As some of you have seen via Twitter I have been starting to post links to a blog called WestCoastAlpine.com. What some of you might not know is what this blog is about, hopefully I can help explain it in case you were curious. If you are into winter activities in British Columbia or just in general I recommend following our updates (you can subscribe to the RSS feed) as we hope to provide more...

With the recent snow that we've received here in Vancouver there has been a lot of debate on what the bylaw states are proper snow and ice removal from our fair sidewalks. I have looking through the bylaw as best I could (disclaimer: I am not a lawyer) and have found the section of bylaw that coincides with this matter. Hopefully this will help people understand what is required by law of the properties around...

The past few days I've been slowly reading the book Blog Blazers: 40 Top Bloggers Share Their Secrets (author: Stephane Grenier) which I won over at Derek Semmler's blog and there is one point I would have to agree with in regards to being a serious blogger: Don't rely on blog hosting services such as WordPress.com, Blogger, TypePad. Don't get me wrong, there are some really good Blogger or WordPress.com sites out there and their...

On of the many traditions people get into on New Year's Day is the infamous Polar Bear Swim and Vancouver is one of the cities that has been continuing this tradition for 89 years. 89 years of hung over (or drunk) people running nearly naked into the frigid waters of English Bay is a pretty long time and it is only getting more and more popular. Granted this was the first Polar Bear Swim that Robyn...

In today's world of electronic gadgets one such gadget I find people talking about more or even saying they want is a portable GPS unit for their vehicle. Well prior to this I have never used a GPS unit before though I was able to see a Garmin in action when Robyn and I were in Minnesota this year. I was curious as to how other vehicle GPS units perform and looked at the various...

When ever you purchase quality portable electronics you usually want to purchase a protective cover for it so you can keep  it in better physical condition and looking great. This is how I think anyway, if I purchase an electronic gadget I try and keep it in best physical condition as long as I own it and most recently this goes for my Apple 3G iPhone. Speck Products (founded 2001, California) has a few stylish ways...