by Mark | Nov 2, 2011 | Cool stuff
A graphic artists painted a mural for Delilah, a new store in The Glebe, earlier today. I shot the video and edited the video on my iPhone — the first time I did a full video production on my smartphone after years of saying I couldn’t imagine doing so....
by Mark | Oct 13, 2011 | Books, Cool stuff, Review
Oh wow! Whitney Hoffman called me early last month eager to get my opinion of an innovative new children’s book experience. “It’s called The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore,” she said. “I’m really interested in what you...
by Mark | Oct 7, 2011 | Cool stuff, Rambles
In honour of Steve Jobs, I bring you one of my all-time favourite, Onion reports, Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard. This Apple fan enjoys the...
by Mark | Oct 3, 2011 | Cool stuff
This American Life’s Ira Glass is featured in the latest of Search Engine’s “Thinking About the Internet” video series. It’s short, simple, and...
by Mark | Jul 2, 2011 | Cool stuff
One of our annual Canada Day traditions is watching the Parliament Hill fireworks show from the roof of our house (we have a fabulous view). Actually, the first year we attempted that tradition was 2001 just a few months after we’d moved into our current house....
by Mark | May 9, 2011 | Cool stuff, Technology
It’s easy to accumulate powerful digital tools which help us in our work and play. This past weekend I found myself realizing that as much as I use certain tools in my digital toolbox, there’s a small collection that form my Swiss Army Knife – the...