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Rexall wins. A buck cheaper and closer to my office.

2:39PM Thu, May 24 2012

In reply to: " Anyone know a place where I can get a watch battery replaced over my lunch break downtown? Ideally nearer to 109 Street. #yeg " -Asked by @ink_slinger

A bit farther north than is convenient for me, but I'll likely pop-in after work if I can't find 'em somewhere closer.

12:45PM Thu, May 24 2012

In reply to: " Anyone know a place where I can get a watch battery replaced over my lunch break downtown? Ideally nearer to 109 Street. #yeg " -Asked by @ink_slinger

Where do you work, anyway?

12:43PM Thu, May 24 2012

In reply to: " Anyone know a place where I can get a watch battery replaced over my lunch break downtown? Ideally nearer to 109 Street. #yeg " -Asked by @ink_slinger

Alright, I managed to get the watch open. Battery code is SR626SW

12:32PM Thu, May 24 2012

In reply to: " Anyone know a place where I can get a watch battery replaced over my lunch break downtown? Ideally nearer to 109 Street. #yeg " -Asked by @ink_slinger

I have no idea.

12:12PM Thu, May 24 2012

In reply to: " Anyone know a place where I can get a watch battery replaced over my lunch break downtown? Ideally nearer to 109 Street. #yeg " -Asked by @ink_slinger

I never got into Death Cab, which is weird since I really like the Postal Service.

2:10PM Fri, November 04 2011

In reply to: " What is up with my recent Coldplay obsession? I only own one of their albums (A rush of blood to the head). What are the other good ones? " -Asked by @alexiskienlen

I can't talk. I own XY. I can't remember the last time I actually listened to it, though.

2:04PM Fri, November 04 2011

In reply to: " What is up with my recent Coldplay obsession? I only own one of their albums (A rush of blood to the head). What are the other good ones? " -Asked by @alexiskienlen

There are no good Coldplay albums. But I do think "Clocks" is a good song.

1:58PM Fri, November 04 2011

In reply to: " What is up with my recent Coldplay obsession? I only own one of their albums (A rush of blood to the head). What are the other good ones? " -Asked by @alexiskienlen

Yes, but it's been a while. Thanks for the reminder.

2:47PM Tue, October 04 2011

In reply to: " What are some good (and preferably locally owned) restaurants in the downtown arts district? #yeg #yegfood " -Asked by @ink_slinger

Yep. I've got them on my list. I just feel like I'm forgetting a few places and I want to know all of my options. :)

2:44PM Tue, October 04 2011

In reply to: " What are some good (and preferably locally owned) restaurants in the downtown arts district? #yeg #yegfood " -Asked by @ink_slinger

I didn't even realize that Yuk Yuks had TVs. Will they be projecting it on the wall behind the stage?

2:31PM Thu, September 01 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know a good place to watch @cfl_esks games if I don't have tickets? Is there a particularly good bar for watching CFL games? " -Asked by @ink_slinger

Breaded chicken?

11:04PM Mon, August 22 2011

In reply to: " Man, why does the US get the best flavours of Subway sandwiches? " -Asked by @ink_slinger

Cool. Hopefully, I will make it out. Do I need to RSVP or can I just show up?

4:06PM Tue, July 05 2011

In reply to: " How do I find out about upcoming #smbyeg events? " -Asked by @ink_slinger

Oh, and what time? Breakfast time, obviously, but how early?

3:30PM Tue, July 05 2011

In reply to: " How do I find out about upcoming #smbyeg events? " -Asked by @ink_slinger

I just want to be able to stay in the loop as to when & where upcoming #smbyeg will be. Also: is there a cost beyond my food?

3:27PM Tue, July 05 2011

In reply to: " How do I find out about upcoming #smbyeg events? " -Asked by @ink_slinger

Generally, yes. At least in #yeg they are usually part of a full restaurant.

5:42PM Wed, June 15 2011

In reply to: " What are some oyster bars in Edmonton? I know of Von's, the Sobey's cafe on 105, & Treasury. Are there others? Are they good? #yeg #yegfood " -Asked by @ink_slinger

@bingofuel Does this mean that I'm not very cool, since I plan on answering honestly?

8:35PM Tue, May 03 2011

In reply to: " My goal for the 2011 census: make Stats Can say, "There's a house in central #yeg occupied by 3 homosexual Jedi knights! What are the odds?" " -Asked by @bingofuel

Yep. I'm used to the way HootSuite's interface works, so I overlooked the obvious. Thanks for your help. :)

7:38PM Sun, April 24 2011

In reply to: " Ok, how do I view columns from accounts other than my primary twitter acct using Tweetdeck for Android? " -Asked by @ink_slinger

Yep.

4:22PM Tue, April 05 2011

In reply to: " Question: Since upgrading to #Froyo, my avatar no longer shows up on my outgoing texts. Just shows the generic #Android picture. Any ideas? " -Asked by @ink_slinger

I always manage to lose one (but not both) of my leather gloves by the time the next winter rolls around.

2:50PM Tue, March 22 2011

In reply to: " How do I manage to keep my $5 gloves for years but I lose my nice leather ones within months? " -Asked by @jenfong

@alexiskienlen I've found this site (provided by the UASU) to be a useful resource even after I had graduated http://ow.ly/49Cje

4:18PM Mon, March 07 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of any #yeg specific listings that would help my cousin get a room/sublet for summer? She got a summer job at U of A hosp. " -Asked by @alexiskienlen

I'm pretty sure all of the local brewery's offer that. All three of them are setup for it, at least. #yegbeer #yeg

12:37PM Thu, February 03 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know which local breweries offer Private Tours & Tastings? I wanna set up a "Girls Night!" #yeg #yegbeer " -Asked by @BadAmber

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Simply keeping a giant water bottle on my desk used to work for me. Then I kept forgetting to bring it to work...

12:15PM Tue, January 25 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone have any tips on how to avoid dehydration by remembering to actually drink water throughout the day? " -Asked by @oaktober

You go the opposite way and do Formal Fridays (I actually know a few people who do this).

3:23PM Fri, January 21 2011

In reply to: " if jeans and a t-shirt are the new suit and tie, what is the new biz-cas-fri outfit? " -Asked by @elmcafe

Thanks!

11:20AM Fri, January 14 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know anything about #ualberta's decision to use Gmail? I'm doing some research into this & any links/tips would be appreciated. " -Asked by @ink_slinger

Thanks! That actually answers at least one of my questions.

4:21PM Thu, January 13 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know anything about #ualberta's decision to use Gmail? I'm doing some research into this & any links/tips would be appreciated. " -Asked by @ink_slinger

although I also don't like that, since I used twitpic before hootsuite, my images are forced to be split across 2 different sites

10:55PM Thu, December 09 2010

In reply to: " How do I make HootSuite for Android share pictures using my Twitpic account instead of the ow.ly pic site? I hate the ow.ly site. " -Asked by @ink_slinger

Will do. Thanks!

8:27PM Thu, December 02 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know if any stores in #yeg sell bison jerky? #yegfood " -Asked by @ink_slinger

A combined gift would be better. And, it have to be something that can go through the mail, since they're in Newfoundland.

1:03PM Thu, December 02 2010

In reply to: " I need a small but thoughtful #xmas gift for @Like_A_Fox's parents. And she's being no help. Any ideas to get the not-quite-in-laws? " -Asked by @ink_slinger

I have a link bookmarked...on my home PC...I can send it to you later (can't find it by Googling).

4:30PM Wed, December 01 2010

In reply to: " Tech question: how do I sync my entire ITunes music library from a PC with my Mac? " -Asked by @Jasmine09

That's a damn good question. But, hey, even gorillas deserve the right to family planning, right?

5:43PM Sat, November 27 2010

In reply to: " Does the fact they know birth control pills work on gorillas mean they tested them on gorillas? Aren't gorillas endangered? " -Asked by @michaelappleby

I always pay extra for the organic ones. They seem to taste better. Could be all in my head, though.

1:33PM Wed, November 10 2010

In reply to: " Dear #yeg where can I find a good price for a ton of strawberries right now? And not gross looking ones :P Thanks in advance! " -Asked by @frostedbetty

Yeah, I think I will probably rent once or twice before I take the plunge, so thanks for the recommendation.

3:14PM Tue, November 02 2010

In reply to: " Dear #yeg - As winter approaches, I hope to get into Xcountry skiing. What's a good starter set? Also, what are some good local trails? " -Asked by @ink_slinger

I don't think so, but I'll try updating my reader just in case.

2:09PM Fri, October 22 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to repair a damaged PDF file? " -Asked by @ink_slinger

I can't seem to figure out where the file originally came from. That's the problem.

2:09PM Fri, October 22 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to repair a damaged PDF file? " -Asked by @ink_slinger

I have a feeling it didn't, even though it probably should have. I don't know for sure, though.

6:06PM Mon, September 20 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know if the "great recession" affected the average square footage of a new single-family home? Still seeing a lot of McMansions. " -Asked by @quzar

Do they? I thought the signs just said "fall." But, I agree that it looks nowhere near ready.

4:14PM Fri, September 17 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know when the Oodle Noodle on Jasper/109 is set to open? #yeg #yegfood " -Asked by @ink_slinger

Nope.

2:55PM Fri, September 17 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know when the Oodle Noodle on Jasper/109 is set to open? #yeg #yegfood " -Asked by @ink_slinger

@eadnams @giannii For Joomla. But, everything is working just fine. No problems.

4:58PM Wed, September 08 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know a good comments plug-in for Joomla blogs? There are a lot to choose from, & I'm not sure which ones are better than others. " -Asked by @ink_slinger

Sorry about that. Anyway, thanks for the recommendation. Disqus install took all of 1 second and it works great.

3:57PM Wed, September 08 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know a good comments plug-in for Joomla blogs? There are a lot to choose from, & I'm not sure which ones are better than others. " -Asked by @ink_slinger

@giannii Nothing at all, as it turns out.

3:52PM Wed, September 08 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know a good comments plug-in for Joomla blogs? There are a lot to choose from, & I'm not sure which ones are better than others. " -Asked by @ink_slinger

@eadnams Apparently, Disqus was not discontinued. I must have confused it was another service. Weird.

3:44PM Wed, September 08 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know a good comments plug-in for Joomla blogs? There are a lot to choose from, & I'm not sure which ones are better than others. " -Asked by @ink_slinger

I thought Disqus was discontinuing service.

3:35PM Wed, September 08 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know a good comments plug-in for Joomla blogs? There are a lot to choose from, & I'm not sure which ones are better than others. " -Asked by @ink_slinger

There's a late-night weather woman on CBC, too, but I'm not sure if she's actually a meteorologist or not.

1:36PM Sat, August 07 2010

In reply to: " Does Edmonton have any women in the meteorologist role, beyond Nicola Crosbie? Is she the only one? " -Asked by @Erin_Despas

There is also Stephanie Barsby on CBC.

1:23PM Sat, August 07 2010

In reply to: " Does Edmonton have any women in the meteorologist role, beyond Nicola Crosbie? Is she the only one? " -Asked by @Erin_Despas

No problem.

1:27PM Wed, July 21 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know if there is an Edmonton Film Critics Association? Or something like it? #film #yeg @edmfilmfest @thenfb " -Asked by @mondojay

I've never heard of such a thing, but #FAVA might be able to hook you up. Check their site. http://www.fava.ca/

12:48PM Wed, July 21 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know if there is an Edmonton Film Critics Association? Or something like it? #film #yeg @edmfilmfest @thenfb " -Asked by @mondojay

Excellent. We should head down there sometime, too, since it's now in the neighbourhood.

10:37PM Tue, June 15 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know if Co Co Di is opened in it's new location? #yeg #yegfood " -Asked by @ink_slinger

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Cool. Good to know.

10:36PM Tue, June 15 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know if Co Co Di is opened in it's new location? #yeg #yegfood " -Asked by @ink_slinger

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I thought infant and baby were interchangeable. And after 1-2 years, the kid becomes a toddler.

2:24PM Tue, May 25 2010

In reply to: " Question for story I'm writing: when does an infant become a baby? " -Asked by @lizwithey

I was actually wondering the same thing earlier today; most people said that it'll be filled for the long weekend.

8:58PM Mon, May 17 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know when they plan to open the fountain/wading pool at the Legislature? #yeg #googlefailedme " -Asked by @stormbrew

From what I've heard, it's the best. But, I haven't heard much, so it's hard to say how accurate that is.

1:00PM Tue, March 30 2010

In reply to: " does anyone know if rosetta stone works? not a lot of foreign language training up here... " -Asked by @shannonsortland