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Blog design refresh / undesign

By Matt | Published: March 4, 2012

Yesterday I had a relatively rare Saturday home by myself. It was raining and cold outside, most of the housework was done, and I had been becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the readability on the current version of the blog. The savvy among you can connect the dots. For those not really familiar with me: I [...]

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@5by5 podcast network – an invaluable resource for the geek in all of us.

By Matt | Published: March 1, 2012

Few professions in today’s world evolve as quickly as those tied to the web, and on the business end of those professions, you’ll often find a geek. If you’re reading this, you also know that geeks come in all varieties, and that they often love to identify and communicate with other geeks. Through that identification [...]

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Q&D Links #21 w/ links from @reddit, @wired @laughingsquid and more

By Matt | Published: February 8, 2012

Iranian court upholds death sentence for software developer – An Iranian court has sentenced a software developer to death for building a service that was–without his knowledge–used for pornographic purposes. – via Reddit Manning to be court martialed – Bradley Manning, the US Army intelligence analyst at the heart of the ongoing Wikileaks news, is [...]

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Q&D Links #20 with links from @chriscoyier, @makeuseof and @boingboing

By Matt | Published: February 4, 2012

ANOTHER BOTNET UPDATE – So it turns out Kelihos is dead after all. Reps from Microsoft and Kaspersky Lab ‘contradicted published reports, including one from Ars, that claimed the network of infected computers had been resurrected’. – via Ars Technica Try out Windows 8′s Metro UI – Like many others, you may find the previews [...]

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Q&D Links #19 – with links from @reddit, @leaverou, @smashingmag and more.

By Matt | Published: February 3, 2012

Windows Phone 8 video leaked – Though I’m a big fan of iOS, my earliest memories of computing post-C64 are of DOS, Windows, so I have a soft spot for MS. Windows 7 is strong and Microsoft’s foray into phones is interesting. – via Ars Technica duckduckgo.com – Next-gen search engine. – Lots of people [...]

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    Tech, building websites, and using cameras to capture things the eye can't see are some of my favourite things. What's posted here will mostly reflect those interests.

    I live and work in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.