Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category

Toronto as a Triptych Video

A vertical video triptych found at http://briantmoore.com.

What makes a healthy community

I enjoyed reading the following from HBR’s article Why modern business is bad for your health. These values should be encouraged more as I see these crossed from time to time in the news of course but perhaps in communities I’m a part of. Like all ethics it’s about an effort not a destination. So [...]

Some tools I’ve liked recently

1. Screen sharing using Skype 2. Dropbox for sync’n your files online and across computers. 3. Mapping: Geo tagging check ins and exploring Google Maps Street View. 4. Child, Grandchild, and Great Grandchild pages WordPress Nice to know WordPress can do this many levels even though this is not the best thing for an easy [...]

The Dambusters

RCAF Pilot Officer Lewis Burpee, seen in middle of fellow dambusters, was from Ottawa. He was shot down over Gilze Rijen during the Dambuster raid during the Second World War. "The Dambusters" was a squadron formed to carry out a single special and dangerous mission using a specially developed "bouncing bomb" on German dams. More [...]