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Domains for sale

01.27.2007
News, Technology, work

Over the years, I’ve purchased several domains. I have over thirty that I use for various projects, clients, etc, etc.

I have recently closed down several projects, and will be selling the following domains. If you’re interested, please contact me.

canadalovesny.com
canadalovesnyweekend.com
entertocontinue.com
hotelbiz.ca
hotelbiz.com
whatastupididea.com
x-marksthe.com

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iWant… iPhone!

01.12.2007
News, Technology

Well, Apple finally announced the product launch of the Apple iPhone. It’s an iPod, Telephone, and internet communicator all in one. It looks somewhat similar to the Dell Axim, but this is also a telephone!

iWant one of these… it’s the ultimate in geekdom. The phone runs a version of OS X, which means that it would be fairly easy to develop applications for it – similar to WM2005 or WinCE.

So, what’s the problem? I’m in Canada! Yup… Apple finally released a product that’s been speculated about for years, and it’s not going to be available until June, and apparently only being released in the US via Cingular.

What’s the other problem? It’s only being released in a GSM version.

Why is that a problem? I’m with Bell Mobility which is CDMA. You cannot use a GSM phone on a CDMA network. Bell – GET WITH THE TIMES!

So why not switch to Rogers or Fido? I can’t do that because in Canada the CRTC has not made phone number portability possible – yet anyways. Supposedly this is something that will be in place come March 2007. Check out the CRTC press release from December 20, 2005.

So why not switch when the phone is available in Canada as it will be after March 2007? I’m on a corporate plan that I doubt Rogers would be willing to match. The last time I spoke with someone at Rogers, the best they were able to do was $15 more a month than what I’m paying now.

Phone specs:

4GB ($499 US) or 8GB ($599 US) versions
3.5″ screen
320×480 @160ppi
Quad-band
Wifi (802.11b/g)
EDGE
Bluetooth 2.0
2MP camera w/ video
sync via iTunes on either Mac or PC
4×5″ x 2.4″ x 0.46″ = 115mm x 61mm x 11.6mm
4.8oz = 135gr
playback of music, photos, and video
rotate the device, and it goes into widescreen – part of the built-in sensors
calls, voicemail, sms
Safari, e-Mail, live maping via Google maps, widgets

Fallout since the Apple annoucement

Cisco announces that the iPhone trademark belongs to them, and is launching a lawsuit against Apple
The day of the announcement RIM stock dropped $14/share
Announcement day Apple stock went up 8%

Anyways, check out the iPhone… it’s HOT!

iPhone

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Saturday escapade

01.07.2007
News

Yardena, Rosalee, and I went out on Saturday night. We figured we would go to a coffee house. We headed downtown to Queen and John. The streets were almost completely parked in. I headed into a parking lot where there was a sign that said $9 earlybird. I figured since it was 8:30 on a Saturday night, that it would be considered earlybird as it was earlier than the clubs and other venues start to pick up. I hand the attendant $9, and he said “it’s another $10″. I told him forget it. I left the parking lot, and after another minute or so I found street parking. Because it was close to 8:30 (parking is free after 9 p.m.) we only had to pay for a 1/2 hour. Cost? A whopping $1! I saved $19!

We ended up at the Starbucks at Queen & John. We hung out there for at least 1.5 hours. Drinking our beverages, and chatting. Around 10:30 we decided to head out onto the streets. Trying to figure out where we wanted to go, we ended up walking to the upstairs Rivoli. We had a drink or two and listed to some really great music. Kudos to the DJ! I knew nearly every song over the course of the hour that we were there. We were getting ready to meet up with Yardena’s sister and some of her friends, and the DJ put on this amazing song. It had a grassroots vibe that was just great. I approached the DJ and he said that it was an album “he’s played the hell out of”. It’s Paradigm by Osunlade. I have to get my hands on that album. It’s truly amazing. I suggest that you listen to it. Too bad that the iTunes music store doesn’t have it. I’ll have to find it somewhere else. Maybe HMV will have it.

We met up with Orly (Yardena’s sister) and her friends at a pool hall/bar called Safari. We left around 2ish to head home.

Osunlade - Paradigm

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