Virtualization’s coming of age
Mac Rumors: Apple Releases Boot Camp Beta (Windows XP on Mac)
It is about time! I never understood why Apple, Microsoft, Sun, or IBM never got on this long ago. The first time I ran Linux through VMware on a MS Windows box (wow that was 7 years ago… crazy) I had the thought… […]
Get Eh Listed
Check out Eh List?, a Canadian made blog statistics tracker.
My stats.
I’ll watch it for useful info and report back.
Canadian WiMAX network launched
ArsTechnica | Canadian WiMAX network launched
For $45-$60/month replace your wired cable/adsl internet connection for a wireless one from Bell and Rogers. If it is as reliable as Rogers phone service, watch out. But an interesting new service for those on the move. Decent coverage areas, uses a licensed frequency band to limit […]
I’ve had it … I’m switching
It is official, I am switching to Windows Vista. After being fed up with compiling kernels on a Saturday night, I switched from Linux to Mac OS X. But the eye candy is so useless, and reduces my productivity (Expose and Dashboard especially). After trying out the latest Vista beta, anything Mac […]
On tech and business
I was talking to the wife this evening about the irrational behaviour of the retail investors that don’t know how to value a company and pay $38 a share for Tim Hortons, and some of the other business related commentary I have (some posted here). She asked me “Why aren’t you in finance?” […]
Podcast sustainability 2
This is a follow up to this commentary that raised questions but did not provide any value-added ideas about alternatives.
I refuse to waste my time listening to the various “advertisements” that are cut-and-pasted into podcasts. Yes… they are cut and pasted because they break the flow, and have no place in the content […]
Azureus on an Intel Mac + Rogers and BitTorrent
Because Rogers blows and has been packet shaping Bittorrent and other large files (i.e. podcasts) and slowing them to a crawl, I needed to find a solution. It seems encrypted BT connections out foxes the packet shapers (since they cannot read the encrypted headers)… so I go and get the lastest (2.4.0) Azureus for […]
miniTH experience begins
Mac mini Duo + Plextor ConvertX PVR with Elgato EyeTV + Front Row
I’ve been waiting since the initial release of the Mac mini to put a HTPC together… TV never looked so good, and now I can choose what and when I want to watch.
This is the first post from the mini. At 1280×720p […]
Hart House Lecture 2006 - Michael Geist
The Hart House Lecture 2006, on March 30th, is being delivered by Michael Geist. The title of his lecture is Our Own Creative Land: Cultural Monopoly and the Trouble With Copyright, discussing “the Bulte incident, highlighting the opportunities presented by the Internet, placing the current round of copyright reform in context, and sketching out […]
That is one big hotspot - T.O.
TheStar.com - T.O. to become wireless hotspot
CBC News | Business | Toronto set to be wirelessly connected metropolis: report
One word… SWEET!
Can you say WiFi Podcast Radio to a car near Toronto?
Toronto Hydro Corp. needs to roll out smart metering of electricity consumption (legislated by the Province of Ontario) to bill at variable rates throughout […]