So Misguided

J.K. Rowling, my favourite author of Harry Potter, has released book of handwritten fairy tales. It’s up for auction at London Sotheby’s with a starting bid of $60,000. The proceeds go to the Children’s Voice Foundation, a charity that works with child victims of neglect and abuse in Eastern Europe.

Here’s a video of Jo talking about the book:
http://video.the-leaky-cauldron.org/video/889

Posted by Monique at 08:49 AM. Filed under: Books • Harry Potter • News •

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Get on the Google Bus!

As an infrequent transit user, I’m often flummoxed by the transit schedule. If my route requires only one bus, I go outside and stand at a bus stop. I ask questions of the driver or fellow transit users.

If my route requires me to take more than one bus and I need to arrive at a certain time, I try to use the TransLink Scheduling website. It’s not that bad, but it’s not that intuitive either.

Now I can take the Google bus.

TransLink is the first Canadian bus system to provide data for Google’s transit trip planning system. Since it’s still in beta, and I’m not a regular bus user, I haven’t had a chance to use the system yet. Seems easy enough:

1. Go to www.google.com/transit

2. Click on the “Vancouver” link, in the list on the page.

3. Enter your starting location or address. If your start or end point is in Vancouver, you can just enter the address, like 970 Burrard. If it’s a neighbouring municipality, enter a comma after the street address and then the municipality’s name afterward (i.e. 4711 Kingsway, Burnaby).

Thanks to Morgan News for the transit tip.

Posted by Monique at 10:37 PM. Filed under: Technology •

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