Author: nthier

This post at Engadget was interesting because it gave a snapshot of several editors opinions. I think things can be summed up like this, from my own look at the devices: If you’re a current BlackBerry user, this is a huge win.  Welcome to the smartphone era.  A modern phone

In my last post, Ubuntu Phone, I talked about the concept for Ubuntu Phone that’s been floating around.  Now, it seems the concept may be closer to reality.  Take a look at this video: Ubuntu Phone OS Demonstration by Mark Shuttleworth at CES 2013.  Looks very nice.  The really compelling thing for

Saw this today: Announcing Ubuntu For Phones. I’m a very happy iPhone user, but there’s one nugget in that article that I want really, really badly: “Ubuntu for phones is not just limited to just the Operating System on the phone screen itself. Ubuntu also has the technology, as demonstrated with Ubuntu

Ran across this article today: Saskatoon could face human rights complaint after refusing to yank ‘Merry Christmas’ message from buses.  I think people like the complainant in this article are getting more airtime than they deserve thanks to the nature of media these days, but either way, it’s still an interesting conversation. Honestly, I’m

I was away for work last week and at some point each night, while trying to relax before sleep, I’d turn on the TV in my hotel room.  I’d spend a good 15 to 30 minutes surfing around trying to find anything that was remotely interesting to me, and I’d

I’m sure you’ve all seen the news: RIM has set a release date for BlackBerry 10. Some people may complain that it’s 2.5 months away, but I think this is good news.  It’s a hard deadline, and I hope it means RIM is truly confident in declaring that publicly, because

As I’ve mentioned here many times before, I’ve been an iPhone user for several years. When the iPad was released 2.5 years ago, I wanted one of course, being a geek. But, I couldn’t convince myself what I’d use it for. Questions like “couldn’t I do that with one of

Everyone obviously has an opinion about the iPhone 5, but sometimes it’s just funny to read. Here’s one (from the obviously well-respected Woz, but still): Arrogant Apple should build a bigger phone. Hm, funny to call a developer arrogant for building the “wrong thing”, when said thing will be the

I have no idea what to think of this yet. I plan to read up on his opinions over the next while. All I know so far is that he’s already brought energy to the very boring political scene. All else being equal I would normally tend to lean towards

I’ve written previously about the idea of banking sick days, and getting a payout for them later.  Now the Ontario government has passed Bill 115, which “freezes their wages, bans strikes for two years and ends their ability to bank sick days” for teachers. I don’t agree at all with

This video has been floating around: VIDEO: The Warming World in Less Than 30 Seconds. Alright, here’s what I don’t get: let’s say someone hasn’t believed all the evidence so far that human activity is having a major effect on climate.  They claim “it’s natural climate variation.”  Ok, we all

I just had to purchase a new WiFi router for home, so the safety of wireless signals was in the back of my mind recently again.  Not in that I am terribly concerned, but since there’s no “conclusive” answer yet I do tend to use wired Ethernet when possible/convenient, just

Anders Behring Breivik: Norway court finds him sane And my first reaction was “only 21 years for killing 77 people?!?!?!”  But, this made me feel a bit better: “He was convicted of terrorism and premeditated murder, and given the maximum sentence of 21 years’ imprisonment. However, that can be prolonged

The latest: Police to Mayor Rob Ford: ‘Please get a driver’. I guess it’s always been kind of embarrassing, but it was still funny, in the way that you hope those who voted for him are now mortified and won’t repeat their mistake.  There have now been enough instances of road

… and it’s still not made of tubes, either: Pete Townshend and Brian May attack Google over piracy. A search engine indexes the web.  The web is generally an open space, where people can put up whatever they want (not that they necessarily should).  Forcing search engines to block sites