The other day, on February 22nd, 2020, Orangeville Hydro was reporting that there was a power outage in parts of town. I have to give credit to the local utility; they are usually pretty responsive to outages, at any time of the day, and any day of the week. Their Twitter account is generally pretty […]
Another Power Outage In Orangeville Read More »
A warning about Wind Hellas and Cosmote – two of the major telecom companies in Greece that provide internet, mobile phone and landline phone service. If you are planning on visiting Greece for an extended time and think it should be fairly simple to get internet service, you would be wrong. Truly, these companies are
Greek Telecom Companies – Truly Disappointing Wind & Cosmote Read More »
For those of you still following “Ianism,” and those that might be interested (if you have a business website, you should be), we’ve published an in-depth article on website speed issues. We’re seeing so many “new” web development agencies come along that really have no clue about the importance of website speed, image sizes, correct
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Ahhh! Real genuine Greek souvlaki – honestly, there’s nothing like it anywhere else, at least that I have ever found in Southern Ontario. And one of the best you’ll get is at a restaurant in Nea Filadelfeia, a suburb of Athens, Greece. It was my first evening back in Greece (since January – and my
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Starting a new business is not easy. So many people try to claim that it is, but every business takes a lot of effort, thought, planning, and often, overcoming unforeseen circumstances. KirIan, a partnership between Greek resident K. Iordanou and myself has been no different, but we’ve finally got our first product ready for sale
KirIan – With Greek Oregano – Has Been Launched! Read More »
It’s been a great year, both personally and business wise. Thank you to all, and wishing you a wonderful Christmas and a fantastic 2018. Merry Christmas From Orangeville
The Ian Scott Group Wishes You A Merry Christmas Read More »
About ten days ago, I wrote about my struggles with online planners, task managers and calendars, and how I could never seem to get the right combination of features, or the right GUI, that meets my needs of replacing my paper based Franklin Day Planner. I have been using my Franklin since about 1994 I
ProPlan Plus – Review Read More »
Years ago, I purchased a Palm PDA – at the time, they were all the rage for keeping track of “stuff.” People used them to keep contacts, manage their tasks and calendar, and do whatever else they could do with them. I had been using a paper based Franklin Day Planner (as shown above), and
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While in Greece, I discovered the ubiquitous olive oils and oregano to be far superior to what I have had in Canada. The difference is actually astounding. Olive oil we’ll leave for another post, but for now, let me tell you about the oregano: It’s just…. amazing! It’s believed that oregano was first used by
Greek Oregano – Not Your Bulk Barn Stuff Read More »
I have to admit I’ve never really thought much of having a house with an elevator inside. I know such homes exist, but to me, such a luxury was always reserved for the rich and famous, and those too lazy to use the stairs! But recently, due to some business dealings, I discovered that indeed,
Residential Elevators? Read More »