Happy New Year!

Remember, no man is a failure who has friends.

Check out this video on YouTube: Auld Lang Syne - from 'It's A Wonderful Life'

http://ping.fm/qkTUv

Where were you 30 years ago today?
http://ping.fm/SLt1R

iPad 2 to ship next February. http://ping.fm/yHekk

Wavefront to Open National Centre of Excellence for Wireless Commercialization. http://ping.fm/XAO4S

Apple's Black Friday Shopping Event. I think I'll get myself an iPad :) http://ping.fm/Jwoxm

Happy Thanksgiving To All My American Friends.

"One of Apple's first computers has sold for more than $200,000. Perhaps the buyer didn't hear about Apple's online sale on Friday?" http://ping.fm/NBF2W

Government wants to update Americans with Disabilities Act for cyberspace. http://ping.fm/LTwTV

The Beatles Movie: http://ping.fm/vlFoc

Steve Winwood Cant Find My Way Home. Lots o chatter on the web today saying its a fake recording. What do u think? IMHO 100% its authentic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoSn2Y-b6wI

New song of the month: ADELE's 'Rolling In The Deep' (Studio Footage). Check it out: http://ping.fm/kwCuz

Fido is a dog of a network! Fido.ca & Rogers 3G been down since 8am pst! No email! No Internet! And of course no customer service! Argh...

Beatles music at last comes to iTunes - http://ping.fm/RPcqY

Beatles music at last comes to iTunes.

The Evolution of Mobile [COMIC] ... http://ping.fm/Hv4Ql

Glitch will make iPhone alarms late Monday. http://ping.fm/dbwQB

"Do u want 2 make a difference or do u just want 2 get rich? Do u want 2 do what everybody tells u 2 or what's right?" Bob Lefsetz

"Too many Americans feel they're entitled under God to consume the world's resources and our politicians enable them." Jimmy Carter

Best quote of the month: "At the end of the world, there will be roaches, Ozzy and Keith Richards." Sharon Osbourne

Five reasons NOT to hire THAT social media expert. http://ping.fm/Q9XSY

The 10 most annoying smartphone habits. http://ping.fm/dRLoR

Quote of the Day: "Because you need experience to do something great." Bob Lefsetz

Hey Entrepreneurs: The Generator Competition invites early-stage technology-based companies to apply for free workspace! (Thanks Kelly..) http://ping.fm/kvGMG

WAVEFRONT 2010 AGM TM, Wednesday, October 20, 2010 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PST) http://ping.fm/1j6AM

HOW TO: Accept Credit Card Payments on Mobile Devices. http://ping.fm/8xT3K

Top 5 Developer Questions About HTML5 Answered. http://ping.fm/VBvAx

6 Tips on Starting a Digital Business from the Founder of Pandora. http://ping.fm/qua6j

Wonders Start Here: Vancouver technology community has delivered a long list of everyday innovations that have had a global impact. Video http://ping.fm/gxJxJ

21st Century Video Communication Act signing ceremony at the White House will be livestreamed at www.white house.gov/live today @ 11am pst!

21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act will require smartphones to include user interfaces with audible commands. http://ping.fm/i6UbM

Good News: President Obama will sign the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act into law on Friday :)

New Rules: The 21st Century Communications Act will require all programming captioned on TV be captioned for the Internet by April 2012.

Obama proclaims Oct 2010 National Disability Employment Awareness Month. This week he'll sign the 21st Century Act into law :)

Check this out: Augmented-reality mobile apps (images)

http://ping.fm/kpM55

Thanks to Mr. Nitin Cunha I have a brand new "paying" client today :)

U.S. Legislation to Revolutionize the Way Companies Design Smart Phones has passed! President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law :)

CC ya in the Postseason... YANKEES CLINCH A POSTSEASON BERTH!!

Quote of the Day via Shane Gibson: "AOL Acquires Technology Blog Network TechCrunch. TechCrunch now being optimized for dial-up!"

Web Startups: Tips for raising money.

Read more: http://ping.fm/6TiAx

The Elevator Pitch. http://ping.fm/2TjE0

The future for business is the mobile web but most websites won't work on a mobile phone. Marine Drive Mobile & HTML5 = Accessible Standard.

"I too m beginning 2 open my eyes 2 the fact that 3 out of 4 people r 75% of the world's population! I never noticed that b4" Georgia Nicols

Breaking News: US Senate passed the 21st Century Communications Accessibility Act which includes navigation device features and functions :)

Apple No. 1 in smartphone satisfaction survey - no surprise... http://ping.fm/nMgdh

BREAKING NEWS: Facebook is down again, worker productivity rises. World climbs out of recession :)

Amazing Video Gallery of Top Female Tennis Players!

http://ping.fm/HnBrL

GOING TO THE FASHION & ART EVENT TONIGHT @ L'ATELIER IN YALETOWN.

@ 6PM tonight I'll be @ CBC Vancouver, 700 Hamilton St., Studio 700 for The Mobile Lifestyle: A Personal Revolution & New Business Paradigm.

Blind woman in Ontario sues feds over online access. ( the video ) http://ping.fm/7dcRf

Blind woman in Ontario sues feds over online access. http://ping.fm/yb1O0

Marine Drive Mobile is now a member of the BC Technology Industry Association :)

Check out our profile @ http://ping.fm/H4SjK

Marine Drive Mobile was chosen to present our "Lightning Pitch" this Tues, Sept 21 @ the Vancouver Enterprise Forum - Super Angels
Event.

Mobile apps prevalent but often unused. No surprise to me in this Survey... IMHO Web Apps will become the smartphone standard :) http://ping.fm/9oPVc

Nadal wins the US Open. In this process he becomes only the 7th man in history to hold the career Grand Slam. The kid is only 23! Amazing :)

US Open Tennis Men's Final Nadal vs Djokovic in rain delay. Play will resume no earlier than 7:30/4:30pst on TSN2 or TSN2 HD in Canada.

Testing Google Voice for Mobile. Pretty cool :)

Visit this URL in your phone's browser: m.google.com/voice

US Open Men's Final goes tomorrow (Monday @ 4pm est) because of rain.....CONFIRMED OFFICIALLY.

US Open, Day 14. Men's Final today @ 1:30pst! Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic :)

On the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks I sadly remember where I was on the day the world changed forever.

RT @Reuters : RT @Schwarzenegger : Over Anchorage, AK. Looking everywhere but can't see Russia from here. Will keep you updated as search ..

US Open, Day 11. Ready for tonight's battle of the Spanish lefties Rafael Nadal vs. Fernando Verdasco :)

Downloading Apple's new iOS 4.1 for my iPhone & iPod Touch.

US Open | Day 9 | Night Matches: Samantha Stosur vs Kim Clijsters followed by Rafael Nadal vs Feliciano Lopez :)

US Open, Day 8. Getting ready for Federer - Melzer night match :)

Favorite line of the week: "I always say it's bad luck to be superstitious." Georgia Nicols

8 Funding Contests to Kick Start Your Big Idea. http://ping.fm/1e75B

How to Run Your Business Online With $10 (and a Google Account)! http://ping.fm/Q3JaH

Apple.com will live stream today's music event but not on PCs! Viewing requires Mac running Safari, or an iPhone or iPod Touch or the iPad.

It only took 4 hours standing in line at the Apple Store to get my new iPhone 4!

Big Event Today: Can Apple maintain the iPod's relevance? http://ping.fm/sasma

New iPhone App gives special-needs users a voice. http://ping.fm/BkhnL

Favorite line of the week: VC's are not a panacea for under funded start-ups.

Google: 1 million Gmail calls on first day! http://ping.fm/UrVYt

Is your phone the wallet of the future? http://ping.fm/BzjWd

Congress Makes Captioning a Requirement for Online Video with Passing of Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act. http://ping.fm/PNWnU

Jac Holzman, Elektra Records Founder on YouTube, Blogs and the Future of Music. Plus take a look at Elektra’s 60th anniversary microsite :) http://ping.fm/3dW9H http://ping.fm/dDzve

The reason the iPad/iPhone/iPod are successful is not the specs, it's the usability for the average person.

Debbie Landa brings Silicon Valley to Vancouver, Canada. GROW is the first technology conference Debbie has hosted in Canada. http://ping.fm/h7CuM

British Columbia Supreme Court justice is expected to rule Friday morning on the validity of the anti-HST petition.
http://ping.fm/rgnuY

You will never again be as young as you are today!

Slàinte! Scottish team concocts whiskey car fuel. http://ping.fm/3qA92

The numbers don't lie: Mobile devices overtaking PCs! http://ping.fm/jZpC3

Is Twitter a national mood ring? http://ping.fm/utj05

Marine Drive Mobile was selected as a winning participant in the Entrepreneurship@Wavefront Program! :)

Looking for VanOpen tickets: Thurs or Fri morning session needed. Ping me if you have a lead on the Hollyburn CC professional tennis event.

Reading: How Africa broke free of colonialism. This year 17 African nations mark 50 years of independence. Cote d'Ivoire's is in August. http://ping.fm/NCLLm

Busy Weekend: Meg's home from Africa, Fireworks, Shorefest, Vancouver Pride Parade & then VanOpen 2 C former Top 10 Aussies Dokic & Molik :)

Disabilities law marks 20th anniversary Monday, debate rages years later. http://ping.fm/iytLh

Marine Drive Mobile was shortlisted for the Entrepreneurship@Wavefront Program :)

The RBC Canadian Open started today. Following all the golf action here: http://ping.fm/PJaey

Sad day for all us entrepreneurs from New Brunswick. One of the great Maritimer's, KC's youngest son Jack Irving passed away today @ 78 :(

Had a great time last eve with good friends @ Terry's 6 Bday Party :) Today is Shorefest & the Celebration of Light fireworks. Life is good!

Celebrating Terry's Birthday All-Day! Dinner @ Tojo's followed by drinks @ the Sylvia to watch the sunset!

Watching iPhone 4 "Antennagate" :)

http://ping.fm/eKBSt

New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner died today after he suffered a massive heart attack. He was 80. http://ping.fm/TAb0Z

World Cup Final Sunday! I plan to watch the action on Granville Street in Vancouver :)

Introducing the New YouTube Mobile Website. m.youtube.com

There's a big difference between "invention" and "innovation." http://ping.fm/7Mi3R

To All my American friends, Happy 4th of July!

Nadal wins his 2nd Wimbledon :)

4th of July weekend = sports sports sports :) World Cup Sat has Argentina vs. Germany @ 7AM. Wimbledon has Nadal in the Men's Final on Sun!

Happy Canada Day!

Wimbledon Day 7: Fed, Rafa, Williams sisters! World Cup Round of 16: Argentina & Brazil will advance. Spain v Portugal is the match 2 watch!

The tennis match that keeps going: Isner beats Mahut 70-68 in the fifth set at Wimbledon!

Speaking with Roy and Anthony about Internet accessibility at the ConnecTra Society’s workshop tomorrow at the Roundhouse in Vancouver.

Wimbledon started today to mark the official beginning of my summer! Keep on top of the all the matches @ Wimbledon.org

Heading out to groove to the sounds of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings tonight @ The Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, BC! http://ping.fm/FFjzk

Happy Father's Day!

I'm speaking on the 22nd to Sam Sullivan's Foundation about Mobile Web Accessibility. Reading "How to Make Presentations Accessible to All" http://ping.fm/hgRW3

Check this out! U.S. vs. England, Lego Style :) http://ping.fm/hIveF

The only sound thus far to quiet the vuvuzelas was the roar of the crowd when Didier Drogba took the field today @ the 2010 Fifa World Cup!

Côte d'Ivoire vs Portugal 0:0 @ the half. The score may have been a lot different if Didier Drogba was on the field. Allez les éléphants!!!

Google music store could launch this fall. Thoughts? http://ping.fm/D1yxW

The iPhone and iPod Touch still dominate mobile Web usage. http://ping.fm/Y2YZG

Annoying World Cup horn comes to iPhone - free Vuvuzela 2010 app. http://ping.fm/6D3Du

World Cup 2010: England game Saturday is one of the most highly anticipated in U.S. history!

Read more: http://ping.fm/KgkRL

The 2010 World Cup is underway in South Africa. Allez Les Blues!

TELUS confirms iPhone 4 “in the coming weeks”
http://ping.fm/RSZRD

The world order has been restored... Nadal wins Roland Garros and regains #1 :)

What to expect from the new iPhone. http://ping.fm/4WzH3

Nothing is holding you back from your fate except your fear of the unknown.

My iPhone finally died this morning. I'll be available only by email today and tomorrow.

The C100 was featured in the National Post :)
http://ping.fm/PvSr7

Seth's 16 questions 4 a PM, entrepreneur or freelancer.

http://ping.fm/1EJUt

It’s May 31. Shouldn’t U B leaving Facebook now? http://ping.fm/K3UNH

'Easy Rider' actor Dennis Hopper has died... bummer :(

http://ping.fm/JYULj

Bing new search for next gen iPhone - deal n place. http://ping.fm/cula8

iPad arrives today in Canada: Are you lining up for one?

Reading Time: "FourSquare, the next generation of creepy social networking." @ http://ping.fm/sKE4k

The 2010 French Open (Roland Garros) began today! Follow it online @ http://ping.fm/y0LVx or http://ping.fm/McAT0

Looking for that happy balance between realism and foolish optimism :)

Is Your Mobile Marketing a One-Trick Pony? http://ping.fm/hka4L

From @GuyKawasaki: How 2 pursue innovation. http://ping.fm/k7F5i

"A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion." Chinese Proverb

" 'Protection' is in the business model not the technology." Gerd Leonhard

The Social Media Bubble by HarvardBusiness.org. http://ping.fm/mzSL8

Don't Be Misled by Android Sales Stats. http://ping.fm/HMXM5

Report: Google Android surpasses iPhone in U.S.
http://ping.fm/f3Jos

Einstein also said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge."

Einstein said, "Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions."

is a new member of the C100 a non-profit, member-driven organization dedicated to supporting CDN technology entrepreneurship and investment.

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo :)

Apple gave me a new MacBook Pro 15" today with the i5 Intel Core - sweet :) http://ping.fm/Ej9AV

Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index Rising! http://ping.fm/ZSJBV

Happy Jeans Day! Wear your jeans to work or school on April 29 and help the kids at BC Childrens Hospital. http://ping.fm/8EIEn

INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY is April 29th. Debbie Lee's video explains the special day. http://ping.fm/fvloX

Housing Hearing: Americans with Disabilities Act in the Digital Age @ www.coataccess.org/node/7039 (Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology)

What's in your Venture Capital plea? http://ping.fm/C3SFj

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
G. K. Chesterton
English author & mystery novelist (1874 - 1936)

F5 Expo: It was good to see some new & old friends yesterday. Thanks 2 the folks @ Wavefront 4 keeping me / us all informed and connected :)

F5 Expo today in Vancouver. I'll be there after 11 this morning. http://www.f5-expo.com

Home from some R&R n Vegas! Attended Apple's iPad launch @ Caesar's Palace :) TM am off to F5 Expo here in Vancouver. Ping me if u r goin.

Ever wanted to know what I studied in University? Well, here is an example: http://ping.fm/xJeSG

Off 2 Vegas with Terry. I'll have limited access 2 phone, email and cash in 24 hours. Back April 6 unless we get deported sooner! Bye y'all!

On This Day: March 29, 1966 George Chuvalo fought Muhammad Ali. http://ping.fm/BWnpG

Attending Wavefront presents WaveGuide™ Seminar: How to Access Government Funding and Support. http://ping.fm/EHfIV

Rumor: 'iAd' mobile ad platform is Apple's next big thing. http://ping.fm/lIYpn

Earth Hour 2010 has arrived! Check out all of the photos, videos and news from Earth Hour around the world: http://ping.fm/BzeXI

People need to understand that special needs children don't have an illness; they are not looking for a cure... only acceptance.

about to play my 1st round of golf for the year!

Make The Tennis Channel available in Canada. Please, sign the online petition: http://ping.fm/L0ULQ

If you ask the same old questions you will, inevitably, get the same old answers. Follow your dreams and don’t even think of failure.

Today is the last day of the 2010 Games. You can watch the Closing Ceremony live online at ParalympicSport.TV? Sunday night at 7PM (PST).

Just finished my last shift with Vanoc. USA won gold in sledge hockey! I'll start my 2010 Olympic rehab / therapy Monday :)

Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics: Vanoc has FREE Curling Tickets for today only! @ UBC we have the Bronze Medal Game - Go Canada!

Mobile payment big benefit 4 Canadian business http://ping.fm/DAD4r

Day 8 @ the 2010 Paralympic Games. Getting ready for Canada vs Japan in Sledge Hockey!

"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." George Orwell

Happy St. Patrick's Day: How are you celebrating?

Day 5 @ the 2010 Paralympic Games - getting ready for Italy vs Sweden in Group B Sledge Hockey @ UBC. Canada plays Norway @ 8:30 :)

CBC's Rick Mercer tested out sledge hockey today @ UBC under the supervision of CDN goalie Paul Rosen! It was hillarious :) 

My Day 4 @ the 2010 Paralympic Games n NO sledge hockey today :(

Watch ParalympicSport.TV the 1st Internet TV channel 4 Paralympic Sports. http://ping.fm/NxOmN

Canada vs Sweden sledge hockey @ the Paralympics. It's a sea of red here @ UBC!

Study: 74% of Twitter users have less than 10 followers. http://u.nu/8fvq7

The Paralympic Cauldron will be lit in Vancouver
today, March 12, 2010. Let the games begin! http://ping.fm/Xx16U

You can't get rid of clutter, but you can put it all in one place.

Wireless is the new new thing! Proof: http://ping.fm/3hVAn

Attending the launch of the Ericsson Facility @WavefrontAC today and the Introduction to Ericsson Developer Program. www.wavefrontac.com

How 2: Startup Advisors http://ping.fm/eBpLL

Tickets to all of Canada's sledge hockey games have sold out and so has the gold medal game both for that sport and for wheelchair curling.

Schedule for LiveCity during the Paralympics. http://ping.fm/5km0E

Women who consume between 1.5 and 3 drinks daily have a 61 percent lower risk of becoming overweight than women who don't drink at all!

Canada had its warmest, driest winter! http://ping.fm/r9QeK

Attending Ericsson's Test Facility Launch Event at Wavefront on Mar 11, 9am-12:30pm, 1055 W Hastings St, Vancouver.

Watching the Oscar's with my girls at home in rainy Vancouver. We are serving up a little Italian food with a favorite Californian cab :)

Ping me if you want tickets to the Opening Ceremony for the Paralympic Winter Games Friday, March 12 at BC Place. 0nly $20 per seat :)

How to stay on top of the Paralympics. http://ping.fm/Frup7

Apple's iPad to hit stores on April 3. http://ping.fm/BvhIm

Most research on smart phones in Japan. http://ping.fm/e0Q4F

Google: Desktops Will Be Irrelevant in Three Years’ Time. http://ping.fm/Ah9sI

Winter Olympic Update: it's almost 70 degrees in downtown Vancouver on this most historic day. So proud to be a Canadian!

Crosby scores! Canada wins Gold in Hockey! F'in eh :)

Damn! The way this game is going it's either goin be rehab or therapy for me after the third period! Go Canada! Please ;)

Win just got Gold in Snowboard! We own the Gold podium!

Canada Wins Gold Again @ the ROO in Mens pursuit! Yeah!!

Have you heard the news? Canada will be closed tomorrow (Sunday) from noon to 3 PM pst :)

Canada wins! That was a very close 3rd period.

3 - 1 in the 3rd @ Canada's Hockey House with Neil Young, Brian Adams & Michael J Fox. It's so over! Bring on the USA!!!

Gold in Men's Short track relay! Go Canada Go!

Hamelin wins Gold! Tremblay the Bronze in Men's 500 Short Track :)

Sorry, but it is now 2 - 0 Canada vs SVK in the 1st :) Wahoo!

GOALLLLLL ! 1 - 0 for Canada :)

This just in: Tomorrow's Men's Team Pursuit Final will be Canada vs USA!

Canada just qualified for the final in the Team Men's Pusuit @ the ROO

My 2010 Olympic Day 16 @ the ROO includes: Quarter Finals of the Men's Team Pursuit & Ladies' Team Pursuit + Semifinals Men's Team Pursuit.

World’s Best Single Malt Whisky: Ardbeg Corryvrechan, Best Blended Whisky: Hibiki 21 Years Old, Whisky Distiller of the Year: Suntory

Jon Montgomery wins Olympic GOLD!
http://ping.fm/rhZAu

Why Would Anyone Want to Be an Olympic Volunteer? Read: http://ping.fm/APWwy

Olympic Torch in Yaletown @ 1pm today! Goin watch the flame run past L'Atelier & PHAT. Get a Haircut, have a Sandwich on da Patio + Stoli :)

Starting Saturday look for me @ the ROO - I'm a Technical Consultant, Long Track Speed Skating at 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Off with Meg to see the 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremonies Dress Rehearsal.

How to Use a Blog as Your Company Website. http://ping.fm/prGEV

Design huge light sculptures by directing 20 robotic searchlights located around English Bay. http://ping.fm/gA32z

Just 1 week left on contract with ICBC and then I'm off to work for VANOC and the 2010 Olympics! See ya @ the ROO :)

Vancouver Sun 2010 Olympics reporter Jeff Lee's Blog: www.vancouversun.com/insidetheolympics

'Every second' of the Vancouver Olympics will be streamed online.

Music's lost decade: Sales cut in half! http://ping.fm/bdd4g

The US Economy is so bad I ordered a burger at McDonald's today and the kid behind the counter asked, "Can you afford fries with that?"

POLL: Which Apple Tablet Name Is the Best?
http://ping.fm/KhNNA

This week feel more original, more inventive, and ready to create something - why? Because it isn't there.

Apple vs Google the future of mobile http://ping.fm/wCFiz

Planning on getting some folks together to hit the wine fest - ping me asap if interested. http://ping.fm/znZvK

Wow! Audi e-tron II concept (photos). http://ping.fm/OGPSN

@ CES: Local TV could spur mobile TV adoption.
http://ping.fm/zwNXJ

Toshiba unveils TV that converts 2-D to 3-D.
http://ping.fm/7DWNu

New Year means Baseball season is close :)