Opinion

OK, there are quite a few good ones - most of which have been re-hashed in the press many, many times already. So I won't spend too much time on those, because I'm sure we all have our favorites.

I believe the six-and-a-half year wait was absolutely worth it. Whistler has it going on in the Village without the problems you have seen in Vancouver. The energy in the village is like no other and the patriotism speaks for itself.

While the rest of the tech world is falling over itself to develop the best iPhone clone, Microsoft has gone in a slightly different direction by forgoing apps in favour of an interface that is somewhat dynamic.

She grew up wanting to be an actress. And given her bountiful energy - and can-do attitude - it wasn't a bad choice for the young West Coaster.

And now it's almost over.

While the rest of the tech world is falling over itself to develop the best iPhone clone, Microsoft has gone in a slightly different direction by forgoing apps in favour of an interface that is somewhat dynamic.

She grew up wanting to be an actress. And given her bountiful energy - and can-do attitude - it wasn't a bad choice for the young West Coaster.

I spent much of the last almost seven years with a frown on my face, a sour taste in my mouth with any mention of the Olympics. I was at home not even thinking about watching the opening ceremonies and then I talked with a friend and turned them on.

When you get right down to it the Olympics are, as we have said before, about people. People from all corners of the world coming together, people discovering their limits and abilities, people overcoming obstacles to achieve goals.

Despite the size of the video game market - it outpaced Hollywood for the first time in 2008, then posted an estimated $57 billion in worldwide revenues in 2009 - there are only a few game companies that are actually making a regular profit, usually