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If you can’t compete directly with the iPad, compete by attacking the minds of customers. I’m not sure how many people will actually wait for the MS Courier given that it’s just a concept, a concept that I would surprised (although ecstatic) to see MS actually deliver. In the meantime this is just inspiration for Apple and iPad developers; it looks like a dream.


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Jan
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Consulting is about asking the right questions.
— me

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Nov
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Online Brand Building for Web Apps - Tip #1

The New Founders Program by Harvest (time tracking webapp) is example of a good way to build a brand online.

Startups apply for a free year of service in exchange for an interview about their company. The interview is then featured on the Harvest blog.

Harvest in turn gets:

  • buzz from it’s target market - “hey check it out, my company got interviewed by Harvest”
  • a warm fuzzy feeling contributing to the community
  • original content for Google to go gagga over

Seen other great online brand building examples? Have you improved on this method, garnered interesting information about it’s practical usage, or developed other tactics?


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Oct
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The GAP Says: "Don't get Mad about Price Drops, Spend More!"

A number of select GAP stores in Vancouver are participating in Sprize. A clever idea on how to cash in on the “savings” craze while spurring more purchases.


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Oct
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Efficient Mac #1 Move & Resize Windows on OS X 10.6

Just tried Zooom which makes moving and resizing windows a snap. Works with 10.6


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Oct
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Improving Password UI

Interesting piece by Luckas Mathis on Password Masking and Chroma-Hash which uses colour to help users ensure they’ve entered a password correctly.


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Sep
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What's Wrong with Spaces on OSX

“[Y]ou can choose to have an application, and all its windows, appear in all workspaces, but you can’t do the same with just a particular document window within an application.” - Dan Frakes

Has anyone figured this out yet?


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Sep
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Pecha Kucha Vancouver should Crowdsource Auditions

Cause+Affect “felt compelled to make a public statement about the last Pecha Kucha Night” after “a significant amount of feedback”. I’m glad to hear the venue issue will be resolved moving forward but if you “can not spend time auditioning” why not let the audience do it? I bet local startup Strutta could help.


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Aug
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[S]uccessful people are really just happy people, and I realize the extent to which almost all happy people have figured out how to focus on three things, how to focus on: good decisions, good relationships, and good work.

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