…and the results have been less than optimal. Read this story (and more) on Global Nerdy.
Monthly Archives: October 2006
Oct
30
2006
My 20th High School Reunion
On Saturday, I attended a reunion for the school where I spent grades 6 through 13 (back then, there were 5 years of high school in Ontario), De La Salle College “Oaklands”, a Catholic school located just north of downtown Accordion City. It sounds strange saying this, but it was my class’ twentieth anniversary of [...]
Oct
30
2006
New Articles on "Global Nerdy"
Techies: you can either read our tech blog, Global Nerdy, or wallow in the filth of your own ignorance and uncoolness.
A Tale of Two Swagmen: Back when we were in a band, George had the better “chick magnetism” as he was the bassist and I played keyboards (and not just keyboards, but keytar!). The shoe’s [...]
Oct
27
2006
Recent Articles on Global Nerdy
If you like tech news, you’ll love Global Nerdy:
Tired: Mile-High Club. Wired: WiFi Club.: A link to the list of airlines that offer internet connectivity on their planes.
Jason Calacanis Swiped Our 5-Step Plan for Becoming an A-Lister!: That rat-bastard keeps stealing our ideas!
Scoble: Zune Isn’t the Next Wonder Glove Monkey
Vox: MySpace for the Literate: [...]
Oct
27
2006
XBox 360: Day One
Mmmm…Zombie-killin’ time!
Last night, before heading home, I went to Blockbuster to rent a couple of games on which to give my new XBox 360 a test run.
“Get something fun for me,” said the Ginger Ninja. This was going to be difficult, as the 360 seems to be the console that pays the least attention to [...]
Oct
26
2006
Tris is on a Roll!
I’m not the only one blogging his conference activities. If you go over to the Tucows Blog, you’ll find not only my blog entries on the Ajax Experience, you’ll also find a boatload of entries written by our pal Tris Hussey, who’s at the Blog Business Summit in Seattle. Go check them out!
Articles written by [...]
Oct
26
2006
James Duncan Davidson and Me
The gentleman pictured below is James Duncan Davidson. He’s often seen at conferences where the subject matter can be classified as “Web 2.0″, where’s he’s easy to find: just look for the friendly, smiling redheaded dude with the mega-phallic camera lens. Here he is taking pictures of a panel session at the Ajax Experience:
In addition [...]
Oct
26
2006
South Boston, Concisely Explained with a Single Photograph
Okay, I’m kidding. Having just flown back from Boston, the city was on my mind when I stumbled across this photo this morning.
Many thanks to Miss Fipi Lele, who keeps sending me these lovely pictures.
Oct
26
2006
XBox 360 Game Recommendations?
As you may have read, I won an XBox 360 core system in a trivia game at the Ajax Experience yesterday (I knew that learning Java development trivia would come in handy someday!).
If you’ve got XBox 360 games that you love, recommend them to me in the comments! I prefer the shootin’, killin’ and adventurin’ [...]
Oct
26
2006
Look Before You Poop
Perhaps I’ve become a bit too comfortable in Logan International Airport’s Terminal C.
Terminal C is the terminal I use most often, after the ones in Toronto. Of the airlines that have regular Toronto-Boston routes, Air Canada is probably the best option, both price- and comfort-wise. They tend to use larger and more comfortable jets than [...]
Oct
26
2006
The Swag Report, Part 2
Over at Global Nerdy, I’ve filed part two of my report on the dot-com-bubble-esque swag and prizes being given away by the vendors and organizers at the Ajax Experience conference. Check it out!
Oct
25
2006
The Swag Gets Better
At the end of the Ajax Experience conference, they were giving away prizes to people or groups of people who could correctly answer trivia questions. These weren’t cheap prizes either — we’re talking iPod nanos, iPod videos, XBox 360s and Mac Minis.
For correctly identifying Rasmus Lerdorf as the creator of the PHP programming language, Brent [...]
Oct
25
2006
The Swag Report, Part 1
The goodies that they’re giving away at the Ajax Experience conference are pretty sweet — they’re almost at dot-com bubble levels. I’ve got the first part of my swag report over at Global Nerdy.
Oct
24
2006
The Most Popular T-Shirt at the Ajax Experience
Hello from the Ajax Experience conference in Boston!
Not too long ago, you probably couldn’t get a self-respecting software developer to wear an AOL t-shirt (I joked that once upon a time, they’d have been as popular as NAMBLA shirts). However, AOL seems to be embracing the mash-up scene and they’ve cranked out a series of [...]
