Author: Gavan

Wireless Nomad vs. Sympatico High Speed

Wireless Nomad is a Toronto ISP that I’ve switched to for the reasons I’ve previously posted (the nutshell is that large ISPs are sketchy…). While I have too little time with Wireless Nomad to comment about the connectivity/up-time yet, let me take a moment to compare my old ISP (Sympatico) with my new one. Here’s […]

Internet Security Shitfit: WMF Exploit “worst infection in history”

Seems like all the geeks on the web are up in arms over a possible security exploit in Windows Media Files: There is a new danger floating around the Internet right now, a zero-day exploit taking advantage of the Windows Media Format (WMF) vulnerability. Its not limited to WMF files, it is taking the shape […]

PhD in Two Weeks? WTF am I doing at York?

I just got some "GET A DEGREE BASED ON LIFE EXPERIENCE!" spam in my inbox. Not such a big deal normally. While it’s true that I’m honoured that Clarence has been trying to get in touch with me; sadly, he doesn’t say who I am. He doesn’t even say what University he’s from. Usually, it’s […]

Solution for an full in-box? SNARF

Seems like Microsoft has gone and created some pretty interesting software (that, not suprisingly, plugs into a pre-existing piece of MS software) that will rank emails in your in-box not on time of arrival but on SNARF’s perceived importance (i.e. someone who is in your address book, someone you’ve replied to often). I don’t suffer […]

Some good news: My abstract for a Trash Animals anthology has been accepted

Just had an email pop in my inbox with the following message: Congratulations! We are happy to inform you that your abstracts have been accepted for the Trash Animals anthology project. Which is fantastic news, all ’round. I proposed to write about Ring-billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis) in Toronto.  Here is a snippit of my abstract: […]