province of China in which each leaf has been rolled into a small round pellet. It is believed to take its English name from the fact that the tea... [+]

I wrote a post a couple of days ago about our experience ordering a custom made book via Blurb shipped through UPS. It outlined our frustration with the entire process, how our order was delayed, further delayed, and delayed yet again. The book was meant... [+]

They are Awesome!

I wish they did books too! I ordered these mugs before Christmas. Took a while to get them, but they came! The quality of the product is awesome. Even though the mugs are made in china, the print is just perfect. There are no bumps... [+]

Blurb, an online service, web2.0 whatever, where their customers can create their own books from their own content. My girlfriend had an awesome idea/surprise whereby she spent hours of time working away at making me my own book based on my current travels in Canada.... [+]

By Rob Taylor CANBERRA (Reuters) – Just one can of the popular stimulant energy drink Red Bull can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke, even in young people, Australian medical researchers said on Friday. The caffeine-loaded beverage, popular with university students and adrenaline... [+]

So you want to be able to nerd it up and show you’re mates just how nerdy you are? What better way than to tweet from your terminal screen! Here is my quick little guide: Somewhere on your computer make a file, i called mine... [+]