Yoga Continues on the Beach at Mont Ste Marie

Once again we will be holding a yoga class on the beach at MSM (at Lac Fournier) this Saturday, Aug 16th at 9am! Start morning to kick off the day with a lively yoga class. We had lots of fun last week and I am sure it will be great again! There will also be classes Saturday the... Continue Reading →

Spartan Beast Ottawa Results – July 27, 2014

Congrats to all the Greco Colonnade spartans who completed the Beast (and the Spartan Trifecta) this past Sunday. It was the culmination of a year of hard training!! Way to go!!! Results (2040 finishers) 78 Steve Davis 3hr43 80 Michelle Power 3hr44 806 Chris Finlay 5hr23 1694 Eric... Continue Reading →

July 30, 2014 0

Race Schedule – 2014

My race schedule, so far...suggestions are welcome! May 19th - 13Km - Spartan Super at Mont Tremblant (registered, completed) May 31st - 6km - Mud Hero Ottawa (registered, completed) June 28th - 7km - Spartan Sprint at Edelwiess (registered, completed) June 29th - 7km - Spartan Sprint at Edelwiess (registered, completed) July 12th - 20km - Tough Mudder in Bromont (registered,... Continue Reading →

July 5, 2014 0

My Cousin

My cousin Paul died last Friday . He died after a long battle with cancer, a battle he fought in the same way that I remember him living his life, with a positive outlook and a stubborn determination to overcome. He was the closest in age to me of all my cousins, only two months... Continue Reading →

March 8, 2013 0

Technology will not solve Publishers eBook problems.

It is hard to tell if this article on ePub3 could be any more wrong The publishing industry has a problem, and EPUB is not the solution http://toc.oreilly.com/2013/02/the-publishing-industry-has-a-problem-and-epub-is-not-the-solution.html The author, a smart guy I assume, seems to believe that technology and more accurately, the right technology, and even more specifically DRM free, zero cost, open... Continue Reading →

February 28, 2013 1

Building eBooks Made Easy

Published in the Ottawa Citizen – Saturday February 27, 2012 – written by Vito Pileici (PDF) — OTTAWA — Skyreader Media is hoping to jump-start a fresh wave of growth in the world of eBooks. The Toronto company, which is a subsidiary of Skywriter Media & Entertainment, does its software development here in Ottawa and is... Continue Reading →

February 28, 2013 0

Are book publishers frozen with indecision in attempting to enter the electronic publishing era?

I do not envy the plight of the book publishers in the new world of ebooks. The Problem - New Technology is Changing the Market Book publishers are being pulled in all directions as they struggle to come to grips with the new reality of publishing electronic books for tablets, smart phones and ereaders. The... Continue Reading →

January 29, 2013 1

Can publishers survive in the electronic book era?

Guy Kawasaki has some interesting advice for publishers to help them move forward in the era of dis-intermediation, self-publishing and electronics books...read it here (10 Strategies for Publishers to Succeed and Survive) My concern with this advice is that it is the same advice that has been echoed to them for years. I believe that... Continue Reading →