Legacy
When I was younger I spent a lot of time thinking about my legacy. Now, I do too but in a very different way. I came up in the age right after the dot com boom and bust. I learned how to program and build web and mobile apps in
VR Arcade Phase
VR is in the arcade phase. When I go to play a game, it looks amazing and fun, and when given the option between campaign or arcade, I pick arcade. The games are loud, often involve guns, and much like when I was at birthday parties back in the 90s
Recruiting via Problems
So I was thinking about that problem you are having, have you thought of… This is when you know you have them. When they are ready to invest, or join your cause. Like Cobb in Inception, you have planted an idea so deep into their that it is now living
A book in me
I found myself writing this one Sunday evening and it’s true. Of all the times I have had something to say, I finally think I have enough words to say what I want, in a way that I haven’t seen before. What stops me from taking a step
Future Fomo
How do you judge different great opportunities? How privledged do I need to be where my biggest concern is deciding between great outcomes. Ultimately, how much money is enough? What is important in daily life? Should you shoot for the moon? Aim for the stars? Looking into the future there
VR Mind, Beginners Mind
Starting something new is never easy. Every now and then it’s important to go back to being a beginner. Here we go VR. I see you.
Why people won’t read your thesis
I am in the final stages of finishing my masters thesis under the supervision of Ron Baecker. Together, over the course of nearly two years, Ron and I, with the help of many others have created Friend Forecaster, a context-aware system designed to help you remember people’s names. I
Trying and failing is better than not trying
So last night I had some delusions of grandeur and my buddy Nick wasn’t around to talk some sense into me. Here’s the story. Recently, I have been experimenting and using Compass, a really great CSS framework that comes with a base of excellent default styles and custom
The day I fell in love with CSS
I can still remember how I celebrated Canada Day 4 years ago (July 1st, 2005). I am not necessarily proud of how I spent my time but it was definitely memorable. I woke up around 9:30am that day, went outside and smelled the fresh air. It was a warm
Colour: a Fun Way to Enhance User Experience
Bruce Mau’s Optimism Palette Recently I was hired to do some contracting work with Bruce Mau Design and learned a valuable lesson about colors and websites. One of BMD’s designers Jim Shedden asked me to update their www.brucemaudesign.com site so that when the user navigated to