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Dan Cummins, CEO of local web company Atomic Motion , sent along this Ottawa Business Journal story about how they hacked an iPhone using a paper clip : Bobby Tzanev, the chief technology officer of web development company Atomic Motion, has been able to hack into the iPhone without going through the difficult soldering process employed by Mr. ...

Over on David Reevely’s Great Ottawa Blog, there are 38 nominations (and counting) for Ottawa’s worst OC Transpo bus route . ** A sample comment: ** I vote for the 2, because it represents the worst of public transportation: Unreliable: So late or early that it's common to see 2 together after waiting an hour. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/ottawasun.com_1187466162328.png) ** Today’s poll question at OttawaSun.com : ** “Which of the following Canadian prime ministers would you most like to see Rick (sic) Little imitate?” ** Related: ** Ottawa Media Guide

Lots of photos from around the web today of the fire on Somerset Street, as well as the demolition: ** ** * Watawa Life: So Long, Asia Market * Tales from a Grouch: [ Somerset/Booth fire aftermath ](http://realgrouchy. ...

** Check out these two posts from Watawa life, with photos of two recent fires in Ottawa’s Chinatown: ** * [ Fire on Cambridge St. ](http://www.robink.ca/blog/fire-on-cambridge-st/) (August 13) * [ Fire at Somerset & Booth ](http://www.robink.ca/blog/fire-at-somerset-and-booth/) (August 16) ** Related: ** Ottawa Blogs Guide

Appletree Medical Group is a chain of 11 medical clinics in Ottawa. Their web site has many strong features: detailed maps and directions, and online cancellation tool, and lots of tips and resources. But the best feature is a listing of approximate wait times at each of their locations. ...

From today’s edition of the City Journal, columnist Mark Bourrie rants about OC Transpo . A sample: ...Make the routes so complicated that, if you get on a bus on, say, Elgin Street, you’ll have no idea where you’ll end up. ...

This was posted today on Livejournal … details about a web application to show OC Transpo bus stop schedules on your mobile phone. Even cooler is that it was created by Remino , a regular bus rider – and is ...

Question: I would like to get a map of the bike paths in Ottawa. Is there such a thing and how would I get one? (Linda, Ottawa) Answer: The “official” 2006-2007 Ottawa Cycling Map is available here . The map covers most of the bike paths and road routes in Ottawa and parts of Gatineau. ...

OC Transpo buses are featured in an episode of “Mighty Machines” (Originally found at Livejournal ) ** Related: ** Ottawa Transit Guide