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Twitter Updates for 2010-09-05
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 05 Sep 2010 at 9:00 AM
Steve Jobs Oldie but Goodie (via Kottke) "We believe that… http://j.mp/aI2079 # Powered by Twitter Tools
Twitter Updates for 2010-09-04
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 04 Sep 2010 at 9:00 AM
Just did an imprompu demo of my #iPad featuring @evernote @danb (NoteTaker) @omnigraffle @instapaper GoodReader and @foreflight #ff # #ping only works with Music in #itunes - they got to have Apps and
Twitter Updates for 2010-09-03
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 9:00 AM
Hey look at tanker story! But this one may actually fly http://bit.ly/b39Pq8 #flying # You'd think he'd have a few more followers than that #ping #apple #steve http://twitpic.com/2kk2e3 # RT @ForeFligh
Twitter Updates for 2010-09-02
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 02 Sep 2010 at 9:00 AM
@kevwrites In short, one of everything! in reply to kevwrites # Geeking out on the Apple Announcements over coffee. GPS in iPod touch and I ditch my iPhone # Not convinced I needed another social netwo
Twitter Updates for 2010-09-01
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 01 Sep 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @anthonymarco Canada is a telecom backwater, says bold backer of Wind Mobile - http://bit.ly/bI9r6M ^AM # Things you don't want to hear in a vendor techinal presentation. "I was reading in a magazin
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-30
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 30 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
If it's Sunday morning. Gotta be #spin # Powered by Twitter Tools
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-29
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 29 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
James May interview and exclusive book extract "how to land an A330" #flying #topgear http://j.mp/cX1RCX # @shayman you ran some extra cat5 while you retrofitting all the electrical, right Steve? in re
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-28
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 28 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
Buffalo Air DC-3 FlightSource - Aviation Photo Database http://bit.ly/aYF73P as seen on @IcePilotsNWT #flying # The Stig. He's ours « Transmission - BBC Top Gear http://bit.ly/br7x7p #topgear # #goodI
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-27
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 27 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
@HibariApp Still getting into it, the filter is the reason I'm trying - I use Lists extensively so that may be a show stopper. in reply to HibariApp # @HibariApp conversation threading and saved search
Danger Bell rant, Who will rid me of this turbulent pest!
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 26 Aug 2010 at 9:37 AM
I really don't think ranting is useful. I prefer to vote with my feet and spend my money elsewhere. Yet I find myself beyond white hot angry AGAIN. After 4 months of trying I apparently will take anoth
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-26
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 26 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
@jetwhine in a "Future of…" meeting, I know there is an #oldguyjoke in there somewhere, just can't put my finger on it … Good Luck Rob! in reply to jetwhine # Offer House in St Albert & Lt.Gov job
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-25
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 25 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @Av8rdan In trucker lingo, world's largest Brake Check: http://tinyurl.com/243sabc #trafficjam # Buon Amici's now Cafe Espresso -same awesome muffins #yyj # Civilian aircraft interfering with search
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-24
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 24 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
Another successful morning of aviating. CYYJ-CYBL-CYYJ now to the gym. #flying #therealyyj # I forked the excellent (open source!) Notational Velocity app,… http://j.mp/aJTzRE via @minimalmac # RT @G
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-23
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 23 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @cfl_esks News: Retro Profile: Tom Wilkinson and Dan Kepley http://bit.ly/ctOcAy #cfl # @maryakem pretty sure it was the Caffe Vincente in tofino for coffee # Powered by Twitter Tools
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-21
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 21 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @tourismvi Nanaimo's Airport expanding! Runway lengthening; lighting is complete; terminal; parking expansions wrap up Mar 2011. #flying # RT @ylwkelowna #442 Sqn based at #YLW for missing aircraft
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-20
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 20 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
#whiteboardwhining Wil Wheaton quits wootstock http://w00tstock.net/2010/08/16/will-quits-w00tstock/ #because # Early #ff to the 3 best ways to get to Seattle @alaskaair @horizonair and the 142 FW Oreg
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-19
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 19 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
@TheQdotFM the fact that it is the same truck at all the gas stations is a better conspiracy in reply to TheQdotFM # It was just on the verge of being dark this morning when I got up. #fallStayaway # D
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-18
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 18 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @hotdogsladies When people offer unpaid gigs by saying, it's "good exposure," I like to ask how much exposure they made last year. # RT @myTransponder Heads up people. August 19th is National #Aviat
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-17
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 17 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
@GDgeek @kevwrites I think BP would side with @gdgeek on this one http://twitter.com/bpcares in reply to GDgeek # Maybe that's part of the problem. "Eskimos stay optimistic despite rough start" http://
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-16
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 16 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
Good show by the 15th Field, 12th Service an the Cf18 of 409 Nighthawks. # Capt Bews who ejected at Lethbridge expected to be back flying by Oct. #flying #cf # Toasty and occasional breeze at Abbotsfor
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-14
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 14 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @macosken And again I say… Wow… http://yfrog.com/c81hwj # Searchable Calvin & Hobbes Archive - Check It Out Before It Disappears http://j.mp/bNp2fW via @ReadWriteWeb # RT @reederapp Sorry for th
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-13
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 13 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
Yeah these guys are coming in a cruise ship #tamil clipart #fail http://j.mp/aTHWf7 # http://j.mp/9JKVWW Glass is Half Full via @AOPA #flying #safety # @maryakem had one of those kind of moments after
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-12
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 12 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
I have these bots I've been meaning to drop, where do i collect? RT @nptechblogs A Twitter follower is worth $0.24 http://bit.ly/boLAuD in reply to nptechblogs # @AvWeekBenet if you believe the Release
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-11
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 11 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
When you don't put the seat in the upright position "JetBlue FA Pops Open Plane Chute at JFK, Slides Away" http://j.mp/93vTLW via @gruber # @GDgeek here you go, 75% of all caffeine is consumed in the U
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-10
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 10 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
BC Aviation Museum gets a nice write up in the Globe and Mail, http://bit.ly/bbJvi6 Hawk One front and centre in the picture #yyj #flying # Google predicts the end of privacy http://bit.ly/a9LLog via @
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-08
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 08 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
Okay that's pass interference, I was getting confused…. #cfl #bclions # Powered by Twitter Tools
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-07
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 07 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @EAAupdate #EAA extends condolences to colleagues at #AOPA on the loss of Chris O'Callaghan in a sailplane accident. http://bit.ly/966mwg in reply to EAAupdate # That was a wild red Sun at about 6 t
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-06
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 06 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @danwebbage .@WestJet says they hope to announce something re: US partner later this year. # RT @cfl_esks http://tweetphoto.com/36995977 #Esks legends Danny Kepley and Ron Estay at practice. Estay a
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-05
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 05 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
Best new #podcast RT @danbenjamin Don't forget to join @gruber and I for The Talk Show live at 1pm ET today - http://live.5by5.tv # RT @FrugalVictoria Compare products to determine best deal w/ Frugal
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-04
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 04 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
StatusNet Raises $2.3 Million for Enterprise Microblogging http://j.mp/drq5Q9 via @ReadWriteWeb # Mantracker teaches British troops 'key skills' http://j.mp/crsJyb # RT @maryakem RT @doctorparadox: cof
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-03
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 03 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @Dave_CHED: Hear Bryan Hall's interview with former Eskimos general manager Danny Maciocia http://tinyurl.com/pz7eee #cfl # Powered by Twitter Tools
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-02
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 02 Aug 2010 at 9:00 AM
Behind The Scenes With Airventure Air Traffic Control, Part I http://j.mp/bPHAvH #flying # That was the weirdest #orangesky today in #yyj assuming its partially due to Forest Fires but really not sure.
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-31
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 31 Jul 2010 at 9:00 AM
It's not a yawn, I call it a Power Breath. #spin #early # RT @OmniFocus OmniFocus for iPad appears to be starting to show up in iTunes now; sorry for the delay, everyone! #iPad in reply to OmniFocus #
Don't just complain, advocate for what works.
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 30 Jul 2010 at 9:42 AM
I recently did a complaint post on my cellular service from Bell. I think complaints only get you so far. I'm not their customer anymore (well net 30 days), they have no need to get/keep me happy. I do
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-30
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 30 Jul 2010 at 9:00 AM
@danbenjamin great you Tweet out show stuff personally, but I think its time for a 5by5 Twitter account. #5by5 in reply to danbenjamin # Any web app that needs a dos shell to get IE to launch to work -
When Vendors Attack
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 29 Jul 2010 at 9:05 AM
I seldom get 'white hot' angry when dealing with vendors but this week was an exception. Dealing with major service providers is always a challenge and telecommunications seems to be worse than mos
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-29
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 29 Jul 2010 at 9:00 AM
NEW COUNTRY, DROP ZONE & AIRCRAFT - US Army Golden Knights http://j.mp/a66ccE #flying # RT @IcePilotsNWT More pics posted of Ice Pilots NWT at #OSH10 http://ow.ly/2hNrc #flying in reply to IcePilotsNWT
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-28
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 28 Jul 2010 at 9:00 AM
Supporting the U.S. Navy's humanitarian mission with Google Apps http://j.mp/aCJCls #google # "Amazing Stories Took a Wrong Turn At Albuquerque " http://j.mp/aSWjuz love that clip. # Been thinking, Whe
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-24
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 24 Jul 2010 at 9:00 AM
"PhoneGap in action " http://j.mp/dfx7M8 via @robcottingham Signal to Noise # External Link: Apple Delays White iPhone 4 Until "Later This Year" via @tidbits #iphone # RT @ForeFlight iPad Touch Plannin
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-23
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 23 Jul 2010 at 9:00 AM
Almost vaguely work related tweet: "Less Than 1 Year Until The Internet Runs Out of Addresses " http://j.mp/aKgmpC via @ReadWriteWeb #ipv6 # Last Nights Family Fam Ride http://j.mp/byD4Aw #flying #ther
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-22
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 22 Jul 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @FlightSource Cormorant Helicopter Evacuates Ill Man off the Coast of Tofino http://bit.ly/d6oJWa #flying in reply to FlightSource # After all the flybys at Abbotsford, would have been cool to see t
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-21
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 21 Jul 2010 at 9:00 AM
What helicopters do in action movies: http://j.mp/aIl3z1 via Cockpit Conversations Blog #flying # No CSeries love at #FARN10 ? #flying # 3-0 at the top and 0-3 at the bottom, hard to argue with the @
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-20
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 20 Jul 2010 at 9:00 AM
Sask at Lions - a set on Flickr http://bit.ly/c1rNg9 #cfl #lions #riders # @victriviaqueen and there will be anti-social media gurus springing up any moment. in reply to victriviaqueen # @kevwrites got
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-13
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 13 Jul 2010 at 5:00 AM
Sask at Lions - a set on Flickr http://bit.ly/c1rNg9 #cfl #lions #riders # @victriviaqueen and there will be anti-social media gurus springing up any moment. in reply to victriviaqueen # @kevwrites got
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-12
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 12 Jul 2010 at 5:00 AM
Awesome night at Empire Field. Took the whole extended family including 3 new #CFL fans. #Riders # Gyproc and Cougar 29 on the Low Pass at the Lions Game on Sunday #cfl #flying http://j.mp/aTPrQr # CF-
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-11
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 11 Jul 2010 at 5:00 AM
It's really not social media if you can't mess with people's heads, hey there's a topic for #dsylive next week # Sweet! RT @ForeFlight radar and lightning coverage for Canada! Nice, eh? 1Km res, 3D to
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-10
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 10 Jul 2010 at 5:00 AM
Is it just me or does Al Fresco dining sound like something you should avoid on a low carb diet? #justsayin # One more sleep and then some live football #cfl but I'll make due with the Argos and Bomber
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-09
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 09 Jul 2010 at 5:00 AM
Good job! RT @PinboardIN Pinboard is one year old today! http://pinboard.in/blog/146/ # Tip o the hat to @hedgesociety @EventsNEscapes and @asmaaMethqal for an enjoyable conversation #victoriatweetup t
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-08
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 08 Jul 2010 at 5:00 AM
Here's your effing #flying car. I'll stick to my airplane http://j.mp/bdSQI3 via @flightglobal # Self driving car http://j.mp/db0CWt always thought that was called a bus! # Just read @dlnorman post on
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-07
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 07 Jul 2010 at 5:00 AM
RT @SmileOnMyMac: Just released: @PDFpen 4.7, with "Save to Evernote" support. News: http://bit.ly/bxiytM Download: http://bit.ly/ZlJak # @mikevardy does it count as being "influential" if you avoid ev
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-06
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 06 Jul 2010 at 5:00 AM
Wearing my fleece vest at lunch. Because that is what you do in Victoria in July. #summer # RT @TextExpander TextExpander touch with iPad interface is available in the App Store. Yay! http://bit.ly/bbV
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-05
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 03 Jul 2010 at 5:00 AM
Overheard: "need to start using virtual reality in the classroom" - always though the classroom was a pretty virtual reality already. # #yeah !: WordPress App for iOS devices updated. Now we can paste
Living the iPad Lifestyle, The State of iPad Satisfaction
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 30 Jun 2010 at 2:30 PM
Well I like mine, but here is a little more comprehensive view of what iPad users like. The State of iPad Satisfaction Its clear the iPad is still largely (>805) used by those that already have a Mac
Living the iPad Lifestyle, Fit for purpose.
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 29 Jun 2010 at 9:57 AM
In the language of ITIL, the bible of IT Service delivery there is this concept of "Fit for Use” and "Fit for Purpose”. Fit for Use simply measures whether a product or service can function. Fit fo
Twitter Updates for 2010-06-23
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 23 Jun 2010 at 11:00 AM
Overheard: "need to start using virtual reality in the classroom” - always though the classroom was a pretty virtual reality already. # #yeah !: WordPress App for iOS devices updated. Now we can past
Twitter Updates for 2010-06-22
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 22 Jun 2010 at 11:00 AM
Some guys won, and some other guys didn't in a bunch of things this weekend #oneTweetSportsNews # You daily 'twitter is failing' note: RT @twitterapi High Error Rate on Twitter.com - http://t.co/vnLr0q
Twitter Updates for 2010-06-19
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 19 Jun 2010 at 11:00 AM
Now if it was a Foucault pendulum it would be even funnier: Interdisciplinary http://j.mp/9F1nO0 @xkcd # RT @CJStephenson: RT @cbc_victoria: Fri On The Island. A Victoria business whose website was hac
Twitter Updates for 2010-06-18
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 18 Jun 2010 at 11:00 AM
WordPress 3.0 update is live, updated from RC with no issues (so far!) #wordpress # @gussynichols been running successive RCs over last month did a couple of tweaks - still have an error on my Gallery
Twitter Updates for 2010-06-17
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 17 Jun 2010 at 11:00 AM
RT @VictoriaNews: #victoriabc Public spaces key to Esquimalt Village: architect: http://bit.ly/bcl39C #yyj # RT @twittelator: Twitter is being repaired this morning - expect high error rate: http://sta
Living the iPad Lifestyle, Unitasking, and why 1 isn't always a lonely number.
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 17 Jun 2010 at 9:30 AM
I've been using a iPad, almost exclusively, as my personal computer for a couple weeks. There area pluses and minuses that I have noted before. But there is a real difference inthe work style. It's bee
Twitter Updates for 2010-06-16
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 16 Jun 2010 at 11:00 AM
@dougsymington if you see something that looks like a large corn husk in your cubicle it's time to run! #attackofthecubiclepeople in reply to dougsymington # So, how many people lined up for Microsoft
of Readability and TiVo, is Ad serving a right?
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 16 Jun 2010 at 9:50 AM
Listening to Mac Geek Gab #266. Dave Hamilton had a position on the new Reader function in Apple's Safari browser which replicates the function of the Readability bookmark let that I've been using for
Twitter Updates for 2010-06-15
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 15 Jun 2010 at 2:00 PM
A good look at the right tool for the right job by @shawnblanc ? Which Device for Which Task? http://j.mp/drl8dD #iPad #iPhone # Canada too pls? RT @Starbucks We're very excited to announce that comi
Living the iPad lifestyle, a couple more limiting cases
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 15 Jun 2010 at 9:00 AM
Last time I covered a couple of limitations of the iPad. Tris Hussey added another with his post on using the iPad, clearly nailing the issues of blog postings. I'm using my iPad to update this blog bu
Twitter Updates for 2010-06-14
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 14 Jun 2010 at 2:00 PM
My twitter feeds filling with #cfl today. #yeah # RT @GDgeek: Just uploaded photos to my Fort Rodd Hill set on Facebook. #yyj #vicbc #navy #Lighthouse http://ow.ly/1XKU9 # Can it be.. Yes sun appears t
Twitter Updates for 2010-06-13
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 13 Jun 2010 at 2:00 PM
@kevwrites thanks, in an effort not to look like a complete fanboy. My next post is on what it can't do well. But it's a short list. in reply to kevwrites # Reeder Releases on the iPad http://j.mp/9JTy
Twitter Updates for 2010-06-12
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 12 Jun 2010 at 2:00 PM
Cool! RT @cfl_esks #Esk receiver Kelly Campbell prepares to take the field for the first time #cfltc10 http://sml.vg/CwJ83Y #cfl # RT @myTransponder Who's going flying this weekend? #FLYINGfriday # @no
Living the iPad lifestyle, what it can't do…
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 11 Jun 2010 at 5:38 PM
So a week plus into being an iPad user the initial shine continues… But in the interest of balance a short list of the things that really fall in the 'you can't get there from here' category. File Ha
Twitter Updates for 2010-06-11
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 11 Jun 2010 at 2:00 PM
I had a "Woz" Apple //gs , any chance of a Gray Powell iPhone4? # RT @danbenjamin Thanks to @jmspool for being a guest on the show, and thanks to @zeldman for just being awesome. # @trishussey added Ai
Twitter Updates for 2010-06-10
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 10 Jun 2010 at 3:00 PM
@kevwrites Memphis is the main hub so your good. mine is in Indianapolis. Which starts to put tomorrow in doubt. in reply to kevwrites # iPad killer app #2 fixing meetings Buy one iPad for every single
Living the iPad lifestyle, after week one.
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 09 Jun 2010 at 5:29 PM
So after one week of the iPad the shine still continues. The two features that keep coming through are speed and battery life. There are many more powerful computers but from zero to doing something th
Wow, this computer is Big, Living the iPad lifestyle….
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 02 Jun 2010 at 8:35 PM
This is my first post this week using my 'regular' computer. I really have had little use for either my desktop or laptop this week with the iPad. I was going to carry both laptop and iPad for a couple
iPad vs my last 'First' apple portable.
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 31 May 2010 at 10:33 AM
"Intended as a replacement for the Portable ….” in that case they were talking about the MacPortable a luggable portable computer from the late 1980s. In that case they were talking about the Power
Living the iPad Lifestyle Day 3
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 31 May 2010 at 9:22 AM
And no, I'm not going to do a daily diary of iPad cool stuff but I need to keep writing to see how this is going to replace my Mac Book Pro for my walk around computing. I try and avoid doing anything
Living the iPad Lifestyle, Day 1
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 30 May 2010 at 9:18 PM
Well, a quick post at the end of a weekend. After a long day on Friday awaiting for the arrival of the iNvincivble-Pad, regular life intruded a bit with the weekend. The iPad was a regular star of the
Funny things happened on the way to the iPad ….
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 28 May 2010 at 4:27 PM
So I am obviously a mindless Apple fanboy who has fallen under the spell of Steve Jobs and his evil hordes in Cupertino and surrender my personal choice and freedom to their overpriced, locked in hardw
Twitter Updates for 2010-05-28
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 28 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
@kevwrites Memphis is the main hub so your good. mine is in Indianapolis. Which starts to put tomorrow in doubt. in reply to kevwrites # iPad killer app #2 fixing meetings Buy one iPad for every single
Twitter Updates for 2010-05-27
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 27 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
Feel I need to learn #ruby if for no other reason than get @danbenjamin @jseifer jokes on The Dev Show http://bit.ly/9OVrCH # kung fu grippe · Text Editor themes #geekytimesamillion http://bit.ly/auiP
Twitter Updates for 2010-05-26
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 26 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
Hot water still out at #gym #thatisonewaytowakeup # @shayman Thinking right off the 403 and the 407, of course it will be Oakville T-C vs the Mississauga Argos #CFL in reply to shayman # Towel Day annu
Twitter Updates for 2010-05-25
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 25 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
iPad "Prepared for Shipment" W00T! # @arjunsingh think I may be too distracted to provide video, but we'll see what happens in reply to arjunsingh # @kevwrites I'm trusting they'll make their promise w
Twitter Updates for 2010-05-22
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 22 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
Okay this Translate function in Nambu (@nambucom) is kinda cool # @kevwrites @TimAyres discussion at #northernvoice from CBC problems of comments on news content, not an issue with arts and sports as m
Why Apple can afford to lose, they've been there before
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 21 May 2010 at 5:38 PM
Watching the Google smackdown at this weeks Google I/O was an interesting take on the technology world. I've got to admit I'm a little on the side of Kara Swisher on Google's Laughable-But Not So Funny
Twitter Updates for 2010-05-21
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 21 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
Google I/O going on the #iphone smackdown this morning # @kevwrites Interestingly the Roger's SIM shows as prepared for Shippment - nothing on the rest of the order # @kevwrites got the 3g mostly for t
Twitter Updates for 2010-05-20
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 20 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
The Tyee - Is BC Ready for Smart Meters? http://bit.ly/bhfWsS Hell Yes! # DailyTech - Google Execs Blame App Makers for Poor Android Battery Life http://bit.ly/bfBJS4 How's that multitasking looking no
Twitter Updates for 2010-05-19
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 19 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
Victoria harbor 181400Z 22007KT 10SM -RA FEW005 FEW020 SCT040 OVC080 11/08 A2979 RMK SF1SC1SC4AC4 - otherwise known as blah # RT @DaveFlys Hey, Ridley, ya got any Beeman's? # @DaveFlys Yeah, I think I
Quitting Facebook and why Free is a very dangerous price
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 18 May 2010 at 9:12 PM
Subtitle: Why am I working to make other people money. The ongoing Facebook crisis. There is an old joke about how to boil a frog. The issue of the privacy changes and future intentions of Facebook cou
Conferences - Does Size Really matter?
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 18 May 2010 at 5:13 PM
With the advent of great video and audio recording of many conferences, is attending the 'big conferences' really an issue anymore? I've been to some truly huge conferences MacWorld Expo (3,000) , Cisc
Twitter Updates for 2010-05-18
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 18 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
@kevwrites Sorry about that too, #wcyyj10 went by so fast! in reply to kevwrites #
#wcyyj10 challenge, post Mike's talk before he does! RT @mikevardy Dear #wcyyj10 people: I'll post my talk once I re
Wordcamp Victoria 2010 - another great Wordpress Meetup
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 17 May 2010 at 10:04 AM
Well it was another weekend conference, coming on the heals of Northern Voice in Vancouver last weekend (moved because of Olympics) I had a back to back with WordCamp Victoria. My brain is still trying
Twitter Updates for 2010-05-17
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 17 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
@AmbrosiaCentre thanks for the catering at #wcyyj10 what was the desert with th strawberry and the flake pastry -mmm #
@victriviaqueen Same here! #wcyyj10 in reply to victriviaqueen #
@uncleweed I'm
Twitter Updates for 2010-05-16
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 16 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
Apparently @mikevardy is picking on me, cool #yyjwordcamp #
12 minutes in @mikevardy managed to brag about going to #maxfuncon #
Looks like Wordcamp Victoria is going with #wcyyj10 this year - follow t
Wordcamp Victoria, another weekend another conference
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 15 May 2010 at 11:20 AM
Following Northern Voice conference last weekend, Victoria's Social Media crowd is out this weekend for the second edition WordCamp Victoria at University Canada West. Covering all things Wordpress, th
Twitter Updates for 2010-05-15
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 15 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
70th anniversary of Battle of Britain Beacon museum plans unveiled http://bit.ly/9SJK15 (via @flightglobal) #
Transport Canada mandates 406 MHz ELTs for most private aircraft http://bit.ly/9lmSbQ #flyi
Twitter Updates for 2010-05-14
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 14 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
Earthquake drill today at work. I'd give it about a 6.5. #
RT @raincoaster One of my better posts: ekranoplan: world's strangest aircraft http://bit.ly/dwDMTA It really IS. #
RT @GDgeek 2 more sleeps u
Tell me what to care about …
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 13 May 2010 at 9:34 AM
I've had a couple post about trying to sort out online service and what is worth paying attention to. I was happy to sit in on part of Alexandra Samuel's session at Northern Voice. In discussing, Copin
Twitter Updates for 2010-05-13
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 13 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
iPad lasted in Canada Apple store for a whole 2 days. Now June 7 delivery. #
Diaspora Project: Building the Anti-Facebook http://bit.ly/dnZNqv #
RT @jamesmcbean: Steam for Mac Launches Today http://bit
Doodling for fun and learning
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 12 May 2010 at 9:49 AM
Two of the best sessions at Northern Voice were all about the graphical.Now drawing is cool, but I can't draw. A good gentleman, Scott Leslie, kept the MooseCamp tradition alive with a series of sessio
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Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 12 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
RT @mikevardy I will neventually use the word "ridonculous." It's just not in me. #
Big honking crane. Govt between Herald and Pandora. #yyj #traffic #
Starting new RSS tag #vardynews : Aircell eyes e
My Northern Voice Evaluation
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 11 May 2010 at 9:15 AM
Conferences always ask for feedback and the recent North Voice had a post conference Evaluation. In the middle of filling mine out I figured 'why not share this', I would hope other attendees would as
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Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 11 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
Yes, I did get up extra early and order my iPad #iAmWeak #
Overheard: you're the best mom you let me have toys. Reply: yay me! #
#grateful instead of Grate-Full RT @donmcallister: Rule number 1 of any
So Science is still Cool
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 10 May 2010 at 9:55 AM
So I ran my iPhone through the wash yesterday night. Not intentionally you understand, but as a consequence of just being a little stupid. But it is still running this morning, slightly worse for wear
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Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 10 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
RT @myTransponder Who's taking their Mom flying today? #
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Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 09 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
A useful analogy going into day 2 of #nv10 thanks to Dilbert: http://bit.ly/b2kM5V #
Opening #nv10 with @chrismessina "future of social web and how to stop it" #
8 min into keynote obilgatory Sara Pali
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Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 08 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
Opening intro. New digs. Audio needs help. #nv10 #
RT @sleslie #altmoosecamp in Room 1410 starting after the keynote, unschedule at http://bit.ly/aTqaBg see you there! #
First #nv10 spelling bee with
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Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 06 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
RT @hjarche Ning Alternatives: Guide To Best Social Networking Platforms & Online Group Services http://is.gd/bVar7 fyi @drmcewan #
Bummer, strangely hoping for a Part 3 to this story RT @cfl_esks news
Working is Learning, Learning is Working.
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 05 May 2010 at 8:31 AM
Harold Jarche nailed a great point in his article on Learning Management Systems (LMS).
Learning is no longer what you do before you go to work, never having to learn anything else in order to do your
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Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 05 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
@vicspeedtraps blanshard northbound at topaz pk. #
@YukariP CMD-SFT-L to fLag in Mail.app #
@YukariP You can customize toolbar to include the Flag option, right click on the top of the window, sheet wi
Life Lessons From Albert Einstein
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 04 May 2010 at 9:29 AM
Given my background in Physics, its safe to say I have fascination with Albert Einstein. Frankly I feel he was more a comtributor to scientific thought than he was to Physics in particular. In reading
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Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 04 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
@raincoaster get one of those cool Web2.0 task tools. Once you figure out the taxonomy and tagging - that should buy a couple days. in reply to raincoaster #
Is it a coincidence that iPad and iPDA are
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Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 04 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
@raincoaster get one of those cool Web2.0 task tools. Once you figure out the taxonomy and tagging - that should buy a couple days. in reply to raincoaster #
Is it a coincidence that iPad and iPDA are
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Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 03 May 2010 at 8:00 AM
Trying to remember why I event pay for Television channels - back to Mac Mini media center - #ohwell #
Nice! RT @DanB: I also put up Note Taker HD screenshots on its web page: http://bit.ly/9zyxET #
P
UK local government association 'banned words' list
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 30 Apr 2010 at 10:05 AM
Debate the LGA's 'banned words' list.
Personally I think we should be capacity building meaningful dialogue. While clienting a menu of options that promotes meaningful consultation outcomes. This
Counter PR
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 29 Apr 2010 at 1:47 PM
Love this as a response and of course if it comes with a 2.5MB gif image embedded in it, that would be even better.
So, with all respect and much gratitude, please unsubscribe this address from all lis
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Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 27 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
Why flash is a dangerous, dangerous thing, I keep having to replace monitors I break everytime I see stuff like this http://bit.ly/bbBBRl #
@jvangorp @nopicnic Going outside now, "must stop the fist of
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Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 26 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
Forecast random tweets with a 80% chance of #canucks comments - #justsaying #
RT @tysonelder: Photo: Photography's Longest Exposure. Learn more about this Justin Quinnell 6 month long exposure http://b
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Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 24 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @sleslie #NV10 goers- do we plunge ahead #altmoosecamp some rockin sessions proposed http://bit.ly/aTqaBg sign up if u want it to happen #
Mine too! RT @GDgeek My old high school! RT @sdleader: Del
Open Data for Canada
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 23 Apr 2010 at 9:16 AM
One of the big problems with the online world is the lack of apparent borders in a world that has many real borders. Being next to the USA makes understanding the differences in Canada even tougher.
I
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Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 23 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @jonathancoulton The Internet tells me that Code Monkey is now available for Rock Band on Playstation. Just saying. #
Exile could be worse RT @Lufthansa_USA: If you can help us get in touch with {x-
20 Years of TidBITS
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 22 Apr 2010 at 1:08 PM
I while ago I wrote of my computer history going back to my Apple ][+. Well almost that old is the reading of Apple News from various sources. I must admit to have lost TidBITS in the deluge of RSS fe
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Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 22 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
This is one of those Bad News, Good News Stories.. | Bill Next Best Blog http://bit.ly/9xR54p #service #yyj #
Somedays I miss the little chili peppers beside my email in Eudora #
Apparently my new work
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Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 21 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
A few more flights over the skies of Europe, but still not many - http://bit.ly/b3Zuow #ashtag #
Times Colonist book sale (via @abebooks blog) http://bit.ly/aF7Pk0 Drop off May 1/2 Sale May 15/16 #yyj
This is one of those Bad News, Good News Stories..
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 21 Apr 2010 at 8:57 AM
I had a flat tire, twice.
Now that is annoying on several levels but there were about 4 things that actually made it an experience I wanted to share. And I will share some kudos to some folks along the
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Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 20 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
1 less reason to have cable: RT @boxee: New version of Boxee Beta is avail + fans can now stream live NHL games Boxee http://bit.ly/93rjJJ #
The socialmedia pruning continues, Ning account is toast, th
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Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 19 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
@Rod_Phillips apparently the Hungarian Pinot Gris was the wrong choice - 2 goals in 35secs… oh well. in reply to Rod_Phillips #
As see at Capital Iron, not exactly office safe http://j.mp/by4xp3 #
Br
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Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 18 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
@Rod_Phillips no running, kept waiting for that guy to tell me which wine to buy, but he kept going on about 'trust your taste' in reply to Rod_Phillips #
@Rod_Phillips - one box says Red the other say
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Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 17 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
@tj_smiley closest FirstChoice is Blanshard and Hillside but there's plenty downtown just as cheap/quick in reply to tj_smiley #
This is what happens when you mess with the Stig: TopGear spotted at pla
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Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 16 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
Does it count as distracted driving to go down the street with a parking ticket flaping under your winshield wiper that you failed to remove #
RT @douglasland I wonder how long Norway's IT department t
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Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 15 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
Item: Beware at Customs: Gov't has banned iPad imports - Haaretz - Israel News http://bit.ly/d3cEdl #
@jvangorp thinking of block booking @ClipperVacation for a trip to the Apple store, who's in? in r
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Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 14 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
Argh. 4am. Birds. #
Not getting too happy too early but I see an orange globe and the number 17 in the foreast for #yyj #yeah #
RT @teach42 3000+ ratings for the Opera Mini app for iPhone already. And
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Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 13 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @yyjWordCamp: There is now a giant "Register Now" button on the website. Sorry for being less obvious previously. #yyj #
Kinda like per-pupil funding in education, cuz that works well… "Paid-per-p
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Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 10 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT@Cabin12Victoria Its our 1 Year Anniversary TOMORROW (April10)! Come on by for some FREE COFFEE as a THANKS to our great customers! #yyj #
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Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 09 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
@GDgeek @trishussey believe pre HD versionof iMovie is freely availible. Failing that Quicktime 7 should do in a pinch #podcast101 in reply to GDgeek #
Following #iPhone 4 announcements - Apparently D
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Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 08 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
@AmbrosiaCentre Looks like we're talking about the weather, Schoolnet weather to be precise - try that out as a quick demo. in reply to AmbrosiaCentre #
Xcode is a great tool but one click, something g
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Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 07 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @twittelator Please don't use ? & = in your password because those have special meaning in OAUTH! they won't work in v3.8! #
Trying to come up with a useful #yyj iPhone app for a development example
Computer is to iPad as Airplane is to [blank]
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 06 Apr 2010 at 1:29 PM
So I'm getting to be a little bit of an apple iPad fanboy apparently I'm not alone [The iPad Launch: Can Steve Jobs Do It Again? By Stephen Fry] But the OS holy wars appear to have begun as the haters
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Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 06 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
Back to the gym. Quiet this morning. Work off some of those great Easter Carbs. #
RT @shayman: Welcome the newest member of our family! http://twitpic.com/1cxawe #
RT @MarquisBureau: Irrational passio
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Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 05 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
Dragged everyone up before 6am for the early ferry to yvr for Easter. But there will be cabage rolls. #
So when will ipad show up as an autocorrect word in dictionaries. #justsaying #
@davecormier isn
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Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 04 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
@TTwynstra thanks but we'll be in Yvr for Easter. in reply to TTwynstra #
RT @twittelator Unabashed joy mixed with awe and humility http://moby.to/7v31af #ipad #
RT @HootSuite our owl mechanics have i
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Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 03 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
You know the days where you feel bad about going in the #gym because it's too nice outside. #todaynotOneOfThose #
Whitecaps in the upper harbour. #yyj #ohWell #
Okay now the bushes beside the building
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Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 02 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @glennhilton How The Buzz Died on Google Buzz: http://j.mp/cD4vpX RT @Twitter_Tips #
RT @shayman 17th Annual "Kids! Come quickly! There's a goat in the backyard!" routine. Just as succesful as the f
And so it begins…
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 02 Apr 2010 at 8:34 AM
The march of the hybrid iPad/iPhone apps in my iTunes. 5 compatible so far. Now if they would get around to shipping a few iPads to Canada.
Readability - focus on reading from the web
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 01 Apr 2010 at 2:27 PM
Thanks to a tip from Don McAllister of ScreenCasts Online, I tried out Readabiltity in my Browser. This is a excellent little free tool.
It takes a rather cluttered web article and displays only the
Commitment to Personal Productivity… Shifting, Sorting, Compiling, and Archivin
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 01 Apr 2010 at 11:48 AM
This is part IV in my little story arc on re-organizing my technology use. As stated in my first installment:
I've been looking at what I have and how I've been using it and it was time for a little Pe
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Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 01 Apr 2010 at 9:00 AM
#overheard "we need a white paper on folksonomy" - threw up a little in my mouth on that one. #
Seriously #itune 9.1 update of 102MB??Mb #
All together "Hi Scott" RT @sleslie: …. #mynameisScottIamaWo
Commitment to Personal Productivity… Multiple Mailboxes and filtering
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 31 Mar 2010 at 12:42 PM
This is part III in my little story arc on re-organizing my technology use. As stated in my first instalment:
I've been looking at what I have and how I've been using it and it was time for a little Pe
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Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 31 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @danbenjamin I interview Melissa Pierce (@melissapierce) on Episode 9 of The Pipeline - http://5by5.tv/pipeline/9 #
RT @timoreilly: I tweeted this already, but just have to say again how great this
Seth Godin: Quieting the Lizard Brain on Vimeo
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 30 Mar 2010 at 1:21 PM
After a couple of shots with this topic via Merlin Mann, decided I needed to go to the source. The concept is we avoid doing things (starting or finishing) because of latent fear. Fear of looking stu
Commitment to Personal Productivity… Partitioning RSS
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 30 Mar 2010 at 1:10 PM
This is part II in my little story arc on re-organizing my technology use. As stated in my first installment:
I've been looking at what I have and how I've been using it and it was time for a little Pe
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Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 30 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
make snap decision to drive to the gym instead of walking to work because of the pounding rain. Then it stops. #nowYoureJustMessingWithMe #
RT @hjarche we shouldn't even call it literacy any more (in c
The continuing problem of the 3/8? wrench.
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 29 Mar 2010 at 12:51 PM
Okay no surprise here but I love technology, cool and otherwise. But technology is only useful to the extent it gets something done for you.
So I've been looking at what I have and how I've been usin
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Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 29 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
Waiting for the Gym to open. How paranoid do you get when your club doesn't open on time? #justsaying #
So now there's even more confused people waiting #ohWell #
Today's version of a #spin class Loca
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Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 28 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @mo_wo Mothers I need you. Schools are in trouble. If we cannot mend them, fill in the blank. #radicalcollaboration #thinkdigtalactlocal #
@mikevardy the talk will be revealed eventually but people
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Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 27 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
If you can read the loadmaster's name tag your probably following too close #flying http://bit.ly/ay96p4 via @IndyTransponder #
Hashtag alert @opengovwest conf in Seattle today and tomorrow - follow #o
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Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 26 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
With appologies to Shakespeare, "once more into the gym dear friends" http://j.mp/awcd4e #
Also the irony of Trooper and "We're here for a good time not a long time" in my ears. Wrong on both counts gu
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Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 25 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
Preview: Instapaper on iPad - Instapaper Blog http://bit.ly/b9GXPB #iphone #ipad #coolStuffFound #
#gtd Describing GTD to Teens http://j.mp/cbGVgF #
5 Ways to Get Involved With Twestival [Mashable] ht
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Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 24 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
@the_moggest here's the link if you need it http://www.UsedVictoria.com/classified-ad/11531511 in reply to the_moggest #
#fittip morning workout and shower at the gym then you have to clean your bathrr
My personal SLAs
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 23 Mar 2010 at 3:52 PM
I've worked over the last several years on Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with various organizations. In addition to providing a service standard many SLAs include penalties and consequences. The star
CRTC Ruling on the Future of Broadcast TV …
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 23 Mar 2010 at 9:13 AM
Only problem is .. not really clear it has one.
For my call to expertise on such issues, the first stop is always Michael Geist's Blog.
In his comments following the recent policy decision:
It seems
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Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 23 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
Have you rotated your online passwords lately?? Of Spring Cleaning and Passwords | Bill Next Best Blog http://bit.ly/dcYSqn #
Part of my spring cleaning, put my RSS feeds on a deep diet. No more 1000+
Of Spring Cleaning and Passwords
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 22 Mar 2010 at 10:00 AM
Saturday being the first day of Spring, I wanted to get out and start my spring rituals of getting the yard sorted out and pulling out the outdoor tools from the back corner of the garage.
Well, I didn
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Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 22 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
CORR: Everyone in the UK is to be given a personalised webpage for accessing Government services http://bit.ly/df9UWy #
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Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 21 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
Another sucessful morning of aviating. Avoided Olympic "red circles" #flying #
@cpudan felicitatiions to you and your SO. #hopeIusedthatWordRight in reply to cpudan #
Everyone in the country is to be
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Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 20 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
Didn't get my butt moving fast enough to make the spin class. Back spining solo. Backspin- get it? Oh well. #
When you've got MS Office, all data looks like a spreadsheet. #justsaying #
Can't even imag
Peacekeeping, a Canadian Invention you say…
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 19 Mar 2010 at 2:00 PM
The concept of Peacekeeping has been held by Canadians to be a source of pride. And it was Lester Pearson, while Minister of Foreign Affairs who brought the idea forward to solve the sticky problem of
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Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 19 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
iPad, couch surfing. Get it now, haw haw. #
Get your Merlin Mann fix - 3 Interviews from a Cooling Crucible | 43 Folders http://bit.ly/dAN1jt #
RT @maryakem: What do the top 100 sites look like? - http
What's Cool about Canada, politely
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 18 Mar 2010 at 9:43 AM
The idea of Canadian national pride is a little hard to find most days. Maybe we are just too polite to talk about such things.
But in the absence of real examples Canada gets represented as a stereoty
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Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 18 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
The first school I ever taught at is official no more as of yesterday: New Duchess Park Opens (VIDEO) http://bit.ly/aUH8nO #
Bundle sales are everywhere but if you need Parallels on your mac see the Ma
Government of Canada - E Services
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 17 Mar 2010 at 10:49 AM
Its seldom that people say nice things about paying there taxes but I have to give some serious credit to Canada Revenue Agency for their e-pass services. E-pass is the federal government's electronic
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Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 17 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
RT @peternlewis Interarchy Fire Sale http://nolo.be/102 - 66% off Interarchy! 20% off Keyboard Maestro, Acord, MarsEdit, RipIt or Tweetie! #
Buy a lot of software tools but don't spen the time to buil
Doing Travel with Tech
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 16 Mar 2010 at 10:03 AM
To quote Mr Billy Joel "the good old days weren't always good and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems”
Frequently the coverage of new technology tools lament how 'the good old days' when people relied
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Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 16 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
Are Ides in March somehow more dangerous than other times?? well Beware anyway. #
RT @maryakem: 1 compelling winner SXSW award: http://www.livinggalapagos.org Check them all: http://sxsw.com/interactiv
The Nation's Capital
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 15 Mar 2010 at 1:26 PM
Spent a week of holidays holidays touring Ottawa. I think I've visited there 3 times in my life, mostly as a bored teenager, and lived there briefly - almost too young to remember. So this visit as an
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Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 15 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
So if today is pi day does that make Tuesday root 10 day? #
End of travel with the pile of laundry and the excessively long iphone sync #
By a coincidence of tiredness travel and time changes, arrive a
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Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 14 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
Liking #yow free wifi plus power & USB charging in the departure gate seats. #yay http://j.mp/bKRpQz #
Apparently Patti the flight attendant on our next flight recognzed us from downtown Ottawa 20 hrs
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Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 13 Mar 2010 at 8:00 AM
RT @StephenForce Taking a POH on trip. It contains information about ejection seats and shows loc of "Armament Hot" light. (Cool!) #
RT @anildash I'm surprised none of you dorks camped outside of your
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Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 12 Mar 2010 at 8:00 AM
I think I'll have adjusted my day to the time zones just in time to fly home - and change my clock there another hour - oh well #
It is severely undermining my west coast smugness that it is this nice
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Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 11 Mar 2010 at 8:00 AM
On the climb out of #yyc on @westjet WJA166 to #yow for #wingletwednesday http://j.mp/drF7Gy #
In the cruise on @westjet WJA166 to #yow for #wingletwednesday http://j.mp/cnR31B #
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Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 10 Mar 2010 at 8:00 AM
@ToriKlassen Not taking credit or blame for any atmospheric trends. Be cool if I had that as a superpower tho. in reply to ToriKlassen #
May have to stop mocking Victoria tourists who arrive in toques.
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Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 09 Mar 2010 at 8:00 AM
So the folks in front get the exit row and insist on reclining in my face #rude #
@westjet missed out on TV this morning bummer. Is that at AD on the older systems? #flying #
I think #Twitter and live
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Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 08 Mar 2010 at 8:00 AM
@kevinaschenbren basically to have two or more seperate set ups for apps that don't support things like muliple accounts in reply to kevinaschenbren #
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Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 06 Mar 2010 at 8:00 AM
Ode to some Mac Software "Software I just like …." | Bill Next Best Blog http://bit.ly/9jjk73 #
From my experience- "People don't know What they don't know": Learning "Just in Case” versus "Just in
Software I just like ….
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 05 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
I've always collected large piles of software, especially shareware, for my computers. Part of me just likes that 'underdog' role of the small developer. But the uniquely cool thing about being a Mac u
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Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 05 Mar 2010 at 8:00 AM
RT @shayman: Its National Grammer Day! I hope your having a good one. [that's better.] #
Visit the City .. not the Stereotype http://bit.ly/8H7yxy #yyj #
Mac Applications That Support MultiMarkdown h
Visit the City .. not the Stereotype
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 04 Mar 2010 at 9:00 AM
They say that there is no such thing as bad publicity. That may be true but at a certain point you need to ask yourself if your promoting or parody-ing.
The recent Olympics in Vancouver brought a lot
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Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 04 Mar 2010 at 8:00 AM
Got this recommendation from @trishussey at #yyjwordcamp - Blogo at a 50% discount today http://www.mupromo.com/?ref=4506 #
RT @dbarefoot: Just six days to submit your talk for @northernvoice: http://b
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Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 03 Mar 2010 at 8:00 AM
RT @FrugalVictoria: My rss isn't talking to twitterfeed right now but here are 2 free ebooks: http://ow.ly/1d5cB http://ow.ly/1d5d3 #
#youtube down?? "Http/1.1 Service Unavailable" #
Little irony to be
Sometimes I wish more things operated on a Life and Death basis
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 02 Mar 2010 at 1:46 PM
… at least you'd know if you are doing it right.
It is somewhat dark humour to refer to 'life and death' as a preferred mode of operation but it does provide a useful view of how you are doing your
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Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 02 Mar 2010 at 8:00 AM
RT @liveatc Very interesting: Airports and Architecture - The World's 18 Strangest Airports - Popular Mechanics http://bit.ly/9sEiVE #
RT @vicocc: Victoria OpenCoffee Club meets tomorrow 8-9:30am at Se
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Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 01 Mar 2010 at 8:00 AM
Need to practice with the Hollandaise but otherwise not bad #notetoself #
NOOOOOO…… #
#whatshesaid x 2 RT @DustypupVI: What he said. RT @rickmercer Tabernac ! #
Okay that was a little intense. #oly
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Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 28 Feb 2010 at 8:00 AM
Trying not to think about that RT @brandscaping @wakemp uhm, what were they "used" for?? #
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Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 27 Feb 2010 at 8:00 AM
Spitting a little rain on me at lunch. But Feb, you've been good to me so I'm sitting outside. Can I ask for one more awesome weekend? #
Cool!: Distance learning DC-6 operated by Purdue took off and lo
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Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 26 Feb 2010 at 8:00 AM
RT @teach42 Educational Skype Directory: http://skypeintheclassroom.wordpress.com #teaching #
#yeah #whatshesaid : RT @NaomiDevine: GOLD! The ladies deliver!! #olympics #
#psa Malware alert ! - more "
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Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 25 Feb 2010 at 8:00 AM
Same here! #yeah RT @girllightning: got mine. RT @northernvoice Early bird tickets are now on sale. http://www.northernvoice.ca #
RT @northernvoice: Apply now to speak at the Northern Voice personal bl
Northern Voice - One of my favorite times of the Year
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 24 Feb 2010 at 8:48 AM
Northern Voice 2010So here is the longer story, before anyone really knew about 'social media' and when SEO was a slur for a company's chief executive, a bunch of folks started a 'blogging' conference.
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Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 24 Feb 2010 at 8:00 AM
I'm not sure an iPhone can do it justice but here is an awesome sunrise #yyj http://j.mp/cjQMZh #
Power corrupts. PowerPoint corrupts absolutely. #
B.C. Ferries hikes fares as of April 1 http://bit.ly
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-23
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 23 Feb 2010 at 8:00 AM
RT @culturite: Pecha Kucha finally makes its way to Victoria http://www.pecha-kucha.org/night/victoria/1 #yyj #
Tee Hee Hee RT @SusanJones: #yyj CAUTION! Blanchard & View st. blowing, drifting Cherry
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-21
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 21 Feb 2010 at 8:00 AM
Seriously contemplating, getting the lawnmower and weedwhacker out. #yyj #
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Twitter Updates for 2010-02-20
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 20 Feb 2010 at 8:00 AM
@DanB any thoughts on what you will do with notetaker on the ipad? in reply to DanB #
Or they throw TFRs around anthing over 2 stories tall RT @StephenForce Gonna go fly the CAP C-182 Sunday while GA
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-19
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 19 Feb 2010 at 8:00 AM
The Winter you attempted to reach is no longer in service. Please check the temperature and try again or ask your operator for assistance. #
Really having a hard time coming up with a reason to go back
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-18
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 18 Feb 2010 at 8:00 AM
Stalled van middle of Blanshard and Cloverdale. #yyj #traffic #
RT @canadiancommish A lot of free agent movement and trades happening. Love watching this unfold. #cfl #
RT @vicocc: Victoria OpenCoffe
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-17
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 17 Feb 2010 at 8:00 AM
RT @arwenhunter: #YYJ to #YYC to witness the flight of the 1st new Twin Otter in 30yrs #flying #
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Twitter Updates for 2010-02-16
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 16 Feb 2010 at 8:00 AM
Love the look of cherry blossoms in the morning. #yyj http://j.mp/aeXKwo #
@ladymix BC day. August. in reply to ladymix #
Some more Street cred for @mikevardy Structure Your Next Meeting Like a Dinner
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-14
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 14 Feb 2010 at 7:00 AM
RT @flyingcheezhead This is how they tow airplanes in Michigan: http://yfrog.com/32jx0xj #
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Twitter Updates for 2010-02-13
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 13 Feb 2010 at 7:00 AM
@hummingbird604 hide/remove #gbuzz http://lifehacker.com/5468067/hideremove-google-buzz-updates-from-your-gmail-inbox in reply to hummingbird604 #
Where Can I Watch the Olympics Online? - #Olympics - L
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-12
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 12 Feb 2010 at 7:00 AM
Glimmers of daylight. Actually worth opening the blinds before I left the house this morning. #yeah #
Ditto RT @rainbow_goddess: I'm off to the #yyj #tweetup at @Cabin12Victoria! #
RT @jvangorp I favor
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-11
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 11 Feb 2010 at 7:00 AM
WOW @cfl_esks news: #Esks get Glatt. Veteran linebacker signs with Edmonton. http://bit.ly/ceI6sH #
Google to build local 1Gbps fibre networks: "Think big with a gig: Our experimental fiber network" ht
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-10
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 10 Feb 2010 at 7:00 AM
FP Tech Desk: Google launches new Vancouver Olympics site - FP Posted http://bit.ly/cS0eGJ #
Google Buzz announced | Gear Live http://bit.ly/c3QXK0 #google #gmail #
Google Buzz Explained [Screenshot To
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-09
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 09 Feb 2010 at 7:00 AM
VIking gets another nice mention on their new digs from David Pugliese's column #flying #yyj #therealyyj - http://bit.ly/dmXQ1j #
Daylight at 530pm. #justsaying #yyj #
@lacouvee For me its about Feb 1
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-08
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 08 Feb 2010 at 7:00 AM
RT @glennhilton: Twimemachine - Easily browse through your old tweets! http://j.mp/d8Ov8U /via @iamkhayyam #
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Twitter Updates for 2010-02-07
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 07 Feb 2010 at 7:00 AM
Spin class packe this morning. Back to working out solo. #gym #
Right with you on that, thinking mini golf this PM RT @nopicnic BREAKING NEWS: I wore spring outerwear today. #
@HarbourAirVic nice Can
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-06
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 06 Feb 2010 at 7:00 AM
That was a truly spectacular day - please keep them coming #whoCaresWhatTheGroundhogSaw #
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Twitter Updates for 2010-02-05
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 05 Feb 2010 at 7:00 AM
A little grey but an otherwise plesant morning in #yyj #
Getting the band back together. Italo, Louise and Shawn. Sweet! http://j.mp/cLNxBk #
RT @FlowerCount: The 2010 Flower Count will take place fro
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-04
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 04 Feb 2010 at 7:00 AM
World Scariest Airport Runway | Lilo Magazines http://bit.ly/9pA3kv #flying #
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Twitter Updates for 2010-02-03
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 03 Feb 2010 at 7:00 AM
If we have 6 more weeks same as the last 6, I'm okay with that #groundhog #whatwecallwinterinYYJ #
I'm calling this picture "winter". #yyj http://j.mp/9KwaUq #
Sunny lunch. No jacket. Glorious. #yyj
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-02
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 02 Feb 2010 at 7:00 AM
RT @trillianastra Trillian for #Mac alpha IM client now available for testing http://blog.ceruleanstudios.com/?p=945 #
Love Omnigroups stuff, this is their post on moving stuff to the #ipad The Omni Mo
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-30
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 30 Jan 2010 at 7:00 AM
To #flying folks - Olympic Restrictions start today #yvr #zbb #ypk #ycd #yyj #yxx #ynj check NOTAMS http://www.flightplanning.navcanada.ca #
RT @FlightSource Twin Otter manufacturer Viking Air adds new
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-29
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 29 Jan 2010 at 7:00 AM
Apps I'm looking forward to on the #iPad - Air Mouse, @Textexpander, @Twittelator and @evernote #
oh and these guys too #ipad RT @ForeFlight The ForeFlight Team is excited about Apple's new iPad. Noth
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-28
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 28 Jan 2010 at 7:00 AM
Rapidly getting to the limit of how much you can track on @hootsuite , miss too many posts - may be going back to @seesmic #
@Fairmont_at_YVR running multiple accounts - @hootsuite want control over l
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-27
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 27 Jan 2010 at 7:00 AM
Accident Blanshard northbound at Yates. #yyj #traffic #
Pretty slick: Google Voice for iPhone and Palm WebOS http://bit.ly/7xfRYP #iphone #google #
Personally I'm hoping for the #Apple Flying Car: Pre
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-26
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 26 Jan 2010 at 7:00 AM
@twinkelmans colloquialisms for Cat, people named Richard, and other forms of the verb "to grab quickly" are also problematic in reply to twinkelmans #
Nice! RT @GDgeek: RT @News1130radio: @trevor_lind
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-25
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 25 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
Any chance the Magic Mouse is the trackpad for a touch screen #itablet #apple #
Why I went #flying this weekend - Float Plane Companies Brace For Olympic Losses http://youtu.be/7JUDOoB38Ck #therealyyj
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-24
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 24 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
Spectacular day #flying this morning #therealyyj http://j.mp/5SHB2T #
Just average day in paradise! RT @DanaHutchings Gorgeous weather! We really do live in an amazing part of the world. #
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Twitter Updates for 2010-01-23
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 23 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
RT @jvangorp: Environment Canada launches Street Level Forecast pilot for southwest BC. http://bit.ly/59cD1K #
@uncleweed is now part of @hootsuite , cool : Dave Olson joins #HootSuite as Community Dir
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-22
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 22 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
I was guessing myself RT @TTwynstra @ewellburn ha, ha. @wakemp. its behind the buildings, on menzies. #
I can't change songs on my iPod but the person in front of me can do their hair? #justsaying #
P
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-21
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 21 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
Not a good day for some folks - More Government Layoffs today ~200 expect mostly in #yyj #
The provincial government has launched a second round of "workforce adjustments" http://bit.ly/5YT4YA #
@raulp
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-20
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 20 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
Symphony Splash, Victoria's most popular public event, is looking for a new sponsor. #yyj http://ow.ly/YbiA #
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Twitter Updates for 2010-01-19
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 19 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
Apple confirms event on Jan. 27 to show 'latest creation' | iLounge News http://bit.ly/7qQDKn #iphone #apple #
RT @Dave_CHED: Congrats to #Eskimos RB Jesse Lumsden for cracking the Canadian Olympic Bob
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-17
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 17 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
Frosty morning, scraping windshield. #yyj then gym. #
RT @timescolonist The Royal BC Wax Museum must leave its Inner Harbour home of 4 decades:http://tinyurl.com/y8maoa3 #yyj #
Car fire Old Island hwy
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-16
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 16 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
Another early morning workout. #spin #
RT @kevinaschenbren: RT @TimAyres: Saw this old bearded guy loading all sorts of animals on to a big boat. Weird. #yyj #omgrain #
@vic_toria Goodlife (nee Bala)
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-15
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 15 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
Getting my #gym workout in this AM. Then #victoriatweetup #
Saw latest cool #mars pictures but worried that Movies are going to make outer space such a letdown when I get there. #
How about #ottawa li
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-14
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 14 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
@howlabit apparently the SmS option doesn't work in Canada. #haiti #redcross in reply to howlabit #
#google standing up for free speech in China would ring a little truer if they hadn't waited until th
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-13
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 13 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
RT @mercurycomm: RT @lacouvee: All welcome! #victoriatweetup Thurs Jan 14th 8am @Cabin12Victoria 607 Pandora #yyj Are you coming? #
No #spin class this PM. Back to sucking it up solo. #gym #
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Twitter Updates for 2010-01-12
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 12 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
Trying out @TextExpander in @Twittelator - Thank you very much! #iPhone #
@lostav8r is the difference in RVR requirements a function of equipment or BFL? #flying in reply to lostav8r #
@raincoaster b
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-11
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 11 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
@lostav8r Hoping that last SPECI gets you going this morning #yyj #flying in reply to lostav8r #
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Twitter Updates for 2010-01-10
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 10 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
#yeah RT @victorcajiao RT @macgenie RT @TextExpander: Big news: @Twittelator Pro 3.6 now has TextExpander touch integrated. #
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Twitter Updates for 2010-01-09
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 09 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
RT @timescolonist: Wind mobile cell service set to hit #yyj next fall. Will Google's Nexus One follow? http://tinyurl.com/ybwhfus #
Thoughts on what an Apple tablet should be - or not : Andy Ihnatko ht
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-08
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 08 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
Red sky this morning. Spectacular copper colored reflection off the buildings around the harbor. Damn I love living here. #yyj #
#ces breakfast buffet update from @woot Consumer Breakfast Buffet Show 2
My Computer Resume
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 08 Jan 2010 at 5:44 AM
Watching "Welcome to Macintosh” made me think of all the computers I've owned.
It all started with my Dad's investment in an Apple ][+ in 1979, given my career since that was a pretty useful investme
Twitter Updates for 2010-01-07
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 07 Jan 2010 at 3:00 PM
@HootSuite launches #WordPress Integration, Trend Explanations and Image/URL Previews http://bit.ly/5UBJqJ #
RT @sheaphillips: Who thinks we need a tech-culture-innovation co-work space in downtown #yy
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-14
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 14 Sep 2009 at 1:00 AM
RT @lacouvee: Pls shout out if you're coming Sun 1pm to family #victoriatweetup FB RSVP http://ow.ly/p7PG; also email katharine@ideazone.ca #
RT @yukarip Happy Grandparents Day! It's a national holiday
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-13
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 13 Sep 2009 at 1:00 AM
Want coffee. Need to do this exercise thing first. Oh well. - http://bkite.com/0bLVZ #
Traffic lights out on burnside/ interurban from tilicum to wilkinson. Tilicum/ burnside ok. #yyj #
The reward fo
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-12
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 12 Sep 2009 at 1:00 AM
An Enlightening Look at Digital Distractions [Distractions] http://bit.ly/95flf #lifehacker #
Desperately happy that this is Friday. #
Sun and warmth appear to have returned hazzah! #yyj #
@gussynicho
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-11
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 11 Sep 2009 at 1:00 AM
If distance education was Zork http://bit.ly/RECZt #teaching #
Want to make #victoriatweetup but shorthanded this morning; RT @lacouvee: #VictoriaTweetup Thurs 8am @Cabin12Victoria All Welcome. #yyj #
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-10
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 10 Sep 2009 at 1:00 AM
RT @timescolonist: Victoria reveals Johnson Street Bridge designs. See them here. http://tinyurl.com/komvou #yyj #bluebridge #
Bridge replacement web site http://icio.us/medoag #
Bridge replacement web
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-09
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 09 Sep 2009 at 1:00 AM
A thought for all my former teaching colleagues who face the onslaught of 500,000 students across the province today. #
By constrast the Germans had to deal with 200,000 on 5 beaches in France. Oh oh #
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-08
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 08 Sep 2009 at 1:00 AM
After a break Sunday. Back to the gym. - http://bkite.com/0bBL5 #
RT @bcgeu Happy Labour Day! http://www.bcgeu.ca #
Job I'd really like just got reposted. What's the ediquette on reapplying when they
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-07
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 07 Sep 2009 at 1:00 AM
I was planning to drink my coffee and enjoy the rain and now it gets sunny. Going for a certain meleu and it gets screwed up #
Its like, 1984 all over again RT @grantpotter c64 emulator available as an
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-06
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 06 Sep 2009 at 1:00 AM
Out for morning walk - http://bkite.com/0bxqq #
#dumb #psa "how to wash your hands" http://twitpic.com/gl22u #
@alpy the "happy birthday" song is under copyright so while hand washing we recommend op
Social Norms vs Business Norms vs Seth the Blogger
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 05 Sep 2009 at 4:27 PM
looking past the business norms and accepting there is also a social relationship that can be taken advantage of just shows how out of touch some of these folks are.
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-05
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 05 Sep 2009 at 1:00 AM
Pears grown in the shape of the Buddha http://bit.ly/PMJn9 #boingboing #
Completing the snow Leopard upgrades around the house. #osx #
This link from #boingboing, politician talking to constituents , r
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-04
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 04 Sep 2009 at 1:00 AM
Running a little late but there's always tome for coffee - http://bkite.com/0bsNt #
Why you have Change Management - Gmail outage http://bill.crazyriver.com/archives/460 #
Nice to see the sun came out
Why you have 'Change Mangement: More on Gmail issue
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 03 Sep 2009 at 10:41 AM
Working in many large organizations there is still widespread apathy over change mangement and risk mitigation. The dominate attitude is that we do these types of changes 100's of times - no big deal
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-03
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 03 Sep 2009 at 1:00 AM
A bunch of people getting bad new at 10am today #bcgov nobody I know of yet. #
@toots11 thanks, were having a better day than some - now the havok of shuffles begin in reply to toots11 #
Gotta try that
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-03
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 03 Sep 2009 at 1:00 AM
A bunch of people getting bad new at 10am today #bcgov nobody I know of yet. #
@toots11 thanks, were having a better day than some - now the havok of shuffles begin in reply to toots11 #
Gotta try that
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-02
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 02 Sep 2009 at 1:00 AM
@mo_wo actually at the #victoriatweetup I get introducted as Wake M.P. - not the Honourable tho in reply to mo_wo #
Heading to #vicocc this morning #yyj #
A little grey out this morning. - http://bkit
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-01
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 01 Sep 2009 at 1:00 AM
Anyone seeing issues unfollowing, got a spammer that keeps coming back? issue with using multiple clients? #help #twitter #
@kevinaschenbren spammer I have has trailing underscore, don't know if that m
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-31
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 31 Aug 2009 at 1:00 AM
I third that RT @jenn @dougsymington I second that #
Unfollowing anyone with the contestburner links in their tweets #fail link ends "WZ3 #
Payroll death seeking software updates Dilbert 2009-08-30: ht
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-30
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 30 Aug 2009 at 1:00 AM
Coho arriving, skys clearing Sunshine and warm. Just another average day in Paradise. - http://bkite.com/0biDY #
Top 10 Tactics for Productive Travel http://lifehacker.com/5348115 #lifehackertop10 #tr
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-29
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 29 Aug 2009 at 1:00 AM
Its friday and I'm looking forward to catching up on sleep but first work, then tonights #victoriatweetup and Movie #
Follow and be followed #ff local #yyj folks @NeedsAnalysis @FrugalVictoria @VicFil
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-28
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 28 Aug 2009 at 1:00 AM
@gussynichols Tried ActiveWords on the PC, closest I ever found but never got into using it the way I use @textexpander in reply to gussynichols #
Who's RSVP'd for Fri? #Victoriatweetup Fri Aug 28 6pm
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-27
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 27 Aug 2009 at 1:00 AM
Just because i cant doesnt mean you shouldnt RT @lacouvee Good morning. Another beautiful day. #Victoriatweetup 8am @Cabin12Victoria #yyj #
@raincoaster thanks for the talk, hope you next one is "Impr
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-26
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 26 Aug 2009 at 1:00 AM
Nothing like finshing work at 0244 and starting again at 0800 #crap #
Thanks for the RTs @bwfletcher @jc_sharp in reply to bwfletcher #
Who's your 150 people? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar's_numb
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-25
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 25 Aug 2009 at 1:00 AM
The Google Voice App issue is now officially more annoying than Micheal Jackson. ditching those podcasts #changechannel #
@jc_sharp unsure WP hosted solution - mult views, alt is steath URL redirect to
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-24
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 24 Aug 2009 at 1:00 AM
I absolutely have no clue how to downshift from this weekend back to work tomorrow. #westcoast #yeah #
@jc_sharp Had another thought, run one database with three 'views' Blog A, Blog B, Blog A+B, I t
Sorry about burning the White House - thing
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 23 Aug 2009 at 9:39 PM
Today's Canadian Headline….
1814 BRITISH TORCH WASHINGTON, AVENGE BURNING OF TORONTO
Washington DC - Major-General Robert Ross leads 4,000 troops in attack on Washington; British burn the Capitol, W
Judge tosses much of S.F. computer-hijack case
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 23 Aug 2009 at 9:30 PM
The long running story of the San Francisco Network Admin continues. 12 months in jail awaiting a trial because bail was set at $5 Million. Now all the hacking charges have been dropped only one charge
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-23
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 23 Aug 2009 at 1:00 AM
Bald eagle count this morning 2 and that was without leaving the livingroom. #
Regular coffee place has a view. But this is nice too GPS location: http://bit.ly/iZOGM http://twitpic.com/euti3 #
GPS lo
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-22
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 22 Aug 2009 at 1:00 AM
RT @DustypupVI Free shuttle bus begins 30-day trial run downtown Victoria Friday (TC): http://ow.ly/kRnt #
(via techmeme) Twitter to roll out commercial accounts this year #twitter http://icio.us/ix24
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-21
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 21 Aug 2009 at 1:00 AM
LOL RT @shayman for ( i = 0; i < (answer == no ? 2 : 3); i++ ) { knock( answer == no ? : pipe : ceiling ); } #songsincode #optimized #
RT @WordSpring RT @yyjtwestival Tickets now available online f
Always remember the fundamentally cool thing about being you!
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 20 Aug 2009 at 6:18 PM
Pop quiz, what do Stephen Hawking, Chuck Yeager, and Dan Kepley have in common?
technorati
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 20 Aug 2009 at 1:43 PM
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Twitter Updates for 2009-08-20
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 20 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
RT @VictoriaNews Admirals Road closed all day http://u.mavrev.com/046f3 #yyj #
#lifehacker The Buzz vs The Bulge Chart Compares Caffeine to Calories [Graphics] http://is.gd/2owAB #
@tpholmes little to
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-19
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 19 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
#victoriatweetup in Sooke and #vicocc downtown both this morning, choices, choices - looks like vicocc will win #
Police and yellow tape. Head and Esquimalt road. Coming Down roads ok #yyj #
Box says
Inbox Zero - the miniseries
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 18 Aug 2009 at 7:32 PM
As a follower of all things Merlin Mann I was happy to see a new podcast http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/166001923/inbox-zero
More importantly I love some of the concepts of InBox Zero and Getting Thi
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-18
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 18 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
in place of sanity, I'm just planning to have more coffee. #
RT @freshleafdesign Reminder: #victoriatweetup in Sooke tomorrow (Aug 18) 9:30 at the "Stick in the Mud"- @discoversooke gallery after! #
Di
Technology in Education - its the culture, stupid.
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 17 Aug 2009 at 7:01 PM
As is was summarized in a presenation I heard in the late 1980s, "you can't create change without taking into account the culture of the classroom".
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-17
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 17 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
Parking at a premium downtown. Still hiking over formu favorite coffee #yyj guess it's #dragonboat #
Worth the trip downtown. Mr Shawn is back, Looking a little too scrawny #
#toptip helps when you co
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-16
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 16 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
Only day in recent memory I get to sleep in, BB rings .. called out on trouble, solution .. "Did you try turning it off then on?” #crap #
RT @shayman: My hero at work - http://www.twitvid.com/BF9B7 -
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-16
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 16 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
Only day in recent memory I get to sleep in, BB rings .. called out on trouble, solution .. "Did you try turning it off then on?" #crap #
RT @shayman: My hero at work - http://www.twitvid.com/BF9B7 -
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-15
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 15 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
Some Fridays just start a little stranger than others. GPS location: http://bit.ly/4cqebT #yyj http://twitpic.com/duo7j #
@gussynichols that with maybe a little hangover would creep anyone out in rep
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-14
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 14 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
I've heard of "greeting the day" anyone know how to send it to voicemail? #
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Twitter Updates for 2009-08-13
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 13 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
Wow had my own little Twitter blackout this morning. Just seemed to be one thing after another. Including 2 meeting I didn't know about. #
The sun has returned and it is quite nice out here #yyj #
Dec
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-12
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 12 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
headline seen: "could killer truckers be behind missing women" - hard to believe 'old media' in trouble #
Getting Things Done Explained for Students - Getting Things Done - Lifehacker http://icio.us/bb
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-11
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 11 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
should be new service from #bcfire - slap the first person that complains about the rain #
@lacouvee yeah, Saturday made me think that Bars and Sushi may be limiting the demographic in reply to lacouve
What's your Quality Adjusted Life Year number?
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 10 Aug 2009 at 3:37 PM
First one to make a "Quality adjusted life year” calculator app for the iPhone wins a free doughnut.
Credits to Talking Point Memo and Daring Fireball
The U.K.'s National Institute for Health and Cl
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-10
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 10 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
@lacouvee there was 3+1, thought about family-friendly #victoriatweetup, anyone ever try that? Had fun anyway - will get better at it in reply to lacouvee #
Got telesurveyed for Car Insurance - stayed
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-09
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 09 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
Another 40 min oN the bike to nowhere. #tryingtolookgood #
@macosken betting with heart they call it a "netbook thingy". They got a Vegas line on that? #
@Beryllium9 Posts and Follows broken in FF3.5.
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-08
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 08 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
@kempedmonds: thanks for the RT #
posted before but its worth the: RT @douglasland: "Everything is Amazing & Nobody is Happy": http://bit.ly/tT6ij (thanks martin) #
Coding hard-knocks Part II - It's s
iDisk Local Sync = iFail
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 07 Aug 2009 at 10:04 PM
After several months of trying to use iDisk between 2 machines, that has gone by the wayside. The primary purpose was to sync certain files between my desktop and media machine. One of the main files w
Looking for Events in Victoria
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 07 Aug 2009 at 10:45 AM
A somewhat shameless plug to follow the local Victoria crowd on Twitter. Even if you don't have a twitter account a look at the list of posts for the Victora HASHTAG (#yyj) is available to anyone.
You
BC Ferries Dashboard Widget
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 07 Aug 2009 at 10:18 AM
Cross posting this to my personal Blog but it will live at my company site. This project is a complete re-write of a Konfabulator/Yahoo Widget from a few years ago.
I am also working on a iPhone webapp
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-07
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 07 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
BCFerries cams widget for Dashboard http://maxwest.net/releases/BCFerries3.zip and iPhone http://maxwest.net/releases/BCF/ in test #
With a little trepidation I joined (re-joined actually) Linkedin -
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-06
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 06 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
Just a shoutout to @BCFireInfo for a nice public service use of twitter #whengovgetstechnology #
Still fighting with Dashcode. Waffling betwen trying to use the templates and just coding everything fro
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-05
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 05 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
RT @myvictoriabc: RT @lacouvee: Don't forget #sushi #victoriatweetup @brentwoodlodge Tues Aug 4, 6pm. #yyj #VictoriaBC #
Weekend, come back. I wasn't taking you for granted. Honest! #
@lacouvee plann
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-04
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 04 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
@WordSpring I'm on call today if that makes you feel better. Like working on a holiday but for less pay. in reply to WordSpring #
Spending the day seeing how much objectiveC I can tech myself #
Tried w
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-03
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 03 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
Back to gym this morning. Yesterday sporting acomplishment hole in on at mini golf. This is harder. #
@vic_toria airport express and regular speakers may be cheaper. More range Plus you get better Wi
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-02
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 02 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
It's Saturday and it's sunny. Where the hell did you expect me to be. GPS location: http://bit.ly/84xIx #
Ditto RT @wordspring I am euphorically in for the #Victoriatweetup at @brentwoodlodge #
Great
Twitter Updates for 2009-08-01
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 01 Aug 2009 at 2:00 AM
The new portable test. Can a 13" MBP last a workday without plugging in. Been On since 8AM, Battery shows 4:57 left, we'll see. #
@jvangorp from yesterday My netbook experiment is over http://bill.craz
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-31
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 31 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
The new twitter system seems to have re-added people from the 'suggested followers' list - finished removing #annoying #
Declaring #complainlessaboutmyjobthursday #
@Ihnatko tiling on #appletablet - 3
The Netbook Experiment is Over
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 30 Jul 2009 at 6:49 PM
After about 4 months of trying out a MSI Wind (Windows and OS X) the experiment is over. The MSI will make way for a 13" Macbook Pro. It was an interesting test and it certainly had its pluses but in t
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-30
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 30 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
Fellow Victoria Tweeps, looking for links for out of town UVic student looking for shared Accomidation #yyj #
Starting to plan for a chock-a-block long weekend - on-call or not #
killall -9 @sleslie in
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-29
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 29 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
@RasheedBolade I wasn't sure if you meant 8Pm on a monday night or whenever you tweeted it in reply to rasheedbolade #
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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-28
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 28 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
I'm self censoring everything I wanted to Tweet this morning #
RT @WordSpring: Social Media Club- July 28th 6:30- @PR4science on bridging gap btwn trad PR, social media #smcvictoria http://bit.ly/BMh
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-27
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 27 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
Why are you getting another job?RT @vic_toria: Anyone want a pressure cooker? http://bit.ly/VSS7j #
Off to ride the bike to nowhere for an hour #
Should have swwapped url with scrum photo #
$300 to Par
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-26
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 26 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
The #esks haven't been getting my full attention on game days. Apparently I need to focus more this afternoon #Eskimos #cfl #
Didnt they warn you not to mix tweeples and Merkels? RT @stephenfry waitin
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-25
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 25 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
Changing my #followfriday to #propsfriday - people/organizations that I support. #
Monthly donor to @salvationarmy Victoria Branch, better idea than dropping money to panhandlers #propsfriday (was #f
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-24
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 24 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
For those that found http://blogs.zappos.com/ceoletter interesting check out Hsieh talk at Web 2.0 conference: http://snurl.com/nslr0 #
Once again we take this day to mock the small sayings that pass a
G-Map - Turn by Turn GPS for iPhone
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 23 Jul 2009 at 10:06 AM
With the release of iPhone 3.0 the ability to offer better in-car style GPS service became possible.
While many will hold out for the release of TomTom's offering, in Canada we always seem to be left w
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-23
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 23 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
RT @timescolonist: Pick up some milk, bread and bring your own bag. Thrifty Foods stops using plastic bags today. http://tinyurl.com/lkqv3k #
40 min into the day stress level to 12, with other people
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-22
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 22 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
Tried new turn-by-turn GPS software (Canadian) for #iPhone this morning G-Map http://bit.ly/IGuWq not brilliant but gets the job done #
Hwy 97 and Connector open this AM but lane closures at Junction h
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-21
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 21 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
Starting another mind-numbing week of employment #
http://drivebc.com reports as of 7AM "HWY 97 closed N of Peachland, HWY 97C at Aspen Grove #kelownafire #
Nooooo! RT @theriders RT @leaderpost Gov
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-20
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 20 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
RT @semmerson: State of emergency declared in west kelowna due to spreading forest fire http://bit.ly/wYMvf #kelownafire #
Probably the best way to try and understand the scope of Glenrosa fire http://
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-19
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 19 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
@oDawna had fun at the tweetup - will pester you to come to the next one in reply to oDawna #
Had a blast at the #victoriatweetup kudos to everyone that turned out and yes @lacouvee I will follow more
Google Voice trial
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 18 Jul 2009 at 9:46 AM
Got my Gvoice invite this week. I use Vonage and Skype as my main voice tools so this will be an interesting contrast.
For those that have never used voice services that have web management Gvoice will
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-18
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 18 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
Getting out for lunch early to male space for meetings. #
RT @mikevardy: Tonight. 8pm. @theofficelounge #VictoriaTweetup - C U There! #yyj #
@oDawna \sic edit to read "make space". But the first way so
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-17
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 17 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
After a haitus - bringing back #quasiquotationthursday ( #qqt ) twisting great quotes into mundane punchlines #
"Been there, done that" - Neil Armstrong's t-shirt for next Monday #qqt #
"Science is the
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-16
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 16 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
Just another average day I'm paradise GPS location: http://bit.ly/ApiK3 http://twitpic.com/afks6 #
Just another average day in paradise GPS location: http://bit.ly/ApiK3 http://twitpic.com/afks6
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-15
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 15 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
RT @DaveHamilton: X-Plane, my favorite flight-simulator, is available for $39 free ship until the end of this week! http://bit.ly/u1y6g #fb #
RT @itconversations: http://tinyurl.com/5mtjns/e/4163 Dara
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-14
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 14 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
@WestJet like2see: schedule and service changes, new inflight or airport services, changes online/website in reply to WestJet #
Major power outage hit Vancouver, south of False Creek Dunbar to Cambie.
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-13
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 13 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
Okay who was playing with the weather settings? Put it back to summer. GPS location: http://bit.ly/17BrHC #yyj #
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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-12
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 12 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
@ewellburn you at thearkey today? May drop by. Margaret in town with some family from Ireland #
Well nice to see one western team competing hard. Go Riders #sriders #cfl #
#victoriatweetup RT @mikevard
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-11
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 11 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
Pat bay closed southbound for royal visit #yyj #
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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-10
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 10 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
Had our quarterly "the sky is falling" staff meeting today. Oh Joy. #
RT @mkaragianis is working from the Legislature office today - wrestling with Vista - URG!!! - & truly happy to have a MAC at home!
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-09
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 09 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
@dougransom not reluctance, compatibility - 1st generation corp web apps like Oracle Forms, and the cost of updating them my $0.02 in reply to dougransom #
A plesant rain, but I'm still driving to work
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-08
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 08 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
Lunch break at the harbour. One of those "it's good to be home" moments. #
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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-07
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 07 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
Back at work because I honestly couldn't come up with another idea this morning. #
Photos from the #esks home opener on Thursday #cfl http://www.flickr.com/photos/bkempthorne/sets/72157621066151070/ #
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-06
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 06 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
Back in Regina for a flight out tonight #ypr getting some. Rain that is apparently needed around here GPS location: http://bit.ly/vtaVl #
At RCMP museum. How long before detactments start Twittering?
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-05
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 05 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
In Weyburn visiting Great Aunt Mary #
Toured around my Dad's hometown for the afternoon. Weather warm, no 3G no WiFi. GPS location: http://bit.ly/19ncRl #
@oDawna which town? in reply to oDawna #
See
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-04
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 04 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
Apparently the rain from last nights #esks game is headed to Regina for the #sriders game tonight #cfl gonna get wet Again! #
Sun came back out in #yeg at Airport for flight to Regina #ypr #
Heading to
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-03
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 03 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
RT @lacouvee Early notice - next #victoriatweetup Thur July 9 8am @Cabin12Victoria 607 Pandora St. All welcome. Pls RT widely & invite ppl. #
Went to Myrnam GPS location: http://bit.ly/1071o8 #
@nopic
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-02
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 02 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
Okay back to #canadaday the Sedin's have resigned - nothing to see there. #canucks #
At #yyj way early again. Oh well if Danny Heatly doesn't want to go to #yeg I do. #
On the Westjet bird for Edmonton
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-01
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 01 Jul 2009 at 2:00 AM
After 150yr sentence. Bernie madoff convinced 5,000 other people to serve his sentence with him. He'll be out in a week and a half. #
Heading to #yeg for #Eskimos game on Thurs. Looking other events o
Other National Days of Note
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 30 Jun 2009 at 11:26 AM
Following the recent post on Canada Day and Independence Day, I thought it would be useful to post some details of other national celebrations.
Bien Phu Victory (May 7) Vietnam celebrates victory ov
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-30
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 30 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
On holidays - at least this week - woot! #
Another walk downtown via westbay. It really doesn't get much better than this. Just another ave day in paradise #yyj #
Got Skype working on my #iPhone for up
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-29
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 29 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
This mornings walk via West Bay to downtown to get a bit of a hill over Head st. #
Trying out LiveATC on #iPhone at least I can listen to SFO even if I had to cancel my trip. Works okay even roaming ar
World Focus. Belguim
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 28 Jun 2009 at 7:16 PM
Well after the earlier spot on International Celebrations thought it would be nice to continue our look at International history.
Today a focus on Belgium. This rather prosperous western European natio
The differences between Canada and the United States
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 28 Jun 2009 at 5:41 PM
A quick guide to upcoming national celebrations;
To begin with Canadians tend to do things first;
Canada Day - July 1st, Independence Day (US) - July 4th
Other examples
Thanksgiving October 12, 2009
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-28
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 28 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
We regret to inform you that the Strawberries purchased at today's festival in Bastion Square … failed to return home safely #
Tried both imeem and last.fm so far not impressed with either. #music #
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-27
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 27 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
Just for the record, avoided Micheal Jackson news before, staying away from it now too. #
I've officially gone over the deep end #
Sun shimmering across the water. Coffee tastes particularly good. And
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-26
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 26 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
Starting another Quasi Quotation Thursday - where we twist quotations to the silly #qqt #
"Its a long way to Tipperary" and you still need to change planes in Chicago. #qqt #
"Don't stop thinking abou
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-25
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 25 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
CBC: "B.C. students buy sensitive U.S. defence data for $40 in Africa" http://bit.ly/aSi7w #
@macosken should be "The second-to-Last Samurai" #unnecessaryprequels in reply to macosken #
@macosken or
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-24
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 24 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
RT @stephenfry: One of my all time heroes Alan Turing was born today 1912! Find out more here: http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk #bpark #
Comparison shopping for online course, any good alternative besi
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-23
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 23 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
A Super Sunday leads into a Mediocre Monday - twas ever thus. #
@tanyatwy rental cars, every combination gives a different result - guess and test. My rental went down 20/day when I fiddled with the co
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-22
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 22 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
@lacouvee: cc: @Odawna Couldnt make Sat #victoriatweetup guests in town, have it on my list. #
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Twitter Updates for 2009-06-22
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 22 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
@lacouvee: cc: @Odawna Couldn't make Sat #victoriatweetup - guests in town, have it on my list. #
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Twitter Updates for 2009-06-21
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 21 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
@victorcajiao did you do a review of your GP-1 experience? Saw the test photos that was about it. in reply to victorcajiao #
What the heck is #newvictoria ? #
Stereo Bluetooth and #iPhone 3.0 (ups A2
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-20
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 20 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
Ill #followfriday @FFCF as long as you guys dont get between me and my Feast of Fields Tickets! #
Should be a rule-how many things 1 person can be good at? RT @stephenfry: Full text of iPhone 3GS piece
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-19
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 19 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
Getting ready for the one-liner fest that is Quasi Quotation Thursday on twitter #qqt #
You dont know what youve got til its gone - which is typically when you start looking for it #qqt #
the truth wil
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-19
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 19 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
Getting ready for the one-liner fest that is Quasi Quotation Thursday on twitter #qqt #
"You don't know what you've got til its gone” - which is typically when you start looking for it #qqt #
"the tr
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-18
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 18 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
RT @maccast: BREAKING: iPhone OS 3.0 actually DOES come with a pony! http://twitpic.com/7mtv6 (via @saschasegan) SWEET! #
Football is back - tonight! Yeah! RT @CFLca: Richies ready for head coach debut
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-17
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 17 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
@marklise winemakers #yyj ? there are some, none that actually grow there own grape but a few in Duncan my pick Blue Grouse and Glenterra in reply to marklise #
@marklise complete list http://wineislan
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-16
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 16 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
Double entendre patrol RT @publiceyeonline: the NDP is considering releasing a First Nations white paper at http://tinyurl.com/nhusoo #
Great discussion about #iranelection on #twit 199 - except I disa
What's the Rush?
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 15 Jun 2009 at 12:13 PM
Iran and the rise of self-reported Events
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-15
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 15 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
@oDawna happy b day in reply to oDawna #
Out for some fresh local Strawberries #
Regrettably most of the Strawberries failed to survive the drive home - damn their worse that peanuts. #
Just joined a t
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-14
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 14 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
More on the "twitpocalypse” that has broken some Twitter third-party applications. http://tinyurl.com/n7rf28 (via @timescolonist) #
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Twitter Updates for 2009-06-13
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 13 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
Why do they put Friday at then end of the week, when they know that is what everyone's waiting for. #
#folllowfriday #victoriabc #yyj @MossStMarket @timescolonist @harbourliving @meetupvictoria #
#fol
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-12
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 12 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
Getting ready for another Quasi Quotation Thursday #qqt here on the twitter. #
Its always darkest before you lose consciousness entirely. #qqt #
quitters never win unless your playing golf, in which ca
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-11
Bill Next Best Blog on Thu 11 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
@lacouvee You got the right guy, and your welcome. Im having fun with it. in reply to lacouvee #
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Twitter Updates for 2009-06-10
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 10 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
RT @FFCF: RT @okanagangrocery: Interested in the Okanagans first-ever Feast of Fields event? - http://tinyurl.com/ojuupc #
RT @VIATeC: is considering holding a TEDx http://www.ted.com/ conference in
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-09
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 09 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
Textbooks, office supplies, and some building material - I give blood marrow @ the office RT @odawna: u mean like blood bone marrow #
Rumour, I hear Apple is going to announce Flying Ponies today #
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-08
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 08 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
3pm Victoria: Sunny 19.6°C / 67.28°F (via @wxVICTORIA) proving its never to late to procrastinate. #
Group says funds to fix nuclear reactor better spent elsewhere #stupid #headlines http://bit
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-07
Bill Next Best Blog on Sun 07 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
Finished at the gym. Now waiting on the sun. #
RT @TimAyres Another reason to avoid Starbucks. Theyre supplying their stores with FROZEN muffins trucked in from TORONTO http://is.gd/QrGC #
bing.com —
What’s On in Victoria?
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 06 Jun 2009 at 8:07 PM
A modest proposal for finding events in Victoria and the South Island
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-06
Bill Next Best Blog on Sat 06 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
Always want to do this kind of trip. Got tickets for the #CFL openers; flying to #yeg to for WPG@EDM and then to #regina for BC@Sask #
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Twitter Updates for 2009-06-05
Bill Next Best Blog on Fri 05 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
We start another Quasi Quotation Thursday in search of truth and wisdom - or at least a good punchline. #qqt #
The two most common elements in the world are hydrogen and stupidity - and weve started to
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-03
Bill Next Best Blog on Wed 03 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
RT @jvangorp: Google joins Virgin America in driving the adoption of cloud cmptng with A Day in the Clouds contest - http://bit.ly/2pPJzm #
A better than average podcast on the concept of public data b
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-02
Bill Next Best Blog on Tue 02 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
Bing is in Beta - could that sound any more dorky http://www.bing.com/ #
GM bankrupt - Dow up, go figure #
On double entendre partrol Two adult cougars spotted in Saanich http://bit.ly/mqzDb #
For some
Twitter Updates for 2009-06-01
Bill Next Best Blog on Mon 01 Jun 2009 at 2:00 AM
Ironed shirts,mopped floor,dealt with massive network failure affecting a large chunk of the province,now have to snake a drain. Ave Sunday #
Having coffee. Sun Ocean Snow caped mountains in the distan
Events in Victoria
07 Sep 2010
Cut Offs -Theme Party- Jeremy Baker (The Zone), Arowbe of Times Neue Roman, Dj Nigel at Lucky Bar
3:30 PM
MAX & RUBY LIVE at Royal Theatre
6:30 PM
MAX & RUBY LIVE at Royal Theatre
7:00 PM
SEBASTIAN BRITNEFF at The Superior
08 Sep 2010
Victoria Welsh Society presents: Cor Godre'r Aran, Welsh Male Voice Choir at Alix Goolden Hall
Rock Island Ramblers at Hermann's Jazz Club
