So for the first time in my life as I can remember, I underwent a real surgery, with full anesthesia and all. Tonsillectomy was the case – I had frequent cases of tonsillitis and related throat symptoms, so thanks to the courtesy of Dr. Amanda Maloney, M.D., now I am tonsils-free.
This is, I suppose, a rather bizarre review to put on my blog – my experience of a surgery. However, it’s a very personal and interesting topic nonetheless, so I won’t hesitate to cover.

9 AM: I arrived with my girlfriend …

Apparently there was some controversy regarding the Google Voice app that Apple did not authorize to put on the Apps store. There were numerous other applications that try to take advantage of the cellular data network to place voice calls, rather than using the regular voice call network (which is limited in airtime, of course, to the users).
It’s not the case in Canada but in the US, most iPhone users enjoy unlimited data through the AT&T network, which really enables iPhone users to get the most out of their smartphone …

Shaw Cable is the predominant cable and internet provider in the downtown Vancouver region, and the other competitor is Novus Communications (and Telus is in the mix too but their market is too small, and we won’t discuss them today). Regularly, an internet/tv bundle would start around $50~$60/mth or so (the precise figures do not matter), but recently, Shaw has launched a marketing campaign to give the services at $10/mth promotional price for a fixed amount of time. I believe it’s 10 months, but again, the precise figures are not …

The Critical Mass has a noble goal of making our cities more bicycle friendly, with more bike lanes, and better safety for bikes, as well as courteous sharing of the roads between motorists and bikers. However it seems that the original purpose has been tainted by the moronic, selfish, unpractical, and pathetic mob-like method of execution. Here I will discuss very candidly, and offensively, why, as a proud car-driving yuppie, (who also likes to ride the bike) think the Critical Mass is an unintelligent mass protest that has to stop for the good of everybody.

I recently experienced the agony that drivers go through when attempting to drive through downtown in the early evening on the last Friday of each month. I have had conversations with two absolutely idiotic supporters of the Critical Mass (their responses were unintelligent, illogical, and that of a passive left-wing union mongers who tend to spend their lives complaining against the system for their lack of well-being), and I have gathered my thoughts on it.

This blog topic is rather off from my normal topics and may throw you off but hear me out. I’m about to talk about a very important issue here, and that is the issue of understanding and appreciating where and how our food comes from. A good understanding on this topic at a widespread public level, I believe, will increase more conscious choices for food selection and thus promote public health and wellness, while also decrease the amount of pollution and greenhouse gases.
In our modern society, most people are accustomed …

TinyURL.com is a great service. It allows you to truncate a long URL into one short URL that you can easily distribute to friends and associates through social platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Ping.FM and more.
The only limitation I saw with TinyURL was that, it allows for one URL per forward. I saw a friend of mine trying to advertise 2 different URLs at once through Facebook, and it was pretty messy and long. So I thought, “Why not forward multiple URLs at once with something better?”
And then I came …

With advancement in mobile email technology in iPhones, Blackberries, and of course, laptops, the world of emails is evolving too. And Google is definitely on top of things, once again. Nearly a year ago my company, Synchronous Design & Marketing, switched to the Google Apps platform for our email and collaboration. We have not looked back since, and the productivity and accessibility is simply amazing.
Most hosting companies do not provide an IMAP platform, and the most common email method is POP3. Even worse, a lot of small businesses opt to …