Posts Tagged “toronto”

Where to get your Mac fixed in Toronto

by Luke Rodgers on October 2, 2008

Long story short: my macbook’s keyboard died inexplicably two nights ago. No spillage, no droppage, just no response whatsoever from the keyboard or mouse touchpad.
Luckily, we’re not that far away from iRepair, a College Street shop that repairs a bevy (…)

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ThoughtWorks in Toronto: Forging a new alliance between business and IT

by Luke Rodgers on September 18, 2008

I attended this morning’s Toronto edition of ThoughtWorks‘ new Quarterly Technology Briefing, on the subject of Forging a New Alliance: Cutting-edge software to power the Business/IT relationship. I was a bit turned off by the title, which sounds kind of (…)

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Amazon Web Services start-up tour coming to Toronto

by Luke Rodgers on August 8, 2008

The Amazon Web Services start-up tour is hitting the road from September to November, and stopping in Toronto on September 16.
Amazon Web Services invites you (founders and leaders of start-up/early-stage companies and VCs) to join us on the upcoming AWS (…)

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The world’s dirtiest cities

by Luke Rodgers on August 2, 2008

There’s an interesting photo gallery at Popsci.com giving a brief overview of the 10 dirtiest cities on earth. While there are some no-brainers like Mexico City and Linfen, China, there are some surprise candidates too, like Milan and Pittsburgh, PA (…)

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Delicious brunch on Bloor

by Luke Rodgers on July 20, 2008

Went to the newly opened (1month.5 ago according to our server) Disgraceland, located at 965 Bloor W for some delicious brunch. I had their presumably-Elvis-inspired french toast that was stuffed with peanut butter and banana ($12), while my accomplice had (…)

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Facebook Camp

by Luke Rodgers on July 8, 2008

Having just returned from FacebookCampToronto4, I have to say that the more I learn about Facebook, the more concerned I become.
First it was the Youtube video about how Facebook owns everything you put on it, and is (somewhat loosely) connected (…)

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