2024
- January 2, 2024 - Best new music 2023
2022
- December 30, 2022 - Best new music 2022
- February 10, 2022 - Gamestorming for ethnographic data analysis
2021
- December 26, 2021 - Best new music 2021
- February 1, 2021 - Of mixtapes and playlists (DIVERSIONS//2021.01)
2020
- December 26, 2020 - Best new music 2020
- February 13, 2020 - Qualitative data analysis with Microsoft Word comments & Python (updated)
2019
- December 30, 2019 - Best new music 2019
- September 11, 2019 - Book notes (September 2019)
- July 17, 2019 - In memoriam Johnny Clegg
2018
- December 31, 2018 - Best new music 2018
- February 24, 2018 - Qualitative data analysis using Microsoft Word comments
- January 30, 2018 - Four books January 2018
2017
- December 28, 2017 - Best new music 2017
- December 20, 2017 - On Ai Weiwei’s Human Flow
- July 18, 2017 - Navigating ethics
2016
- December 17, 2016 - Best new music 2016
- July 22, 2016 - Listening to: Michelle Willis, See Us Through
- April 27, 2016 - Of bullet points, knowledge, and organizational ethnography
2015
- December 25, 2015 - Best new music 2015
- May 27, 2015 - Surveillance in song
2014
- December 31, 2014 - Best new music 2014
- November 30, 2014 - Jian Ghomeshi and the precarious economics of the media industry
- August 9, 2014 - Business impact of ethnographic research
- March 26, 2014 - Anthropology!
2013
- December 29, 2013 - Best new music of 2013 — Classical
- December 22, 2013 - Best new music of 2013 – Rock, jazz, world, etc.
- November 12, 2013 - How to create a sustainable personal social media strategy
- September 10, 2013 - A home phone for $3/month
- August 14, 2013 - Homeland surveillance
- August 2, 2013 - Another way to get roaming mobile data in the US (for Canadians)
- June 26, 2013 - Listening to: Freshlyground
- June 11, 2013 - Marcus Aurelius on being present, in the present
- June 10, 2013 - The case for building my own computer
- May 7, 2013 - 9/11 Memorial
- April 13, 2013 - Review: Jawbone UP
- April 8, 2013 - What I’m up to
- February 21, 2013 - How to estimate a project (using Microsoft Project)
- February 18, 2013 - How to attend a meeting
- February 10, 2013 - Best new music of 2012 – Classical
2012
- December 23, 2012 - Best new music of 2012 – Rock, jazz, country, world, etc.
- December 3, 2012 - Managing iTunes metadata for classical music
- November 30, 2012 - Why I’m not upgrading
- August 21, 2012 - How to get pay-as-you-go data in the US (without a US credit card)
- August 9, 2012 - How to survive business travel
- May 20, 2012 - Listening to: Heritage Blues Orchestra, And Still I Rise
- April 26, 2012 - SharePoint metadata design principles
- February 18, 2012 - Where to buy classical music downloads (Updated)
- February 12, 2012 - Mapping a meeting to achieve shared understanding
2011
- December 12, 2011 - Best new music of 2011
- November 28, 2011 - Building your consulting library: the ethics and practice of knowledge reuse
- November 10, 2011 - Listening to: Coeur de pirate
- October 31, 2011 - Office for Mac 2011 – One year in the real world
- October 26, 2011 - Review: Pure i-20 iPod dock
- October 2, 2011 - Read: Jennifer Johannesen, No Ordinary Boy
- September 7, 2011 - Buddhism, moral philosophy, Derek Parfit
- August 23, 2011 - London, summer 2011
- August 8, 2011 - Today’s desert island disc: Beck, Modern Guilt
- August 8, 2011 - One blog to rule them all
- June 4, 2011 - Appreciating chamber music
- June 2, 2011 - carsten
- May 23, 2011 - I, Gearhead (Part 2: Mobile and Music)
- May 14, 2011 - I, Gearhead (Part 1: Hardware and Software)
- April 29, 2011 - My daily lunch & learn courtesy of TED
- February 21, 2011 - Gary Moore, 1952-2011
- February 3, 2011 - Time to do the work: Ten principles for achieving sanity in the workplace
- January 13, 2011 - John Perry Barlow’s “Principles of Adult Behavior”
2010
- December 19, 2010 - Best new music of 2010
- November 29, 2010 - Listening to: Myriam Alter, Where Is There
- October 1, 2010 - Listening to: Sinéad Lohan
- September 12, 2010 - The psychedelic surrealism of Mati Klarwein
- September 7, 2010 - Listening to: Food, Quiet Inlet
- August 20, 2010 - The best desktop speakers, ever
- August 16, 2010 - Buying (classical) music online, digitally
- July 19, 2010 - Facebook privacy & digital NIMBY
- July 17, 2010 - An octet with four people
- July 6, 2010 - Two one-take music videos
- May 31, 2010 - What we can learn from gear porn
- April 16, 2010 - Listening to: Peter Gabriel, Scratch My Back
- March 21, 2010 - Corporate applications and content on smartphones
- March 8, 2010 - My theory about Nickelback
- February 5, 2010 - Complexity and emotion in design
- February 2, 2010 - Why Apple’s iPad will be very, very successful
- January 15, 2010 - Richard Sennett in Utne Reader
- January 14, 2010 - What makes a smartphone successful?
- January 4, 2010 - Listening to: Madagascar Slim, Good Life Good Living
2009
- December 3, 2009 - Listening to: The Neville Brothers, Yellow Moon
- November 21, 2009 - Listening to: Diane Birch, Bible Belt
- November 9, 2009 - Thoughts about 10/GUI
- November 8, 2009 - Listening to: The Beatles stereo remasters
- October 21, 2009 - Peter Block about community
- October 21, 2009 - Alternate reality: The Weather Network
- October 17, 2009 - Open-sourcing the inkjet scam
- October 7, 2009 - Why I bought a Mac
- October 2, 2009 - BumpTop with multi-touch
- September 29, 2009 - Profit in performance, not copyright
- September 29, 2009 - The magic of the ordinary (DNTO podcast)
- September 25, 2009 - Unplugging the system (HealthCamp Toronto)
- September 24, 2009 - The Art of Community – free ebook download
- September 24, 2009 - Thoughts about the Microsoft Courier
- September 24, 2009 - Out with the old, in with the new…
- September 9, 2009 - Listening to: Arctic Monkeys, Humbug
- August 26, 2009 - Elbow videos
- August 20, 2009 - Mary’s Crackers: Crunchy, healthy goodness
- August 5, 2009 - The genius of Bobby McFerrin
- August 3, 2009 - Why you should shop at Almost Perfect
- July 20, 2009 - Listening to: Paolo Nutini, Sunny Side Up
- July 7, 2009 - The magic of vegetable stock cubes
- June 19, 2009 - Listening to: K’Naan
- June 2, 2009 - The Kills – The Good Ones
- May 11, 2009 - Listening to: Bruce Cockburn, Slice O Life (Live Solo)
- April 26, 2009 - Blue Ikea bags
- April 19, 2009 - Read: Karim Rashid, Design Your Self
- April 19, 2009 - Taking notes with Evernote
- April 16, 2009 - Listening to: Brad Mehldau Trio, Day is Done
- March 31, 2009 - Listening to: Manu Katché
- March 27, 2009 - Jazz
- March 14, 2009 - Listening to: Tomasz Stanko Quartet, Lontano
- February 27, 2009 - E.S.T. – Tuesday Wonderland
- February 27, 2009 - Thelonious Monk’s two words
- February 24, 2009 - Listening to: Chick Corea & Hiromi Uehara, Duet
- February 23, 2009 - Combatting winter neglect
- February 7, 2009 - Listening to: UB40, Twentyfourseven
- February 4, 2009 - A font in your own handwriting
- February 4, 2009 - Recipe: Delicious Pasta Bake
- February 2, 2009 - Articulating business value
- February 2, 2009 - Listening to: Susheela Raman, 33 1/3
- January 28, 2009 - Poem: tibet
- January 27, 2009 - Poem: [what remains …]
- January 27, 2009 - Poetry
- January 26, 2009 - The curious case of the Starbucks look-alike insulated cup
- January 22, 2009 - Today’s desert island disc: Dwight Yoakam, This Time
- January 21, 2009 - Inaugural Ball – Beyoncé
- January 20, 2009 - Obamavaganza!
- January 18, 2009 - Strategies for lunch
- January 18, 2009 - Recipe: Brown rice and lentil pilaf
- January 11, 2009 - Recipe: Red kale pasta
- January 9, 2009 - Listening to: Joey + Rory; Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson
- January 7, 2009 - Listening to: Jill Barber, Chances
- January 1, 2009 - Today’s desert island disc: Eric Clapton, 461 Ocean Boulevard
2008
- December 30, 2008 - My Best of 2008
- December 21, 2008 - Kasey Chambers
- December 19, 2008 - Leonard Cohen a lucky man this Christmas
- December 18, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Michelle Shocked, Short Sharp Shocked
- December 11, 2008 - Museum-quality me
- December 11, 2008 - Wool socks!
- December 11, 2008 - Most useful tool award: Dropbox
- December 9, 2008 - Listening to: Seal, Soul
- December 3, 2008 - New AGO
- November 26, 2008 - Eating out: The Beet Organic Café & Market, Toronto
- November 22, 2008 - Listening to: Idan Raichel’s Project
- November 15, 2008 - Van Morrison
- November 8, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Depeche Mode, Violator
- November 4, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: David Bowie, Heathen
- November 2, 2008 - Toronto Brickworks
- October 11, 2008 - The best bread in Toronto?
- October 10, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Simply Red, Stars
- October 8, 2008 - Listening to: Calexico, Carried to Dust
- October 8, 2008 - Listening to: Lambchop, OH (Ohio)
- October 3, 2008 - The mother of the MP3
- September 23, 2008 - Addressing the SharePoint skills shortage, Part II: The SharePoint BA
- September 17, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Lifeline
- September 16, 2008 - Addressing the SharePoint skills shortage, Part I: Job categories
- September 16, 2008 - Random playlist fun
- September 14, 2008 - Today’s Desert Island Disc: De-Phazz, Daily Lama
- September 13, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez, The Trouble With Humans
- September 12, 2008 - Proactive Business Analysis, Not Order Taking
- September 12, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Emmylou Harris, Wrecking Ball
- September 8, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Mozart, Piano Concertos Nos. 18 & 20 (Richard Goode)
- September 6, 2008 - Today’s Desert Island Disc: Billie Holiday, The Lady Sings
- September 5, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Bryan Ferry, The Bride Stripped Bare
- September 5, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Yazoo, Upstairs at Eric’s
- September 4, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Norah Jones, Come Away With Me
- August 31, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Madeleine Peyroux, Dreamland
- August 30, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Louis Armstrong, Hot Fives & Sevens
- August 30, 2008 - Desert island discs
- August 18, 2008 - Discovering The Kinks
- August 5, 2008 - Lego Chinese Buddhist Temple
- July 21, 2008 - The four dimensions of records management projects
- July 15, 2008 - Listening to: Seeed, Live
- July 10, 2008 - Listening to: Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story 1980-1986
- July 9, 2008 - Oliver Schroer dies at 52
- July 7, 2008 - Similarities
- July 4, 2008 - Listening to: ABBA, The Visitors
- June 9, 2008 - Listening to: Oliver Schroer, Camino
- June 5, 2008 - Listening to: Old 97’s, Blame it on Gravity
- May 22, 2008 - Pop in English, from elsewhere
- May 11, 2008 - Recipe: Earth bowl
- May 11, 2008 - Read: Hari Kunzru, My Revolutions
- April 22, 2008 - Listening to: Eagles, The Very Best of
- April 22, 2008 - Listening to: Candi Staton
- April 11, 2008 - Suspicious of people who don’t like music
- April 10, 2008 - Listening to: Beverley Knight
- April 9, 2008 - Pre-Columbian Peruvian bowl
- April 8, 2008 - Crocs: Strangely compelling cheap plastic clogs
- April 2, 2008 - Listening to: Sons & Daughters, This Gift
- March 31, 2008 - Sons & Daughters
- March 27, 2008 - Listening to: Counting Crows, August and Everything After
- March 22, 2008 - Free wireless Internet access, the not-so-legal way
- March 11, 2008 - South Bend, Indiana
- March 6, 2008 - Veganizing Anthony Bourdain
- March 6, 2008 - Listening to: Feeder, Comfort in Sound
- March 3, 2008 - Jeff Healey dies at 41
- March 2, 2008 - Time to forget my laptop
- February 28, 2008 - Would you like soup with your sandwich?
- February 27, 2008 - What you need to know about Knowledge Management (Pt. 2)
- February 20, 2008 - Listening to: Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds: Live at Radio City
- February 19, 2008 - Eating out: 3 Guys and a Stove, Huntsville, ON
- February 15, 2008 - What you need to know about Knowledge Management (Pt. 1)
- February 14, 2008 - Listening to: Tina Malia, The Silent Awakening
- February 12, 2008 - Listening to: Queen, Greatest Hits (UK)
- February 11, 2008 - Listening to: Leah Salomaa
- February 10, 2008 - Where food and water come from
- February 7, 2008 - Why I’m using WordPress
- February 5, 2008 - Listening to: Bedouin Soundclash, Street Gospels
- January 31, 2008 - The Rock ‘n Roll monster
- January 30, 2008 - Listening to: Afro Celt Sound System
- January 30, 2008 - Call me ‘Notch’
- January 27, 2008 - Listening to: Trojan Dub Massive, Chapters One and Two
- January 25, 2008 - Listening to: Fat Freddys Drop, Based on a True Story
- January 24, 2008 - Listening to: Burial, Untrue
- January 22, 2008 - Listening to: Bach, Weihnachtsoratorium (Harnoncourt)
- January 15, 2008 - Listening to: Radiohead, Box Set
- January 1, 2008 - Recipe: Curry lentil soup
- January 1, 2008 - Curry
2007
- December 24, 2007 - Recipe: Madras omelet curry
- December 23, 2007 - Coffee bean ruminations
- December 22, 2007 - Rediscovering classic Tom Waits
- December 20, 2007 - Listening to: Dave Gunning
- December 18, 2007 - Laptops, laptops everywhere
- December 18, 2007 - Roxy Paine sculptures in Madison Square Park
- December 11, 2007 - In the age of Twitter and Facebook…