Category Archives: Favorites

Some favorite web links and resources

Local News – Driving School in Victoria BC – Ingrid Weighton

Posted on January 20, 2013 by quill

From time to time we recommend local Victoria BC people who do an exceptional job for their customers. One of these is Ingrid Weighton, of Ingrid Weighton’s Driver Education Ltd.  www.drivingcoach.ca Ingrid specializes in one on one driver training — … Continue reading →

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Favorite Sites: Experimental Musical Instruments

Posted on June 8, 2011 by quill

One of my earliest musical memories is of pulling all of the pots and pans out of the cupboards, arranging them around the kitchen floor and hitting them with wooden spoons.  Later, it was filling bottles and glasses with water … Continue reading →

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Favorite: Windows utilities from Piriform

Posted on May 18, 2011 by quill

Some utilities you use once in a blue moon. Some utilities you end up using every day until they become indispensable.  One company that makes shareware that is part of my everyday toolkit is Piriform. CCleaner cleans out cache files, … Continue reading →

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Favorite sites: Douglas Magazine and Y.A.M.

Posted on May 16, 2011 by quill

Victoria BC is home to an excellent magazine publisher, Page One Publishing, and their magazines Douglas (business) and Y.A.M. (lifestyle) are a treat. Douglas is a quality business magazine that connects local businesses and people through its in-depth articles and … Continue reading →

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Favorite: TrueCrypt open source encryption

Posted on May 13, 2011 by quill

Here’s something that makes me shudder – when I hear someone complain that they lost their USB memory ‘keychain’ drive, and then to hear them say “yeah, now I’m out $30 to buy a new one”.  It’s not the money, … Continue reading →

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Favorite Sites: ehMac for Canadian Macintosh owners

Posted on May 12, 2011 by quill

If you are a Macintosh owner or fan in Canada, then ehMac http://www.ehmac.ca is a must-bookmark site. The ehMac forum has discussions about Macintoshes, Mac troubleshooting, software, and opinions, plus wide ranging threads about everything Canadian, from the weather to … Continue reading →

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Favorite Sites: Life As A Human

Posted on May 10, 2011 by quill

Here is one of my favorite sites, Life As A Human http://lifeasahuman.com/ – a continual source of new ideas and challenges to indifference. Life As A Human was started in February 2010 by some friends of mine in Victoria BC … Continue reading →

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