Planete Fortier

Making the PHP Switch... Hello Wordpress!

2008-10-17T15:41:00.002-04:00

The 2 Fat Dads sites are going to be down this weekend with the slight exception of this blog which is hosted by Blogger (for the moment). This is because we are making a move over to PHP after a very long relationship with ASP which became ASP 3 and eventually ASP Classic. Yes it means losing out on the awesome power of a very solid MS SQL server, but as all the sites ran off of the same

Autumn Walk in the Ile-Bizard Nature Parc

2008-10-14T00:12:00.000-04:00

We went for a family walk in the Ile-Bizrd Nature Park. The weather was gorgeous and the ducks were out in their full glory. I took all these shots with the Samsung point and shoot I got from Xmas party draw a few years back. I had to play around with them a bit in iPhoto to tweak some of the exposure and temperature settings in order to make these photos look as much as what we saw with out

Chloe's Courage are 2008 U8F Soccer Champions

2008-09-08T12:31:00.002-04:00

Chloe and the girl's of the Carolina Courage are the 2008 Under 8 Female Champions. The game was a nail biter against three of her very good friends on the New York Power: Elise, Patricia and Elizabeth. As John Motson would say: "In the end it's a game of two halves and their has to be a winner and a loser, and today, the better team won." The game could have gone either one, but half way

Dyson DC25: The MacBook of Vacuum Cleaners

2008-09-08T10:16:00.004-04:00

From Dyson DC25 Everyone knows that I am a little obsessed with quality electronics goods. I love my Apple gear: MacBook, iPod, Airport Base Stations, my Acoustic Research speakers are old but still sound awesome, I still love my and often use my Beyer Dynamics DT770 pro headphones for my audiophilia. And although I don't have a big screen TV for the PS2 (incumbent Wii), it is only a matter of

Hockey Night In Canada - The Republic of Peach entry

2008-09-02T11:39:00.001-04:00

Make sure you vote up Mikey and The Republic of Peach for their entry in the Hockey Night in Canada Anthem Challenge. [UPDATE] Forgot to post the link to vote

Sitting on my Deck on Valois Bay

2008-08-26T12:14:00.000-04:00

This is my raised patio project that I decided to take on this year as well as the Wendy House. 2009 will be a little too hectic for new projects so I'm trying to squeeze any major work before the end of the fall rather than scramble year or pay over the top to get someone else to do it. This floating deck is a raised patio resting on 12 paving slabs and using no metal decking hardware, only

Paul McCartney sur les Plaines d'Abraham

2008-07-20T22:13:00.026-04:00

So I'm watching the Paul McCartney sur les Plaines d'Abraham concert in Quebec City with my cousin who has flown in from France via Sweeden (as you do) and we thought we should post the set list before we forgot what was played. The Paul McCartney playlist Jet Baby you can drive my car -- All my loving -- got to get you into my life //talking about having fun tonight let me roll it //at the

The Wendyhouse: Fortier Estate Expands

2008-07-20T10:21:00.001-04:00

So we managed to get the Wendyhouse finished in time for when the girls got back from England. We still have to paint some of the trim, but the girls have moved in already. I have included a slide show of the construction process. I will post some more photos of the girls playing inside in the next few weeks. If the slide show does not load you can view the set on Flickr

wiki: Wood

2008-07-17T16:30:00.001-04:00

I have been doing a lot research on this stuff over the last couple of weeks, in a few short day you'll see why. Stay Tuned for more Wood Comic form www.xkcd.com

Chloe Turns 8 Steps all over 9

2008-06-29T21:05:00.007-04:00

We went rock climbing for Chloe's eighth birthday party and one of the walls had number holds running up the wall from 0 to 9, once you got to the top you could toot a horn to show everyone you made it. If the slide show does not load you can view the set on Flickr

Ben and Me Hanging Out at the Pool

2008-06-25T11:06:00.001-04:00

Ben and MeOriginally uploaded by JohnnyLeCanuckI love hanging out with this little guy, he is so cool and the chicks really dig him too.

Montréal's 15e Mondiale de la Bière: Beer Tastic!

2008-05-29T11:48:00.008-04:00

So last night was the opening of Montreal 15th annual beer fest, la Mondiale de la Bière, and I manage to catch the train into town after work to do some serious sampling with a co-worker Nick. First of all the train ride in is always pretty cool, you hop on and in less than 20 minutes you are smack in the middle on Montreal. The train pulls up right outside the Bell Centre which is literally

Live Blogging Hansel and Gretel in the Park

2008-05-24T15:07:00.000-04:00

The girls are in this years production of Hansel and Gretel at Strewart Hall today.

New Lodgers on Valois Bay

2008-05-23T10:16:00.004-04:00

When we woke up Wednesday day we had some new lodgers at the house. So in looked into it with The Great White North rental board and if we don't evict them soon, they could claim squatters rights. We had removed another nest only a few days earlier using work gloves but they came back. This time we just used our hands. Our wretched "Human" stench should keep them away this time.I was really

Sidney to Eat Wings

2008-05-20T10:34:00.003-04:00

My Down-East buddy Pat, lives near Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, home of Sid the Kid. Needless to say the community is really rallying behind the Penguins right now as they get ready to take on the Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Finals.So Pat was driving around the area taking pictures of the new "Cole Harbour - Home of Sidney Crosby" signs, complete with the little #87 pucks, when he saw the

Running Shrimp!

2008-05-19T15:51:00.000-04:00

And now for something completely ridiculous!

Mike Fortier & Eeve was Framed @ Cafe Campus

2008-05-07T20:16:00.004-04:00

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Chloe's Spring Ballet Class '08

2008-04-20T20:50:00.003-04:00

Every year, about a month before the Annual Ballet Show, the parents are invited to watch a ballet class and see the progress the dancers have made throughout the year. As usual, we either run out of batteries or leave one of the cameras at home. We still haven't upgraded from the 8mm PAL Sony HandyCam we got at our wedding so we take these terrible videos from phones or the still camera. Of

Obsessive Compulsive Recycler

2008-04-17T22:19:00.001-04:00

If my friend Steph was a chick, this would be him!

It All Starts with the Danish

2008-04-01T10:34:00.004-04:00

I have very few little pleasure in my life. You know those little things that you treat yourself that you make you feel good all day long. My one little pleasure that really makes my work day is when I treat myself to Tim Horton's coffee and cherry danish. I personally consider coffee to be my fuel through the work day, but whenever I really want that little extra touch, I get my self a cherry

Guinness is Goodness

2008-03-17T20:54:00.001-04:00

Guinness is Goodness Originally uploaded by JohnnyLeCanuck Happy St-Patrick's Day to All!

Twitter in Plain English...

2008-03-11T12:44:00.000-04:00

Anyone who has visited any of my blogs knows that I have quite the penchant for Twitter. It's community seems more vibrant with thoughts, things overheard, questions and ideas rather than just being somebody's life aggregator (sorry Jaiku). I have to admit that I have been prone to Twittering Habs hockey games, ski trips and the occasional silly outburst in a meeting (read Luddites explanation of

Polar Bear Club

2008-03-04T00:20:00.003-05:00

My nephew Stefan and his friend Tom have staying with us for the past couple of weeks, tonight Tom decided to have a Snow Bath. Something even Glyn couldn't manage to pull off. Next time make sure to dive into some soft snow Tom!

Ice Fishing on the Lac des Deux Montagnes in Rigaud

2008-02-24T23:21:00.006-05:00

We were inviting to do some Ice Fishing on lake in front of Patsy's House in Hudson. Bill and Nicole Cameron were excellent hosts and with some fantastic fishing, fun quad rides and some excellent sledding. Special thanks to Eric and Patsy for organising this for us.

Ski Sunday with Glyn and the Girls

2008-02-18T12:03:00.003-05:00

We took Glyn skiing on Sunday. While the girls had their lessons, Glyn got to work out his quads on Vallée Bleue's intermediate run: Seneca. My buddy, the surfer boy, did really well! Madeleine however is still struggling with gravity and smiling.

Happy 1 <3 U Day!

2008-02-14T14:13:00.001-05:00

This is so weird it's funny!

Gong Xi Fa Chai: It's the year of the Rat!

2008-02-07T15:47:00.000-05:00

Happy Year of the Rat everyone!!!

Pancake Tuesday

2008-02-05T18:22:00.000-05:00

Yay! It's piggy piggy time.

Hot Chocolate at the Chateau Goyer

2008-01-28T10:18:00.000-05:00

As posh as it sounds, Chateau Goyer is the café at Cap St-Jacques were you can enjoy some cocoa after an afternoon ski. The place is fantastic in that is basically looks like the Griffindor Common room (Harry Potter ref).We had a great afternoon and Chloé managed to ski 4km. Her skiing is getting much better and her glide has really improved. The best part of it all is that she really enjoys the

New Ski Swag

2008-01-22T14:11:00.000-05:00

I just got some new Swag from work today and for once it's one of the coolest tech/sport pieces I have goptten over the past few years. As you can surely tell it's 1.5L bladder bag and a few extra pockets for a first aid kit, wax gear, glasses, a sweater, and some snacks. Guess I'll have to test it out his weekend at on Le Castor at Cap St-Jacques.

Too much public, too little transit

2008-01-08T15:46:00.000-05:00

My buddy Eric has had a letter published in the Old Media: Montreal Gazette:Too much public, too little transitLetterPublished: Monday, December 24 2007The problem with public transport in Montreal is that there is more public than transport.Last Wednesday I waited 45 minutes in the cold and blowing snow for the 168 bus that is supposed to run every 30 minutes (I should have waited 10 minutes).

X-treme Luge at the Golf Course

2007-12-30T17:03:00.000-05:00

So we went to the Golf Course this afternoon for some sledding. Eric and I decided to try out the Luge that we picked up at the Eco-Centre this fall. Hope you all laugh as hard as we did.

Kids Cross Country Ski Tips

2007-12-28T16:31:00.001-05:00

Chloe and I have been doing a lot of Cross Country Skiing this week. Chloe is really starting to enjoy it, she is pretty strong on her skis but also has picked up on the whole sense of adventure that goes hand in hand with the sport. Tonight after work we are heading into the garden with our head lamps to track snow hares. Cool huh! We'll I've been reading the MEC Web site a lot more and it's

I'd like you to Meet Ben

2007-12-24T23:44:00.000-05:00

I'd like you all to meet my nephew Benoit Charles Pollock. He was born on the 18th of December 2007 and weighed only 7 lbs 9 oz. Cute little guy huh! And have you seen all the hair?

SnowBall Fight!!!

2007-12-23T12:58:00.000-05:00

Don't send a lame Holiday eCard. Try JibJab Sendables!We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

SnowDay!

2007-12-17T12:35:00.000-05:00

So the girls have a snow day which is just as well because we got dumped with 40cm over the past couple of days. Madeleine has had an asthma episode so I'm working from home in case Denise needs to take her back to the doctor's. Problem is we can't even get out of our own driveway as you can see. Also have a look at this snow pile across the street, isn't that just insane. It's higher than the

Habs trounce Leafs @ the Bell Centre

2007-12-16T12:16:00.000-05:00

Last night we sat in row C of section 121 to see the Habs finally break their 7 game losing streak at home. And what better team to beat up on than the lackluster Leafs. Somehow Le Canadien were able to capitalise on every Toronto mistake and score on it. From a lucky deflection off a Leaf skate in the crease to give Saku his first of two goals in a long time (17 games I think) to Andrei

There Goes The Property Valuation

2007-12-12T09:35:00.000-05:00

OK So I completely Chevy Chase out and got an 8 foot tall inflatable Frosty the Snowman for the front yard. This thing has got to be the biggest piece of bling/kitch/chintz I have ever bought and it even lights up at night too. I do have a few other other lights around the door and railings, but I have to be careful this year as we only have 100 amps coming into the house. Who knows next year I

The Story Of Stuff

2007-12-04T22:38:00.000-05:00

The Story of Stuff is a great video and a fantastically well narrated tale of how our consumer needs are unsustainable and are not only putting our way of life at risk but are also irreversibly damaging our fragile little Blue Planet. Annie Leonard presence through out the whole video, chatting away in the bottom right hand side keeps the story flowing and not only draws you in to the story but

Go Habs! Go!

2007-11-23T21:18:00.000-05:00

This has got to be some of the best Habs/Leafs smack talk I have seen in a long time.

Guinness Genius

2007-11-12T09:36:00.000-05:00

Guiness Ad - Tipping Point - ZappInternetThanks to Eric for another great Guinness video

Five Popular Misconceptions About the Internet

2007-11-07T14:18:00.001-05:00

1. You can not send an "Internet" to anybody. Even if you're a US Senator2. If you google Google you will NOT break the Internet3 Helping that guy from Nigeria to transfer his money will not makeyou rich, just stupid.4. Yes your parents and your boss really do use the Internet too. SoThey have probably done some pretty stupid stuff that you couldGoogle or find in their temp folders.5. Facebook

You Gotta See This Bird Dance

2007-11-01T10:56:00.000-04:00

This bird sure can dance. Thanks for the link Wills!

That's a lot of Pumpkin Pie

2007-10-29T12:50:00.000-04:00

There's a house on Mayfield in Pointe-Claire that does some pretty cool and scary stuff for Halloween, but I must say that this period house in West Virginia takes the cake.

The Toddlers Song

2007-10-14T19:53:00.000-04:00

If Madeleine were a boy, this video would be her. The song is hysterical and you don't even have to be a parent to find it funny.Thanks to Eric for sending it in.

Indoor Soccer Season Starts this Week

2007-10-14T19:38:00.001-04:00

Bring on another great season of Rovers soccers.

I Finally Made It To The CN Tower

2007-10-12T15:53:00.000-04:00

Ok, so it only took 35 years to get there. But I finally made it to the CN Tower. Still didn't make it up to the top though. I had to catch a flight from Toronto City Airport so after a short cab ride I was sipping espresso's with Stephane Dion MNA and other snooty exec types.At first I couldn't think of M. Dion's name so I snapped his pick and sent out an e-mail from the Treo to get some

Shhh don't tell the Irish about this Head of Guinness

2007-10-12T06:40:00.000-04:00

I know, I know... It's a travesty

17 Other Uses for Tennis Ball

2007-09-10T12:31:00.000-04:00

We had a to buy tennis balls for the bottom of the Chloe's chair at school. This makes a teacher's like a little easier when 25 little 7-8 year olds suddenly get for recess. Well this site has some great ideas for other things you can do with tennis balls. Two of my faves is the Super Screwdriver and the Dryer Fluffer. Here's another good tip on where to get the tennis balls pre-cut and in

Do It Yourself - Jon Eakes

2007-09-09T12:07:00.000-04:00

This book is awesome, I have already used it about twenty times and has already saved me a load of hassle not to mention money. Check it out.

Al initiates me with my own Tool Belt

2007-09-08T13:56:00.000-04:00

I was so moved by Al's gift to me this saturday. The belt is awesome and already filled with toys... Oops I mean tools. He also bought me a copy of Jon Eakes "Do It Yourself" (Chapters details to come). Thanks again Al.

Surfers break wave record and speak out on global warming

2007-09-04T07:51:00.000-04:00

Seventy-one surfers have set the new world record for riding one wave simultaneously in South Africa and speak out on global warming. Newsround's Ellie Crisell reports.

200 meter long spider web found in Texas

2007-08-31T11:26:00.000-04:00

This is a cool story that Steve posted on Digg so I had to post here too. I like spiders for killing flies and squeeters and also for giving Peter Parker his powers and all that but this story has me more than a little creeped out. Steve added "yeah, social spiders. what if they get really organised..."This is just too much like the movie Arachnobia... I wonder if social spiders have subversive

Chloé Fortier : 8 & Under MIP

2007-08-23T10:47:00.000-04:00

Last night, we went to the Valois Pool Award's Night. This is the end of year award's ceremony for the swim team, diving, syncro, and water polo. Chloé had a great first summer in the swim team and had some awesome races too. Most of all she had a lot of fun swimming with her friends and in the process learnt backcrawl and finally started to swim with her face in the water for front crawl. I went

Steph gets a perm

2007-08-12T19:49:00.000-04:00

Steph came around for dinner and the girls decided to do his hair for him. Kids don't try this at home.

Marvel at the awesomenous of the Oka-Hudson ferry!

2007-08-05T11:03:00.000-04:00

On our way back from the Super Aqua Club at Pointe-Calumet, we opted for the ferry to Hudson to avoid trffic on the 640/13. I have taken this ferry more than a few times and have always been lucky enough to bring along somebody who has never bee on such a small ferry. Let's be honest it's floating dock that is tugged and then pushed around by a pimped out 20 year old river boat. It really is

Chocolate Rain

2007-08-03T00:07:00.000-04:00

I have no idea why this is so addictive, it just is.

Sophie loves Chocolate Pie

2007-07-07T18:51:00.001-04:00

Look at that smile.

Rock Climbing with Chloé and her Freinds.

2007-06-30T15:39:00.000-04:00

The second instructor never showed up at Patricia's rock climbing party. Luckily I had brought my harness and accreditation card with me so I helped the kids with their climbing. Chloé is a lot easier to belay the Brian but probably needs as much coaching ;-). In the end the kids had a blast and it was fun watch them go.

Happy Birthday Chloé

2007-06-30T09:30:00.001-04:00

Cake a GrandMaman's House

A Strong Finish for Chloé

2007-06-27T19:55:00.000-04:00

Chloé had her first real race tonight in 8 and under Freestyle. She placed a strong 6th for Valois in her heat against Montreal Ouest. We're really proud of you Chloé

A Weekend on the Trailgator

2007-06-17T20:24:00.000-04:00

What a great weekend to be cycling around Valois and Lakeside Heights. We headed out to Julie's for Mom and Dad's 40th wedding anniversary BBQ on the bikes. It started off well but I got a puncture less than 500 metres from the house. Which was a real shame. However I did manage to patch the tire and we were ok to head back after dinner, swim and some apple bobbing. Today we chilled out in the

Planet Fortier on the go

2007-06-16T14:11:00.001-04:00

So we're mobile now. Just test this post from the Treo 700p. We took this picture at the EPPC School Fête, it was a fun evening. Hopefully there will more posts like this as well as some more traditional ones.

Welcome to Planet Fortier

2007-06-16T14:04:00.001-04:00

Hello World!:)

Endless Pools

2007-04-13T18:36:00.000-04:00

I love swimming, always have, there is something about flowing through water that is simply therapeutic and exhilarating. When I was a kid, I would regularly spend up to 5 to 6 hours a day in the water. You probably don't know this, but you spend that long in the water, you can't breathe properly when you get out: it hurts to take deep breathes and you are forced to cough. It sucks really but

SSiD Stories

2007-04-10T12:42:00.000-04:00

This is a cool thing that I have done a few times except that my main drive everyday just seems to be an ad for North America's largest ISP: Linksys. But seriously, if you have a laptop with Netstumbler or KisMAC or even a Pocket PC with WiFiFofum running while you commute or drive around your neighbourhood, you'll definately come across some cool SSiD's. Drive around for long enough and you

Picks of the Week

2007-03-31T12:40:00.000-04:00

The Unarchiver: Stuffit AlternativeNow I am a big fan of Stuffit Expander, it always does what it has to and the free version does not harass me the way Winzip does and it's pretty feature rich as well. But if you are going to want some more advanced features, you'll love The Unarchiver, it's open source so that means guilt free use and pretty quick feature turnaround. How to Save NewspapersFor

BlackBerry test

2007-03-25T23:19:00.001-04:00

This post is just a test of the email blog function from blogger. I just wanted to know how hard it would be to post from the blackberry. So far the typing part is fine but we'll have to see how it looks once online.Here goes.

RSS BABY! Feed Me Seymour Feed ME!

2007-03-24T15:01:00.000-04:00

Finally got the RSS feed to work. That should be great, just need to add twitter feeds, the AdSense scripts as soon as they come through properly and of course the Google Analytics. I guess the next test will be posting from the BlackBerry and opf course Mo-Blogging phone pictures.

New CSS Layout

2007-03-24T14:01:00.000-04:00

Ok so I have finally finished the new CSS layout. Man this was a lot of work. I know it looks a little web2.0'ish but this is actual version 5.0 of the site since we started the site in 1999. I am pretty excited about this one and we are now using quite a bit of Classic ASP and we'll be introducing some AJAX in the new photo albums. It's all really exciting stuff so I hope you keep us in your RSS

Sophie Pollock

2005-12-06T17:51:00.000-05:00

Sophie José Pollock was born on the 1rst of December, 2005, weighing a very healthy 9lbs 4oz and sporting and full head of hair. Mom and Dad are doing and well and Mathieu is very proud to be a big brother.We went to see her on Friday night, she is lovely and calm and the smile on Julie's face was enough to tell all that she was happy to have had a girl. I can not beleive GrandMa José managed to

Faithless LIVE @ the BIC

2005-12-04T10:44:00.000-05:00

Hi, thought I would send you a little gig report on Faithless. After a fairly crap gig the previous week when I saw Alice Cooper, I needed some one decent to restore my faith in live performances & who better than Faithless. Got to the BIC in time for the first support, a girl called CASS, just recently signed by Rollo this year to cheeky records. A good signing by all accounts, excellent voice &

Pearl Jam Rocks Montreal

2005-09-15T23:58:00.000-04:00

Ok just got back from the Pearl Jam concert at the Bell centre with Mike. I will have a full review later on in the morning but for now here is what I could make of the play list. As usual Eddie did an acoustic number before the opening band which was Sleater-Kinney (what ever you don't call them a girl band)So Pearl Jam then:release meCorduroyLast ExitSave You AnimalEddie talk about Johnny

Coldplay Live in Montreal

2005-08-05T07:54:00.000-04:00

Wednesday night in the "beer garden" of a pub sipping Guinness and wolfing down some Curry & Chips as we wait to see the most anticipated concert of the year: Coldplay. It was only when I sat back to polish off the second pint of Guinness and caught a glimpse of the massive circular CGI building that I realized I'm still in Montreal. Hurley's Pub has a funny way of playing tricks on you like

Isle Of White Festival Report

2005-06-13T21:09:00.000-04:00

Fin "Velma" Love reports on the newly renamed Isle of Wight Festival straight off the plane from another of his jett set gigs in Mallorca:Well I got into Bournemouth Airport from Palma at 12:10 & I was in acar heading for the ferry at Lymington at 13:15....So one car journey,a plane journey, another car journey home, then another car journey tothe ferry terminal, the ferry journey itself,

Touch Typing Update & More Clie Woes

2005-02-11T20:25:00.000-05:00

Well I have officially achieved the intermediate level of Mavis Beacon Teaches You Typingand I seriously think she taunts you. I am now doing running the tutor program on both the desktop as well as the laptop, so I have to repeat the lessons on both machines. I am hoping this will allow me to improve my typing on both machines.--I am officially addicted to Adam Curry's Podcast. I don't own an

What the hell is wrong with the Brits!!!

2005-01-16T23:30:00.000-05:00

Everyday I download news and various web pages from Avantgo, a kind of precursor to RSS & Podcasting. Three of the major channels that I subscribe to are BBC: News, Sports, and Radio One. But sometimes even the Beeb manages to amaze me. For one the Radio One channel has not updated their play list since: 03/06/2004 and then their is the charts; how the hell can anyone say that the BBC and the

Apple Announces Mac Mini

2005-01-12T23:09:00.000-05:00

Well everyone said it was coming! Mac lovers have been talking about the affordable Mac for years, PC users have been using it as the last real excuse not to buy one, myself included, and today old Steve gave everyone what they wanted. The $500 Mac. And thank god it looks nothing like the eMac... I LOVE THIS ONE. Seriously I do, if it wasn't for the three perfectly good XP boxes that I have in

Happy New Year to Everyone

2005-01-01T20:16:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year 2005 to Everyone.This year I am wishing everyone good health because with good healthyou can accomplish anything and handle eveything else that life throwsat you. ..thaanks to Pierre at work for reminding me of that.This will have to be a short one until I can come back and write for longer. You might also want to start marking this spot for the podcast/webcast.-- Francois

Whitesnake Live at the Southampton Guildhall

2004-11-30T01:33:00.000-05:00

One of my best friend saw Whitesnake on Saturday Night (27/11/2004) at the Southampton Guildhall in Hampshire, UK. He g-mailed me his review and I wet myself laughing at so much I had to ask to him if I could post on the site. Well sure enough he agreed and as I was putting the page together I though to myself that readers should get to see who wrote the article so I started routing through the

Touch Typing or Key Pecking

2004-11-17T22:05:00.000-05:00

I have been using a keyboard for over 22 years now and I am selfconfessed key pecker. I can usually get some pretty good speed out ofit too. The only problem is that when I make a mistake I am sofocussed on the keybaord that I don't notice it until four or fivewords later. What I would like to be able to do is be able to keep myeyes on the screen so I can get more work done and spend less

New Servers For Planete Fortier

2004-11-10T20:40:00.000-05:00

It's been a while since I last blogged. We had some problems with our server in the United Kingdom which mostly reliabilty and speed of service. I am rather annopyed because I have been a strong supporter of local business for long time but in some cases, especially this one, it really is better to move on to bigger host that has dedicated support staff and native support for databases. This new

Sony Clié Key Board

2004-06-04T22:44:00.000-04:00

This a test of the mini keyboard on the Sony Clié. What I should do is try and write a whole blog just to see how well it performs for longer writing sessions. I have to admit that so far it's not too bad and the keys aren't too small either. Finding certain keys that I am use to hitting blindfolded is a bit of a nightmare, but I guess it is no different than using any new keyboard for

New Photoalbum Pages

2004-05-25T00:13:00.000-04:00

I've just added a page to the photoalbum for Chloé's work at Nursery School: Busy Fours. It's just some of the art she has done since she start attending in January (2004). This year she has come a long way and only recently has she been able to draw poeple with faces and limbs. Now I think that is pretty impressive for a soon to be 4 year old but I will let you be the judge. I have also added a

Testing the settings

2004-05-23T09:41:00.000-04:00

Sometimes when you are used to doing things one way, you have a tendency to try and do everything that way. For example, this site has a template that I use and have created in Dreamweaver. It uses ASP and for some reason after recreating the template in the blogger format, I can only get the first page to load. The other pages seem to have been written properly but they just don't load up.

Welcome to Planete Fortier

2004-05-22T17:01:00.000-04:00

Well after much debating, I have finally caved in an created a web log using Blogger rather than building one myself. I had actually started building one earlier this year. The underlying database seemed pretty simple and the blog and comment entry pages are very easy to write using Dreamweaver and ASP. I guess the thing that made me reconsider it was the eventual size of the database and being

One great Pub Crawl

2003-05-10T22:02:00.000-04:00

This was a great day out at the pub. Just before we came over to Canada, Fin and I went out on a ride and met up with the Kids at the pub. Chloe and Conner were so cute with each other and we had some fantastic Fish and Chips.