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{ Monthly Archives } January 2001

Monday morning, and I’m at work in the Toronto office. This is extremely unusual for me for a Monday, now. This is the first Monday that I haven’t been on the road since last March… which is pretty ridiculous. I had a fun weekend but a tiring one. My new computer arrived last Friday and […]

2001 01 15 tom Uncategorized Comments (0)

A beautiful sunny day here in Seattle. The sunrise glinting off the underside of the clouds over the mountains this morning was spectacular. But I was at work WAY too late last night to fully appreciate it. Coffee was required. Coffee was procured. Life is now returning to normal.

2001 01 10 tom Uncategorized Comments (0)

Just added a new page to log the progress of setting up this site. Trials, tribulations and lessons learned will be included. Enjoy…

2001 01 09 tom Uncategorized Comments (0)

I found an excellent book on Web Usability last night. I’m still wading through it but it will definitely be useful for work. It is Designing Web Usability, by Jakob Nielsen. Here is the order page on Chapters.ca, and Nielsen’s web site, www.useit.com.

2001 01 09 tom Uncategorized Comments (0)

“Such is human psychology that if we don’t express our joy, we soon cease to feel it.” – Lin Yutang I’m in Seattle and for a few brief days do not have to wade through snowdrifts or slush puddles. Toronto’s winter weather is one of the things Torontonians pretend to ignore. We conveniently forget about […]

2001 01 08 tom Uncategorized Comments (0)

The Usual Suspects gathered for dinner tonight, and we went to see “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” at the Paramount afterwards. We ended up watching it on the IMAX screen, although the film got a bit grainy on such a big canvas. Anyway, I was quite suprised to be disappointed by the movie. It was ok, […]

2001 01 07 tom Uncategorized Comments (0)

Web site for the day: www.inpassing.org. Absolutely hilarious. Here’s a sample:‘”You totally could, though. I talked to my roommate’s boyfriend on icq for like half an hour once, and he totally thought I was her.” “And to think 5 minutes ago I wasn’t terrified of you.” –A girl and a guy outside Ben & Jerry’s […]

2001 01 02 tom Uncategorized Comments (0)

Happy New Millennium! If you know about this page, then you probably also know about my new email addresses. Here they are: work@tomleslie.ca goes to my work account. Which officially belongs to my employer, so they can read my emails, although there’s no particular reason they should.home@tomleslie.ca goes to my desktop at home. At the […]

2001 01 02 tom Uncategorized Comments (0)