I know that everybody who reads this blog doesn't necessarily read all of the same blogs that I do. So every once in awhile, I like to highlight some of the great entries I've found elsewhere. For example, Meshell had a great post on what exactly a blog is, why people do it and a […]
Last night, while thinking about the vast publishing industry and the fact that you could never read even a fraction of the books published each year, even in a lifetime of reading, I wondered “Are there any books that you could be sure that almost every single person who is a reader has read?” I […]
I'm writing an article on Facebook for Feliciter and have spent quite a bit of time on the site recently (er, even more than usual ) so I thought I'd update my list of easy ways to improve Facebook.1. Let users see the list of friend requests that have been sent but not accepted yet […]
MetaFilter is having one of its periodic debates about Web 2.0. As I mentioned the last time I talked about this, young, web-savvy types are supposed to be cynical about everything, especially what they see as marketing-driven buzzwords like Web 2.0 (read the thread for more insight.)Still, one comment in that thread caught my eye, […]
Following up on my promise from awhile ago to add an “About Me” page to this blog, I decided to do something a bit different than the traditional, paint-by-numbers, paragraph-long business-style bio or the fun but frivolous, paragraph-long informal version that many web sites have (er, no offense meant if that's what your web site […]
I briefly thought about liveblogging the Oscars last night but realised that I'd just make the same snarky jokes that everyone else did. So instead, I thought I'd post hypothetical instructions on how you might view some of these films without leaving the comfort of your own home.1. Hypothetically, download and install Azuerus, a bittorrent […]
From my time on the Calgary Freedom to Read Week committee and having planned a student reading at FIMS, I’ve heard quite a few misconceptions about what “Freedom To Read” is about: Here’s what Freedom to Read is not:1. Freedom to Read is not limited to reading. Freedom to Read means you have the right […]
I've seen a real boom in the amount of friends I've added on Facebook in the past week or two. I hate to use a buzzword but it really seems like you reach a “tipping point” where you have a big enough circle of friends that someone finding you leads to a better chance of […]
Talking to Michelle Lake on IM and it sounds like she's got a good line-up for the Freedom to Read Week event on Monday although there's still room for more readers to sign up, even now. So if you're interested in reading, why not drop her a line! Here's the scoop on the event:What: Freedom […]
Heard via the grapevine that “505 – Technology” is officially gone as a required course at FIMS. Here's a bit of background on how this came about… (Disclaimer: all of the following is from my admittedly-faulty memory of stuff that happened months ago when I was at my busiest point in my final semester. For […]
