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Post Web Direction North and Web Compatibility

Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 10:40 AM by PeteL
I got back from Web Directions North last Sunday, and I got hit HARD with a cold or something. I made it into work on Monday to meet with the great Molly Holzschlag to figure out what our priorities are going to be for content development, and where we're Read More...
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twitter

Posted Friday, February 09, 2007 2:02 AM by PeteL
(in my personal blog style) okay, so i did it.... i signed up for twitter, not sure if it's a good thing, or a bad thing... you tell me... petele on twitter, feel free to add me... i'll likely add you back, especailly if i know you, have met you, or you're Read More...
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PEte vs Pete

Posted Thursday, December 07, 2006 11:20 PM by PeteL
A few people have asked, but I figured I'd post a quick note about why I sign my emails "PEte" instead of "Pete". And yes, there is a good reason. Well, at least I think it's good. http://blogs.msdn.com/petel/pages/pete-vs-pete-the-inside-story.aspx PEte Read More...
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Week 4 as a Product Manager

Posted Monday, October 02, 2006 1:50 PM by PeteL
One of the people I report to this week asked me what the difference between a Product Manager and a GREAT Product Manager. It turns out the difference is in how you answer a question. Instead of saying how difficult something is going to be to do, you Read More...
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Thanks for all the fish!

Posted Tuesday, August 29, 2006 2:55 PM by PeteL
One of my favourite things about working for this company is the interaction I get to have with all of you, the end users, the developers, the IT professionals, the knowledge workers and so forth. In fact, over the least two or three years, I've been Read More...
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The Bellagio Fountains of Diet Coke

Posted Monday, June 05, 2006 12:37 PM by PeteL
As I was doing some of my morning infosnacking, I came across this post on slashdot . A few guys seem to have figured out how to recreate the Bellagio Fountains using only 2L bottles of diet coke, and several menthos. Check out the video at http://eepybird.com/dcm1.htm Read More...
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personal: this side up.

Posted Monday, May 15, 2006 4:42 PM by PeteL
I figured I'd share this with both my personal and work blogs as it's kind of funny and a little humbling. In my personal blog, I always write in smallcaps, so just ignore that fact, and hopefully you'll get a laugh out of my morning. my friend heath Read More...
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Don't forget to check your web application on other browsers!

Posted Monday, March 06, 2006 3:54 PM by PeteL
One of my pet peeves about web designers and web application developers is the ones who don't check to make sure everything works and looks good in the major browsers, not just IE*. I am a 100% IE user at work, and at home, I use IE when I'm on my PC, Read More...
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My Photography Is Hanging

Posted Friday, January 20, 2006 5:01 PM by PeteL
I've got two shows hanging in the very near future, not a lot of my work, but there is some, so if you're interested in seeing any, I'd recommend checking it out! PCNW Staff & Faculty show is currently hanging at the Photo Center. I've got three pieces Read More...
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VS Launch Tomorrow in Canada!

Posted Monday, November 07, 2005 6:33 AM by PeteL
As I was getting ready this morning, I realized something kind of cool, and at the same time, a little scary. The last launch event I was at, I was in my teens, just finishing up high school, and working for Microosft as a high school intern. It was the Read More...
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Removing Spam Comments from nGallery

Posted Saturday, November 05, 2005 4:47 PM by PeteL
Well, I guess one advantage of getting popular is that people seem to like to put spam on your website. I had a commenting enabled on my nGallery web pages, allowing my friends to comment on pictures that I had posted. I noticed this afternoon though Read More...
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VS Ship Party Pics

Posted Saturday, October 22, 2005 1:37 PM by PeteL
Yesterday was a pretty good day, my team signed off on VS 2005 and we had our ship party. The party wasn't quite as exciting as previous ship parties, but it was still a darn good time. I've posted my pictures up online at http://www.bigbackpack.ca/nGallery/albums/VS+2005+Ship+Party.aspx Read More...
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Too Many Domains

Posted Tuesday, September 06, 2005 11:21 AM by PeteL
Ugh, I think I just realized I have too many domains. And I'm most of them in some way at least! http://www.usualsuspects.ca - not in use http://www.bigbackpack.ca - in use http://www.bbpphoto.com - in use http://www.NoCommonGround.com - in use http://www.SinDessertCo.com Read More...
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Web Site Syndication

Posted Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:52 PM by PeteL
One of the things thats been on my mind for a while has been to update my web site, and make it a central point of syndication. I've got several different websites that I am contantly updating but they're all running different application, and all with Read More...
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close your windows!

Posted Monday, August 08, 2005 7:49 PM by PeteL
Yah, I guess they've started removing stucco. Lesson for today, close your windows when they're going to remove stucco from your building. Read More...
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