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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 »
While I was looking for a decent project management suite that had the ability to create tasks, track tickets, and manage users I came across a few websites that have a huge list of “Web 2.0” sites. For those of you who haven’t heard of Web 2.0 yet I’d recommend checking out Wikipedia’s article on it.
Excerpt:
Advocates of the concept suggest that technologies such as weblogs, social bookmarking, wikis, podcasts, RSS feeds (and other forms of many-to-many publishing), social software, Web APIs, Web standards and online Web services imply a significant change in web usage. Source: Wikipedia
Check out the giant list of all things Web 2.0:
A really interesting link today to a green web hosting company named AISO (Affordable Internet Services Onine). I found their mission quite unique.
AISO.Net is a reliable and responsible green web hosting company. We have made a strong commitment to help fight pollution and preserving our natural resources. Solar panels run our data center and office, not energy credits. Take a look at the (Solar Panel Photos)
Solar tubes bring in natural light from the outside providing light during the day. AMD Opteron powered servers use sixty percent less energy and generate fifty percent less heat. These are just some of the ways AISO.Net is becoming the world’s most responsible green web hosting company.
BumpTop is a working prototype from the mind of Anand Agarawala, former computer science grad at University of Toronto.
The concept really excites me! Though I'm not sure yet how much I'd want my entire filesystem organized this way, I would love to be able to organize my desktop in this fashion.
Anand Agarawala presents BumpTop, a fresh user interface that takes the usual desktop metaphor to a glorious, 3D extreme. In this physics-driven universe, important files finally get the weight they deserve via an oddly satisfying resizing feature, and the drudgery of file organization becomes a freewheeling playground full of crumpled documents and clipping-covered “walls.”
Well it’s an exciting time of the year, and we’ve been very busy working for a large non-profit organization down here in Boston. Both Nathan and Graeme are working steadily from Victoria, and I’m now on site.
I should also take this moment to point out that all inquiries and maintenance requests should be going to Graeme Sheeley (graeme@simplestation.com). He will be more than happy to handle any requests you may have.
Boston is actually considerably warmer than I had really anticipated, and I think I'm just so used to life on the west coast that it’s taking me some time to adjust to the humidity here. All that being said — I am most definitely enjoying the warm weather and the good work.
Just finished reading a great article from the New York Times on putting energy hogs in the home on a strict low power diet!
Why should you care? Well for a start you'll save money on your electricity bill, and secondly you will help reduce C02 emissions.
I used a Kill A Watt EZ energy meter (available online for about $25) and began measuring. My PC was continuously drawing 134 watts all night.
The more devices I checked, the worse it got. My TiVo digital video recorder was sucking down about 30 watts when it was not playing or recording a show. A Comcast digital cable set-top box made by Motorola that I tested was drawing about 40 watts. My DVD player was drawing 26 watts while idle, and my audio system — which I rarely turned off — was using 47 watts. This was in addition to the numerous power adapters and chargers, each drawing 1 or 2 watts, not to mention several other devices sipping energy to keep clocks running or to be ready to turn on at the push of a button.
… Tweaking can pay off. Annually, my desktop PC is now using 73 percent less energy — saving me $119 a year and depriving the earth of 1,405 more pounds of CO2.
Source: New York Times
The writer recommends downloading an awesome little tool called C02 Saver that is a lightweight program that manages your computer’s power usage when it’s idle, saving energy and decreasing the demand on your power utility.
We plan on using it on our PC’s within our office environment. What a great tool!
