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Give Yourself a Pedicure with PedEgg

Comments 7 by Rebecca Bollwitt

I think I’ve had maybe 3 pedicures in my life, most recently at Element in Yaletown with Keira just before her birthday back in December. It was lovely and I particularly loved sitting in massage chairs, getting the royal treatment from the knee down and spending some down time with a friend. Photo credit: Derek […]

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H&M Vancouver and the Apple Store, a Match Made in Heaven

Comments 12 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Recently malls have offered lounge areas in their corridors where you’ll find a throw rug, leather arm chairs, maybe a couch, and a handful of husbands camping out until their wives resurface with the credit cards at which time they become porters, carrying all goods purchased out to the vehicle. I for one know that […]

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Metro Vancouver Park Series: Ambleside Park

Comments 8 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Next up in the Metro Vancouver Park Series is a guest post written by Terry from West Van who covers the beautiful and multi-functional Ambleside Park. Ambleside Park is the best know attraction in West Vancouver that is not a shopping mall or a ferry terminal. West Vancouver’s citizens gather at Ambleside to socialize, engage […]

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Happy Birthday Ethan

Comments 5 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Sometimes Auntie Becky can get wrapped up in work, blogging, and social media events that no matter how fun they are, they still run her down and make her forget really important things. She’s feeling really, really bad today that she missed your birthday yesterday Ethan because you’re such a great little guy and she […]

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WordCamp Vancouver 2008 Live Blog

Comments 35 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Tonight’s WordCamp Vancouver has received the stamp of approval by the WordPress overlords and has been listed on WordCamp Central, the official WordCamp site. WordPress is build on PHP and a backend MySQL database. In plain English it’s what millions of people (including Miss604.com) use as a blogging and content management system. Here’s the official […]

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NOFX and No Use For A Name Play the Commodore

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Okay, seriously, how come no one told me about this show? It’s happening in just under two weeks and I just stumbled upon it while browsing upcoming events at the Commodore. What: NOFX with No Use For A Name and American Steel When: May 9, 2008 Where: Commodore Ballroom Hm, perhaps no one knew I […]

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Stanley Park Domain Name Battle

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

We’ve all heard of people registering potentially popular domain names in the early ages of the internet, one in particular that comes to mind is Rogers Video, whose “dot com” was a place where you could see videos alright, but they were completely unrelated to the actual video rental chain… and not suitable for children. […]

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Vancouver Social Media Scene: WordCamp, DrupalCamp, NetSquared, Launch Party 4

Comments 6 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Hustling and bustling with all sorts of social media, web, and internetty activity Vancouver’s Social Media dance card is rather full for the month of May. Here’s what will be happening around town (and what will more than likely be live blogged). What: WordPress Camp Vancouver When: Wednesday April 30th, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm Where: […]

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WPtouch Theme Preview, WordPress on the iPhone

Comments 17 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The good folks at Brave New Code, specifically Dale Mugford and Duane Storey (or “D Squared” as I have just this minute decided to call them) have been working on a theme for mobile viewing of your WordPress blog. Here’s how it works: Coming this Wednesday WPtouch will be released to the world Head to […]

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