Author Archives: Wayne Borean

About Wayne Borean

Over the past 35 years Wayne Borean has held a variety of positions, in a variety of industries. In addition to be one of the few people in North America capable of designing catalytic converter cores, he has travelled all over North America, spent time in China, was involved with the Industrial Truck Standards Development Foundation, was a parent representative on his children's School Council, helped start and run FilKONtario, has edited Wikipedia (but then who hasn't), plays guitar (badly), is married, has three adult children, has a 20,000+ book library, and writes articles on just about anything that catches his fancy. He's also a bad tempered old bastard. This is Liberty Hall. You can spit on the mat, and call the cat a bastard.

Book “Consumption” Survey

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Wayne Borean

The Publishing Perspectives website is running a book “consumption” survey. Right, so they think we are eating the books… Seriously though, there’s not enough information on how reading habits have shifted in the first half of 2012. Please pass this … Continue reading →

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Twitter Spam and Scrivener

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Wayne Borean

I hate spam. I really do. A while back I volunteered to run a Twitter newsletter, using the Paper.li web software. I thought it was easy to set up, but the other person involved couldn’t make it work, so I … Continue reading →

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FilKONtario 22 – April 20 – 22 2012

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Wayne Borean

FilKONtario, Ontario’s Filk Music Convention is only two weeks away. This year the con is April 20 – 22, 2012. There are still some rooms available in the convention room block as of today, but not many. For more information on … Continue reading →

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Canadian Party Politics – The NDP Convention

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Wayne Borean

Or with the wrong candidate, it could be the beginning of the end. I never did meet Jack Layton, but I knew several people who did, including a couple of people who lived in his riding. Everyone described him as … Continue reading →

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Canadian Party Politics – An Analysis – Updated 1X

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Wayne Borean

“It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.” – Sir Winston Churchill Party Politics Federal Party Politics in Canada is an exciting and dangerous sport. Ask the ex-leaders … Continue reading →

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Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus – Commentary

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Wayne Borean

  American Patent law is a mess. When a small section of law ends up being appealed to the United States Supreme Court so often, it is an indication that: The law is badly written Powerful interest groups are trying … Continue reading →

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Amazon Isn’t Evil (But…)

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Wayne Borean

Amazon isn’t evil. Amazon isn’t good. Amazon is a company, and morality isn’t something that a company can partake of. The individuals who work for the company, yes. The company itself, no. This article is aimed at Small Press publishers, … Continue reading →

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iPad Failures

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Wayne Borean

I have a confession to make. Kleo and I own an iPad.

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The New World of Publishing: The Big Hurry – A Different Look

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Wayne Borean

  Dean Wesley Smith has been writing an excellent series of articles titled The New World of Publishing. I highly recommend them. The only problem is that Dean knows his subject so well, that sometimes his presentation isn’t clear. I … Continue reading →

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John Degen’s Article – The Attack On Creativity

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Wayne Borean

John Degen is terrified. He’s scared of the future. I can’t blame him. Change is scary. It has John ranting about all the people who want to steal from him, and not looking at all the people who want to … Continue reading →

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