I'm going to the XOXO Festival
I just backed the XOXO Festival on Kickstarter. It seems amazing, its local(-ish), and when I first read about it, it seemed like something I'd regret not...
Eastside Mural Tour project: a critique
I want to preface this by saying I love the idea of the Eastside Mural Tour project, for so many reasons: I love Vancouver's art, particularly the hidden,...
Thoughts on today's iBooks announcement
Today's announcement by Apple of the new iBooks 2 & the iBooks Author app were interesting in that it seemed a very high-level, long-term look by...
First Solo Concert: The Grateful dead
@livenationwest just asked: [blackbirdpie url="https://twitter.com/livenationwest/status/129294076674703361"] Which got me thinking - what was my first...
Blast from the Past: Pencilneck Creations Site Mockup
At the turn of the century, I was finishing my degree & running my company as a sideline. Today, digging through my digital archives to find a file...
The Pierley/Redford Personality Test
This Morning, the Very Short List (best newsletter going, IMO) linked to something called the "Pierley/Redford Personality Test". Which is possibly the...
iTunes AppStore & The Tyranny of Choice
When I'm looking to buy a new video game, I have 2 primary sources: The first is Video Game blogs (I generally read Joystiq & the IGN Xbox feeds), the...
Online News, Titles & Usability: The Globe & Mail Gets It
I spend a lot of time reading news online - far too much really. And why not? It's an easy way to get a wide view of current events. Generally, in any...
Blogs, Contests & Comments
The Vancouver Blogger scene is incredibly well tied-in with the Vancouver PR Community. I generally think this is a good thing - they scratch each other's...
The Single-Serving Internet of the Future
Thinking about the internet - at least the internet since the invention of the web - it strikes me as a long journey from general-purpose to highly...