30Nov 2010 by R&O No Comments
Even More Apps You Can’t Live Without

Even More Apps You Can’t Live Without

Education, Entertainment, Internet, Observations, Of Interest, Technology
After reviewing my last posts meager list I realized I hadn't discussed some other great iPhone apps that make my life complete. Needless to say there's thousands and thousands of apps available for download and a lot of them are complete shit but those I list here are the ones I think do the job better than most. And more often than not, are free. Yeah, I thought you'd like that part. Not that I'm adverse to spending money on a good app (as mentioned in my previous post) but free is always nice, especially if the software does what it's supposed to and doesn't make my life miserable. So here's a few more apps you may find interesting... One of the best free news aggregators available is Fluent News,…
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26Nov 2010 by R&O No Comments
iPhone Apps You Can’t Live Without

iPhone Apps You Can’t Live Without

Internet, Of Interest, Technology
Finding quality iPhone apps is a bit tougher for us long suffering Canadians. The Americans won't let us play with some of the choice offerings such as Google Voice (make free phone calls on your phone and avoid paying the greedy phone company) or the highly anticipated Ellen DeGeneres app. OK...well maybe the Ellen app is a bit of a stretch but don't we all wonder what famous lesbians do all day? There's a few choice apps available amongst all the crap on iTunes that will make us forget all about what we can't have, reduce our national inferiority complex and help us organize and sort our porn. So behold my following list of must-have iPhone applications... Wolfram Alpha, the first Internet Computational Knowledge Engine invented by British physicist and…
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22Nov 2010 by R&O No Comments
Lynn Canyon Band

Lynn Canyon Band

Arts, Music, Of Interest
The Lynn Canyon Band visited our home a few weeks ago to record a few demo tracks and the results are below for your aural stimulation. Keep in mind that these tunes were recorded on only 8 tracks and we didn't have the luxury of a soundproof room or any of the other accoutrement associated with a modern recording studio. But I have to say that the results were better than we expected but you be the judge by clicking the play buttons below to listen. Deny, Deny: [audio src="http://www.aprilroad.com/files/denydeny.mp3"] No Damn Love Song: [audio src="http://www.aprilroad.com/files/nodamnlovesong.mp3"] Straighten The Curves [audio src="http://www.aprilroad.com/files/straightenthecurves.mp3"]
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21Nov 2010 by R&O 4 Comments

Last Day at 2250 Granville

Events, Of Interest, People
June 27, 1997 was the last day of Pacific Newspaper Group (formerly Pacific Press) at 2250 Granville Street in Vancouver so I brought my crappy video camera to document the festivities before the big move to 200 Granville Street, our present location. Pacific Press moved into 2250 Granville Street in 1965 (from 100 West Pender) and although the old building was showing its age and smelled and looked somewhat like a Dickensian aslylum, it felt like a newspaper building. The floors would tremble when the big presses started up for the day's printing and there was a general sense of camaraderie and participation in the group effort it took to produce the newspapers. The top floor lunchroom had a spectacular view and was used by everyone involved in the day-to-day…
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