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This
has been a year of change and challenge, but I have on the whole enjoyed
it. If life weren't exciting, where would we be? Here are some of
the things that I am doing personally or that I am interested in.
I am very interested in Art Deco architecture, and there are several
examples of wonderful Art Deco buildings in Ottawa, however they are
not generally well known, so I thought I could help fill the gap a
bit. I don't have as much time as I would like to pursue looking for
these buildings, and photographing them, however I will try to add
to this page whenever I can. Please let me know what you think of
my Ottawa Art Deco page.
 
I have begun experimenting with the Linux operating system, for a
variety of reasons. I have been interested and skirting the use of
Linux for many years, and have several friends who are fervent believers.
I have continued to be disappointed in recent years with the complexity
and inflexibility of applications like MS Outlook, and their insistence
on taking over all aspects of my computer - even when I don't want
them to. I now have a computer running Mandrake
Linux 9.0, with a GUI (Graphical User Interface) called KDE,
which is really nicely conceived (and is included with the Mandrake
distribution).
Sept.
2003: Update on Cool Edit: The company that makes Cool Edit, Syntrillium
software, was BOUGHT by Adobe Software in May of 2003 (press
release and update) Adobe has launched a rebranded product called
Adobe
Audition. I have yet to upgrade so I cannot speak to this
software. All I know is that Cool Edit is an astonishing software.
Assuming Adobe has not messed with that, you should check it out.
For those of you old enough to have these, you know all those vinyl
LP's that you love? The ones that despite hours of searching in record
stores and online, you simply cannot find? I have found the solution
and am implementing it. I am recording the LPs onto my PC in WAV format,
and then cleaning them up with a fantastic piece of software called
Cool Edit 2000. Then I burn them onto CD, for playing in my CD player.
I have also been putting them into MP3 format to play on the PC. If
you are interested in trying this, I strongly recommend the Cool
Edit 2000 software (now Adobe
Audition, see above), check it out. I will put up a new page soon
explaining the exact process I use. In addition, I don't just burn
them to simple old CD-Rs - I am using the great Vinyl CD-Rs from E3Works,
they look like LP's but work like CD's. The Warning on the box is
almost worth the purchase price!
About Tim
If you are interested in who I am, you can download my current profile
in Adobe PDF format here (44Kb
).
This gives you a basic overview of my professional career. If that
really interests you, you can also download my resume here (83Kb
).
Eventually I will put some more personal information up here, like
a short biography, but I am not there yet.
Volvos
Now you talk about a bright spot, I really love Volvos. After some
horrific experiences with Chrysler - particularly a minivan that went
through three transmissions before we finally gave it away in disgust
- we now enjoy our two Volvos immensely. They are safe, fuel-efficient
cars and pioneered in being as environmentally friendly as a car can
be.
Below is my 1985 244 DL, in really nice condition. It presently has
355,000 kilometres on it (Nov.2004). I bought it from the original
owner, Claude Trepannier, who drove it primarily between Ottawa, Montreal
and Toronto on business. It has been maintained carefully over the
years and I intend to continue that trend.

This is our 1998 Volvo V70 wagon, which we bought to replace the minivan
(a horrible Chrysler Voyageur - I will never purchase another Chrysler
product!), and our main thoughts were fuel economy and safety, as
this is the car Connie uses primarily with the boys. We already know
it can carry all of the hockey, soccer, snow sleds, and other sundry
equipment that seems to come along with having two active young boys.
It is an excellent vehicle.
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