By: The Philosophical Fish|21 April, 2009|Categories: Mac-Attack!|Tags: computer . mac
OK, I’m annoyed by this tax season. The first annoyance was discovering that there is no tax software for the Mac. No QuickTax, No UFile. Both companies say “We serve the Mac Community well through our online tax software” I don’t mind NetFiling. In fact I think it’s great. But I’m leery about actually doing my tax preparation and storing…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|18 April, 2009|Categories: Just Thinking|Tags: pets
Loki, Milo, and Gizmo. Our collection of two syllable, multi-faceted, pain in the patootie, critters. Kirk was away this week, in Toronto on business, and so I was “in charge” (not that anyone is really in charge of these creatures) for the week. Easy, right….? Well, yes and no. Loki has one talent, he can read a clock! He really…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|14 April, 2009|Categories: Just Thinking|Tags: humour
So I have been on Flickr a little over a year now. Love it. Can’t believe how it has wiggled into my daily life. Not being an overly social person when it comes to new people, I thought it a bit unnerving when strangers added me as a contact and commented on my photos. I was used to Facebook where…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|03 April, 2009|Categories: Just Thinking|Tags: behaviour
“Well, now this is novel. A student emailed me yesterday asking for advice on how to study for his final exam. I gave him a few pointers and told him to go back through the course material paying particular attention to the lesson quizzes and the self study questions. A few hours later he emailed me again, this time in…
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