Episode 061 is now up. In this screencast I demonstrate how to create a pseudo-realistic looking recycle bin type object. It could be useful for someone wanting to create icons perhaps. It only took 7 or 8 objects to create and demonstrates how some subtle uses of gradients and blurs can help get the effect […]
Anyone who’s watched enough Trailer Park Boys may feel this recent CBC news headline produces a hefty feeling of deja vu.
Hint: Ricky’s father was once a trucker..
I was in a Wal-Mart up here in Aurora Ontario this weekend, and while sauntering by the electronics section I saw a couple of Flip Video cameras on display for sale. The price was something close to $155.00 as I recall. Up until now I think the Flip Camera was sold exclusively in the States. […]
It was the first night of soccer for my daughter last night. Let me give you the 3 minute rundown:
It was cold and damp (about 8C or 46F), moderately gusty and lightly raining. My dad and I were freezing. She was rosy-cheeked but kept warm with all the exercise, activity and good circulation that comes […]
Here is how I know…
Two years ago, just before I went on a week long vacation, I asked our IT guy here at work to mirror my incoming work email to my personal Gmail account while I was away. I never got him to turn that off and I’m glad.
I have done nothing but wrestle […]
Browsing through the Flickr Group of You Look Nice Today (a podcast I’m a recently quite fond of), I came across a Geekiest photo pool.
If you are in need of a good and hearty laugh today, just browse that pool of photos. Especially this one posted by Chris Pirillo. Check out his dad’s ‘fro. It […]
Shortly before I went to Las Vegas, I decided I’d like to buy the Flip Video Ultra camcorder while I was down there. If you don’t know what it is, here’s a short description:
It’s a handheld, solid state, 2GB capacity video capture device. It captures 640×480 video at 30fps. There is a 1.8″ LCD screen […]
One of the highlights of my recent Vegas vacation didn’t have anything to do with Vegas. The inimitable Dave Yates interviewed me via phone for Episode 73 of his Lottalinuxlinks podcast. This is definitely one of my favourite Linux podcasts, and that is probably all down to Dave himself. He always makes me chuckle.
It went […]
We arrived back from our five day sojourn to Vegas last night by way of San Francisco(!). Turns out Air Canada booked the connecting flights with not enough time overlap to satisfy United. So they had to send us back from Vegas via San Fran and then on to Toronto. Originally it was supposed to […]
I was checking out the first couple of episodes of Merlin Mann’s most recent podcast adventure You Look Nice Today. I’ve always found Merlin to be smart, quickwitted, and yet firmly planted - whatever that means. In any case, his sense of humour always seems to appeal to me. And along with his two cohorts, […]