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I’ve often used this blog as a place to list applications and companies that have angered, annoyed or frustrated me. I would like to think that the (albeit minimal) exposure that my blog has could one day help to drive the changes I, and my commenters, have called for in the apps and companies that…

With the removal of Google apps from iOS, Apple had to find alternate data sources for their mapping application. Although they have data from over 10 different sources, their data has been found to be inferior to that of Google. Let’s look at why. Data Inaccuracies While TomTom and Yelp (the two biggest data sources…

About a year ago I remember reading an article about Telus unlocking all phones by request within 90 days of contract (essentially beyond the return policy – makes sense!) At the time, all phones were supported except for iPhones. I’m guessing this is due to the time required to build a tie-in with Apple’s unlocking…

Quick link to the TouchPad at Future Shop. This past Sunday I walked in to Future Shop and was informed that just a few days before, staff were able to purchase the new HP TouchPad for only $150. Limited time offer. I was sorely disappointed that I missed this great opportunity. I thought, at the time, that…

Tons of changes to the site today. It now has a brand new background – the brown stripes really didn’t look good on some displays (mostly ones with bad contrast), and it was hard to get content to overlay on top of it smoothly. The banner at the top of the page was a bit…

Been working on getting the projects page up and running today, got a whole bunch added in! Fancy Javascript effects on the images and any linked images as well. I simply refuse to direct someone to another page for loading a simple image! It’s not going to happen. Next up… I have some presentations I…

Since I am now on the hunt for a job that best makes use of the skills I have learned while undertaking my Computer Science degree at Dalhousie, I figured my website could use an upgrade – just a blog that looks like OS X Finder was a bit too bland for my tastes! I…

As of early last Monday, the 15th of December, I was on my Way to Ajijic Mexico for the holidays. It started at the Halifax Airport at about 7AM with plans to head to Newark, on to Houston and then to Guadalajara, which is about 30 minutes away from Ajijic. The layover was supposed to…

Wow… coolest data centre ever. I knew there was a reason I originally wanted to work in Sweden! ———————————————– Futuristic Data Bunker in Sweden « Data Center Knowledge: ” Home Data Center Design Futuristic Data Bunker in Sweden Futuristic Data Bunker in Sweden November 14th, 2008 : Rich Miller This data center was built in…

What the hell Nintendo? New Accessory Bundle From Nintendo Seems Pointless: ” This post is syndicated with permission from GamerFront.net It’s almost always a welcome sight when a company bundles several peripherals together for sale. There are generally two exceptions to this. First, if the included peripherals don’t seem to fit together (perhaps they work…