by alec on February 28, 2006
For those planning to attend the Shel Israel blogger dinner on March 6, there has been a venue change. The Peel Pub changed hands and became something called Filthy McNasty’s. Nobody there answered our calls, so David Forde has managed to Shoeless Joes to throw in $3 beers, and free finger foods. Shel will be there, and there will be copies of Naked Conversations available to buy if you don’t already have one.
By the way, I just finished reading Naked Conversations on the plane to San Francisco yesterday. If you ever need a way to explain the relevance and value of blogging, the how-to’s, and the do not’s, it’s excellent.
Here’s the map. The event begins at 6:30pm
IF YOU HAVE A TORONTO AREA BLOG AND ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND PLEASE LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE VENUE HAS CHANGED. So many people replied to the last posting that it will be impossible for me to reach them all. So please help get the word out.
by alec on February 27, 2006
I’m sitting in Montreal’s Trudeau airport, and noticing what appears to me to be a new trend. Airports have been capping off the power outlets. Where have they all gone? It used to be that you could find a power outlet on a wall or a pillar at the gate, but not anymore. In recent weeks, I’ve travelled through Seattle, San Jose, Chicago O’Hare, Toronto, and Montreal. The plentiful power that laptop users used to depend on is virtually non-existant. Here in Montreal, I am sitting in a phone booth, because it has a power outlet for laptop users.
UPDATE: There has been a huge amount of traffic on this yesterday since I posted it. BoingBoing linked it, as well as the CBC. Clearly it’s struck a nerve. I’d like to start a Wiki to track airport power outlets. What is the best way to do this? My hoster providers TikiWiki and PHPWiki. Is one better than the other?
UPDATE: Wiki started at http://airpower.pbwiki.com.
