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First post with my new MacBook Pro
Monday afternoon I received my MacBook Pro from Apple (delivered by UPS) which I ordered just less then two weeks ago. I am sure that some of you are probably thinking “Haha sucker! You ordered an old MacBook Pro since last week they launched there new MacBook Pro family.” Well if you are thinking this [...]
My First Geek Dinner
Geek Dinner… What the heck is that? Well, Geek Dinner is the gathering of the local creatives, developers, bloggers, podcasters, new media enthusiasts, etc. from the local area, Kitchener and as far as Toronto here in London Ontario. The meet up is open who anyone who lives in the world of Internets and the group [...]
Are Ontario Drivers the Worst?
Yet again, this morning at roughly 10:30 AM in broad day light, I was approximately four feet away from getting hit by an older driver in her 60s. This was the second time this week that I have been almost hit by incompetent drivers in this city and province. The biggest scare though was on [...]
Space Shuttle Discovery Launch a Success! STS-131
This morning at 6:21 a.m. EST, space shuttle Discovery and its crew embarked on their mission together; Mission STS-131. I woke up early this morning shortly after 5:30 AM to watch live via NASA TV the launch of Discovery and I must say that it was fascinating. Too be honest, I became a little teary [...]
Newton’s Method for finding roots
Remember being in high school? I do. Maybe that is just because it was a short time ago. However, my most dreaded thought each day in high school was waking up and going to math class to learn about various concepts and formulas. At the time I found absolutely no relevance to what I wanted [...]