June 14th 2013 Stuff that caught My eye this morning

The Best Uses for Your Local Library (That Aren't Just Books) 
http://bit.ly/152SR1a LifeHacker 
Very Cool, I knew about some of this stuff but not all of it.

Wallaby Tells You the Best Credit Card to Use Wherever You're Shopping 
http://bit.ly/12sDd3h LifeHacker 
Not sure who needs this but it exists 

Why Am I So Tired All the Time Even When I Get Enough Sleep? 
http://bit.ly/17LwyUb LifeHacker 
Hummm.... 

Get Free Airport Wi-Fi with Foursquare 
http://bit.ly/12sEeZ2 LifeHacker 
For my traveling friends 

How Your Brain Perceives Time (and How to Use It to Your Advantage) 
http://bit.ly/143nFjp LifeHacker 
Good to know 

We Can Drink the Rest Tomorrow: 5 Wine Preservation Systems Tested 
http://bit.ly/12KKJI4 Wired 
For my wine drinking friends 

March 19 2012 Morning Stuff

Library workers on strike 
http://bit.ly/FPDvDm Toronto Sun
We need our Libraries they serve a number of functions 


Top 10 Canadian sights to see 
http://bit.ly/xUqs9q Toronto Sun
Lots to see and do


How do we govern our technology? 
http://bit.ly/xyecjd Globe and Mail
Technology is outpacing our law system in a number of ways


Canada urged to pull up its socks in Internet economy 
http://bit.ly/Ac7xzw Globe and Mail
Not surprising, but we need to start now


Why Do It Yourself? Digging into the Value of DIY  
http://bit.ly/yeJE80  The Simple Dollar 
Self reliance and saving money



Montreal-based Aveos locks doors, tells workers to stay home
http://bit.ly/z6k4JJ Montreal Gazette
Not a good thing if you are flying 

March 15 2012 Morning Stuff

St. Patrick's Day traditions 
http://bit.ly/xH1U9d Toronto Sun
Enjoy 


City librarians ready to fight to survive  
http://bit.ly/yYhx86 Toronto Sun
We have a greater need for what a library can do but Rob Ford wants to close them.


Top 10 Spring destinations 
http://bit.ly/wxYY9L Toronto Sun
Who is planing spring travel this year? 


How to spot a crooked adviser 
http://bit.ly/zJdbTc Globe and Mail
Check and Double Check your financial adviser


For Once, Pirating Is Pointless: Official March Madness Streaming Is Exactly What It Should Be 
http://lifehac.kr/xN8z32 LifeHacker
For the BBall Fans


Hack Your Ride: Cheat Codes and Workarounds for Your Car’s Tech Annoyances http://lifehac.kr/xyrtWs LifeHacker
Hack your car 


How to Protect Your Data in the Event of a Webapp Shutdown (and Prevent the Problem in the Future) 
http://lifehac.kr/yt20eF LifeHacker
Good advice


Best Line for March 15 "Julie Don't Go" 
http://bit.ly/wp0hEp YouTube
For the Wayne & Shuster Fans out there

January 11 2012 Morning Stuff

Alexander Graham Bell letter on the auction block 
http://bit.ly/yDCTbK Toronto Sun


NDP MP crosses floor to join Grits 
http://bit.ly/wxWQ40 Toronto Sun
Not a cool move, with out a mandate from your riding


How to Roll Your Own Instant Photo Upload on Android and iOS 
http://lifehac.kr/yP6Riv LifeHacker


Seriously, Stop Sabotaging Your 2012 Goals 
http://lifehac.kr/xuq9mf LifeHacker
Some of these may work for you


Calculate the Best Time to Nap with This Interactive Nap Wheel 
http://lifehac.kr/y2eDuy LifeHacker
Cool Idea


Councillors seek to avoid cutting library hours 
http://bit.ly/wdfBRE Globe and Mail
#atwood


The Real Jerk given no choice but to close 
http://bit.ly/z8BXxo Globe and Mail
Hope they can find a new location. I will miss it


Feast on flavonoids, help your heart 
http://bit.ly/AvooBT Globe and Mail



Voters outraged over NDP MP's decision to join Liberals
http://bit.ly/wyXqRJ Montreal Gazette 
Have fun trying to get re-elected


Consult This Airline Scorecard Before Choosing Your Next 
Flight 
http://lifehac.kr/yfJORr LifeHacker

January 10 2012 Evening Stuff

Speak in a Lower Pitch to Boost Your Confidence When Speaking with Authority http://lifehac.kr/zuLvTw LifeHacker


Consolidate Your Notifications & Alerts with a Single System for Better Awareness with Less Stress, Mac Edition 
http://lifehac.kr/wd9y6w LifeHacker


Leftover Hacker: Make Your Most Common Leftovers Taste Just as Good As the First Time http://lifehac.kr/yBw0Ab LifeHacker


Windows consolidate Your Notifications 7 Alerts with a Single System for Better Awareness with Less Stress  
http://lifehac.kr/wuujwW LifeHacker


Report: Mafia now 'Italy’s No.1 bank' as crisis deepens 
http://bit.ly/xQr7Mp Toronto Sun
Not Good


Library union readies for funding fight 
http://bit.ly/zEZoTr Toronto Sun
The libraries are underfunded now....


OpenMedia drumming up support for smaller wireless players 
http://bit.ly/zA0MQZ Globe and Mail
Sounds like a great idea


How Can I Make Sitting Through a Meeting Less Boring? 
http://lifehac.kr/wMLutu LifeHacker


Meet the molecule responsible for giving Earth all of its oxygen  
http://on.io9.com/w0Tsqx IO9
A good thing 

Help Save Toronto Libraries

Ford bros not 'stupid' says Atwood
Author campaigns to save city libraries http://bit.ly/pe2MQ6

It is not a free ride

Libraries offer free ride: Levy http://bit.ly/pN0n0D


It's not a free ride, it is a way to introduce pepole to new places. If the winners take their family to the venue they might learn something and enjoy it too. They may well go back and pay.

I have friends to have won theses kinds of tickets and they enjoyed it and have home back. It is a kind of advertising.

It is a case of city venues working together, that is a very good thing.

Toronto's Libraries Under Attack

Suggest a solution ... or butt out: Levy http://bit.ly/oumSnF 

Bull Shit, you need to speak out against bad ideas even if you do not have a better one.   Margaret Atwood is speaking out for the libraries. Bashing the library system is easy to do. Some one needs to help champion the libraries, Atwood has stepped up to the plate.


Cutting 10% across the board is easy to say. But not all services are equal. Not all services are seen to be equal. 

Has Ford called for the closing of hockey rinks? I used the library system far more that I used the hockey rinks. But if Ford called for the closing of hockey rinks he would be run out of town. 


Maybe we can cut high school football? I used the library system far more than even thought about my schools football team. 


When I needed information for a school assignment, I generally went to the Public Library as the selection was far greater. They had more than one librarian so if you needed help you could get it. I received help in finding information and organizing it at the Public library.

I an not for closing hockey rinks, cutting football. For those who play and their families these are important things. 


Libraries help at many levels. As a child, it help get me hooked on reading. As I got older they helped me at school. As an adult, I did not make much use of the library until I was unemployed. It was a great place to go and check the paper for job postings, research in to a company. Getting some books to read. Meet other adults and talk. 




Here are a couple of easy ones:
No Free Food or Drinks to the Press, Mayor and Councillors at City Hall?
20% Pay cut for Mayor and 10% for Councillors