SSI Farm and Barter Network

As one of the first of a number of new charity sites sponsored by charlesbuchwald.com, the Salt Spring Farm and Barter Network has gone live. Although in it’s early stages, the network is planning to raise awareness and funds with an event for Earth Day. The...

Setting Up an Inexpensive Computer

Recently one of the charities in my community has been offered the opportunity to distribute some desktop computers. The catch is that they have no software included. Here’s my take on how to set them up inexpensively and securely, with some genuinely useful,...

Donkey Smarts

I don’t usually spread stories circulating via email, but I like this one so much I feel compelled to share it. One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he...

FaceBook Experiment Over

Enough with the Daily Updates already! The “LifeStream” experiment is over, and there will not be any more Daily Updates, mainly because they obscure the articles that would otherwise appear. If you are really interested in my status, you can see it in the...

GSM vs. CDMA and 2010

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...

Thanks to the Roys!

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....