Restart We managed to find a short term lease for the few months we were going to be spending in Toronto for the duration of the accelerator. We jumped into it right away, meeting
The Accelerator The first two months were spent just getting used to this new environment I had just jumped into. Learning new processes, working in a small team and wearing many "hats" was
startups First Startup Having taken a long break from blogging, it was time to continue my startup story since my last post from 2 years ago. Context In my previous post, I talked about wanting to
startups Startup Begining Life was good. I was getting close to finishing my Computer Science degree at the University of Ottawa, I had a interesting job, it seemed like everything was just fine. Or was it?
startups Back to Normal? Not Really... It's been a very "roller coaster" ride for me the last few months, in both my personal life and career. One would think that me finally posting would be a sign
Server is Back As you may have noticed (or maybe not), my website has been down for a while. I have been busy at work and haven't had time to fix my server... until now. I
Forcing Myself to Code... For Fun Some of my personal projects were on the "back burners" for the last six months. I started working on them again only because I set some goals for myself. I told
New Year, New Goals Seems like I have been ignoring this blog once again. My goal is to try and post at minimum a couple of times per month. I will probably be ranting some more and
bricking New Firmware: More Problems Than Fixes Ever had a piece of hardware that didn't work quite right because the firmware had some minor flaws? It happens all the time. Thankfully fixes always arrive in the form of nerve racking
Be Gentle, or it Will Cost You - Update Last time I posted, my computer wouldn't boot anymore. Well everything is OK now, with a surprising result. My total repair cost was only 1/5 of what it would have costed me
AMD Be Gentle, or it Will Cost You Ever had those gut wrenching moments when something happens that should when working on hardware. Such is the case for me last weekend. I had recently built a new computer since my old
IT Being Nice to the IT Person is Worth It Like many of you, I have also had moments in my day where I feel like shaking my fist at the sky and cursing the IT department's name up to the heavens. While
Android Papyrus: A Personal Librarian Ever wanted a small librarian you could carry around with you to manage all your physical books and keep track of who you lend those books out too? Well I have. Such is
license The Dilemma of Open Source The next droidhack is just around the corner, and I plan on open sourcing a project I have been working on. But like many other things, there is so much choice that the
DNS Split DNS FTW After many months of not posting, I can post again. Long story short, I couldn't get to my blog to post new content because of internal DNS issues. The reason? Public facing computers
Google Google Envy It seems like everyone "nowadays" wants to work at Google. Who can blame them from the outside Google seems like an awesome place to work, and word on the inside is,
Linux OpenGL Software Rendering Mode Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you had to run some OpenGL 2.x code but your hardware was OpenGL 1.5 or smaller? This was a situation I faced
Android Ottawa Android Developer Group As you have no doubt guessed, I code on the Android platform as a hobby. I started by downloading the SDK and tried out the examples. I soon ran into roadblocks on how
Update Overload Like me, you probably have a lot of software on your computer. If you own a smartphone such as an iPhone or an Android device, you may have heard of this thing called
backups Backups are Only Useful if You Remember to do Them How many times have you been working on something and disaster strikes. "Not a problem, I have a backup." You quickly realize that you don't have a backup and start cursing
Android Ottawa Android Developer Meeting It's been a while since I posted, sorry, but you can be happy to know that I will be presenting at the next Ottawa Android Meeting about Alarms. It has been a few
What is so Special About Apple? It seems like everyday you are bombarded by advertisement about why a certain product is better than another. When it's not advertisements, it's friends, colleagues and any one else evangelizing a particular product.
Apple What is so Special About Apple? It seems like everyday you are bombarded by advertisement about why a certain product is better than another. When it's not advertisements, it's friends, colleagues and any one else evangelizing a particular product.
Users are Smart I often hear that making things simple makes it easier for the user and that more choice give you more potential. This is true, but there is a fine line between making things
Android Users are Smart I often hear that making things simple makes it easier for the user and that more choice give you more potential. This is true, but there is a fine line between making things