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I started this blog in 2010. At first it was oriented toward local news. Lately it’s been more about technology. That’s a total of 672 posts so far, and I’m working hard to get that sparkline headed back up.
newsonaut
Turning inner space into outer space
2026 36 posts
July
19 — Markdown makes learning HTML less scary
13 — The surprising variety of national flag dimensions
10 — Explore the hundreds of articles I have posted over the years
07 — A design trap at the playground
03 — Your metablogging is awesome
June
30 — The search symbol that needs only seven characters
28 — The many ways to explore blog posts from personal sites
22 — Learning to write on your own is good exercise for your mind
19 — My 11ty experiment has turned into a time travel story
15 — A place where we can be Canadian with each other
14 — This way to the town square
14 — I’m happy to join the IndieWeb Webring but it wasn’t exactly easy
10 — You can tell it's a personal website because it has personality
06 — Link like the indie web depended on it
03 — Welcome to Junited — links to blogs I like
02 — That time I accessed a11y
01 — Go big (with serifs) or go home
May
30 — Amp your archive with stats
26 — It’s about time we had a website like About Feeds
22 — RSS is awesome, so let’s make it easy
13 — What can I say? This site has been made impure by AI
11 — How to make your blog or forum post hard to read
05 — Don’t give up your voice to AI
April
28 — From random to recommended: exploring the indie web
01 — Apple goes round the bend
March
25 — How a missing quote mark may have caused my Mac to act up
15 — Spotlight can no longer find the stock Apple apps on my iMac
09 — Can greed and fear be used for the greater good?
06 — Why choose the lesser of two AI evils when a third way might be good?
05 — Expect to see AI become more engaging
January
27 — Is the friendly interface no longer “inter”?
02 — Another year, another seven billion kilometres
2025 25 posts
December
26 — Why doesn't the newest Safari work on older Macs?
20 — Liquid glass grinds my gears
16 — My top rated books for 2025
November
25 — The world needs more animal stories
October
24 — Hello, Firefox, my old friend
August
26 — Nothing succeeds like success, even with environmental stories
25 — The power of a drop in the bucket
08 — I have fixed my views of Fix the News
July
29 — The flags of Haiti and Liechtenstein update a 10-year-old post
23 — Lumo is the AI chatbot that keeps your chats private
10 — Improve your optimism with Fix the News
01 — Drink B.C. ciders, read Canadian books
June
09 — Apple goes through the looking glass
May
19 — Thanks to an old tutorial, I finally made a WordPress site from scratch
05 — Burning through books in a good way
April
04 — Newsonaut comes home
March
17 — Look, Mom, a modal with no JavaScript
15 — That tracks
04 — Goodbye Netflix, hello Gem
February
20 — There's nothing great about $1,000 for a low-end phone
04 — Tapestry weaves RSS and social media, for better or worse
January
25 — Hyperduck is quack-tastic
24 — Raging about Siri has turned into a national pastime
09 — The best punch cards are the ones you don't have to punch
2024 15 posts
December
28 — Explore the indie web with a random RSS feed
26 — Default apps 2024
24 — Here they are — the books I read in 2024
04 — Your Mac's Shortcuts app can create workspaces for you
November
21 — Shared feeds from Reeder are a neat idea, embeds would make them better
17 — Gonna sift those guys right out of my feeds
June
28 — The best free Mac app you may not have heard of
May
19 — Why do we put wallpaper on our desktops?
12 — You can judge a Mac app by how it helps you
April
09 — How to include HTML files on web pages the good, old-fashioned way
08 — Your Mac's Preview app is free, fast and more powerful than you might think
March
29 — What if we did social media IRL?
28 — Join the independent web for fun, not profit
25 — Use Apple's Calendar app as a timetable
January
07 — When you're in control, tracking is a good thing
2023 8 posts
December
10 — Sorry, I didn't know I was helping the trackers
November
25 — Default apps 2023
05 — What happened to you, newsonaut?
September
August
07 — Re-writing headlines so they make sense
03 — Facebook and Google no longer linking to Canadian news? Good riddance!
July
17 — The best social media alternative is no social media
May
08 — The other places to find free Mac apps
2022 6 posts
December
26 — How to sign up for a free trial without fear
11 — Three-finger dragging is awesome
November
19 — I was wrong — Twitter is useless for news
05 — You don't need a Twitter account for Twitter news
July
02 — Unread 3 makes it a pleasure to read your RSS feeds
April
15 — Why Twitter fears Elon Musk's version of free speech
2021 10 posts
August
22 — Bring back the Mac grabby hand
July
02 — espanso is a great app for expanding text
June
10 — Top iPad weather apps for Canada
May
25 — Tweet roundups take journalism to a new low
24 — Now with more outer space than ever
02 — My other website got a major makeover
March
07 — Mini Diary has the basics for beginner diarists
06 — Apple's weird idea of free
05 — Free love at the Mac App Store
January
03 — Reclaim your habits with Streaks
2020 42 posts
December
November
08 — Five ways the U.S. presidential election affects a small city in Canada
02 — Filter out offending RSS feeds
01 — News-cation ends, trump-cation starts
October
31 — U.S. news is more exciting but why should I care?
29 — Star Trek series ranked by characters we came to love
28 — This pandemic is like the bleak, never-ending Barrens
25 — Classless is getting classy
24 — Pascal: thank you for Free Ruler and good luck with your music
23 — Space wars: Extra space, yes, but not necessarily two spaces
22 — Top 10 reasons people hate forms
21 — Crosswords for persistent puzzlers
20 — Outlook for Mac still has a long way to go
19 — My belated discovery of Farley Mowat
18 — Lower Decks may finally be the new Star Trek we grow to love
17 — Extensibility could push this notes app to the head of the herd
16 — Check my proposed new flag for Kamloops
15 — News-cation: interim report
14 — Introducing, Captain Gullivant
13 — Colophon, yeah, here I come
12 — AirDrop drop-kicks email to the curb for file transfers
11 — A handy app for jotting your ideas
10 — Cross word? ACRIMONY
09 — Planet of the human-eaters
08 — Yes, Virginia, there is a good free habit-tracking app
07 — When were the good old days? It depends on who you ask
06 — Tai chi is on again
05 — Something about Western Togoland
05 — There's an app for habit tracking, but you don't need it
04 — Connecting with an octopus can make you a better person
03 — This just in — news-cation breached
02 — Did the Lord of the Flies bring about this pandemic?
01 — Going on news-cation for the month of October
September
30 — When typewriter mode gets to be too typey
29 — Of Nova and nines
28 — My version of Man-Bat is a good guy
27 — Finding focus with iA Writer
April
March
26 — Picard shows us the way back to optimism
2019 9 posts
October
20 — The amazing adventures of Jean-Luc Picard
August
17 — Three free ways to organize the windows on your Mac
July
April
20 — Sift News Therapy aims to reduce your news anxiety
March
31 — Apple News only works well with the +
16 — The anti-apps you won't find on your phone
February
20 — You, too, can learn to love WeatherCAN
17 — lire settings
16 — lire close to being perfect RSS feed reader for iPhone
2018 1 posts
May
27 — How to block Facebook login / signup pop-up
2017 2 posts
July
31 — How my web skills helped cultural tourism in Tanzania
26 — A day in the life of a web designer in Tanzania
2016 31 posts
December
18 — Three steps to freedom in web design
November
11 — Facebook users need to speak up: we don't want fake news
October
30 — How the MacBook touch bar went from meh to wow
16 — No one seems to want poor Twitter
10 — Samsung could find its reputation going up in flames
September
24 — How the Yahoo hack freed me from its shackles
17 — Journalists dance to Trump's tune
03 — A beginner's guide to RSS
August
20 — The drive toward driverless cars
06 — Olympics tape delay is a relic of the past
July
20 — The augmentation of our reality
12 — Pokemon Go is coming to a neighbourhood near you
02 — Remember snail mail? It might be going on strike
June
25 — The power of the old press led the way for Brexit
11 — Apps like flipp could steal flyers away from newspapers
May
28 — How to be a webmaster in the 21st century
14 — If Canadians can subsidize the CBC, why not other media as well?
April
30 — Linking into the future — from robots to virtual reality
23 — Netflix is a good deal, even if you have to follow the rules
09 — O Brave new world that has no ads in't!
02 — A text editor that restricts your vocabulary might be a good idea if it actually worked
March
26 — Poor little Tay was easy prey
19 — For the first time, I'm cheering for Hulk Hogan
12 — One simple step to a more secure computer: uninstall Flash
February
27 — Better legislation needed to deal with online harassment
20 — Four reasons you should be on Apple's side
06 — Good riddance to comment trolls
January
30 — Newspaper heads need to give us their why
23 — Facebook Life vs. real life
09 — These word games spell fun
02 — Star Wars has destroyed Star Trek
2015 49 posts
December
19 — What's in a dot-name? Plenty
12 — Here's hoping artificial intelligence will be our friend
05 — Terrorists take advantage of weak gun laws in U.S.
November
28 — Google shouldn't take our trust for granted
21 — Let's talk about exes and sex
14 — Paris
07 — Trudeau scores big on social media
October
24 — Steve Jobs movie all about drama
17 — Yahoo may have just taken the first step toward vanquishing passwords
03 — Now that we've seen the movie, it's time to go to Mars
September
27 — Reminder: Safari's Reader has been making ads disappear for years
26 — Internet for all a worthy goal in effort to end world poverty
19 — Readers are rebelling, and publishers better listen to them
06 — Seven points to ponder on a lazy Sunday
August
29 — Despite threat of death and imprisonment, journalists want their freedom
26 — How to mute a source in Flipboard — update
22 — The Ashley Madison affair: Don't trust the Internet to cover up for you
15 — News might seem negative because it doesn't reflect our reality
12 — How to mute a source in Flipboard
05 — Kamloops has a chance to show the way in a post-print world
01 — All we really want is a ride
July
25 — Amazon could wind up turning Walmart into a dinosaur
18 — Online forums could learn from apartment building managers
10 — Online haters have Reddit boxed into a corner
03 — Apple Music could help streaming music go mainstream
June
27 — Flags have meaning, and we shouldn't forget that
20 — If you're into creativity, Ello could be your new Twitter
13 — Apple throws a lifeline to the news industry with News app
06 — Increase in popularity of ad blockers another headache for web publishers
May
30 — How much are you willing to pay for Google's new photo service?
23 — Technology promises relief for families worried about elderly relatives
16 — Facebook slaps a happy-face sticker on the news
April
18 — Hyped headlines about Apple Watch don't tell the full story
11 — Video is everywhere, and that might be a good thing
04 — The Internet remembers your old tweets even if you don't — just ask Trevor Noah
March
31 — Make images and captions stay together at the same width
28 — Now you can pick up your phone and watch what's happening all over the world
21 — New services for bloggers abound but I'm sticking with my tried and true
14 — Newspaper errors have a way of living on for eternity
07 — Apple just might succeed in getting us to put time back on our wrists
February
27 — We are living in the Age of Spock
21 — There are limits to Internet usage, and you may have to pay for exceeding them
14 — Freedom from ads poses a new challenge for marketing types
07 — When creating empathy, technology just comes along for the ride
January
31 — Bill Gates is right about 'missing creativity' in use of technology to create empathy
24 — Google now the most trusted source of news, even though it doesn't produce any
17 — A ring of satellites will cover Earth — and Mars — with Internet
10 — Threats to free speech don't have to come from the barrel of a gun
02 — When did "bae" become a word, and why wasn't I informed?
2014 64 posts
December
26 — The Internet has a way of getting us to believe the unbelievable
20 — How The Interview got way more publicity than it deserved
13 — You need an open mind if you want an app to train it
November
29 — Science fiction leads the way in promoting gender equality
22 — Test for promoting gender equality harder than it looks
15 — Why landing a space vehicle on a comet is such an amazing achievement
08 — Twitter alliance takes aim at harassment of women
01 — Like it or not, Facebook owns the future
October
25 — CBC's careful reporting a reflection of Canadian values
18 — Sorry, folks: turns out crabzilla doesn't exist after all
11 — When readers pay, journalism is the winner
September
27 — As always, journalism students are signing up for an adventure
20 — Virtual reality will make the Internet seem old fashioned
09 — New technology all about making it effortless to spend our money
06 — The battle for hearts and minds on social media has already begun
01 — Countries with almost nothing in common but their flags
August
30 — Basic coding is fast becoming a part of basic literacy
21 — What I know about Jim Foley gives me hope
18 — Affiliate links bring credibility into question
16 — Robin Williams tragedy shows desperation of the media
06 — Google's autocomplete has suddenly become serious business
02 — Readers are wising up to clickbait tactics
July
24 — How much longer can newspapers compete in a digital world?
16 — Email scams are obvious for a reason
12 — Use lists to get around Twitter's follow limit of 2,000
10 — Free images are plentiful if you know where to look
09 — Telling the other side of the story doesn't mean interviewing cranks
08 — Today's journalists can no longer ignore the business side of their industry
07 — Washington Post protects sources with security based on Tor browser
06 — Those fun quizzes are actually data miners for marketing
05 — Trackers keep an eye on your every Internet movement
04 — News sites should be frightened by the power Google has over them
03 — Google walks the fine line between 'forgetting' and censorship
02 — Are you as smart as a retweet algorithm?
01 — Turns out robot reporters can have a sense of humour
June
30 — I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords
29 — Facebook exists for its own good, so of course it treats us like lab rats
19 — Battle over the future of journalism gets nasty
16 — Amazing infographics
12 — This top-level domain program .sucks big time
09 — Tips for a successful media interview
May
31 — Grow your business by getting to know your customers
30 — Transfer photos between mobile and desktop over Wifi
29 — Reverb app focuses discovery feature on top news of the day
21 — Whisper reveals the secrets of people in your home town
18 — Three Cents is a fun way to find out what your customers are thinking
09 — Yahoo News Digest gives you the news basics you need
07 — Don't count on Secret for either truth or anonymity
05 — Notability offers many note-taking features without overkill found in the competition
02 — Use Vhoto to get just the right picture from your video
April
15 — Eight apps to take for a spin
10 — Disney's Story app may be the easiest way to create stories
March
30 — Random is a great way to explore good reading
16 — Steller tells stories with text, photos and videos, but not audio so much
01 — People don't pay for news because they can't afford it
February
22 — Explory capable of creating audio slideshows and more
17 — The Internet needs an editor, and Hemingway is a good first step
16 — Sharing without really caring
16 — Do journalists really need another app to help them tell stories?
16 — Apple might have some big surprises up its sleeve
January
14 — Moving on
09 — Closure
06 — News of the future
02 — Even iPhone lovers should be rooting for BlackBerry
2013 57 posts
December
16 — How to set up VIP email alerts on iPhone
06 — Drones could fly to the rescue for gathering news
05 — Reader participation with Instagram
02 — Poptip is a great way to do Twitter polls
November
27 — Journalists can't get enough of Twitter's constant stream of news
15 — Twitter custom timelines are no replacement for Storify
13 — Apps come to the rescue when you want to mute Twitter
12 — YouTube's comment section couldn't possibly get any worse
09 — Audio slideshows get easier with practice
02 — Solving the puzzle of data
October
19 — Duolingo turns language lessons into a fun game
13 — Recommended: Indian Horse
03 — It really is possible to make nice audio slideshows with iMovie
September
30 — Shadow Puppet is a promising new app for creating audio slideshows
24 — Now you can make your Twitter account into a movie
08 — Be a round-the-clock newsroom without round-the-clock staff
August
27 — Dear Arianna: Thank you for getting rid of anonymous commenters
24 — Three great word games for wordsmiths
18 — An antidote to death-toll journalism: history
03 — The term 'death toll' needs to be killed
July
14 — Can Instagram and Twitter play nice after all?
07 — How to own a Twitter hashtag
05 — A little Twitter experiment
June
22 — Why Instagram is no good for journalists
17 — It's a good idea to keep up to date on news about Circa
09 — Tear yourself away from the devices for some exercise
03 — Moving forward with Feedly
May
31 — Putting the Twitter widget to work
26 — The post-apocolyptic state of science fiction
26 — Which smartphone is the best for journalists?
19 — A shoutout to journalism.co.uk
18 — The app you need when news is breaking out
12 — The game of Dots is all about squares
04 — Reuters shows how it's done
April
29 — Can't get no satisfaction from Twitter #music
25 — It's hard to take Vū seriously
19 — Videolicious takes videos to the next level
15 — Oh! Newsana, do not wait for me
11 — Tune in to the news anywhere with TuneIn Radio
08 — Introducing the newsonaut forum
04 — Tout is the best alternative to Vine
March
28 — Flipboard ups its game with user-generated magazines
20 — Are Twitter lists a good replacement for RSS feeds?
17 — A first look at Feedly as a replacement for Google Reader
14 — RSS will do just fine without Google Reader
07 — A little bit of code is more than enough for journalists
07 — Normal programming will resume shortly
February
17 — Newsonaut responds to you and your device
11 — Sometimes sound is all you really need
03 — Two other smartphone options: Flickr and SoundCloud
01 — Why journalists are learning to love Vine
January
26 — Vine is a great way to capture the moment of a news event
20 — Smart ways to use a smartphone
13 — It's time to be more innovative with commenting systems
07 — Some of these news apps really are disruptive
2012 135 posts
December
29 — Let's do our part
22 — The future of journalism is no ads
15 — U.S. schools may be safer, but they're not safe enough
09 — Why bloggers hate paywalls
09 — Let your iPhone be your stenographer
04 — We come to bury The Daily, not to praise it
03 — What does the App Store genius have to say about your app?
November
23 — How to: an audio slideshow tutorial
19 — Now live: my first audio slideshow
12 — And a cat named Gibby shall lead the way
04 — The future that journalism has earned for us
04 — Let's get real — really real
01 — That Google app may be too smart for its own good
October
30 — iBooks 3 minds its Hs and Js
27 — Easy infographics for time-strapped newsrooms
17 — Indie reporters may be the future of journalism
11 — Kindle's typography is not good enough
10 — Let there be light on TweetDeck
05 — Easing into data journalism
03 — News360 fails the Kamloops test
02 — Give more meaning to photos with ThingLink
01 — Why we need to pay attention to usatoday.com
September
28 — Introducing, the new media Twitter list
27 — Tweeting happily again with Tweetbot
26 — Link early, link often, and avoid plagiarism accusations
25 — Behold, Quartz, the future of web apps
24 — Spundge may be filling a need we don't really have
21 — Lineups for iPhones are like lineups for Star Wars
20 — Hey, reporters, start your own news site
19 — The hijacking of #muslimrage
18 — How do you switch accounts in the new Twitter app?
07 — Impossible to justify a Kindle without hyphenation
03 — Lack of spontaneity could hurt Branch
August
25 — Samsung can still beat Apple, but it will have to innovate
22 — Paywalls won't increase the quality of journalism
15 — Medium tries to improve the message
11 — App.net 'puts users first'
11 — A look at the future of news from the past
03 — Suspension hurts Twitter's credibility
July
28 — Of course I embedded RebelMouse
28 — Dictate a tweet
26 — Tweeting in Safari with Mountain Lion
24 — Personalized news app Trapit has far to go to catch up with Zite
20 — RebelMouse getting closer to the way I like it
19 — I want to like Tweetbot, but …
15 — Reddit deserves an important place in social media strategies
12 — A first look at Tweetbot for Mac
06 — Have Pulse and WSJ found a way to get us to pay for news?
05 — My kingdom for cheap a iPhone
June
24 — Going wild with a Tumbler nature photography blog
16 — Prismatic makes progress with the addition of new feeds
14 — Rebel Mouse creates a nice home page out of your social media posts
11 — The tweets of outrageous fortune
07 — The ideal kit for the mobile journalist
May
31 — Infogr.am makes you look like you're a pro at infographics
27 — Axis just might be the best thing in search since Google
24 — How newspapers could get a view from somewhere
22 — Your best friend in iMovie: the cutaway
19 — Four ways you can make Storify tell a good story
17 — Exploring Storify: when does it work best with the news?
10 — The difficulties of Disqus 2012
08 — From a moderator's point of view, Disqus 2012 looks good
05 — Prismatic is not the web version of Zite I was hoping for
04 — Free food or death!
03 — Journalists hurt themselves by behaving unprofessionally
01 — The AP breaks with Twitter, engages with Facebook
April
29 — Fallout from the falling bear
24 — No politics, please, we're working
21 — Copy editing makes you smart
17 — Newspapers are attracting older readers even on their websites
15 — Website & Online Innovation Award
10 — Are comments worth it? Yes, but they need work
07 — Pinterest needs a way to contain its success
02 — Are publishers jumping on the paywall bandwagon?
March
30 — The Economist gives Facebook fans what they want, and it pays off
27 — Talkino offers an innovative way to leave comments
27 — The tide is rising for Facebook, so you might as well ride it
24 — At last, a news site that looks like it belongs on the Internet
24 — How is it that we came to be so afraid of hoodies?
23 — Infographics go mainstream
23 — Pinning some hopes on Pinterest
21 — Let's make their hindsight our foresight
19 — Do journalists need to turn into capitalists?
19 — Who you should be following on Twitter
19 — Social media will continue to be a juggling act
19 — Two bad signs for newspapers: losing audience and losing ad revenue
17 — 'Better than a newspaper'
15 — Totally agree with the Ugandans
12 — Bad habits keep us from changing with the times
09 — Kony 2012 may prove that even the hardest lessons are worth learning
07 — Experiments with paywalls offer light at end of tunnel
06 — We'll always need tissues — but newspapers?
05 — National Post takes the plunge into ebooks
02 — The Guardian gets it
01 — Website visitors demand speedy load times
February
27 — The newspaper revenue cliff is economic, not political
25 — Even your tweets should be trustworthy
23 — Long live Romenesko
22 — Headline writing on the Internet not for the faint of heart
21 — Email joining snail mail on the sideline
19 — John Paton takes aim at 'aging ingénues'
16 — The robo-reporters are taking over
09 — Globe and Mail has big plans for new digs
09 — Now you can get a certificate in social media
08 — The other side of the story
07 — Online survival requires nuances that go beyond free or not-free
05 — The '90s are over — time to move on
01 — WaPo cracks down on trolls, sees big increase in commenters
01 — Correct spelling will always count
January
30 — Guilt by association means you need a backup for your backup
26 — Google should be paying us
25 — First rule of Facebook: be human
23 — When a paywall works
20 — We don't have to give in to Apple on iBooks Author
20 — Apple's iBooks Author a great opportunity for news organizations
18 — Has social media reduced our conversation to a series of snarky remarks?
18 — Politicians turn social media into a public relations exercise
14 — Digital First takes its name seriously
13 — Doctor's prescription may be too late for some
11 — The news industry that I used to know
09 — Two ways that CES points to the future of journalism
08 — Quote of the year — so far
05 — To code is to create
05 — Are comments on their way out?
03 — Mentions on Twitter being used to gauge candidates' momentum
02 — Best local news bloopers of 2011
02 — Chattanooga site only allows comments on opinion articles
2011 169 posts
December
27 — Facebook leads the charge into a social world
23 — Links to the future of journalism
23 — Amazon rides to the rescue of long-form journalism
23 — Facebook totally dominates social media
21 — Is it lazy, or just pack journalism?
20 — Digital-first strategy makes Atlantic profitable
19 — Tweet-to-tweet with Twitter
18 — Teens love texting more than talking
18 — Two apps that will change the way you consume the news
17 — Relearning how to connect
16 — She’s just a crazy lady with WordPress!
16 — Like a candle in the wind
15 — You have only five years left to live
15 — Does a retweet imply endorsement?
14 — Facebook tries to do some good in the world
14 — There will be no tears for the death of paper agendas
13 — Wire services may be a model for future newsrooms
13 — Using Twitter as a source of quotes
13 — Embracing Facebook and Twitter
12 — News organizations maintain traditions on Twitter
02 — Check out the 10 lowest gas prices in Kamloops
01 — What to do when a purple dog arrives
November
09 — Reading between the lines, Milobar supported the police raid
07 — Federal review on medical marijuana law needs more public input
02 — The misguided attempt to shut down the compassion club
October
31 — Why many people say we should 'clear them out'
26 — Even unscientific polls can influence an election
23 — Like letters to the editor, protests deserve respect
16 — Milobar vs. the rest
12 — Why didn't they help? Think back to Kitty Genovese
05 — Kamloops small business is hot and growing
05 — City councillors desperately need a reality check
September
29 — The smartest thing about smart meters is the name
27 — Yet another webcam
26 — Eye in the sky
20 — The troubling turn against science in the U.S.
19 — Irony taken to new heights
15 — City's website feeds mistrust and suspicions
12 — When it comes to policing, it's all about money
10 — A royal pain
07 — Is he offensive or merely thought-provoking?
07 — See the crime, catch the criminals
August
30 — We are not amused
19 — We know who set those fires, and it should be no surprise
17 — Online petition works with a push from PZ Myers
16 — Neighbour Watch might be best way to emulate the Cyrs
15 — Enough already with the HST
15 — Goodbye Internet Explorer, hello Firefox and Chrome
10 — Welcome to the good guys, Nycole and Denis
08 — Who benefits from donations at the till?
04 — Growth pressure forces North Shuswap to make tough choices
03 — It's a big world, and Kamloops is part of it
03 — The ultimate parking enforcement
03 — Speaking of comments . . . we've got lots
02 — Bertrand Russell's message to commenters
July
28 — It may be time to combine legalization with education
27 — Photographer opens up The Snake's Den
26 — Google Plus could do to Facebook what Facebook did to MySpace
09 — Here's to vino with the violins
07 — Theft of Megan's sign must have taken some effort
06 — Pollux may have travelled to Kamloops by train
05 — I'm with the 40 per cent who find the royals to be a bore
04 — What to do if you meet a bear
04 — A fork in the road: if not resources, then what?
June
29 — What exactly is a sentencing circle, anyway?
27 — Ajax mine looms as major issue
19 — Pneumonia
04 — The NHL of the future (Part 2)
02 — My version of the new NHL
02 — When the family was together
01 — Take more than five minutes and do the job right
May
31 — An offer they shouldn't refuse
31 — A blog that takes a chance on collaboration
27 — The shortest 30 seconds ever
26 — At last a Tory says something sensible about crime
25 — Gas war prices a reminder of yesteryear
25 — HST changes may be too little too late
24 — Future looks bleak for census
22 — If only every weekend had three days
20 — Greenery all the better when it's edible
20 — CareCard security comes with big price tag
17 — We really do need more lawyers
17 — The evolution debate in a Wordle
16 — Google has the final word in the great debate
16 — Where do our taxes go? The bubbles tell all
13 — Glad to have a gluten-free demo
13 — Mathers maps out city's rusty cars
13 — Sorry, but our poll doesn't count as evidence
12 — Humans — who can figure 'em?
11 — Missing: one of the worst feelings you can have
04 — City council fails to represent citizens of Kamloops
03 — Blue Tide overwhelms Orange Crush
02 — It's going down to the wire
April
29 — Blog predicts Tories will hold onto Kamloops
29 — I know just how she feels
28 — Talk about a waste of taxpayers' money
27 — Pendulum politics favour a hard left
26 — The kiss of death for KISS?
25 — Lock up your garbage — here come the bears
23 — What the data predicts for the election in Kamloops
21 — Likable Layton leads NDP surge
20 — Not a peep, not even a tweet, about the election
19 — KamClean joins the Google Map atlas
19 — CFJC makes a muddle of Midday debate
18 — Dix as NDP leader may be 'healthy' for Kamloops
15 — Putting Kamloops crime on the map
12 — Why the Tories like to harp on crime
07 — How to keep kids in the election news loop
07 — Escorted leaves may just be the first step
05 — Putting the election on a graph
04 — Lots of fixing to do
March
30 — This Tory gets it
30 — Welcome, Google Chrome users
29 — Some candidates get it, some don't
28 — Voting is a waste of time if that's all you do
25 — Let's try putting TNRD directors on the market
18 — Minimum wage hike here to stay — at least until the election
17 — The airport is starting to look good
16 — Potassium iodide panic helps no one
15 — Is Terry Lake contemplating Step 7?
11 — Making the most of the map
09 — You think our potholes are bad?
07 — Why we no longer have a press
04 — Free speech works both ways
02 — Bad for business but good for living
01 — Parking meters a poor choice for funding parkade
February
28 — Can a woman win?
25 — Helpless to fight the gas gouging
24 — It's true — Tories really don't want an election
23 — Ziplines a growing tourist draw
21 — A revolution, tweet by tweet
17 — What fare is fair?
15 — Of dogs and humans
11 — Mubarak's dishonour
10 — Medicinal mania
09 — Time to think different about feral horses
08 — The quest for marijuana legitimacy
07 — Why the Liberals want to get lively
06 — Our cool new video player
03 — Christy Clark comes out in favour of Mom
02 — Councillors caught in a budget bind
01 — Space and light make a big difference
January
31 — Egypt's path to democracy
28 — Keep an eye out for Afghan Luke
27 — Ban Sting? Never!
25 — You're entitled to a fair hearing
25 — In a fog
21 — To ban or not to ban
21 — Another animal to watch out for
20 — We can get richer even if we aren't getting bigger
15 — Meanderthals at home and abroad
14 — Goodbye, Zellers; hello Target
14 — Recall has a lot to do with getting even
07 — Excuses, excuses
05 — John Bandura's fate
01 — What to do about the price of gas
2010 13 posts
December
28 — Hello? Texting while driving is hazardous to your health
26 — High-dollar media interface
24 — Maybe it's a bizarre way of cutting down on wait times
22 — Drug lords? Yes, even here in River City
18 — Sometimes the middle path wins
17 — What do we do with sex offenders?
17 — Speaking of being forced to live in fear . . .
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