• Digg Launches Firefox 3 Toolbar

    This might actually get me using digg again. We’ll see. Install link here. Digg Firefox 3 Extension from Kevin Rose on Vimeo. Continue Reading


  • Genius Popcorn Hack

    The obviousness of this “food hack” is what makes it so genius. To de-kernelize microwave popcorn: 1) make a small hole in the bag; 2) shake over top of a garbage can. Thanks Lifehacker. Continue Reading


  • iPhone After 3 Weeks

    Data & Rogers I’ve been using significantly less data than I anticipated. After three weeks I’m just under 100MB total usage. I attribute this partially to: being in The States last weekend; staying within wifi range a lot; and mainly Rogers’ terrible 3G network. The network in Winnipeg is not very good (It’s currently been […] Continue Reading


  • Security? Why Bother

    I’ve been working on an internal information delivery system for an unnamed multi-national. I just logged in to their production database to set up some new features. One of which involved updating their user database. While poking around, I noticed that all but 62 of their roughly 400 users had the same password hash (meaning […] Continue Reading


  • Podcasts I Subscribe To

    …In alphabetical order: Audible Ajax – Infrequently updated. Interviews with key figures in the world of AJAX. 3.3/5 Buzz Out Loud – Daily. Easily the best tech news podcast. 5/5 CBC Radio 3 Podcast – Weekly. An hour of good Canadian music. 3.5/5 Best of As It Happens – Daily. CBC Radio long running (40+years?) […] Continue Reading