Author Archives: ralph

About ralph

Just another blog to share some thoughts with the world. Want to comment? If you know how to contact me, I can manually set up a commenting account for you. Sorry, commenting is not open to the general public at this time.

What is the ?

Posted on Sunday, 2016-Mar-6th by ralph

In the vein of “they are out to get you” I’m looking at Google autocomplete phrases in search. Is Google tailoring search suggestions to your previous searches? Are they tailoring the searches to sell you something? For certain, Google’s autocomplete … Continue reading →

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Over $500K housing is 20% of the Canadian market

Posted on Monday, 2016-Feb-15th by ralph

Mortgage rules in Canada have been tightened up again, with the hope that the high prices of some markets will be reigned in. I keep seeing the media parroting the line “The changes affect properties that cost more than $500,000 … Continue reading →

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So you pissed it all away again…

Posted on Friday, 2016-Jan-1st by ralph

Oil is sitting at under $40 a barrel. If that has you worried about your job in Alberta, good – you should be worried as the longer this lasts, the higher the unemployment rate is going to go. If you … Continue reading →

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Shedding some light on Monday’s Canadian Federal election

Posted on Saturday, 2015-Oct-17th by ralph

My analysis of the federal parties, in light bulb jokes: How many Conservatives does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: None! We cut light bulbs from the last budget so you can save more taxes. How many … Continue reading →

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St. Patrick’s Island NEW Park!

Posted on Sunday, 2015-Aug-16th by ralph

One of the things in life that takes me to my happy place is being able to explore a new park. It goes back to when I was eight years old and first allowed to go exploring on my own … Continue reading →

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10 things I didn’t know about cell phone until I started supporting them for a living

Posted on Sunday, 2015-Jul-12th by ralph

My current job involves supporting “mobility devices” in the company I work for, which 99% of the time means cell phones. Now, I have been a bit behind the times in having the latest and greatest phone, but since I … Continue reading →

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It’s alive

Posted on Wednesday, 2015-Mar-4th by ralph
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Nexus 10 review

Posted on Thursday, 2013-Mar-21st by ralph

I decided to drink the Google kool-aid and buy the Nexus 10 Having used it for almost a month now, I’m somewhat surprised at how much I’ve used this tablet around the house. I’m a first time pad user, but … Continue reading →

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Canon Image Square

Posted on Tuesday, 2013-Feb-12th by ralph

Went to the Canon Image Square store last week. I wasn’t really that impressed, but YMMV. I decided to try them out on three things retail sucks at:

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Your next great photo is just around the corner

Posted on Friday, 2012-Dec-28th by ralph

I decided yesterday to walk over to the mailbox to drop off a letter. The temperature had climbed to a balmy -16C and I was tired of being in the house all day. I took the DSLR with my 10-22 … Continue reading →

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