Just listened to the best session so far - Karen Gillan told the tech story of the Bar 5 cattle company, an international breeding and sales operation. You can't call this a farm, it's more of a conglomerate of farming enterprises, doing business all over the world in sales of semen, embryos, live cattle and meat. She talked about some of the challenges of using technology in a rural area, not least of which is the uncertainty and speed of internet access. At their Markdale location, she has high speed satellite service, except when the hay wagon is parked between the house and the barn.

Richard Weait spoke with passion on the magic of mapping, featuring OpenStreetMap. This free mapping software effort is just gaining a foothold in parts of Canada, but many kilometers of the UK and Europe have been mapped by volunteers tracking their neighbourhoods with GPS units. Contributors working alone or in teams upload their data to be shared by the rest of the mapping community using the open source tool. Owen Sound is still a blank -- lots of opportunities to make your mark if you're into self-made mapping.