Archive for September, 2008

Sep
23
2008

I Saved a Building

In which I save a building full of old folks from a minor balcony fire.

Sep
23
2008

Do People Still Fax?

When was the last time you faxed?

Sep
22
2008

Canon 50D Buyers Club

A mini Buyers Club for the new Canon 50D.

Sep
16
2008

Carbon and Environment Footprint Supply Chain Summit 2008

That’s right folks! I’m in NYC for the big bad and very longly named Carbon and Environment Footprint Supply Chain Summit 2008 (a name only a conference organizer with a big name tag budget could love). Greg and I from Zerofootprint flew down on the entirely awesome Porter Air on Sunday evening and have been [...]

Sep
9
2008

Dear Purolator: Your Customer Experience is Painful

An open letter to Purolator Courier on why their customer experience is so unenjoyable.

Sep
6
2008

It Ain’t Easy

Kermit said it best: it ain’t easy being green. I’ve been learning a lot about how to minimize my impact on our planet as part of my ‘new’ job, including a thorough grounding in greening your home, courtesy of our amazing research team. I get a lot of questions from friends and family about how [...]

Sep
5
2008

Addressing Address Book Pt I

The beginning of a mini-series exploring the user interface of Apple’s Address Book application.

Sep
3
2008

New Photo Set: Badlands and Barbers

On September 1st, 2008, Photojunkie, Girlwithcamera.ca, and me went for a roadtrip to the Badlands and Barber Mill in Georgetown. The Badlands and Barbers set is up on Flickr.

Sep
2
2008

Speaking at Refresh Events: How to Build a Facebook Application

I’m proud to be kicking off the inaugural Refresh Events meet up in Toronto with a talk on how to build a Facebook Application, a bit of an abstract from the forthcoming O’Reilly Facebook Cookbook.
Please join us on Monday, September 15th, 2008 at the Gladstone Art Bar here in Toronto. Admission is free and we’re [...]

Sep
1
2008

The Secret of Rannie’s Success

Everyone who knows Rannie — a.k.a. photojunkie — knows he’s one of Toronto’s (and the world’s) most popular photobloggers. Ever wonder what the secret to his success is?
Rannie invited Rachel Segal and I out to a photowalk through the Badlands and Barber Paper Mill today, and I thought I might finally have my chance to [...]