I decided to replace my 2014 Razerblade laptop with a new PC because, although it’s still a gorgeous machine, 8GB of RAM, an antiquated GPU and a 7 year old CPU wasn’t quite keeping up with my applications. I was all set to build my own, and even selected the parts on Amazon, including 64GB […]
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A Wonky ATM and Other Fun Stuff on a Lovely Parksville Morning
An interesting start to this morning to be sure. I needed some cash so dropped into the local Parksville Royal Bank, just before it opened, to withdraw $60 from the ATM. As I completed the transaction, I noticed the machine spit out a $50 bill on top. I thought it strange because I know ATMs […]
Buying a Macbook Air at a Surrey Pawn Shop
I finally bit the bullet and bought an Apple computer. I was the only holdout in the family (okay, I had purchased one of the first Macbook Air laptops back in 2008, but gave it to my wife a long time ago). However I found myself in need of a portable Unix box I could […]
An Interview with Stan Lee
Back at the turn of the century I found myself as the Editor of a Vancouver Technology Magazine called, Computer|Sense. It was just something I decided to do on the side for fun… and, as it turned out, it was incredibly fun. The highlight of my stint there was interviewing Stan “The Man” Lee, creator […]