Thursday, July 17th, 2008
This is article number eight in Joey’s Unofficial RubyFringe Guide to Toronto, my guide to Accordion City for attendees of the RubyFringe conference, as well as anyone else who’s interested in our fair city.
In case you missed them, here are the other articles in this series:
- Where Did All the Cigarettes Go?
- Getting from the Airport to the Hotel
- Boozin’ in Accordion City
- The Lay of the Land, Part 1
- FAILCamp
- The Best Damn Cookie in Town
- Active Surplus, a.k.a. Hardware Nerdvana
In The Lay of the Land, Part 1, I covered some areas close to the hotel. In this article, I’m going to go over some of the interesting areas to the west: Chinatown, Kensington Market and Queen Street West.
Read on for more…
Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Welcome to installment number seven of Joey’s Unofficial RubyFringe Guide to Toronto, my guide to Accordion City for attendees of the RubyFringe conference or for anyone who’s wondering about interesting stuff in Toronto.
The previous articles in this series are:
- Where Did All the Cigarettes Go?
- Getting from the Airport to the Hotel
- Boozin’ in Accordion City
- The Lay of the Land, Part 1
- FAILCamp
- The Best Damn Cookie in Town
This article will cover Active Surplus, a long-time resident of Queen Street West and a surplus electronics-and-gear store like no other. It’s a short walk away from the Metropolitan Hotel and well worth a visit.
Read on for more…
Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Photo courtesy of SpotlightToronto.com.
This is the sixth installment of Joey’s Unofficial RubyFringe Guide to Toronto, my guide to Accordion City for attendees of the RubyFringe conference as well as people just curious about this place.
In case you missed the earlier articles in this series, they are…
- Where Did All the Cigarettes Go?
- Getting from the Airport to the Hotel
- Boozin’ in Accordion City
- The Lay of the Land, Part 1
- FAILCamp
In this article, I’m going to talk about a little detour you might want to make for an extremely delicious cookie (and other snacks).
Read on for more…
Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Welcome to the fifth installment of Joey’s Unofficial RubyFringe Guide to Toronto, my guide to Accordion City for attendees of the RubyFringe conference as well as people just curious about this place.
In case you missed the earlier articles in this series, I’ll list them here:
- Where Did All the Cigarettes Go?
- Getting from the Airport to the Hotel
- Boozin’ in Accordion City
- The Lay of the Land, Part 1
In this article, I’m going to cover FAILCamp. Read on for more…