March 29 2012 Stuff that caught My eye this evening

Pole dance put on at Toronto City Hall
http://bit.ly/HjrVnS Toronto Sun
If they are going to vote on it they should at least see one

Balsillie resigns from RIM
http://bit.ly/GZ1EdR Toronto Sun

Learn to Quiet Your High Volume Sneezes
http://lifehac.kr/HjtOBh LifeHacker
Not going to try some of the suggestions after reading the whole piece

March 13 2012 Morning Stuff

Norwegian to plead for return of Amundsen’s ship 
http://bit.ly/zjWhVh Globe and Mail
The ships is important to both Canada and Norway


RIM on offensive to retain clients 
http://bit.ly/wTNIce Globe and Mail
I hope RIM makes it, it provides competitor to both iOS and Andrioid


EcDB Is an Online Database for Your Electronics Inventory 
http://lifehac.kr/wgRvFG LifeHacker


Dedicate 30 Minutes a Day to Learn Something New 
http://lifehac.kr/xtk6O6 LifeHacker
Time to learn


How to Quickly Read a Terms of Service 
http://lifehac.kr/zqS08T LifeHacker
It may help you avoid issues


Keep Your Financial Goals Front and Center to Avoid Giving In and Spending Your Savings http://lifehac.kr/z3M0wf LifeHacker
Hope this helps you meet your goals


10 Moons Every Person Should Know 
http://on.io9.com/vZjIZF IO9

Flying model of the DeLorean from Back to the Future 2 takes the skies in Russia http://on.io9.com/zCLilx IO9
Cool Want

February 25 2012 Morning Stuff

Sorry RIM, Netflix has no plans to support PlayBook 
http://bit.ly/yNbnTM  Globe and Mail
Not so good if you own a PlayBook


Apple gobbles Chomp to sort its huge menu of apps 
http://bit.ly/A9F5aS Globe and Mail
Hope this makes finding new app's easier


Tablet rivals seek any edge on iPad among business users 
http://bit.ly/xiUZn3 Globe and Mail



You are being watched 
Potential is there for a Big Brother surveillance society 
http://bit.ly/yCpiy0 Toronto Sun
Not a good thing


Social networks getting less social: Poll 
http://bit.ly/xHXkcE Toronto Sun
Your thoughts?



PETA not as humane as you might think 
http://bit.ly/z8bbYy Toronto Sun 

January 28 2012 Morning Stuff

Top 10 rooftop pools
http://bit.ly/wgtfH5 Toronto Sun
You have to love a pool with a view...

Study: Sugar & HFCS Not As Identical As Some Would Have You Believe
http://bit.ly/zWmjpH The Consumerist
The cheap way is not usually the best way


Twitter uncloaks a year's worth of DMCA takedown notices, 4,410 in all
http://bit.ly/xsZnVx ars Technica
It sounds like a lot but given the number to tweets, it not that many


RIM’s Thorsten Heins: ‘We are going to do this ourselves’
http://bit.ly/yG4RJv Globe and Mail
I hope they can

How Return of the Jedi Should Have Ended reminds us that Anakin is still a piece of crap http://on.io9.com/y88Z6T IO9
Too Funny

How To Raise Your Rates Without Losing Clients
http://bit.ly/wyDMcI Freelance Switch

Belvedere Updates, Can Now Automate Your Folders and Automatically Send Files to iTunes http://lifehac.kr/w4dKjT LifeHacker
Going to try this on my PC

Write This Down: Note-Taking Strategies for Academic Success
http://bit.ly/ydIpqY Art of Manliness

January 23 2012 Morning Stuff

Toronto Hydro under fire 
http://bit.ly/wHhrzU Toronto Sun


Make Popcorn in Your Wok 
http://lifehac.kr/AsRJlM LifeHacker
Never thought of it 


Nortel execs face the music 
http://bit.ly/z6miag Toronto Sun
Not sure what if any punishment is adequate for what they did


Toronto cops stock up on cruisers 
http://bit.ly/xeRGMS Toronto Sun
That's a lot of cars 


Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis out, Thorsten Heins in as CEO of RIM 
http://bit.ly/wPovX3 Globe and Mail
Hope this is the start of a turn around


Union Station remake aims to be another jewel in Toronto’s crown 
http://bit.ly/xMx7EP Globe and Mail
I hope they do not mess up what is there now


Sick vacationers continue to land from Cuba 
http://bit.ly/y7ZGuT Globe and Mail
This is very strange/weird 


Dozens of Air Transat passengers sick mid-flight 
http://bit.ly/y0VHnX Montreal Gazette
Ok Cuba is off my travel plans for a while


Google Puts the Hammer Down on Three More Services 
http://gizmo.do/Acbily Gizmodo


DOJ Says Apple, Google, Pixar and Intel Conspired to Not Poach Each Other’s Employees http://gizmo.do/wxCvyI  Gizmodo


Google Spoils Its Workers So Much It’s Now the Best Employer in the World http://gizmo.do/yXyKwN Gizmodo

December 26 Morning Stuff

Top fit tips of 2011 
http://bit.ly/ukyldR Toronto Sun
Start you New Years Resolution today


BBM may need a name change 
http://bit.ly/rXsUbc Toronto Sun
More bad news for RIM


Today's free download is Coldplay's iTunes Festival: London 2011 EP 
http://bit.ly/rqQ5Sd Montreal Gazette
From the Canadian iTunes store


Setting a value on tweets goes to court 
http://bit.ly/w0TeuG  Montreal Gazette
Ouch, makes you think twice about being the company Twiter person



History of word processing is messy and – missing
http://bit.ly/sdZ4kP Montreal Gazette


Christmas games were once a tradition for Habs 
http://bit.ly/vvu2t9 Montreal Gazette