So I finally got around to throwing up some pics to Flickr of my “Stealth Camera Bag” which I raved about before. The inspiration came from this article (via lifehacker). The idea is simple, take a generic and boring looking messenger bag and fit it with foam and padding to protect a camera so you […]
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The short answer is to look here for the instructions that finally made it all work for me. After a little “mishap” with my addressbook a few days ago (helpfully synced, empty to the net and to my phone, so nowhere had a backup) I finally figured that checking out the much touted “Time Machine”
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Coworker of mine pointed out that an article on 9to5 Mac regarding Microsoft layoffs uses a very familiar image with a very familiar ponytail! Again, my little contribution the the Internet. Now if only I could monetize that image….. I’d never work again!
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Wow, it’s been a weird week of weather (or two weeks now) where pretty much the whole lower mainland has been foggy (think thick like pea soup) morning and evening. The following picture was passed on from someone from someone from email spam. Super-cool. This is apparently a view of Downtown Vancouver from Cypress Mountain
Another weekend almost over, another couple of days of vegging and relaxing done. Sadly not much was actually accomplished this weekend. I did get my new camera a few days ago (had to get it from B&H in New York as it’s impossible to get in the lower mainland. The plan with this camera is
Holy crap, will this white stuff ever end? I thought it was over and suddenly today it started coming down again, something like three weeks now, which is insane for the lower mainland… normally we get a day or two of snow, turns to rain the next day and is turned into a grey sludge
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I did try to get to work today, I really did! I have (some) legitimate work to do, and a bottle of rum just waiting to be mixed with a drop of eggnog in my drawer (to make the day for the poor schlubs who are in on a Christmas Eve that much easier), but
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Well, I have my car back, at only a bit more than I expected to pay. However I do have a car back, fixed with various new pumps, hoses, and belts. Many thanks to my folks for helping me on their end and the guys at Fraser Valley Sports Car for their quick work. Weee…
sigh So what else is going to go wrong. So far in the last little while: Got a note from the tax man saying there was missing paperwork from my taxes (due not to H&R block screwing up, but from the company I was working at that was acquired not giving me a T4, and
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