Does anyone like ClearCase?

In moving from Nortel to Mitel, one thing that didn’t change was use of ClearCase. Initially I didn’t have to care, as my group used CVS, both at Nortel and then at Mitel. But, my group was sort of “absorbed” into the rest of the company, and now, ClearCase it is. ClearCase is somewhat ubiquitous […]

A little monday humour

Someone passed this on to me and I found it hilarious, so I thought I’d pass on.

Baby Jackson

Well, after much waiting it seems that Segfault’s new arrival is finally here. Mommy and Baby look like they’re doing fine. I’m sure that sleep just became even more precious in the Knox home.

Bell Mobility sucks

A call this morning went to voicemail on my cell, which is on Bell Mobility. So, I went to retrieve the voicemail. I punched in 9998-send like I always do, expecting to be prompted for my passcode. Instead, I’m greeted with an automated French voice asking me to put in the number of the phone […]

Apple proves that it doesn’t want feedback

It seems that Apple doesn’t really want general email feedback on their company, and their business practices. If you go to the Apple contact page, you are bombarded with ways to contact Apple. This is good. However, looking for a place to comment on their business practices, you’ll be hard-pressed to find one. You can […]

A new laptop

I’ve been wanting a laptop that’s more suitable to my uses for a while now, and I’ve been rather impressed with what I’ve heard about the IBM Thinkpad. So, I wandered by The Trailing Edge in Bell’s Corners, and found an IBM ThinkPad T30, refurbished for about $550 CDN. The T-series is apparently for “Titanium”, […]