Finding a home half-way around the world
August 9, 2009
What did we do before the Internet? For all the spam, scams, and general junk out there, it still amazes me what you can do via the net.
Blog / Internet
New site: buymystuff.com
July 16, 2009
Last night I gave the first public demo of my new site -- http://buymystuff.com What does it do? It's basically like having an online garage sale that people can browse 24x7.
New Zealand and running a virtual company
July 8, 2009
It's official! All of the paperwork for a one-year working holiday trip to New Zealand is now complete. Melissa and I will be leaving September 1st, and returning August 2010.
Banned Companies List
July 5, 2009
I've often referred to my "banned companies" list. This is a list I keep of companies that have caused me sufficient harm that I refuse to do business with them.
Rogers' infrastructure still sucks after all these years
June 22, 2009
I've had the displeasure of using Rogers cable Internet at two different places I've been staying recently -- one in Guelph, and one in Breslau.
Great to see that people are doing!
June 9, 2009
I have been in touch with lots of people regarding my previous blog posting, and I'm very impressed to see that a lot of people are indeed aware of the problem, and actively working toward solutions.
Stop talking and start doing!
June 7, 2009
People love to talk. It's in our nature. We're social creatures. At some point, however, if you want to get anything done, you have to stop talking and start doing.
How to get people to respond to email
March 14, 2009
People are getting busier and busier, and it is becoming somewhat of an art to actually get people to read and respond to emails.
Change or Die: Newspapers and Media
February 9, 2009
I've recently been looking for an apartment to rent this summer, and have been amazed to find how useless the local newspapers have become!
Will the real jhanley please stand up?
October 24, 2008
I signed up for Google's Gmail service in the early beta and was very happy to receive the nice, easy to remember jhanley alias. This has turned out to be a bit of a mixed blessing.