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November 3, 2005
One last entry before hitting the road
Its been a while since I last put an entry in, and since we're hitting the road next week for our first set of Developer Days, I thought I should post before heading out. The response to the developer days has been great. We've got over 150 people registered, and I'm looking forward to meeting everyone in San Jose, Boston, New Jersey and Ottawa. Lori DeFurio will be attending the events in Seattle, San Jose, Boston and Chicago. Ben Watson will attend the events in Ottawa and Toronto.
Here are just a few random thoughts that I've had over the past few days:
1. On Tuesday night, a young man came to my door selling chocolates. Now, I didn't catch who he was selling them for, but I think they should work on their timing a bit... Selling chocolates door to door the day after Halloween? I don't think he got much response.
2. The next version of Yahoo maps is out in beta, and it uses Flash as a user interface. It still needs a bit of work (it didn't find any Italian restaurants near my house or ATM machines.) but I think I prefer Flash as an interface over AJAX. (This coming from someone who worked on a team and built an entire Linux based desktop with AJAX technologies about 5 years ago). I especially like the overlaying map in the top right of the UI that allows you to scroll across the continent quickly. Try zooming in and out quickly on that small map in the right hand corner.
3. TiVo is apparently available in Canada. TiVo, Christmas list... Christmas list, TiVo.
4. Firefox 1.5 RC 1 is a lot better than the last beta. Most of my plugins are working again, my favourite theme is active again, and I'm finding it faster and more stable.
5. The Rideau Canal here in Ottawa has been drained, and they're putting he little houses that sell refreshments up. If you haven't been to Ottawa, come in February for Winterlude, and be sure to get a Beavertail while skating on the canal.
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