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  • Dark Urban Cabaret

    I was in Ottawa last weekend and attended the Dark Urban Cabaret, something I can only describe as not-traditional belly dancing. There was a steampunk belly dancer, and various goth ones as well. Overall, it was a great event, and I really enjoyed it. There wasn’t one performance where they did a movie version of Read more

  • Working With United Way Ottawa

    Working With United Way Ottawa

    Last night, I got a message from Tom in Ottawa asking me if I could help out someone with a WordPress issue. They wanted to send eCards, but the plugins for WordPress were all out of date, and most of them didn’t meet the full needs of the client. I told him that I’d love Read more

  • Drobo Update

    Drobo Update

    So, I’ve ordered the Drobo for work. I selected the Drobo FS as it comes with 5 drive bays, and an ethernet port. I’ve also ordered three 2TB Western Digital Green drives to put in it because they were on sale at NCIX, my favourite online computer store. I know this is comparing apples and Read more

  • UBB: Where are We?

    So, the last I heard on the whole usage based billing front is that a review will be done, multiple hearings will be held and if UBB goes through in its current form despite all the scrutiny, then members of the government will quash it. Over 450,000 people signed the petition on StoptheMeter.ca and this Read more

  • Protected: Closed Accounts

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  • Entry Fee for the USA

    So, Obama wants to charge each Canadian arriving into the US $5.50 when they cross the border in any other way than driving, and people are outraged. I don’t really understand the anger. This fee will not stop weekend shoppers from driving across the border because it doesn’t apply to them. Adding an extra $22 Read more

  • Protected: Building Business

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  • Getting a Drobo

    So work is finally going to let me get a Drobo FS and five 1TB (1000GB) hard drives. Not only do I think it will be a great dummy-proof RAID NAS, but it is something I’ve always wanted. The Drobo will let me backup the network files, and thanks to the easy to understand LED’s Read more

  • Excitement

    I sometimes get excited over the smallest things. Writing back and forth with someone can be so exhilarating. Read more

  • Miss the County of Bruce

    I remember thinking numerous times while I worked for the County that I would never miss the place, and I was right. I don’t miss Walkerton and I don’t miss some of the work I was doing, but I definitely miss all the people I work with. Every day, for the last hour to two Read more

  • What I Do

    I’ve started to have to quantify the roles I perform at Charity Marketing Group to see how things are going to play out, how my time is divided, and if I need help, where that help would come into play. Here’s what I currently am doing. Management of Backups and Restoration of User Created Data Read more

  • Barry!

    So, I went to Arnprior to visit Barry this weekend. I actually ended up doing a lot of driving, and anyone that knows me, knows I hate driving. I went to Arnprior on Friday, then Ottawa on Saturday, and back to Arnprior before returning to Brockville. It was nice to see Barry again. It is Read more