Archive

Best new music 2022 ^[5]

February 10, 2022 - Gamestorming for ethnographic data analysis ^[6]

Best new music 2021 ^[7]

February 1, 2021 - Of mixtapes and playlists (DIVERSIONS//2021.01) ^[8]

Best new music 2020 ^[9]

May 10, 2020 - Covid-19 and climate crisis: Writing prompts from Bruno Latour ^[10]

February 13, 2020 - Qualitative data analysis with Microsoft Word comments & Python (updated) ^[11]

Best new music 2019 ^[12]

September 11, 2019 - Book notes (September 2019) ^[13]

July 17, 2019 - In memoriam Johnny Clegg ^[14]

Best new music 2018 ^[15]

February 24, 2018 - Qualitative data analysis using Microsoft Word comments ^[16]

January 30, 2018 - Four books January 2018 ^[17]

Best new music 2017 ^[18]

December 20, 2017 - On Ai Weiwei’s Human Flow ^[19]

July 18, 2017 - Navigating ethics ^[20]

Best new music 2016 ^[21]

July 22, 2016 - Listening to: Michelle Willis, See Us Through ^[22]

April 27, 2016 - Of bullet points, knowledge, and organizational ethnography ^[23]

Best new music 2015 ^[24]

May 27, 2015 - Surveillance in song ^[25]

Best new music 2014 ^[26]

November 30, 2014 - Jian Ghomeshi and the precarious economics of the media industry ^[27]

August 9, 2014 - Business impact of ethnographic research ^[28]

March 26, 2014 - Anthropology! ^[29]

Best new music of 2013 — Classical ^[30]

December 22, 2013 - Best new music of 2013 – Rock, jazz, world, etc. ^[31]

November 12, 2013 - How to create a sustainable personal social media strategy ^[32]

September 10, 2013 - A home phone for $3/month ^[33]

August 14, 2013 - Homeland surveillance ^[34]

August 2, 2013 - Another way to get roaming mobile data in the US (for Canadians) ^[35]

June 26, 2013 - Listening to: Freshlyground ^[36]

June 11, 2013 - Marcus Aurelius on being present, in the present ^[37]

June 10, 2013 - The case for building my own computer ^[38]

May 7, 2013 - 9/11 Memorial ^[39]

April 13, 2013 - Review: Jawbone UP ^[40]

April 8, 2013 - What I’m up to ^[41]

February 21, 2013 - How to estimate a project (using Microsoft Project) ^[42]

February 18, 2013 - How to attend a meeting ^[43]

February 10, 2013 - Best new music of 2012 – Classical ^[44]

Best new music of 2012 – Rock, jazz, country, world, etc. ^[45]

December 3, 2012 - Managing iTunes metadata for classical music ^[46]

November 30, 2012 - Why I’m not upgrading ^[47]

October 9, 2012 - Requirements analysis kit for SharePoint 2010 collaboration site templates ^[48]

August 21, 2012 - How to get pay-as-you-go data in the US (without a US credit card) ^[49]

August 9, 2012 - How to survive business travel ^[50]

May 20, 2012 - Listening to: Heritage Blues Orchestra, And Still I Rise ^[51]

April 26, 2012 - SharePoint metadata design principles ^[52]

February 18, 2012 - Where to buy classical music downloads (Updated) ^[53]

February 12, 2012 - Mapping a meeting to achieve shared understanding ^[54]

Best new music of 2011 ^[55]

November 28, 2011 - Building your consulting library: the ethics and practice of knowledge reuse ^[56]

November 10, 2011 - Listening to: Coeur de pirate ^[57]

October 31, 2011 - Office for Mac 2011 – One year in the real world ^[58]

October 26, 2011 - Review: Pure i-20 iPod dock ^[59]

October 2, 2011 - Read: Jennifer Johannesen, No Ordinary Boy ^[60]

September 7, 2011 - Buddhism, moral philosophy, Derek Parfit ^[61]

August 23, 2011 - London, summer 2011 ^[62]

August 8, 2011 - Today’s desert island disc: Beck, Modern Guilt ^[63]

August 8, 2011 - One blog to rule them all ^[64]

July 20, 2011 - Listening to: Stephen Marley, Revelation (Pt. 1 The Root of Life) ^[65]

June 4, 2011 - Appreciating chamber music ^[66]

June 2, 2011 - carsten ^[67]

May 23, 2011 - I, Gearhead (Part 2: Mobile and Music) ^[68]

May 14, 2011 - I, Gearhead (Part 1: Hardware and Software) ^[69]

April 29, 2011 - My daily lunch & learn courtesy of TED ^[70]

February 21, 2011 - Gary Moore, 1952-2011 ^[71]

February 3, 2011 - Time to do the work: Ten principles for achieving sanity in the workplace ^[72]

January 13, 2011 - John Perry Barlow’s “Principles of Adult Behavior” ^[73]

Best new music of 2010 ^[74]

November 29, 2010 - Listening to: Myriam Alter, Where Is There ^[75]

October 1, 2010 - Listening to: Sinéad Lohan ^[76]

September 12, 2010 - The psychedelic surrealism of Mati Klarwein ^[77]

September 7, 2010 - Listening to: Food, Quiet Inlet ^[78]

August 20, 2010 - The best desktop speakers, ever ^[79]

August 16, 2010 - Buying (classical) music online, digitally ^[80]

July 19, 2010 - Facebook privacy & digital NIMBY ^[81]

July 17, 2010 - An octet with four people ^[82]

July 6, 2010 - Two one-take music videos ^[83]

May 31, 2010 - What we can learn from gear porn ^[84]

May 27, 2010 - Are creativity and intellectual property rights inversely proportional? ^[85]

April 16, 2010 - Listening to: Peter Gabriel, Scratch My Back ^[86]

March 21, 2010 - Corporate applications and content on smartphones ^[87]

March 8, 2010 - My theory about Nickelback ^[88]

February 5, 2010 - Complexity and emotion in design ^[89]

February 2, 2010 - Why Apple’s iPad will be very, very successful ^[90]

January 15, 2010 - Richard Sennett in Utne Reader ^[91]

January 14, 2010 - What makes a smartphone successful? ^[92]

January 4, 2010 - Listening to: Madagascar Slim, Good Life Good Living ^[93]

Listening to: The Neville Brothers, Yellow Moon ^[94]

November 21, 2009 - Listening to: Diane Birch, Bible Belt ^[95]

November 9, 2009 - Thoughts about 10/GUI ^[96]

November 8, 2009 - Listening to: The Beatles stereo remasters ^[97]

October 21, 2009 - Peter Block about community ^[98]

October 21, 2009 - Alternate reality: The Weather Network ^[99]

October 17, 2009 - Open-sourcing the inkjet scam ^[100]

October 7, 2009 - Why I bought a Mac ^[101]

October 2, 2009 - BumpTop with multi-touch ^[102]

September 29, 2009 - Profit in performance, not copyright ^[103]

September 29, 2009 - The magic of the ordinary (DNTO podcast) ^[104]

September 25, 2009 - Unplugging the system (HealthCamp Toronto) ^[105]

September 24, 2009 - The Art of Community – free ebook download ^[106]

September 24, 2009 - Thoughts about the Microsoft Courier ^[107]

September 24, 2009 - Out with the old, in with the new… ^[108]

September 9, 2009 - Listening to: Arctic Monkeys, Humbug ^[109]

August 26, 2009 - Elbow videos ^[110]

August 20, 2009 - Mary’s Crackers: Crunchy, healthy goodness ^[111]

August 5, 2009 - The genius of Bobby McFerrin ^[112]

August 3, 2009 - Why you should shop at Almost Perfect ^[113]

July 20, 2009 - Listening to: Paolo Nutini, Sunny Side Up ^[114]

July 7, 2009 - The magic of vegetable stock cubes ^[115]

June 19, 2009 - Listening to: K’Naan ^[116]

June 2, 2009 - The Kills – The Good Ones ^[117]

May 29, 2009 - Today’s desert island disc: David Sylvian & Robert Fripp, The First Day ^[118]

May 18, 2009 - Listening to: Ben Harper & Relentless7, White Lies for Dark Times ^[119]

May 11, 2009 - Listening to: Bruce Cockburn, Slice O Life (Live Solo) ^[120]

April 26, 2009 - Blue Ikea bags ^[121]

April 19, 2009 - Read: Karim Rashid, Design Your Self ^[122]

April 19, 2009 - Taking notes with Evernote ^[123]

April 16, 2009 - Listening to: Brad Mehldau Trio, Day is Done ^[124]

March 31, 2009 - Listening to: Manu Katché ^[125]

March 27, 2009 - Jazz ^[126]

March 14, 2009 - Listening to: Tomasz Stanko Quartet, Lontano ^[127]

February 27, 2009 - E.S.T. – Tuesday Wonderland ^[128]

February 27, 2009 - Thelonious Monk’s two words ^[129]

February 24, 2009 - Listening to: Chick Corea & Hiromi Uehara, Duet ^[130]

February 23, 2009 - Combatting winter neglect ^[131]

February 7, 2009 - Listening to: UB40, Twentyfourseven ^[132]

February 4, 2009 - A font in your own handwriting ^[133]

February 4, 2009 - Recipe: Delicious Pasta Bake ^[134]

February 2, 2009 - Articulating business value ^[135]

February 2, 2009 - Listening to: Susheela Raman, 33 1/3 ^[136]

January 28, 2009 - Poem: tibet ^[137]

January 27, 2009 - Poem: [what remains …] ^[138]

January 27, 2009 - Poetry ^[139]

January 26, 2009 - The curious case of the Starbucks look-alike insulated cup ^[140]

January 22, 2009 - Today’s desert island disc: Dwight Yoakam, This Time ^[141]

January 21, 2009 - Inaugural Ball – Beyoncé ^[142]

January 20, 2009 - Obamavaganza! ^[143]

January 18, 2009 - Strategies for lunch ^[144]

January 18, 2009 - Recipe: Brown rice and lentil pilaf ^[145]

January 11, 2009 - Recipe: Red kale pasta ^[146]

January 9, 2009 - Listening to: Joey + Rory; Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson ^[147]

January 7, 2009 - Listening to: Jill Barber, Chances ^[148]

January 1, 2009 - Today’s desert island disc: Eric Clapton, 461 Ocean Boulevard ^[149]

My Best of 2008 ^[150]

December 21, 2008 - Kasey Chambers ^[151]

December 19, 2008 - Leonard Cohen a lucky man this Christmas ^[152]

December 18, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Michelle Shocked, Short Sharp Shocked ^[153]

December 11, 2008 - Museum-quality me ^[154]

December 11, 2008 - Wool socks! ^[155]

December 11, 2008 - Most useful tool award: Dropbox ^[156]

December 9, 2008 - Listening to: Seal, Soul ^[157]

December 3, 2008 - New AGO ^[158]

November 26, 2008 - Eating out: The Beet Organic Café & Market, Toronto ^[159]

November 22, 2008 - Listening to: Idan Raichel’s Project ^[160]

November 20, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Sam Cooke, One Night Stand! Live at the Harlem Square Club ^[161]

November 15, 2008 - Van Morrison ^[162]

November 8, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Depeche Mode, Violator ^[163]

November 4, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: David Bowie, Heathen ^[164]

November 2, 2008 - Toronto Brickworks ^[165]

October 11, 2008 - The best bread in Toronto? ^[166]

October 10, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Simply Red, Stars ^[167]

October 8, 2008 - Listening to: Calexico, Carried to Dust ^[168]

October 8, 2008 - Listening to: Lambchop, OH (Ohio) ^[169]

October 3, 2008 - The mother of the MP3 ^[170]

September 23, 2008 - Addressing the SharePoint skills shortage, Part II: The SharePoint BA ^[171]

September 17, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Lifeline ^[172]

September 16, 2008 - Addressing the SharePoint skills shortage, Part I: Job categories ^[173]

September 16, 2008 - Random playlist fun ^[174]

September 14, 2008 - Today’s Desert Island Disc: De-Phazz, Daily Lama ^[175]

September 13, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez, The Trouble With Humans ^[176]

September 12, 2008 - Proactive Business Analysis, Not Order Taking ^[177]

September 12, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Emmylou Harris, Wrecking Ball ^[178]

September 8, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Mozart, Piano Concertos Nos. 18 & 20 (Richard Goode) ^[179]

September 6, 2008 - Today’s Desert Island Disc: Billie Holiday, The Lady Sings ^[180]

September 5, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Bryan Ferry, The Bride Stripped Bare ^[181]

September 5, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Yazoo, Upstairs at Eric’s ^[182]

September 4, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Norah Jones, Come Away With Me ^[183]

September 2, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio, Live at the River East Art Center ^[184]

August 31, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Madeleine Peyroux, Dreamland ^[185]

August 30, 2008 - Today’s desert island disc: Louis Armstrong, Hot Fives & Sevens ^[186]

August 30, 2008 - Desert island discs ^[187]

August 18, 2008 - Discovering The Kinks ^[188]

August 5, 2008 - Lego Chinese Buddhist Temple ^[189]

July 21, 2008 - The four dimensions of records management projects ^[190]

July 15, 2008 - Listening to: Seeed, Live ^[191]

July 10, 2008 - Listening to: Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story 1980-1986 ^[192]

July 9, 2008 - Oliver Schroer dies at 52 ^[193]

July 7, 2008 - Similarities ^[194]

July 4, 2008 - Listening to: ABBA, The Visitors ^[195]

June 9, 2008 - Listening to: Oliver Schroer, Camino ^[196]

June 5, 2008 - Listening to: Old 97’s, Blame it on Gravity ^[197]

May 22, 2008 - Pop in English, from elsewhere ^[198]

May 11, 2008 - Recipe: Earth bowl ^[199]

May 11, 2008 - Read: Hari Kunzru, My Revolutions ^[200]

April 22, 2008 - Listening to: Eagles, The Very Best of ^[201]

April 22, 2008 - Listening to: Candi Staton ^[202]

April 11, 2008 - Suspicious of people who don’t like music ^[203]

April 10, 2008 - Listening to: Beverley Knight ^[204]

April 9, 2008 - Pre-Columbian Peruvian bowl ^[205]

April 8, 2008 - Crocs: Strangely compelling cheap plastic clogs ^[206]

April 2, 2008 - Listening to: Sons & Daughters, This Gift ^[207]

March 31, 2008 - Sons & Daughters ^[208]

March 27, 2008 - Listening to: Counting Crows, August and Everything After ^[209]

March 22, 2008 - Free wireless Internet access, the not-so-legal way ^[210]

March 11, 2008 - South Bend, Indiana ^[211]

March 6, 2008 - Veganizing Anthony Bourdain ^[212]

March 6, 2008 - Listening to: Feeder, Comfort in Sound ^[213]

March 3, 2008 - Jeff Healey dies at 41 ^[214]

March 2, 2008 - Time to forget my laptop ^[215]

February 28, 2008 - Would you like soup with your sandwich? ^[216]

February 27, 2008 - What you need to know about Knowledge Management (Pt. 2) ^[217]

February 20, 2008 - Listening to: Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds: Live at Radio City ^[218]

February 19, 2008 - Eating out: 3 Guys and a Stove, Huntsville, ON ^[219]

February 15, 2008 - What you need to know about Knowledge Management (Pt. 1) ^[220]

February 14, 2008 - Listening to: Tina Malia, The Silent Awakening ^[221]

February 12, 2008 - Listening to: Queen, Greatest Hits (UK) ^[222]

February 11, 2008 - Listening to: Leah Salomaa ^[223]

February 10, 2008 - Where food and water come from ^[224]

February 7, 2008 - Why I’m using WordPress ^[225]

February 5, 2008 - Listening to: Bedouin Soundclash, Street Gospels ^[226]

January 31, 2008 - The Rock ‘n Roll monster ^[227]

January 30, 2008 - Listening to: Afro Celt Sound System ^[228]

January 30, 2008 - Call me ‘Notch’ ^[229]

January 27, 2008 - Listening to: Trojan Dub Massive, Chapters One and Two ^[230]

January 25, 2008 - Listening to: Fat Freddys Drop, Based on a True Story ^[231]

January 24, 2008 - Listening to: Burial, Untrue ^[232]

January 22, 2008 - Listening to: Bach, Weihnachtsoratorium (Harnoncourt) ^[233]

January 15, 2008 - Listening to: Radiohead, Box Set ^[234]

January 1, 2008 - Recipe: Curry lentil soup ^[235]

January 1, 2008 - Curry ^[236]

Recipe: Madras omelet curry ^[237]

December 23, 2007 - Coffee bean ruminations ^[238]

December 22, 2007 - Rediscovering classic Tom Waits ^[239]

December 20, 2007 - Listening to: Dave Gunning ^[240]

December 18, 2007 - Laptops, laptops everywhere ^[241]

December 18, 2007 - Roxy Paine sculptures in Madison Square Park ^[242]

December 11, 2007 - In the age of Twitter and Facebook… ^[243]