Writing by Brent Rockwood
My local Atlantic Superstore has a sale on 2GB USB drives for $9.99 this week. Unlike most cheapie drives, these ones actually pass the Windows ReadyBoost test with respectable numbers of 4809 KB/sec for random read and 1920 KB/sec sequential write. As an added bonus, the case looks like it might actually hold together for [...]
Bob Dylan is one of the world’s great songwriters, but as a performer he can be hard to love. Some of my friends were disappointed with his performance at the Metro Centre last week, but I knew what to expect. He doesn’t look at the audience. He doesn’t talk to the audience. He just [...]
My, oh my! Our venerable legislature surely attracts its share of outspoken folks. This affable gentleman makes me want to go to work for Google. Moral of this story — don’t be evil.
My neighbours had a wee fire in their dumpster on Saturday afternoon. Thank goodness our excellent fire department was able to get it under control in no time.
Halifax has plenty of coffee shops. Most every one of them offers free wireless internet access. When you think about it, this seems like a reasonable service to offer when your customers are willing to shell out five bucks for what is, essentially, a big glass of milk.
Unfortunately, Starbucks has recently partnered with Bell Canada [...]
Well, it may as well have been.
I wrote my first ever personal letter to an elected representative today. It’s not exactly earth-shattering stuff but definitely worthy of a blog entry. For your reading pleasure, here is my note to my councillor of HRM District 12, Dawn Sloane.
Councillor Sloane,
I am a resident of your district and live at 1343 Barrington Street. Over the [...]
I’ve got some old gear I’m trying to find a home for. First off, some high end CRT monitors which would be great for a graphic designer or anyone who cares more about colour accuracy than what an LCD can offer. Check them out on Craigslist at the link above if you’re in Halifax and interested. Also if [...]
I was on my way out for a walk in Point Pleasant Park when I picked up the Sunday Herald. In it, they had a photography article talking about how colours are muted in winter.
My cellphone camera and I respectfully disagree.
