One Canuck's Radio Weblog

  Monday, 13 December 2004

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19th Annual Gemini Awards Winners in the Sound Categories

Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series
Edouard Lock - Amelia

Best Sound in a Dramatic Program
Tom Bjelic, Allan Fung, Steve Hammond, Doug Johnston, Martin Lee, Ian Rankin, John Douglas Smith - Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion

Best Sound in a Dramatic Series
Peter Lopata, Louis Hone, Paul Hubert, Stan Sakellaropoulos, Gabor Vadnay - Bliss III - Steph's Life

Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety, or Performing Arts Program or Series
Alex Salter, Dave Hillier, Martin Lee, Lou Solakofski - Men of the Deeps

Congratulations to all the winners in the sound categories of the Gemini Awards!

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Paul Martin's government introduced a bill Monday to protect homeowners against unwanted calls from telemarketers. FULL STORY
[Via CBC News]

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The 123 of digital imaging 3.0
Site contributor Vincent Bockaert has today announced an all new version of his excellent 'The 123 of digital imaging Interactive Learning Suite'. This new revision moves 123di on to a new level with many more interactive tools such as calculators and visualisation tools, increased product coverage and better separation of learning levels; 'starter', 'essential' and 'advanced'. 123di is hugely comprehensive and covers almost every detail of digital cameras and digital imaging. I have no hesitiation in...
[Via Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]

.< 8:53:48 PM >
Chip deal points to flash iPod in January.

Also: Hi-tech posters guide commuters.
[Via CNET News.com]

Interesting. The link appears to redirect to the home page and the article is no longer on the site. Apple lawyers at work?

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Operating systems: If possible, don't use Microsoft Windows. Buy a Macintosh or use Linux. If you must use Windows, set up Automatic Update so that you automatically receive security patches. And delete the files "command.com" and "cmd.exe."

Applications: Limit the number of applications on your machine. If you don't need it, don't install it. If you no longer need it, uninstall it. Look into one of the free office suites as an alternative to Microsoft Office. Regularly check for updates to the applications you use and install them. Keeping your applications patched is important, but don't lose sleep over it.

Browsing: Don't use Microsoft Internet Explorer, period. Limit use of cookies and applets to those few sites that provide services you need. Set your browser to regularly delete cookies. Don't assume a Web site is what it claims to be, unless you've typed in the URL yourself. Make sure the address bar shows the exact address, not a near-miss.

Web sites: Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption does not provide any assurance that the vendor is trustworthy or that its database of customer information is secure.

Link
[Via Boing Boing]

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Spending on electronics soars: StatsCan
Canadians spent a bundle on electronic devices last year, shelling out hundreds of dollars per household on cameras, DVD players and cellphones, Statistics Canada says.
[Via CBC | Canadian News]

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U2, the Pretenders named to Rock and...
U2, the Pretenders and soul singer Percy Sledge are among the music legends headed for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during its 20th annual induction ceremony next spring. FULL STORY
[Via CBC | Arts News]

Two of my fav bands from high school/university days.

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You are looking at the shockingly rapid decline of teenage listening of Canadian radio. Those are this year's stats, by the way. And you'll notice that just two months ago, for the first time ever, New Media (that's MP3 players, podcasts, Internet radio, etc.) outpaced Terrestrial Radio.
Here's a good article about the decline.

[Via I Love Radio .org]

I've removed the graphic from this post. Follow the link to see for yourself.

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Glenn Fleishman has started a blog about Satellite Radio. Based on Glenn's track record this should be a great resource for people interested in the topic.

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Coolio. Go Dave.

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Canada is the 3,253rd most commonly used word in English, for what it’s worth. But what I like is its neighbourhood: it’s surrounded by “origin” on its left and “arrive” on its right. This is as it should be for a nation of immigrants.

Beautiful