iMatt :: The Blog of Matt Clare

The North Toronto Collegiate Institute land swap, in which the school swapped land with the developer Tridel to allow them to build two condos on their land if they also build a new school, is an example of public officials being resourceful, not selling out. Here’s the CBC article. Recently I mentioned to Lindsay that… Continue Reading North Toronto Collegiate Institute Land Swap is a Good Idea

A while ago I created the website passnerd.com as a site to suggest very secure passwords really quickly (type the address and copy the password from the middle of the page). I was looking to find a small niche for a web site that would have very little development required, few ongoing costs, and no… Continue Reading Passnerd on Citynews

…. but we’re still having a great time getting settled in our new house. The pictures from our honeymoon in Hawaii are on flickr.

In life one encounters challenges, sometimes even full-on problems. My experience is that these challenges often face individuals inside of a large organization and organizations themselves. There are 6 distinct types of responses and characters that I’ve encountered in these situations and I like to express them in the metaphor of a sinking ship that… Continue Reading More Buckets!

I want to congratulate my hometown of Markham for both being in the news at not being in the news: Congratulations for being in the news for being awarded the new Honda Canada head office (I’m a Honda fan and owner). Congratulations for NOT being in the news following the recent big DVD piracy bust.