Three years ago, a close friend and I came up with an idea for an Internet start-up company based around the notion of using a map as an event calendar. The idea came about when we noticed that we would miss many events in our own neighbourhood because we didn’t know about what was happening [[...]
Archive for the ‘General’ Category
November 1st, 2011 - 10:58 am § in General, Information Technology
5-Lessons Learned from a Failed Start-up
October 13th, 2011 - 12:34 pm § in General, Information Technology
The “network is the computer” and what that really means
In 1996, I attended a presentation from Sun Microsystems about the future of computing technology. It was a memorable presentation to me as they explained the notion of the network, more specifically the Internet, becoming ubiquitous and as reliable as the dial-tone of a land-line phone. This wou[...]
October 4th, 2011 - 11:54 am § in General, Information Technology
Product Review: SaaS POS with Shopify Integration
Recently I was on the hunt for a point-of-sale solution (POS) for a small marine supply retailer. I was most interested in finding a SaaS solution that would integrate with Shopify.com, a hosted e-commerce solution. SaaS, or software-as-a-service, has been around for a number of years and continues [...]
September 26th, 2011 - 9:34 am § in General, Management
When Strategic Planning Isn’t Very Strategic
There are many critics of strategic planning and rightly so. A strategic plan that does not become inter-woven into the culture of an organization can be extremely damaging and, quite frankly, a complete waist of time. An organization can start down the road of a strategic planning exercise, develop[...]
The End of ICIS?
I recently attended the ICIS User Conference held in Sidney on September 19th. It was well attended by many of the players that have made a significant contribution to the idea of sharing spatial data and building a common cadastral or parcel data set for the province of B.C. Two key announcements w[...]
July 18th, 2011 - 8:15 am § in General, Information Technology
Not getting good battery life on your smartphone? Change the battery
Smartphone technology is truly amazing however there is still one aspect of these devices that is frustrating – battery life. Batteries have certainly come a long way but rarely does a battery perform to the level that is advertised by the manufacture. This is usually because battery tests are[...]
May 17th, 2011 - 7:24 am § in General
I really love my eBook reader BUT . . .
I recently received an eBook reader (Kobo) for my birthday and I love it. I love the fact I can carry around an entire library in a very convenient package and I especially like being able to resize the text. I like this particular reader too because if I were to loose it or drop [...][...]
April 4th, 2011 - 8:45 am § in General
Fold-out Notebook Desk for the Kitchen
Mounting a folding notebook desk in the kitchen is handy. This articles shows a simple fold-out design.[...]
June 30th, 2010 - 1:50 pm § in General
Internet Explorer: Just say NO!
Internet Explorer imparts a hidden cost to the in terms of additional development time required to accommodate its proprietary annoyances. This cost, unlike a licencing fee, is not a revenue generator for Microsoft and simply leads to inefficiency in the web industry. Microsoft is not likely to ch[...]
January 30th, 2010 - 8:55 pm § in General
When you feel too busy
It’s so easy, especially in IT, to have the feeling of being swamped with the multiple demands on our time in addition to keeping up with technological change. I came across a posting, from zenhabits that speaks to the need to slow down. I especially like this tip: Have fewer meetings. Me[...]
