Flickr map…a great enhancement

Sep 08

Flickr map…a great enhancement

I’ve been playing around with geotagging for about a year using a firefox extension. It was always a bit wonky. Flickr has now added geotagging. There are several ways to utilize it from the geotag bookmarklet to flock’s uploader extension. I prefer the bookmarklet but whatever works. The result is a great opportunity to tag photos to locations....

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Dean and Family’s Excellent Adventure

Aug 08

Dean and his family are having a great vacation in Montana, and will be soon (if they are not already) enjoying Yellowstone National Park. He dropped me an email today with a link to his family blog, “The Shareski Blogging Experiment.” Dean’s daughter Martha is also blogging about her vacation experiences separately. Looks like an excellent...

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You’re never far from home

Apr 21

You’re never far from home

Came across this sign in Union Station in Toronto. A reference to days gone by when Canada had a viable passenger train system.

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The tale of two tickets

Apr 19

The tale of two tickets

I wasn’t planning on going to any games while in Toronto but was fortunate to see a basketball and baseball game. It was the Raptors last home game and a disappointing season meant many were uninterested. We got a call at about 4:00 asking if we wanted 4 tickets. They were $199 tickets. The next day I went to see the Bluejays and Yankees. This time I had to pay...

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Wireless in Winnipeg

Apr 15

Wireless in Winnipeg

It’s Easter break for us this week and I’m currently sitting in the Winnipeg airport ready to board for my flight to Toronto. I’ll be doing a workshop later this week on the use of video and multimedia for a church there. I always appreciate having free wireless in airports. It seems more and more airports offer this service. In fact, knowing that...

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