TransitCamp – A Torcamp Event

TorontoTransitcamp is happening this weekend as a TorCamp event to look at the TTC in Toronto. As a new TTC rider and DemoCamp participant I’m excited to see people getting involved. You an pre-register for the event here but select is being handled by a lottery because of the volume of people. The event is […]

Microsoft GameCamp, so close, yet so far…

Microsoft hosted a GameCamp today on their XNA platform. The XNA platform promises some the ability to target multiple MS platforms and specifically Win32 and Xbox360. The details on the XNA platform are pretty complicated and quite disappointing for anyone looking to develop for the xbox360. The MS GameCamp didn’t get off to a good […]

MythTV InstallFest

GTALUG and the LinuxCaffe are putting on a MythTV install fest this weekend. If you’ve ever considered setting up a MythTV PVR it should be a good opportunity to get help from some linux experts. More details are available here: http://www.linuxcaffe.ca/node/731 I out of the city this weekend so I won’t be able to attend […]

CaseCamp Toronto 3

For those of you familiar with DemoCamp, CaseCamp may be the polar position with its flashy power point presentations and marketing case studies. For anyone interest in online or interactive campaigns its a great event to see what works and what doesn’t. CaseCamp Toronto at The Fifth Club Wednesday nigth after a summer break and […]

DemoCampToronto9 Review

DemoCamp was back on in Toronto last night. It was again at No Regrets which is a great location to have a beer and watch the demos. As always it was pretty full and standing room only for alot of the demos. I think ConceptShare won the award for traveling the furthest, apparently it hasn’t […]

Movie Review : The Last King of Scotland

I saw my first movie of the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival last night. Its was ‘The Last King of Scotland” by Kevin McDonald and tells the story of Idi Amin’s doctor in Uganda. The doctor is from Scotland, and fresh out of medical school. It shows how their relationship evolves and the fate of […]

DemoCampToronto Schedule

The DemoCamp schedule for the fall has been posted to the Torcamp site. If you’re not familiar with DemoCamp is become a great venue to see new products and get some new ideas on whats happening in Toronto. Dates and locations are: DemoCampToronto9 on Monday September 25, 2006 at No Regets DemoCampToronto10 on Monday October […]

Toronto International Film Festival

Tonight is the start of the Toronto International Film Festival. As always getting tickets to the shows is a bit of a disaster. From what I can see there are several options each with its advantages: 1/ Purchase Gala Tickets You get to see all the big movies but you don’t get to pick you […]

Mark Graham

Mark Graham from Hamilton, Ontario was killed over the weekend in Afghanistan. He was killed by friendly-fire from US Warplanes. I haven’t seen Mark in years but we grew up together in Hamilton. I think the first time I met him was at the YMCA Camp Kidaca, a summer day camp on the Hamilton mountain. […]

The Highland Yard

I’m in Minden, ON with my sister and her friend Megan for the Highland Yard.  They’ve decided run in the 5K race even though its currnetly 30C today. My sister has run in the race a few times but its normally 7.5K and this year they switched to the more popular 5K and 10K distances. […]

DemoCampToronto8 Review

DemoCampToronto8 took place last night at No Regrets. The usual crowd was all there with the addition of Amber Mac and Leo Leoporte from the Inside the Net podcast and their TV show Call for Help. The venue was improved by the rental of an audio system help everyone hear the presentations. One big advantage […]

DemoCampToronto7 Review

DemoCampToronto7 was last night a quite crowed No Regrets. Its a fairly small venue so space was a premium and the demos were a little harder to understand without the lights, sounds and magic that its Mars. The presentations broke down as follows: 1/ Portal Prophet Platform by Kristan Uccello from Domainer My initial expectation […]

My Sister’s Wedding

My sister got married on the weekend and it was a blast. The wedding was up at Camp Wanakita, a YMCA summer came I went to as a kid and eventually worked at as a camp counselor. Its change alot but is still a great site and it was an awesome wedding location. You can […]

CaseCamp

I attended a new marketing event last night, CaseCamp. Based on the popular BarCamp/DemoCamp format its goal is to bring marketing professionals together. It was first event and it consisted of 4 marking case studies. There are a number of rules for the cases including a max of 5 slides, and 5 words per slide. […]

Great Ride n Stride 2006

I just completed the Great Ride ‘n’ Stride for Cancer in Hamilton. Its a 20k ride on the Lincoln Alexander, aka the “Linc’, along the Hamilton Mountain that I’ve been doing the past 6 years. This year it was just my Dad and I riding since my sister was doing a run in Ottawa. I […]