More on how Netfirms sucks
Did I mention that Netfirms sucks? Oh yeah, I wrote about it a two days ago. This morning, I couldn’t get on to my webmail, and pages from WordPress were taking 15-30 seconds each to load. When I tried to go to the WordPress admin pages, I would get part of the main dashboard page, [...]
A webinar on how to give a webinar
I attend a lot of webinars (short for “web seminar”) since it’s a great way to get information on a product, or just hear a talk on a particular subject without leaving my desk. I also speak on a number of webinars, mostly those hosted by the integration portal that hosts my business blog. However, [...]
Getting Canada out of Afghanistan
There are over 11,000 people who have already signed the NDP’s petition to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan. You could be next. Unlike most internet petitions which become filled up with fake names, this one requires your full name and address, so is more likely to be taken seriously as a real petition. From Jack [...]
Testing out Flickr plugin for Windows Live Writer
Just testing out the Flickr plugin for Windows Live Writer, which allows me to search for any Flickr user’s photos and pop them right into a posting in Windows Live Writer (which I now use for all of my blogging). Suddenly, I’m not so concerned about the problem that I was having setting up a [...]
Our host, the zombie
Last night’s Hallowe’en soiree was great fun, especially considering that most people were in costume. I didn’t have the time or inclination to come up with ideas and wrestle Damir into a costume, so we went as ourselves, but there were a lot of great ideas there. Our host, taking time out of his day [...]
WordPress hosting woes
I’ve never found the perfect ISP, and not for lack of trying. Moving all of my blogs (except for my business blog, which is hosted on an integration portal site) to WordPress a few months ago just highlighted a few of the problems with the ISPs that I do deal with, a point that I [...]
Today’s frustration: HP online customer service
I decided to use HP‘s customer support site’s Active Chat feature to answer what should have been a simple question: does my HP tc4200 tablet notebook interface with the HP EN488UT docking station. There’s a brand-new one on eBay, shipping from Canada (which makes it a whole lot more attractive) for about half the price [...]
Cool Photoshop stuff
I’m not a Photoshop user, but my friend Pat is an amazing hand at it, having won at least one Worth1000 competition with her creations. Of course, she’s a technical writer for Alias (now part of Autodesk) and has been using some pretty amazing graphics software for years, which probably gives her a leg up. [...]
Dubai Palm Islands satellite photos
Want to see what too much money looks like? I was along that coast about 6 years ago, long before these artificial islands were started and the biggest piece of conspicuous consumption was the Burj al Arab hotel. I have to admit, I’d go back and lie on that beach in a second, it was great.
Preparing for Hallowe’en
I don’t usually make a big deal about Hallowe’en — in fact, for years, I was one of those people who sat around in the dark at home so that no one would knock on my door. Okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but I haven’t attended a lot of Hallowe’en parties in my [...]
