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OBJ Articles on Nortel
For you ex-Nortel and Nortel types – in case you haven’t seen it – Elizabeth Howell at the Ottawa Business Journal is running a three-part story on Nortel, the first two installments have been...
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COBOL still going strong after more then 50 years?
I took a COBOL course while in University (not sure why I did at the time, other then I found programming languages interesting (and still do)) and also subsequently took a part-time job as teaching...
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Purple Forge is Hiring
Purple Forge has two immediate openings: iPhone developer (full time) Website developer (part time) Visit http://www.leadtowin.ca/jobs/app/ for more information. Posted in Business, Canada,...
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Levels of Intimacy in Today’s Communications
Posted in Computing, Creative Class, General Interest, Information Technology, Innovation, Networking, New Media, Technology, Traditional Media, Trends, Web 2.0 Tagged: communications, technology trends
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JobNob – Linking Unemployed and Startups?
I like watching what is going on in Silicon Valley in general. There are always good tech and trend insights. But there are also some very innovative ideas related to social innovation. For instance...
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Carleton and Ottawa University Publish World Leading Research on Zombie Plagues
A recently published research paper from professors at Carleton and Ottawa University has determined that A zombie outbreak is likely to lead to the collapse of civilisation, unless it is dealt with...
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US States With More then 10% Unemployment
Michigan 15.20% Rhode Island 12.40% Oregon 12.20% South Carolina 12.10% Nevada 12% California 11.60% Ohio 11.10% North Carolina 11% District of Columbia 10.90% Kentucky 10.90% Tennessee 10.80% Indiana...
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Cellphone Use Linked to Brain Cancer
A new report Cellphone and Brain Tumors – 15 Reasons for Concern states that: Studies, independent of industry, consistently show there is a “significant” risk of brain tumors from cellphone use....
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The Entrepreneurial Effect
I am involved in a new book that is now out. Members of the local Ottawa tech community have gotten together to produce a new book called “the Entrepreneurial Effect” with the foreword by Terry...
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Lead to Win – November Session Accepting Applications!
The Lead to Win program is accepting applications for the November session. If you are interested in creating your own company – check out the program at http://www.leadtowin.ca. Spaces are limited and...
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Favorite OSX, Windows, Linux, Hosted Free Software
Windows CCleaner – system optimization and cleanup WinDirStat -disk space usage maps StM - start-up program manager 7-Zip – file compression/decompression ImgBurn - CD/DVD image creator and burner...
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Social “Things”
There is a lot of interest these days regarding social “things” and their potential to change how people communicate. There are currently three main categories of social “things” on the internet...
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Social “Things” and E-democracy
Social networks and services offer interesting possibilities for the future of e-democracy. E-democracy is a combination of the words “electronic” and democracy.” E-democracy represents the use of...
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Social Networking + Mobile = Next Killer App
Morgan Stanley recently published data on key economy and internet trends. The presentation is available online at various locations, including SlideShare below: Some key highlights: Mobile internet...
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GUI Mock Up Tools for iPhone
I posted some information back in August about GUI mock-up tools. Since then, I have tried a variety of tools, including the hosted Protoshare and the multi-platform desktop application Balsamiq...
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Automated Testing Tools for iPhone
I recently asked some friends for their insights into automated testing tools for iPhone. Based on the feedback (special thanks to Kevin Burr!) and some research, it turns out there are a few...
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Latest Employment Stats for October
Region Unemployment Rate Ottawa 5.2% Gatineau 5.9% Ontario 9.3% Canada 8.6% U.S. 10.2% (26 year high) / 17.5% (including underemployed) The Globe and Mail has this interactive webpage that gives...
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H1N1 Useful Links
Ottawa H1N1 Vaccination Clinics Public Health Canada – H1N1 Website Public Health Canada – Deaths Associated with H1N1 flu virus in Canada Interactive Map of H1N1 Cases Across Canada United States CDC...
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US at 17.5% Unemployed and Underemployed
The New York Times published an article on November 6th that talked to the point that the “broader measure of unemployment stands at 17.5%“. The 17.5% rate includes the officially unemployed, who have...
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Key Economic Indicators
CIBC publishes two documents that provide a good summary of key economic indicators for US and Canada: Key Canadian Economic Indicators Table Key U.S. Economic Indicators Table The Economist publishes...
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U.S. Imports from Canada down 50%
Import declines seem to have hit bottom and are now on the way up. ref: Economic Research Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis Posted in Business, Canada, depression 2.0, Economy, General Interest,...
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Ottawa-Gatineau #9 in Small Business Growth
Ottawa-Gatineau is #9 in small business growth among Canadian CMA’s (Census Metropolitan Areas): Some Interesting Statistics Small businesses employed roughly five million people in 2008, comprising...
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Pharmaceuticals to Replace Telecom as Canada’s Top R&D Spenders?
RESEARCH Infosource released a report last week titled “Canada’s Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders List 2009 Analysis“ Canada’s communications/telecom sector was the number one R&D spend – with...
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Ottawa University #8 in Research Income in 2008
Research Infosource published a report titled “Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities List 2009 Analysis“. Ottawa University came in #8… unfortunately Carleton University didn’t make the list. Posted in...
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3 Year Laptop Malfunction Rates – ASUS beats out Apple
Squaretrade published a report on Laptop reliability rates on Nov 16. I was surprised to see that Asus beat out Apple! Posted in General Interest Tagged: apple, asus, squaretrade
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VMWare Fusion or Parallels on OSX?
I have been running VMWare Fusion 3 and recently installed Parallels 5 on my OSX 10.6.2 MacBook. Within a short period of using it I decided to delete VMWare Fusion 3 and go with Parallels 5: I was...
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How to Market and Publicize iPhone Apps
The following table provides a list of sites that provide reviews and directories for iPhone applications. Many accept submissions for review, some are automated: Website Link Submission Link App Store...
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What is the Mood of the Nation?
Mobile applications, combined with cloud computing and software offers the unique ability to reach out to the world and collect real-time information from the community. Ever wonder what the “Mood of...
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Smart Phones, New Politics
Purple Forge Ottawa Citizen – Smart Phones, New Politics Posted in Business, Canada, Canadian Politics, Ecosystems, Entreprenuerism, General Interest, Government, Government Policy, Innovation, Jobs,...
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Social Marketing Titles
I was doing some research and noted that there is a wide range of titles people and companies are using related to social media marketing: Social Media Gurus Viral Marketing Gurus Internet Marketing...
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Tim Hudak App a Great Success
Purple Forge recently did an iPhone application for Tim Hudak, leader of The Ontario PC Party. The application has been a great success – it has generated a huge amount of earned media for The...
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Tools to Review Graphic Asset Designs
The following are web-based design collaboration tools for creative professionals whose final product is visual, e.g. design, application interface, graphics, advertisements, branding, video animation....
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Social Networking and New Media Stats
Survey stats as of April 3, 2010 from Purple Forge iPhone applications show that Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are the top 3 social networking/media applications used by Purple Forge application users...
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Canadian Federal Party Poll – April 3, 2010
Survey results from the MyPolitics Canada iPhone application from Purple Forge for April 3, 2010: If a Federal election was held today, which party would you vote for: Conservatives Liberal NDP Green...
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Mobile App Companies in the Ottawa Region
UPDATED: go here http://purplejunction.com/2012/08/25/updated-mobile-companies-in-ottawa/ ———- There has been a lot of interest in the mobile app development cluster in Ottawa. I recently took an...
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The Top Entrepreneur Organizations in Ottawa
If you are an entrepreneur in the Ottawa region working on launching or growing your start-up, the following organizations have the most to offer: The Ottawa Network – Networking events – connect with...
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Mind Mapping Tools and iPad – A Perfect Fit
I am a big fan of mind mapping tools. My favorite tool has traditionally been Freemind, a free tool that works across Windows and Mac. I recently changed over to using XMind and have been exploring...
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UI/UX Design Patterns
Came across these links to UI/UX design patterns in a LinkedIn discussion thread – some good references for others that are interested in this sort of stuff: http://ui-patterns.com/...
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Purple Forge is a Finalist for 2011 OCRI and Exploriem Bootstrap Awards
Purple Forge is a proud finalist for the following 2011 OCRI Awards: Most Promising Startup Next Generation Executive - John Craig, VP Sales and Marketing Purple Forge is also a proud finalist for the...
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Smartphone, Tablet, Mobile Web and App Stats
Blackberry OS Stats: http://us.blackberry.com/developers/choosingtargetos.jsp Android OS Stats: http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html iOS Stats:...
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