June 2005

by alec on June 29, 2005

Progreso Pier
Originally uploaded by Alec Saunders.

Google Earth has released. Go try it! Warning – highly addictive. You can find all kinds of stuff. For instance, this is a satellite image of the Progreso Pier (5 miles long!) on the Mexican side of the Gulf of Mexico.

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Flickr

by alec on June 28, 2005

My new Flickr photo site.

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June 24, 2005

Webex Product Manager Jan Sysmans recently sent me a business card update via Plaxo, including his photo. Now that’s a company man!

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June 24, 2005

According to European research firm Analysys, residential telephony will be a dying breed within five years in Europe, replaced by VoIP and cellular.

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June 22, 2005

Welcome Rick Mercer. Rick has a new blog, and some pithy (or should that be pissy?) comments on Sir Bob Geldof’s de-invitation of Canada to the G8. Let me know if you need any help making your blog sexy, Rick.

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Blessed is the man…

June 22, 2005

“Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving in words evidence of the fact.” George Eliot

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Happy Fathers Day

June 19, 2005

Happy Fathers Day, all. Unfortunately for my kids, I’ve spent the day sick as a dog. I did manage to get up and call my dad on the west coast before the end of the day. Back to bed… maybe tomorrow will be a better day.

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June 17, 2005

John Cleese, and Michael Dorn in the Backup Trauma Institute. Must see video! A great viral marketing campaign. Whatever you do… don’t press the third button!

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Anti-Democratic Referendum Canada

June 14, 2005

Head over to Referendum Canada where an unscientific internet poll on whether Parliament should pass bill C-38 (Same Sex Marriage) is being run. It’s about 60,000 against to 8,000 for at the moment. Normally I don’t bother with these things, but it would really bug me if some anti-democratic demagogue went around waving these results [...]

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A Website That Keeps Office Hours

June 9, 2005

I am speechless – totally gobsmacked, in fact. Today I discovered a website that keeps business hours. Run by the Government of Canada, the GST Netfile Service is available from 7 AM to 11 PM EST, Monday through Friday, and from 7 AM to 8 PM on Saturday. It’s closed at the other times. Are [...]

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