“"MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NOEL IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. HOWEVER...IT IS EXPECTED TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. NOEL SHOULD THEN STRENGTHEN AND INCREASE IN SIZE …

Tropical Storm (and potentially a hurricane) Noel has veered left of its last forcasted track and is now bearing down on Prince Edward Island. This seems to have saved me a drive to Cape Breton.  •  I've got a digital video camera, a sunroof, and a willing wife. Should be legendary.

New Facebook application idea:  •  Allow users to indicate whether they are ill or not. Give them the ability to list symptoms and submit a diagnosis if they have one from a doctor.  •  The application could then provide healthcare providers with abstracted data about disease movement. It could …

It's official. Briefly this morning the Canadian dollar, for the first time since 1976, was worth as much as the US dollar.  •  It has since been hovering tantalizingly close to parity.

We started silverorange just over eight years ago. Back then a cheque (or "check" as our neighbours call it....er.. neighbors) from a client south of our border was worth over one and half of its value in Canadian funds. It was like winning a small lottery every time you made a deposit.  •  Today …

Over the past few years I’ve collected what I now consider to be a few travel essentials. These are items that have made traveling easier, more comfortable, and sometimes much more convenient. Hopefully some of these items can help you out during your travels.  •  Travel Docket  •  It’s basically … read more »

Each summer an album takes over my car's CD player for drives to the beach, to hikes, and to get ice cream. This summer it's Little Jabs by Charlottetown band Two Hours Traffic.  •  It's a sing-out-loud, feel good album that will have you singing the songs in your head day and night.  •  Buy the …

Today the local CBC website posted a news story about a loaf of bread that has been fresh for eight months... I'm not sure as to whether I'm happy that we don't have enough bad news to fill up the day or sad that this makes the news here... Either way the world should know about this amazing loaf …

As seen on the streets of Chicago. I hope the person who owns the car gets a nice box of chocolates.