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You may have read lately that HMV, who once really dominated the music store scene, has sold off most of their stores in Canada (article here). This is more than symbolic of the end of music stores, and we’re not that surprised really. What you may not be aware of, unless you’ve walked into one [...]
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Bye Bye Book Stores
by http://www.sxc.hu/profile/Mattox
You may have read lately that HMV, who once really dominated the music store scene, has sold off most of their stores in Canada (article here). This is more than symbolic of the end of music stores, and we’re not that surprised really. What you may not be aware of, unless you’ve walked into one [...]
Cinemas – A Simple Business Pro...
Hey, Cinema Business aka Movie Theatres, there’s a reason why people don’t see a lot of movies these days, and it doesn’t take a genius to figure it out.
By the time we’ve got the babysitter here, finished dinner and arrive at the cinema it’s about 8pm and by then there is not a single movie available. Usually t [...]
Um, iCloud + Patriot Act = Big Brothe...
As a Canadian software architect, one of the points that quickly comes up whenever I talk with a client about data and clouds is, where is it going to be stored, and if it’s in the US, it’s almost always an end to the discussion because of the Patriot Act.
I was thinking about the shameful Vancouver riot that happened the other da [...]
New iPhone Theme for site
By the way, we have a new iPhone theme for the site, so it is much more iPhone friendly! Check it out, let us know what you think!
Small/Medium Business sometimes fear ...
Recently I was having a conversation with a small to medium business. They have a couple of million in revenue, but they only have about 50 employees. They were in the process of trying to hire another IT person, and once again, they were having trouble finding one. They offer limited career opportunities to an IT person because they view it [...]
MS Fan whining about Apple Execution
All the whining on Twitter of “Apple is just recycling what MS did and people think it’s a revolution?!” is driving me a bit crazy, so having wondered what I was going to write about it was like a gift. A passionate, loving, rant-fueling gift.
When you look at this mashed up logo I put together, you see the word Microsoft bu [...]
Intensity is the Team Secret Sauce
Can you have a project that has everyone working 9 to 5, deliver according to a so well thought out schedule that it works without issue, and have a high performance, tightly knit team at the end? I’m not sure that you can.
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Startups have it, ‘crazy’ projects have it, and there’s someth [...]
How D&D Shaped Me Professionally...
I’ve been reflecting on it for a while as I approach 40 years old, as my kids grow up, as my next generation of mentorees start to become mentors in their own right, where did I started with a lot of my skills, ideas and habits. It had lots to do with playing years of Dungeons and Dragons growing up and the experiences around it. This i [...]
Project Parallelism Paralysis
“We need PARALLELISM SOLDIER! We need YOU to be A ONE MAN ARMY! We need EVERYTHING TO HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME.” Sometimes it feels like project management planning is done more by those who read the dust-jacket rather than lived through the horrific experiences of PMhood. And sometimes, when you see that it is people that have liv [...]
Quick Help: iPad Sync & Contacts
I tried to create a contact on my iPad a couple of times and the app crashed. Then when I tried to synch with my MacBook Pro, it kept telling me that the iPad had canceled the sync. Then when I went to the Info tab in iTunes and selected Advanced and selected to replace the contacts info, I got the same issue.
The solution that worked for me [...]