PowerPoint is NOT the Enemy

16 years ago

The “tl;dr” Version (or: “The Executive Summary”) High-ranking officers in the U.S. military say that PowerPoint makes them dumb. I…

The Toronto Transit Civility Commission’s Etiquette Poster Campaign

16 years ago

The folks at Posted Toronto, the National Post’s Toronto-centric blog, have come up with a clever idea: The TTCC –…

Which Action Movie Should You See?

16 years ago

Given the bounty of action films coming out this summer, you might not know which one to watch. Let this…

Live Long and Shocker

16 years ago

I don’t think Leonard Nimoy has any idea what that hand gesture [beware, raunchy content] means. The dude on the…

SAYLER!

16 years ago

Sometimes you’re so devoted to a band that you forget how to spell its name.

So You Need a Typeface…

16 years ago

Got a project and can’t decide on a typeface? This chart is by no means complete, but it might help…

Toronto Code Camp: Saturday, May 1st!

16 years ago

The 5th annual Toronto Code Camp takes place next Saturday, May 1st, in the SEQ building on Seneca College’s York…

Kate Beaton’s Scenes from “The Great Gatsby”

16 years ago

Halifax-based Kate Beaton draws funny historical comics at her site, Hark, a Vagrant! In her latest comic, she pokes fun…

Talking to the Kids in Their Language

16 years ago

When I was young, I used to cringe when adults made clumsy, if well-intentioned, attempts to speak in what they…