GSM vs. CDMA and 2010

24 Mar 2009 | News

Admittedly it’s just a rumor, but the scuttlebutt I heard is that here in Western Canada Telus and Bell are making major investments in converting some or all of their cellular networks to GSM. Why is this important? If you are using a Telus or Bell cellular...

One Dollar Diet Project

24 Mar 2009 | Sustainability

I stumbled across this blog a while ago. This couple decided to see what it would be like to eat on USD $1 per day, and they wrote about it every day for a month. It was such a simple thing, but powerful. Maybe reading it all at once won’t have the same impact,...

BikeCommuters.com

21 Mar 2009 | Bicycles & Biking, Sustainability

Now that Spring has officially sprung, it’s a great time to think about more biking. What’s not to like about healthy exercise that cuts down on car use and puts us more in contact with the world around us? (Well… if you live where I do, I suppose...

Ecofont: less is more

19 Mar 2009 | Design, Sustainability

Here’s some innovative thinking from the Dutch firm SPRANQ: drill holes in your type to save ink. As they say, “After Dutch holey cheese, there now is a Dutch font with holes as well.” Sometimes simple things make a difference! Read more at: Ecofont...

Thanks to the Roys!

18 Mar 2009 | News

Thanks to Nathalie and Christopher Roy for allowing me to contribute DVD duplication services, and tiny bit of graphic design, to their showing of Griefwalker here on Saltspring Island. I hear this second showing was even more of a success than the first one....

New Pro Bono Work

13 Mar 2009 | New Work, News

As a community service I also do pro bono work for charities. I connect web developers that want to donate time with charitable organizations that need web services, and I donate the hosting and online software tools for the project. Check the sidebar to the right,...