Author Archives: davin
My walk to work looks like this
Breakfast sandwiches
From Discovery Coffee in James Bay
Moved from MovableType to WordPress
Tonight, I moved this site from MovableType to WordPress. The transition is a bit ridiculous and easy. WordPress has made a mockery of the MovableType installation process – there is pretty much no comparison. The first time I considered moving away from MovableType was when the owners of the company (6apart) started charging for personal […]
AFK – Nothing But You And The Beat
10+ years of quicksilver
My Mac Quicksilver G4 tower (I can hear people already going “WTF is that, it’s an apple product that doesn’t start with an “i”?!) turned 10 quietly this summer, running non-stop on original parts. And I mean, really non-stop. The computer has been off only for moves, which all together span maybe 30 hours over […]
priorities for fall
With fall arriving soon, light is leaving us earlier. Now it makes more sense to stay in during the evenings and sit in front of a screen, or scribble on a piece of paper, or whatever. As anyone who knows me knows, I am someone who welcomes change. This is as much for my reference […]
Remembering Jack Layton
“No one is irreplaceable, but he is about as close as they come.” – Former prime minister Brian Mulroney. “As you know, Jack was a musician — he was quite a natural one at that. And we always talked about getting together to jam. But it seemed we were both always too busy. I will […]
AFK live at VEMF 2011
r.i.p. nigel haze
Yesterday, Nigel Haze passed away. I don’t know the details of his death, but I do know some important details about his life. So indulge me for a moment, I’m going to get into them. Nigel Woodward AKA Nigel Haze was not just a fantastic person, but also the first person to show me how […]