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Snow Patrol
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I know I am behind the times – one look at my 747 collars and wide wale cords is a dead giveaway. But once in a while in my travels on the net I run across a music video that sets me off on a hunt for the group behind the tune. One of these tunes came up in a search for Dr. Who videos – the group Snow Patrol (from Ireland), the tune ‘Run’. Here it … Read entire article »
Filed under: Video
Off to School CHA-Ching!
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Well, the kids are back in school for another year. This is the time of year when we leave Walmart with endless bags of school supplies that will probably end up in the bottom of a locker wrapped in a three month old bologna sandwich. Technology is the same. With the start of a new school year comes the ‘need’ to upgrade your computer and/or software to meet the demands of the next school / high … Read entire article »
Filed under: Technology
High Tech Preserving Low Tech
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These days all you hear about is 3G, 4G, iPod, iPad, Playbook and Kobo – it seems somedays like the noble pen has gone the way of the dodo bird! Don’t get me wrong! Some of the new technology is both mind boggling and absolutely to drool over! The key word here is ‘Some’! A lot of the new ‘toys’ that I see being hawked on the web are literally ‘toys’ – a great way to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Technology
The NFB Online Is Just Plain Cool!
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Technology can teach, assist and often frustrate the heck out of you! But occasionally I will come across a new technology that is just plain cool – the kind of ‘techno-gulty-pleasure’ you want to sneak under the covers with a flashlight! It’s even worse if you are an old movie or esoteric film buff like I am! Although it may not be a first stop for you on the Web, The National Film Board of Canada, something … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Technology
The Mighty Internet Mice
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This is probably a bit of a segue from my usual column on new apps and systems, but if you bear with me there is a relationship… * * * The boss wrote a few days ago about people turning to the Internet for real news and a couple of articles today make me start to really appreciate that statement. Where else can you expect to get ‘relatively’ unbiased coverage of important issues in Canada? Or coverage at … Read entire article »
Filed under: Technology
The Next Digital Rembrandt
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If you are into creating art there are quite a number of excellent places on the web you will want to take advantage of. Learning the techniques behind creating art is a lifelong process, and unlike the past where you would have to sign up for an art class the web brings some of the most creative tutorials right to your computer screen. One of the best that I have found is at Good Tutorials. While the focus on Good Tutorials remains primarily the world of Photoshop, there is also plenty of information on photography, animation and even web programming. * To go along with those nifty new techniques, how about some good old Open source plugins for your favourite art software? The GIMP Plugin Registry has been around, well, as long as … Read entire article »
Filed under: Technology
.holycow!
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Just when you thought it was safe to get back into the Internet pool… In a membership vote this morning ICANN, the Internet domain name regulatory agency, approved perhaps the greatest change in registration in the 26 year history of the net! Until today anyone registering a domain name had a handfull of choices – .com, .net, .org, a country domain name like .ca, or one of the new .biz / .info type domains. But that is about to change… For a mere $185,000 application fee ICANN will approve custom TLD’s (Top Level Domains – the fancy name for the stuff after the ‘dot’)! So instead of typing www.apple.com to reach the Apple Store, you might be able to reach anything relating to Apple via the .apple TLC. And of course in the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Technology
Am I A Luddite Geek?
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Ten years ago if you had called me a 'Luddite' you would have been met with howls of laughter. Today I am not so sure. Ten years ago content management systems were just appearing on the horizon, widespread use of cell phones had been in North America for less than a decade and tabbed browsing (let alone Firefox) were in the future. How far we have come since the turn of the millenium! A couple of things that have crossed my desk in the last few weeks make me start to question where we are going with technology and whether we really understand and control our techno-destiny. Last week I got into an almost heated argument on Facebook regarding Microsoft and Open Source. The gist of it was that Microsoft is now introducting … Read entire article »
Filed under: Technology
Today’s Events
February 7, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
February 7, 2012 – Reach Out & Learn - 7:00 pm
Coming Events
- February 7, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
- February 7, 2012 – Reach Out & Learn - 7:00 pm
February 8, 2012 – Recycling - Mildmay - All Day- February 9, 2012 – Teeswater Pipe Band - 7:30 pm
February 10, 2012 – Youth Curling - 6:00 pm- February 13, 2012 – South Bruce Business Information Meeting - 7:30 pm
February 14, 2012 – Valentine's Day - All Day- February 14, 2012 – Recycling - Teeswater/Formosa - 8:00 am
- February 14, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
- February 16, 2012 – Teeswater Pipe Band - 7:30 pm
- February 17, 2012 – Youth Curling - 6:00 pm
- February 21, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
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