CBC Radio – 1994 Almanac Show

Here’s another radio broadcast from 1994 on good old CBC Radio 690. I appeared on the Almanac afternoon show with host Cecilia Walters and Marg Meikle, known then as CBC’s Answer Lady, to discuss the Internet. The technology was fairly new to most in 1994 and a mysterious and little understood technology which is reflected […]

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The Internet in 1994

Back in the early 90’s my brother and I started a small business we called The Net Brothers. We offered software installation, configuration and tutorials to help businesses and a few home users access the Internet. It was a tricky business back then and most people that wanted to access the Internet had problems finding […]

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Is Twitter worth your time?

I’m still unsold on the recent Twitter phenomenon. The ability to post quick notes to ‘followers’ defies logic and brings to mind the CB radio craze of the 70’s. I follow a few people on Twitter such as Lance Armstrong, Al Gore and John Mayer. Here’s a sampling of Lance Armstrong’s tweets over the last […]

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