It’s once again time for DemoCamp. DemoCamp 11 was a huge success and we are hoping to build on that momentum. We had almost 20 presenters put together a 30 second pitch. The final 6 minute presentations were quite good, too. And we are listening. The previous venue was great for mingling and networking. The [...]
I am helping host the next DemoCamp Vancouver. DemoCamp is an opportunity for designers, developers, and marketers to get together and show off the projects that they have been working on. It is an unconference style event that allows people to gather and meet in an informal manner. DemoCamp Vancouver 11 Thursday, July 22nd 2010 [...]
I will be speaking at the next DemoCamp Vancouver in March. DemoCamp is usually an event where speakers show off a product that they have been working on. I have been consulting with a few companies over the last year or so about how to integrate Geo Location and Location Based Services into their existing [...]
Brad Feld is a venture capitalist from Boulder, Colorado. He is a Managing Director at The Foundry Group and is involved in the startup mentorship group called TechStars that provides seed founding. The good folks at Bootup Labs brought Brad Feld up to Vancouver last week to riff on entrepreneurship and business. Brad wrote about [...]
Last week I was interviewed by the Georgia Straight. I also went down to the Georgia Straight offices and had my picture taken. The article has been republished on the Georgia Straight site. The article focuses on iPhone Development here in Vancouver and the opportunities for education and training. A big part of the article is about [...]
The April iPhone Developers Meetup takes place this Thursday at Workspace. April iPhone Developers Meetup Workspace - http://www.abetterplacetowork.com/ 400 – 21 Water Street Vancouver, B.C. Thursday April 16, 2009 6:30PM – 8:30PM I’m not scheduled to speak this time around. There is two hours scheduled so I may jump in with some information if there is [...]
The February iPhone Developers Meetup takes place this Wednesday at The Network Hub. February iPhone Developers Meetup The Network Hub 3rd floor – 422 Richards Street Vancouver, B.C. Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7PM – 8:30PM I will be doing a demo presentation on Optimizing Performance on the iPhone. Memory optimization is key on the iPhone [...]
Steve Wart has organized another meetup for iPhone Developers in Vancouver. More information can be had at the Vancouver iPhone Developers Group page. There is also an event up on the crazy, magical Facebook. Here are the details: BCIT ROOM 353 – 555 Seymour Street Vancouver BC Thursday November 20 : 6:30PM – 8:00PM Topics [...]
The good people at Handi Mobility shipped the Translink App for the iPhone earlier this week. One of the best features of the Translink App is its use of Location Services provided by the iPhone. The user is able to find bus stops located near them. The App uses PhoneGap to bridge the data that [...]