Station Master’s Journal

No it’s not some a keystroke in Microsoft Word, it’s a website where you can rate websites against one another. Think “Hot or Not” but with more of a web design focus.

Link: CommandShift3

For each word you get right they donate 20 grains of rice through the United Nations to help end world hunger. Apparently this site is doing quite a bit for raising literacy rates in American public schools while also contributing to a worthy cause. The program is made possible by advertisers who pay to have their marketing material displayed on the site.

www.freerice.com

As mentioned in our reasons why to choose us we touched briefly on web-standards. This is something I've felt needs a little more explaining, and it's worthwhile taking a read through this article if you are unsure what web standards are, or how they might apply to the design and development of your website.

Check out the full article on our website.

Well I’ve finally made a decision to attend my first ever Green Drinks upcoming on the 11th of December. The green business network meets from 5-8pm down at the Canoe Club in downtown Victoria. My colleague Roger Colwill started the organization, being a passionate man with a very green thumb. Unfortunately Roger passed away this fall while I was away in South America so now I have taken it upon myself to join his network and contribute to the growing number of small businesses here in Victoria that are looking to make a change for the environment.

Today I was browsing through websites looking at innovative electric cars when I came across the Zenn (Zero Emissions No Noise). The car is built right here in Canada and was recently featured on The Rick Mercer report. I've never heard of the company before now and thought that it was a marvelous concept. If only it had a range of 300km and could go 100 km/hour I would definitely consider buying this enterprising little car. It sure would be great if I lived in Vancouver or Toronto, but here on the island it's just not practical.

Due to an unforeseen technical issue our main office number has changed. You can now contact us at (250) 590-0708.

Additionally we've also added 2 new(ish) employees to our roster. You can find out more about Graeme & Anthony on our about us page.

Well I have finally returned after a 2 month trip to South America. Graeme and Nathan have done an excellent job of holding the fort! Thanks guys! The trip was great and I've had a lot of opportunity to reflect upon the important things in life like friends and family.

Within a few more days we will be transferring over our existing land line to a new number so stay tuned for that. In the mean time we are reachable as always at (250) 858 9329 or of course by email.

Just thought I would let everyone know I will be back in the office on November 19th. Graeme and Nathan will continue to run things until then. South America (Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile) has been a truly eye opening experience. Upon my return things will probably start heating up here at Simple Station with a few new products, and some Open Source applications that we are currently working on.

Well it looks like AT&T is sending out some huge bills along with the iPhone. Check out the video below. I am having a difficult time understanding if she’s just placed a ridiculous amount of calls or perhaps it shows you details on your internet usage as well. In any case, why doesn’t AT&T use e-billing? Or at least have the option to have a treeless (emailed) version instead.

Surely in the digital age most people would be fine with receiving a PDF invoice in their email. I can't believe anybody still sends bills in paper based form these days.

It has been a busy summer here at Simple Station and I have suddenly come to realize that I’ve been working for almost 2 years straight with very little vacation. As a result I’ve finally plucked up the courage and will be heading out from September 10th to November 14th on a bit of an adventure into the depths of South America. This is intended mostly as an R&R vacation but I will be checking in weekly with my staff here at Simple Station to make sure everything is running smoothly. Read the rest of this entry »