Talk to Phil
I had a call a couple of days ago from Phil in customer service at Netfirms. Apparently, someone noticed that not only did I move my wine club’s website off Netfirms after only 2 months of a 12-month contract, but I documented the entire debacle on this blog in language that was not at all complimentary [...]
Mozart’s Requiem
Saturday night, Pat and I headed uptown to hear Mozart’s Requiem sung by All The King’s Voices at Our Lady of Perpetual Help church. For $15, definitely the best concert deal in town, and the choir was very good. They were fronted by four (I assume paid) soloists – Kimberley Briggs (soprano), Carolynne Godin (alto), Martin [...]
Don’t eat meat, except for these healthy kabobs
I just saw this unfortunate juxtaposition of headlines in my newsreader, both published in the G&M health news within a few hours of each other: Isn’t an editor supposed to check for things like this?
Testing out 8i
I finally moved my wine club’s site and blog off Netfirms (which sucks) and onto 8i Networks, where I’ve paid for only one month in order to figure out whether they are going to work for us. There were a few minor hiccups in the setup, such as me somehow not receiving the welcome email [...]
The last “Netfirms sucks” post
Oh, did I mention that Netfirms still sucks? The entire site for my wine club was down for at least an hour today, on the day that we announced the ticket sales for our next event (which are sold through the website). I also couldn’t get onto email or even the hosting control panel. That’s [...]
On the hunt for booze
I love The (Ontario) Beer Hunter. This little mashup of Google maps with data from LCBO, The Beer Store and other hooch-selling outlets finds me via my IP address, then shows me on the map what places are still open. It’s only 3:10pm, so I’m not really worried about everything being closed, but this is [...]
Later the same day, Netfirms still sucks
Netfirms sucks, did I mention that? Several hours since my last post, I now can’t get access to my email via my Outlook client, either inbound or outbound. Problems with the SMTP server are rampant, and often I give up and just use my DSL provider’s SMTP server, but this is a first for the [...]
And now for something completely different… oh, wait, Netfirms still sucks
It’s been a few days since I last posted about how Netfirms sucks, not because they stopped sucking, but because there wasn’t anything new to report. Today, they rise to new heights of suckage: I haven’t been able to get into my webmail for some time now this morning. I’m quite sure that calling their [...]
Sushi for non-sushi-eaters
If you have the time and patience, you can make sushi out of candy. Why, I’m not sure, although April Fool’s Day was mentioned. Via Boing Boing.
Musical themes
Ever notice that the opening notes of the music on the TED talks videos are nearly identical to those of the Battlestar Galactica theme? Coincidence? I think not… Do yourself a favour, watch both.
