Category Archives: news
The new Shaw internet reality–Bandwidth caps
Written on January 7, 2011 at 8:53 pm, by wunderbar
Editor’s note: This is part 1 of a three part series about Shaw’s new bandwidth caps. For part 2 click here, for part 3 click here As of January 1, 2011, Shaw is implementing a pretty significant change into how it charges for internet service. The company is going to begin enforcing bandwidth caps on Read more...
The school closure debate
Written on April 13, 2010 at 11:33 am, by wunderbar
Ok, so I know I haven’t posted a real blog post in a very long time. And I’m not going to promise that I’ll do it more regularly, because I seem to go in spurts, but today, I have something I need to get off my chest, and 140 characters just won’t do. There has Read more...
Tragedy at Big Valley Jamobree
Written on August 1, 2009 at 8:38 pm, by wunderbar
Tonight another storm ripped through central Alberta. 2 weeks to the day after tragedy struck the city of Edmonton, a community just south of Edmonton was struck. This weekend is the 17th annual Big Valley Jamboree. it is a massive outdoor event showcasing country music. When the storm hit, the winds, in excess of 100km/h Read more...
What a Storm
Written on July 20, 2009 at 9:20 pm, by wunderbar
Last saturday an absolutely wicked storm blew through the Edmonton area. It was truly one of the most damaging storms I have ever seen. It was matched only by the massive storm that caused flooding few years ago. And while there was little to no rotation in the clouds, to many, the storm reminded them Read more...
The City wants to cut leisure center service, and charge you to part at the LRT stations, seriously.
Written on April 14, 2009 at 10:29 pm, by wunderbar
So the city, faced with a 35 million dollar shortfall needs to try to come closer to breaking even. The City Administration came up with a plan. One that horrifies me. The highlights are: Retire the trolley bus fleet immediately, instead of April 2010 Charging people to park at LRT stations charging more for parking Read more...
The Unisex Change Room Debate – the view of a Lifeguard
Written on March 30, 2009 at 6:48 pm, by wunderbar
A couple of days ago, the public was made aware that the City of Edmonton was planning on having a unisex, or communal, change room at the new Queen Elizabeth outdoor pool. This was something I had heard about almost a year ago. The city believes that this is the way of the future, and Read more...
Last.FM no longer free if you do not live in US, U.K., or Germany
Written on March 26, 2009 at 12:50 pm, by wunderbar
Wired.com has an article about Last.fm making the site a pay site outside of the US, U.K. and Germany. According to the article, last.fm is saying they do not gain enough advertising revenue from these countries to justify the cost of the service. From now on, users outside of those 3 countries will have to Read more...
Twitter and the media
Written on March 4, 2009 at 6:34 pm, by wunderbar
Yesterday Lynda Steele of Global TV Edmonton posted to Twitter asking for suggestions on how the media can effectively use Twitter, and asked for anyone to email her with suggestions to take to a newsroom meeting today. This, along with the recent rush of Edmonton media flocking to Twitter really got me thinking about Twitter, Read more...