http://peterandersen.com It's a blog, get over it. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:53:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Didn't think it would happen, but it did.  Rogers has now announced that they will offer a $30/month data add-on option to their plans that provides 6gb of data.  It's not unlimited, but I actually think it might as well be as that's a pretty big chunk of data per ... http://peterandersen.com/2008/07/09/rogers-caves/ [flickr]photo:2639622427[/flickr] Finally!  For those that don't know the drawn-out saga, it has been about 2 years since this idea first began in our brains.  Truth be told, we always wanted some kind of usable garage at our house (there is currently a very narrow single car "closet" attached to the side).  ... http://peterandersen.com/2008/07/04/renovations-have-begun/ Your so-called lack of competition just kicked you in the privates.  Bell Mobility has announced an unlimited data plan with the Samsung Instinct.  It's no iPhone but it's close, and at monthly voice and UNLIMITED data plans starting at $40, that's a pretty big slap in your general direction. Your move. http://peterandersen.com/2008/07/03/wake-up-rogers/ It appears I have received a response to my 2nd e-mail to Rogers/Fido: Dear Peter Anderson, <--- yes they spelled my name wrong, gotta love that Thank you for taking the time to write to us, we appreciate your use of online customer service. In your recent e-mail you have informed us that ... http://peterandersen.com/2008/07/01/rogers-iphone-et-al/ Well, my e-mail to Rogers has received a response.  This isn't surprising, as their customer support is actually not bad.  Plus they are somewhat obligated to at least respond. I would say least response is probably accurate in this case, too. The e-mail has a strong generic ring to it, and ... http://peterandersen.com/2008/06/30/response-from-rogers/ Having just announced their new "high value" iPhone voice/data plans in preparation for the July 11th launch, Rogers has managed to completely disappoint once again.  Not only have they charged excessive rates for small amounts of data, they have LIMITED that data to low numbers.  An unlimited data plan simply ... http://peterandersen.com/2008/06/27/an-open-letter-to-rogers-wireless/ I am pleased to say that 6 of my photos from this year's Pender Harbour Blues Festival were published in the local papers last week.  Two in The Local, four in the Coast Reporter. [flickr]photo:2585530893[/flickr] [flickr]photo:2585529413[/flickr] Great to see, especially the Coast Reporter article which appeared on the front page of their Arts ... http://peterandersen.com/2008/06/16/blues-festival-photos-published/ I had the privilege of being asked by my brother Chris to come shoot the Pender Harbour Blues Festival this last weekend.  He is the recently appointed President of the PH Blues Society and put together an awesome lineup for this year's event. I came over on the ferry Friday afternoon, checked ... http://peterandersen.com/2008/06/11/2008-pender-harbour-blues-festival/ I'm happy to say I have finally launched an online photo gallery on SmugMug.  Hats off to Duane for doing a lot of research (presented at Northern Voice '08) and recommending this site.  Thankfully I was able to use him as a referral which I think benefited both of us. SmugMug ... http://peterandersen.com/2008/06/05/smugmug-gallery-now-online/ Back from the mini-vacation, too soon I think.  4 nights isn't long, but tried to make the most of it while we were there.  Weather was 50/50, with really only one stellar afternoon.  Really only got to about 14 degrees at best, most of the time hovering around 10 - ... http://peterandersen.com/2008/06/01/tofino-2008-part-ii/