Skip to content

Tag Archives: google

Google Donates Two Million Dollars To Wikipedia, No Strings Attached

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 […]

Posted 19 February 2010 § Internet § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

If I Knew Google Was Dropping By…

…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 […]

Posted 09 February 2010 § Internet § Main Page § Saskatchewan § Shea § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Shadowrun Has Arrived?

I never got into role playing games like many of my friends from elementary school did.  (In fact, the first time I was invited to play D&D at a friend's house in grade five or six, I got into a fistfight and bloodied another guy's nose!  After that, rolling a D20 to determine if you […]

Posted 14 January 2010 § Internet § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Ten Years of Tech Trends

 A funny article from the G&M looking at ten tech trends that you didn't even know existed in 2000.

Posted 30 December 2009 § Humour § Internet § List § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Waving Goodbye to 2009

Google Waving that is…

Posted 22 December 2009 § Internet § List § Main Page § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Send a Free Google Postcard (December 4, 2009)

To promote their Gmail service, Google is offering the chance for anyone to send a single free postcard to any US address, no strings attached.  Obviously being in Canada, this isn't as handy but you can still send it to someone you know in the US (or if you don't know anyone, why not drop […]

Posted 05 December 2009 § Internet § Main Page § United States § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Mashup of NHL Player Birthplaces (November 27, 2009)

This is very cool.  A Google Maps mash-up showing the birthplace of every player that's ever played in the NHL.  Although there is the expected broad swath through Canada, the northern US, Europe and Russia, I was surprised at how many countries and continents are actually represented.  (If you zoom in on the map, you'll […]

Posted 28 November 2009 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Main Page § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: