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!

The frameworks I have investigated so far are:

• Thematic
• WP Framework
• Whiteboard
• Hybrid
• Sandbox

Each framework provides the developer with a basic version of a theme, some with comments and documentation on how to build a theme from scratch. I have been playing with Thematic most of all (I am currently using the default Thematic theme) but I am currently editing a new theme using Sandbox.

I’ll let you know how it goes as I get more done.

I arrived in Kirkcudbright to stay with my aunt & uncle late Tuesday after having dinner with family in Dalbeny and then a drive down to the coast.  On my 2nd day here, I received an email from my Realtor asking me to check on a property I might like in Burnaby.  I immediately realized I’d love to have it, and started the process of making an offer.  I am in the process of this as I type, with paperwork making a digital transatlantic trek.

When I fly back to Vancouver, I may do so as a land owner.  I’ll keep you up to date.

Before I could say anything, my hair was a lot shorter than I wanted. But once it’s done, you can’t get them to put it back.

Photos later. Maybe.

As a faculty member at BCIT (in Web Development, no less), you’d think I would have a nicer web site, or at least on that is current.  Alas, I have constantly struggled with my writing and end up abandoning many posts because I get frustrated with the process.

None of that should prevent me from working on template and the interactions on the site, though.  I thoroughly enjoy assisting my students achieve their potential when crafting their own creations, but somehow I slow down when working on my own.

So, I have reverted the site back to the default design that comes with WordPress until I can put the time and effort in to build something I am proud of.

Let’s see how long that takes.

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 by the Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform

After reviewing the options, I believe the Single Transferable Vote to be the best option for BC. Take a look at the BC STV site to learn more about what the Single Transferable Vote will mean to you.

While I believe the alternate side is overplaying the complexity of the system, take some time to review the No STV position and decide for yourself.

As I went down, I kept believing my foot would slide along the ice, out of harm’s way, but it never happened and my full weight twisted my ankle out of any normal range of motion.

Unable to put any weight on it at all, I had to crawl home through a greenbelt behind the block I live on, Finnegan leashed to my wrist.

The result is that I am still limping around and going to physio to repair the damage and hockey is off the list until at least March.

Every day that I think it feels better, something tweaks it and the pain returns, renewed.

I’m hoping my physio can get me back on track soon.

I did find one meta-post about sites that have Blackberry Applications, but many contained apps I would never use. So, I’ve created a list of the Blackberry apps I use the most (aside from the built-in apps):

• Twitterberry: I use this all the time. The new version supports alerts and scheduled updates as well.
• GMail: Another frequent-use application, excellent integration and presentation
• Google Mobile: Like GMail, this is an excellent port of Google tools such as Reader, News, Images, etc.
• BBNotePad: I have started using this more and more as a note-taking application.
• GridMagic: Great application for creating and viewing spreadsheets and sending them in XLS format via e-mail to your desk computer for further refinement.
• Viigo: Originally I didn’t use this very much, but after a while I found myself using it more and more. Even though it is ad-supported, I quite like it.
• Facebook: I wish this client was better for the Blackberry. Frankly, I don’t find it very useful as my Blackberry has no camera and the messaging is not as powerful as it could be.
• ReQall: An all-in-one application that does a decent job. I’m seeing potential in this.
• WPhone: This isn’t really an application for the Blackberry, it’s a plug-in for WordPress. It allows you to log into your admin panel and create posts, pages and manage your site from your Blackberry.

Hope that helps.

The author says he will not continue with releases, but with the number of Blackberry users out there, I suspect we’ll see this trend continue.