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So it’s been in the works awhile, but the Ottawa Events iPhone app is going to be released shortly.

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http://ottawaeventsapp.com/

Ottawa UXCamp 2010

I just got back from attending the first Ottawa UXCamp.  I attended with two goals:

• Figure out how to bring highest value to my clients.
• Meet local UX designers and graphic designers for future projects.

What a blast!  Highly recommend anyone interested in the field of UX (User Interaction) design to attend and follow #uxott.  By the simplest definition, UX designers know how to gather information from potential/current customers on how they would interact with your product which directly affects the design. This got me thinking about how critical it is for the startup community.  So here are some reasons why you NEED to be doing UX design for your startup product after the jump Read the rest of this entry »

It’s common in life to encounter problems that are a) really big, b) difficult to understand or c) a brand new area that you’ve never encountered before.  In areas like software development, developers are always dealing with new domains that are totally different than what they’ve seen before.  In my years of experience, I’m still finding new techniques but here are some that I’ve found helpful: Read the rest of this entry »

In the summer of 2009, I was really, really bored with my job.  I would check hacker news multiple times an hour, drawing energy from the really cool startups I saw other people doing.  Then, one day in August, I decided “dang, I think it’s time I start a startup myself!”.  The concept was simple: create an interface to see what is happening in any neighbourhood of the city right now.  Want to know the hottest party downtown?  Browse to that area, check to see the scheduled events, the tweets and pictures that people are posting online.  I was off… Read the rest of this entry »

For the past three years I’ve been working as a project manager in the government meeting with clients to solicit requirements, writing contracts and doing some basic budget management.  I have my own office with my name on the door, I attend multiple conferences/courses a year, work with interesting people, have the latest equipment to do some prototyping and can play my trance music as loud as I want.  Oh yeah: the $$$ was really good.  The problem?

I Wasn’t Happy

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