CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-06-19 17:31:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

An effective BYOD plan for your business can be made by following these 8 steps.

2013-06-19 16:06:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

She's got $180 left to go in her Kickstarter to create a blog for young women starting out on their own that covers everything, from career to finance to style, and so on. Let's help her hit that goal!

2013-06-19 14:21:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

It'll be a cracking good time!

2013-06-18 23:06:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

With all the coverage of the US government spying on its citizens, the US Postal Service could really give themselves a boost by running this as an ad.

2013-06-18 15:30:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Two how-to's in this article: how to get iOS 7 beta on your phone or iPod Touch, and how to get your paws on Xcode 4.6.3.

Remember: iOS 7 is currently a developer preview. If you're in the business of making iOS apps (or getting into the business of iOS apps), go ahead and put it on your phone -- you need the advance look, and you know the risks. If you just want an advance look, wait for the ready-for-public-consumption edition.

Also: while the embargo on showing stuff inside iOS 7 is still up, I'm going to talk about iOS 7 development by showing iOS 6 development. Hence the "how to install the current Xcode" segment.

2013-06-18 14:44:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

In case you missed it: the "Mobile is Eating the World" slide deck, created by Benedict Evans of Enders Analysis. Lots of useful stats, and a great name for Amazon/Apple/Facebook/Google: "The Four Horsemen".

2013-06-17 21:58:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Here's a great slide deck talking about how big the future of mobile tech is. The only reason it didn't get more play in the tech press is that it was given at BookExpo America, a conference for the book publishing industry.

It explains its thesis through graphs, and it's quite layperson-friendly. If you need fodder for a presentation on the mobile industry, are a programmer wondering whether you should start taking up mobiel development, or if you're trying to pitch your mobile startup to investors, give this a look.

2013-06-17 20:37:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

So who's going to Rails Pub Nite at the Rhino tonight?

2013-06-17 19:13:55 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Don't forget, this is happening Wednesday! And no slurpee-throwing, please.

2013-06-17 16:38:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Gotta love a professor who likes to liven up a lecture with pyrotechnics!

2013-06-17 15:56:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Some amusing food and drink photos, just in time for lunch!

2013-06-17 13:27:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The first step in building apps for iOS 7: getting the Xcode 5 preview and iOS SDK.

2013-06-16 19:55:47 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2013-06-16 14:16:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

A look at the new iOS and its new user interface, the opportunity it presents, and the developer tutorial series on Global Nerdy.

2013-06-15 13:35:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The question becomes: is Snowden any good with a crowbar?

2013-06-14 21:10:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Making my way to Patio Friday. Today's edition is at Lola's Kitchen (634 Church).

2013-06-14 13:33:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

One more time for the morning crowd.

2013-06-14 00:31:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Even CTS Television's (http://www.ctstv.com/ ) shows sound more interesting, and that's saying something.

2013-06-13 21:40:21 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

This one's for the Game of Thrones fans who've also had enough of the current weather.

2013-06-13 18:56:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

It may be June on the calendar, but it's still April on the thermometer over here.

2013-06-12 20:53:40 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Make it so.

2013-06-12 18:48:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

It's two student foods in one!

2013-06-12 18:06:46 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

4 out 5 of those surveyed check their smartphones within 15 minutes of waking up; if you restrict this set of people to only those between the ages of 18 and 24, that figure becomes 9 out of 10. These and other smartphone stats in a new IDC report commissioned by Facebook.

2013-06-12 15:42:32 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

It's always tempting to take a pot-shot at your audience when they're unhappy with what you're doing, but it seldom pays off. Oh, Robbie Bach and J Allard, where are you when we need you most?

2013-06-12 13:57:48 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

It's one of my new year's resolutions.

2013-06-11 20:10:18 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

I nearly missed this -- in addition to Canada's first same-sex wedding ten years ago, I played a small part (the accordion played a much bigger part) in a same-sex wedding at Toronto City Hall and wrote about it six years ago today. Congrats, Julie and Amanda!

2013-06-11 19:48:53 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

For those interested in such statistics, that's twice as long as my guy-girl marriage lasted. More power to Messrs. Leshner and Stark!

2013-06-11 16:55:52 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Yeah, the self-driving toy cars demoed in the keynote were impressive, but I think Google's outdone Apple on that front.

2013-06-11 15:13:37 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Enough with these hippy-dippy vegetarian/vegan cooking sites -- I much prefer THUG KITCHEN, which brings some gangsta style to healthy eating. Whether you eat only plants or eat meat but like side dishes, you'll love these recipes!

Be advised that there are swear words. Reader discretion is advised, yo.

2013-06-11 15:04:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Repeating this post for the people who weren't up at midnight. The PlayStation 4 process for sharing and playing used games is a good deal simpler than the very roundabout, user-unfriendly way Microsoft set up for the Xbox One. It's as if they took every good lesson from the Xbox 360 and threw them away.

2013-06-11 13:34:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The TTC counts in hexadecimal! It says the next train is due in D minutes.

2013-06-11 13:00:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

A roundup of mobile device demographic news:
- There'll be more mobile devices than people by 2017
- 1 in 3 American adults owns a tablet
- The LGBT demographic really, really love their mobile devices

2013-06-11 04:46:13 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Oh, snap. Sony just scored some big console gamer love over Microsoft. It's like the previous console war in reverse, when Microsoft was making all the right moves and Sony was making all the wrong ones.

2013-06-10 23:20:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Once more, because I think Alan's worth another mention.

2013-06-10 20:52:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

There's a Tumblr for everything, and I mean everything.

2013-06-10 20:33:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

SAUSAGE PARTY!

2013-06-10 20:00:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Matthew Heimback is a new-school organized racism kind of guy. He thinks the KKK and neo-Nazis are "low-rent thugs" and "an embarrassment". He's never been seen saying the "N-word" or any other racial epithet. He's just looking out for white people, the most-hard-done-by, most-maligned, most-underprivileged ethnic group out there.

In response to what he called a rise in "black crime" at Towson University -- despite crime being at an all-time low -- he and the White Student Union formed a patrol to keep his beleaguered race safe. VICE followed them around and put together an article and a video. Read, watch, and be appalled.

2013-06-10 18:24:25 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

iOS' new "flat" UI: taking design principles used in Windows Phone, but applying them to a phone that people buy and care about.

2013-06-10 18:12:08 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

THE MAC PRO IS A SERIES OF TUBES!

2013-06-10 16:23:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

In case you're wondering...

2013-06-10 15:27:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

A little inspiration for a rainy Monday (well, it's cold and gloomy in Toronto, anyway).

2013-06-10 13:36:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

R.I.P. Alan Sawyer, a familiar face at Toronto techie gatherings, who passed away on Saturday.

2013-06-10 01:58:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2013-06-09 16:49:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

This gets really exciting when the swells come.

2013-06-08 20:52:17 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

If you’re in the area of Toronto City Hall, check out Pistahan, the Filipino cultural festival, and get some tasty food!

2013-06-08 16:13:19 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Fourth installment in "Support My Friends Saturday": Caroline R. Fabacher, whom I met last year in Austin, is putting together a blog for young professional women called Taste Bluebook. I think it's a perfect fit for the age of "Lean In", and I'm more than happy to throw my support behind someone with so much ambition. Check it out!

2013-06-08 15:22:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Support My Friends" Saturday, part 3: Did you rely on Google Reader? Have you wondered what you could use instead now that Google's closing it down? Wonder no more, because Jamie Gilgen's coded up Yoleo Reader, a better-designed, better thought-out, more beautiful feed reader. You can even import your old Google Reader feeds into it!

Best of all, it's free -- but go support it for a mere $9/year because both the software and its creator are awesome.

2013-06-08 15:09:02 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

"Support My Friends Saturday" on the Accordion Guy blog continues with Alexander's Philly Kitchen Party, a good time for a good cause. My friends Ashley Bristowe and Chris Turner are raising funds to help their son Alexander get the therapy he needs for his rare genetic condition, Kleefstra Syndrome.

They're holding a fundraiser tonight in Calgary in the best east coast kitchen party style, with comedy, bands and cheese steaks. If you're in Calgary and looking for something fun and worthwhile to do tonight, this is it!

2013-06-08 15:04:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

It's "Support My Friends" Saturday on the Accordion Guy blog! I'm going to write about what some of my friends are working on and how and why you should support their projects.

First up: Matt Kantor -- his restaurant, Bero, opens in Leslieville in July. Can't wait to try it out!

2013-06-08 05:04:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

NOW it's a party!