Category Archives: thoughs
Why Windows Vista Failed, and why you have no one to blame but yourself – Part 3
Written on August 16, 2009 at 7:52 pm, by wunderbar
This is the conclusion of the three part series about Windows Vista, for parts 1 and 2, click here and here. In 2001, Windows XP was released to the world. At the time, it was Microsoft’s best operating system release. Windows Vista improved on it in nearly every way. Let me say that again. Windows 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...
Windows Vista failed, and you have no one to blame but yourself – Part 2
Written on July 29, 2009 at 6:11 pm, by wunderbar
This is part 2 of my article about Windows Vista, and why it failed, and why it shouldn’t have. For part one, click Here. Author’s note: Part 2 had originally been intended to be an article about what makes Windows Vista a good operating system. That will now be featured in part 3. there were Read more...
Windows Vista failed, and you have no one to blame but yourself
Written on July 11, 2009 at 2:55 pm, by wunderbar
As Microsoft prepares Windows 7 for release this October, I wanted to take a look back at Windows Vista. Windows Vista is the most stable, most secure, and has the most innovations of any operating system Microsoft has ever made. It is also their second biggest failure(the ill conceived Windows ME holds that distinction). The Read more...
Some Random Musings
Written on July 8, 2009 at 9:03 pm, by wunderbar
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve sat down to put together a post. Part of that is that I haven’t had all that much to write about, but the real big issue is that I’ve been battling a sprained finger on my left hand. It may not seem like much, but try typing with Read more...
Some Sunday Thoughts
Written on June 13, 2009 at 3:11 pm, by wunderbar
I don’t have enough to really talk about on any single topic today for a blog post, so I’m going to write about a bunch of things in a single post. First, I can happily say that I’m writing this from my backyard. It’s 30 degrees today in Edmonton, and barely a cloud on the Read more...
My Letter to my MLA regarding Bill 44
Written on May 28, 2009 at 8:32 pm, by wunderbar
For those of you living in Alberta, Bill 44 has become a very large issue. It has the ability to limit classroom discussion about religion, sexuality, and homosexuality by requiring parents be notified before these topics are discussed in school as well as giving parents the ability to remove their children from the classroom if Read more...
Reducing waste, one organized cupboard at a time
Written on May 18, 2009 at 3:22 pm, by wunderbar
On this past holiday Monday, in an effort to keep my mind off of certain things that happened to me over the weekend, I decided I was going to clean out the pantry, or food closet as we call it at my house. Now, about 76 seconds after I started pulling things out, I thought Read more...
Star Trek – My Thoughts/Review – No Spoilers
Written on May 10, 2009 at 8:47 pm, by wunderbar
For those of you who don’t know, I’m pretty much a Star Trek nut. My dad was the one who got me into Star Trek when I was young, during the hey day of The Next Generation(TNG). For years TNG was Star Trek to me. I kind of watched Deep Space 9(DS9) but for many 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...