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Windows 8 marches on

Windows 8 marches on

Last week, Microsoft released the Consumer Preview version (a.k.a. Public Beta) of Windows 8, which of course followed the Developer Preview released back in September 2011.
Letters to the Editor for the week of March 8th, 2012

Letters to the Editor for the week of March 8th, 2012

Not a waster of tax dollars
Arts and culture front and centre

Arts and culture front and centre

The hornets’ nest that RMI funding had threatened to become should get a little less frenzied with council’s appointment tonight of an RMI oversight committee and a Festivals, Events and Animation oversight committee.
Death in the mountains: A Cascadian tragedy in three parts

Death in the mountains: A Cascadian tragedy in three parts

"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time." - Mark Twain T he avalanche slams into me like I was standing still. No transition. No warning.
Letters to the Editor for the week of March 1st, 2012

Letters to the Editor for the week of March 1st, 2012

Time for capacity-building
Conciliation not conflict the answer in teacher-contract talks

Conciliation not conflict the answer in teacher-contract talks

It's tough out there right now in the workplace. We all know that. A day doesn't go by without us hearing or reading about the number of unemployed in Canada, the U.S.
The future of blogs

The future of blogs

Many of the leading blog hosts had the right idea a few years ago when they branched into hosting mainstream websites.
Council's Action Plan signals new direction

Council's Action Plan signals new direction

The headlines coming out of Tuesday’s council meeting were, rightfully, all about the fact that Whistler taxpayers will not see property taxes increased this year, for the first time in a decade.
Letters to the Editor for the week of Feb 23rd, 2012

Letters to the Editor for the week of Feb 23rd, 2012

From Whistler with love
Timeline — a reason to switch to Google+?

Timeline — a reason to switch to Google+?

I've never been one to complain (too much) about Facebook's frequent user interface updates — most of them have been annoying at best and after a few minutes to orient yourself you can generally figure out where everything is and get used to it