With Google announcing a two million dollar donation to Wikipedia, I wonder, “did I predict the future nearly four years ago?” “I don't know if any two technology companies have been better suited for each other. There's already been rumours of a strategic partnership and, like the recent YouTube purchase, I think a formal partnership […]
Have a big piece of “Happy Cake” today (but don't forget to share!)
The BC Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee has an unofficial blog with lots of good reading. (I was going to title this post “The only BC-related post you'll read on a blog this week that doesn't mention the Olympics.” But then I realised that this would be like the Hawthorne Effect of blogs. )
Hard to believe that today marks two years since Willie P. Bennett passed away. Fred Eaglesmith has apparently started covering a Willie P. song at the end of his concerts as a tribute to his long-time sideman…
Rumours were swirling about the top secret torch bearer who would light the Olympic Cauldron during the Opening Ceremonies last Friday. The best suggestion I heard was that they were going to use current video editing techniques or another recently unveiled technology such as a hologram to have Terry Fox “run” into the stadium, symbolically […]
SaskTel Max, a Saskatchewan-based cable TV service has a feature where they have local content available on-demand for their subscribers. This might be a clip profiling an upcoming festival or visiting a few of the best known restaurants around town. Or, in a week or two, it will include a guided tour to the services […]
Not sure if you heard but apparently the Wet & Rainy Olympics are in Canada this year and the opening ceremonies are tonight. The Olympics are once again a lightning rod of controversy and having them on our own doorstep has perhaps brought this home in a way that doesn't happen when they're in Italy […]
The City of Regina announced a new marketing campaign/brand/slogan earlier this week – “Regina: Infinite Horizons“. As you'd expect for anything like this, reaction was mixed with some people (eg. the mayor) loving it and some people (everybody else) hating it. I gotta admit – I kinda like it. I like the Web 2.0-y logo. […]
Not sure what my personal answer would be – maybe the print version of the Encylopedia of Saskatchewan? It's a massive book that's beautifully designed with tons of photos, charts and highly readable entries. Great for browsing. (via Reddit)
…I would've cut the grass! View Larger Map And my workplace – Regina Public Library on the right and beautiful Victoria Park on the left… View Larger Map Oh, okay, one more. Here's our family farm overlooking the Qu'Appelle Valley. (It's not documented but someone said that a lot of small towns are in the […]
