Archive for the 'General' Category

Adding comments to my blog

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Unless you’re reading this posting via Facebook, you may have noticed that you now have to sign in to add comments to my blog postings. I tried to resist as long as possible, but the signal to noise ratio was getting too high for me whenever I had to approve comments. I could have add… Continue Reading Adding comments to my blog

Updated URL

Friday, February 12th, 2010

I changed the URL of my blog! It all started with mattclare.ca/wordpress because that’s the software I chose to use to use back when I wanted to try this blogging thing out in 2004.  Shortly after that I regretted the choice (or lack there of) of the url mattclare.ca/wordpress.  A much better choice would have… Continue Reading Updated URL

Street view snowmobile/olympics

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Way to organize the worlds information Google! Meet the street view snowmobile. Deployed at the Whistler site of the Vancouver Olympics. I think the next step is to strap one to the top of a curling rock! The only way they can get street view inside the house without a lawsuit.

Fantacura not so fantastic

Monday, February 8th, 2010

The Fantacura (my 2001 Acura 1.7 EL) went in to the shop for a check-up, complaining about no heater heat at idle, and was told to get it’s affairs in order and make peace with those around it. It’s not in a bad way, like my Saturn was when it was traded in (sorry Acura… Continue Reading Fantacura not so fantastic

Work Smart: Conquering Your Email Inbox

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Gina Trapani of smarterware.org / lifehacker.com now has a new series of weekly videos and blog posts at FastCompany.com called “Work Smart”. If you’re STILL one of those people who feel positively overwhelmed by your E-Mail inbox, or you feel that your iPhone/BlackBerry has made you worse at acting on E-Mails, not better, Gina has… Continue Reading Work Smart: Conquering Your Email Inbox