It was such a hit two weeks ago that we're offering it again; the Neighbourhood Shifting Gears Walks! I'm leading two walks this week: one in the Avenues Wednesday eve, and the second in the London Street Footbridge east neighbourhood on Thursday eve. For more info about the walks and this great … [Read more...]
A note of caution about a PayPal phishing scam…
Be on the look out for a sophisticated phishing scam that seems to be attacking PayPal transaction users and/or account holders. Here's what happened to me recently... I paid for a fundraiser this week through the charity's online payment process using PayPal. I also have a PayPal account for … [Read more...]
Branching out, Mac
I've always loved instructing and sharing ideas. I suppose I get that from my parents—retired public school teachers and administrators. I have worked for years as a Mac Tutor "on the side" helping friends and family facilitate their digital life on their Macs. I've developed several tutorials on … [Read more...]
Happy Anniversary, Honey!
My wife and I got married four years ago on this day. While I would really like to be with her, she's up north at the moment visiting family in TBay. That's fine, because I'm supposed to be doing drywall. Since I can't be with her, I'm writing about how much I love her on my website. Isn't that a … [Read more...]
A new raison d’être
That would be French for “reason for being“. And I look forward to speaking French with my daughter someday soon. I must say, now that I’m a father of a beautiful little girl (she’s 10 mn at this posting) everything I do has a new hue, a slight “outer glow” if you will (to use a Photoshop term). … [Read more...]
Civic Ecology
As an "Urban Ecologist", I just think this is a great quote from a professor in—what some call—an emerging field. We're all part of the urban ecosystem and need to start thinking of civic ecology more seriously. … [Read more...]
A new website for a website guy
As you'll learn on my about me page, I have been building websites for over a decade now. But for too long I fit into the classic stereotype; the web designer's website always comes last. It's like the saying my mom reminded me of, "The shoe cobbler's kids go shoeless". Well, here I am with a fresh … [Read more...]