Archive for May, 2005

daft punk dvd

Thursday, May 26th, 2005

I picked up a very cool DVD at HMV awhile back. It is basically a compilation of all the music videos that go along with the Daft Punk - Discovery disc. They did something very interesting here, because basically the DVD is a 61 minute anime cartoon that goes along with the music on the CD. Since there aren’t any words or anything - it is a very entertaining way to listen to the CD!

As an added bonus, it came with the Daft Punk remixes CD — which is also very good.

For $25 — Highly recommended.

shaw digital phone

Wednesday, May 11th, 2005

Shaw came in today to install our cable TV, Internet, and phone???! Yes we are early subscribers of Shaw Digital Phone. For $55 / month, you get unlimited long distance to North America (without any time restrictions!), every phone feature imaginable, and the added satisfaction of giving the finger to Telus. I will admit the price is a bit steep, but I need something that is just as reliable if I want wife approval.

The system seems to be some strange VoIP system that they have put together. The hardware consists of feeding all your house phone lines into a magic box that reduces it into a single line, from there the single line is fed into a special cable modem (Motorolla Cybersurfr — looks a lot like my Extreme-I modem) which has 2 telephone ports, a USB port, and an ethernet port. They also include a UPS so that the modem stays online in the event of a power outtage, like a POTS line.

new home life

Thursday, May 5th, 2005

We did it! We got moved into our new house here in The Village at Griesbach. I am really happy about it, and the neighbourhood is excellent. It seems to be a very unique area of the city —there are tons of people driving through at 3km/h looking at all of the houses out here.