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My Aardvark Answers

Posted on July 23, 2010 by kara

I’ve started using Aardvark at work during the day.  I never ask any questions, but I frequently answer them.  Here are a collection of my answers.  I think I’m quite wise, or maybe people are just asking stupid questions. ~~~ … Continue reading →

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I'm Not a Felon

Posted on January 4, 2010 by kara

I had a good thing going with this blog. When you put my name into Google, things related to me and only me dominated the results. I’m sure the other Kara McIntosh’s of the world were angry, but unless they … Continue reading →

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Auf Wiedersehen Fjordian

Posted on February 13, 2009 by kara

As a thank you for my time at Fjord, I’ve put together a collection of my special “moves” that have been the secret to my success. Stop! Get your own resources! You can do it – cha cha cheer Disco … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Succeeds, Fails

Posted on August 18, 2008 by kara

If you haven’t heard about the Mojave Experiment, basically Microsoft told a bunch on unsuspecting users that they had a new operating system called Mojave and asked them to check it out.  The trick is that it wasn’t a new … Continue reading →

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At Infinity, It's All Free

Posted on July 30, 2008 by kara

It is becoming more and more apparent to me that eventually, everthing that is available for a price, will be available for free somewhere on the internet. Case in point, free conference calls.  Ok, so Skype basically has been doing … Continue reading →

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Ajax on Your Desktop

Posted on April 19, 2007 by kara

I discovered something that made my day yesterday.  Have you ever been using a PC, then right-clicked on your desktop, then hit properties, then hit desktop, then hit Customize Desktop, then hit Web, then noticed you can add web pages … Continue reading →

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The Case for Less Interactivity

Posted on March 25, 2007 by kara

In case you don’t know what I do for a living, let me explain in a nutshell. I find ways to make more money on top of things we already do for MuchMusic. So we have a website, and we … Continue reading →

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Blame the CRTC

Posted on January 25, 2007 by kara

After my experience with having this blog quickly picked up by google and sending out an alert to someone who was named in the blog, I decided to google alert “MuchMusic” just to see if any forums or bloggers say … Continue reading →

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Proof That Humans Ain't Built For 3D

Posted on January 23, 2007 by kara

Ok, that title probably sounded loony, but check out this site http://www.mb3dengine.com/ That is digg.com, in 3D.  I dare you to not get lost and have to crawl your way back along an axis within 30 seconds of trying to … Continue reading →

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Money or Fame?

Posted on January 13, 2007 by kara

Sites like this are awesome http://www.youparklikeanasshole.com. This guy isn’t advertising on this site, but he maintains it out of interest, and if you read the comments, other people are interested too. Simple fun idea. Simple fun design. It’s a nice … Continue reading →

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