John Bristowe's Weblog : Canadiana

[Canadiana] The Chicken Test

John Bristowe — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:12:00 GMT

At CanUX 2006, I had the distinct honour of speaking with W. R. Johnson of The Chicken Test. You can see the interview (and other interviews) in a video posted here.

[Canadiana] commandN (Episode #62)

John Bristowe — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:21:00 GMT

Another episode of commandN is online. You can view it here.

[Canadiana] Rob Chartier and USB Flash Drives

John Bristowe — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 03:44:00 GMT

Rob Chartier: "A week later the drive went dead. 0 bytes free, 0 bytes in size, etc.. [...] Less than a week later the second one died."

I feel bad for Rob. He just had two USB flash drives die on him. Such is life for us geeks, eh?

As for me, I really like the Lexar JumpDrive Lightning (2 GB). It's got a super-fast transfer rate, which allows me to use it with ReadyBoost on Windows Vista. Plus, it's got a light on the side that shows me when it's in use. Very nice.

Got a USB flash drive you like? Make sure to let Rob know about it. I'm sure he'd appreciate it.

[Canadiana] commandN Rocks

John Bristowe — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:30:00 GMT

I've been watching commandN for a while and I've got to be honest - I'm impressed. This show rocks. It's geek news done in a way that appeals to a mass audience. Plus, it's Canadian so it has to be good, eh? Check it out at commandN.tv.

[Canadiana] John Lam and Sam Ramji discuss RubyCLR, Avalon Ruby Editor and Open Source Funding (Port 25)

John Bristowe — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:58:00 GMT

From Port 25: John Lam and Sam Ramji discuss RubyCLR, Avalon Ruby Editor and Open Source Funding

Great interview with Canadian John Lam about RubyCLR and open source funding. I interviewed John back-in-the-day for Developer Night in Canada (DNIC). You can listen to the interview here.

[Canadiana] Mack Knows Podcasting

John Bristowe — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:33:00 GMT

Mack Male (Edmonton)

Mack Male: "... podcasting is great for businesses because they get an excellent return on investment - it costs very little to get going, and you can reach a huge audience fairly easily."

Mack is one smart cookie and has his eye on podcasting. His company, Paramagnus is building solutions on .NET to bring podcasting to the masses.

I'm a big fan of Mack, which is why I wanted to interview him for Developer Night in Canada (DNIC). You can hear Mack's interview on Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) about podcasting here.

[Canadiana] O, Canada!

John Bristowe — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 19:00:00 GMT

Those who think the phrase "Canadian innovation" is an oxymoron should keep an eye on what's happening with folks from the Great White North.

Recently, I've been syndicating a lot of feeds from fellow Canucks like me and I have to admit: I'm impressed. There's a lot of inspiring stuff floating around. Here's a list of some of the folks I'm currently reading:

This isn't everyone. In fact, I'm currently reading over 80 individual feeds from Canadians who live, eat and sleep tech. Please let me know if you're one of these people.

Yesterday, I posted another episode of Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) online: Joey deVilla on DemoCamp. This one features Joey deVilla - also known as "the Accordion Guy" from Toronto. During the interview, Joey chats about DemoCamp and all the stuff that's been happening in and around the GTA. Great stuff.

Finally, the folks from Under the Radar have started up the Canadian Tech Mob; a webring featuring the people of tech from Canada.

[Canadiana] David Crow on DIY DemoCamp

John Bristowe — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:25:00 GMT

Ever wanted to run a DemoCamp in your city? David Crow explains how.

[Canadiana, Events] Toronto DemoCamp 8 & 9 (Coming Soon!)

John Bristowe — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 18:28:00 GMT

These folks work fast! Toronto DemoCamp 8 and 9 already has the attendee list up & running!

What say you, Calgary/Edmonton? Care to have a DemoCamp? Let me know!

[Canadiana, Events] Joey deVilla on DemoCamp 7 (Tuesday, July 4th)

John Bristowe — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 05:25:00 GMT

Joey deVilla: "DemoCamp 7 will take place on Tuesday, July 4th at 6:30 p.m. at No Regrets (42 Mowat Avenue)."

[Canadiana] Dana Epp: Integrating Strong Authentication into Microsoft Technologies

John Bristowe — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 05:02:00 GMT

Dana Epp: "... normal username/password credentials are just not enough."

Agreed. A combined effort in this space will help. Windows CardSpace (WCS) anyone?

In his latest post, Dana Epp talks about Remote Web Workplace (RWW) in terms of security. An interesting read.

Dana Epp is Canada's Worf.

[Canadiana] Getting to Know You

John Bristowe — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:38:00 GMT

Many thanks to those of you who sent me an introduction.

Keep them coming.

If you're a Canadian developer, drop me a line. Let me know who you are. If you have a blog, send me the feed.

[Canadiana] Do I Know You?

John Bristowe — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 04:40:00 GMT

Psst. Buddy. You Canadian? You a developer? Got a blog?

Let me know.

I'm building a list.

I want to connect with Canadian developers who blog.

Drop me a line. Let me know who you are and why you matter to the online conversation.

In the meantime, check out Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) or Plumbers at Work.