Author Archives: Alistair

It seems like I was planning this trip forever and now I’m finally back in Scotland. I came for the occasion of my cousin’s wedding and have stayed beyond. I have just under a week remaining and have managed to put almost 1000 miles on the rental car in just 9 days. I’ve visited a [...]

It’s great to be back in my second home, San Francisco, for the next few days while I attend Sungard Summit 2010. It’s an annual conference for users of Sungard Higher Ed products, such as Luminis, the portal platform I manage at BC Institute of Technology. Each year, the conference moves to a new city [...]

Magic Mouse is sad, originally uploaded by Alistair. I saw the Magic Mouse on Apple’s site this morning and the frown just kind of jumped out at me. Added some eyes in Pixelmator and voila!

On May 12, 2009, BC residents will vote in a provincial election that includes a referendum question about electoral reform. Specifically, the question is: Which electoral system should British Columbia use to elect members to the provincial Legislative Assembly? The options are: The existing electoral system (First-Past-The-Post) The single transferable vote electoral system (BC-STV) proposed [...]