http://andrew.danks.ca/ The articles published on danks.ca Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 en-us http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/i-hate-the-new-ipod-nano/ http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/i-hate-the-new-ipod-nano/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The new iPod nano sucks. There is no camera. The previous generation iPod nano was able to shoot video and take pictures. You cannot watch videos on it. The previous generation iPod nano was able to play videos. So far it seems like a step backwards. But behold, there are some spectacular new [...] http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/kindles-success/ http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/kindles-success/ Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Just wanted to share something not important, but perhaps relatively thought provoking for Amazon shareholders. Read on. Amazon Kindle is our #1 bestselling item for two years running. It's also the most-wished-for, most-gifted, and has the most 5-star reviews of any product on Amazon. I suppose that would be the case if you [...] http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/love-at-uoft/ http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/love-at-uoft/ Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The University of Toronto is a big place. Finding the right love at UofT may be like finding the right tree in a forest. Now, after you forgive my banal analogy, I have something big to share... This summer I'll be working with a team of enthusiastic students who want [...] http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/a-more-anomalous-course-description/ http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/a-more-anomalous-course-description/ Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:49:27 -0400 The UofT Course Calendar is practically my bible. I feel that I know all the course codes; at least for subjects that interest me. And I bet I'm not the only one who feels this way. It is just something I always find myself browsing through and inevitably discovering more [...] http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/new-generation-robbed-me/ http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/new-generation-robbed-me/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 So I got the Ume Box yesterday at New Generation Sushi (Urbanspoon). Lots of food, only $8.95 - you get 6 sushi rolls, soup, salad, teriyaki chicken (or beef/salmon/pork), tempura shrimp and vegetables, a few dumplings, a spring roll, and ice cream. Can't go wrong with that, right? I only [...] http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/apple-bites-google-in-its-latest-version-of-safari/ http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/apple-bites-google-in-its-latest-version-of-safari/ Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 About a week ago, the same day Apple unveiled iPhone 4, they quietly announced an update to their Safari browser, which again, boasts its superior performance to other browsers in rendering JavaScript and HTML. The Reader feature in the new Safari 5 is not standard among other browsers. It seems [...] http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/me-at-university/ http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/me-at-university/ Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 This article is solely dedicated to my four-year tenure at the University of Toronto. I will outline all the courses I am taking along with brief feedback for the courses I have already taken. Now, let us begin. Year 1 Courses completed: Analysis I, Algebra I, Algebra II, Intro to Computer Programming, [...] http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/engadgets-unsound-review-htc-evo-4g/ http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/engadgets-unsound-review-htc-evo-4g/ Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Chris Ziegler at Engadget writes a biased, naive review of Sprint's new HTC EVO 4G, followed by several comments by gullible techies who seem to insidiously worship any device that rivals Apple's iPhone. I will show you Ziegler's needless and colloquial use of adjectives, for the purpose of persuasion, which [...] http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/acknowledgements/ http://andrew.danks.ca/articles/acknowledgements/ Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400 I don't have a formal page to address those who diligently release code and graphics free for web developers to use on their own websites. More often than enough, they don't ask to be credited. This opens the door to my support of open-source software, but I won't get [...]