Archive for 'Thoughts'

Internet Explorer 6

I’m in the process of tweaking my website for IE6, and its got me to thinking. How long will the Web have to support IE6? It’s 9th (!) birthday is coming up on August 27th. That’s an insane longevity for any technology, let alone software. I’ve always designed client sites to play nice with IE6, [...]

Using PayPal with Coast Capital

You can link PayPal with your Coast Capital Savings account very easily. You’ll need to have two things in order before we start. A Coast Capital chequing or savings account (its best to use one with no transaction fees like “The Free Chequing, Free Debit and More Account” or “The High‑interest, No‑fee Savings Account“) A PayPal account. Its important [...]

Canadian EyeTV EPG Subscriptions

I wrote about my experience with the EyeTV in Canada about a year ago. After my praise was concerns that the EPG (Electronic Program Guide), that let’s you schedule recordings and see what’s on, comes with an expiry date. Well for me and other early-adpoters, that date is January 21, 2010. Look. I’m not one [...]

Replacement on Telus: KRZR k1m

My on-contract mobile died the other week and I had to consider my options. I’ve been using a Nokia 6265i with Telus for the past two years. It was pretty good phone, if not way too bulky. Then it started doing strange things. The phone would reboot for no reason, drop calls for no reason and [...]