Author: Kris Krüg
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When do you use a forum, a blog, Jotspot, Writely, a wiki, or a full web 2.0 platform?
When do you use a forum, a blog, Jotspot, Writely, a wiki, or a full web 2.0 platform? I’m working on a lot of projects lately that have caused me to ask this question and to try to get really clear on what each tool does and does not do well so that I can…
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New Black Tories E.P. Coming Soon
New Black Tories E.P. Coming Soon we have are just finishing the final touches on our new e.p. tentatively titled: are you ready to die… it should be available sometime in mid-september. right now we are in full rehearsal mode for our fall blitzkrieg of the vancouver music scene. there Part of the Vancouver AI…
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Church: 1, Lust: 0
Church: 1, Lust: 0 The owner of a strip club says heÂ’s considering a six-figure offer from a church to buy and shut down the location. Bill Martin, owner of the Just Teazin club in Painesville Township, 25 miles northeast of Cleveland, declined Thursday to identify the chu Part of the Web and Early Blog…
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Zen and the Art of Powerpoint
Zen and the Art of Powerpoint Like most people, I regularly assert that Powerpoint is evil. I often use it when I present, but I’ve been undertaking ongoing experiments to make it work the way it should. It should augment what I’m saying, as opposed to distracting from or summariz Part of the Web and…
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Speak at Northern Voice 2006
Speak at Northern Voice 2006 No, really, we want people talking. Northern Voice 2006 is pretty much right around the corner. The official deadline is tomorrow* next week, Wednesday, Nov. 16th. So apply as a speaker. Remember, this is a very “open tent”, not necessarily über techie c Part of the Web and Early Blog…
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Opportunities, people, and tools
Opportunities, people, and tools Tools never change anything. It is people seeing opportunities and grabbing them with those tools that change things. Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Community Shout-Outs: People & Projects Worth Checking Out.
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Blackcomb’s Opening Day
Blackcomb’s Opening Day It has begun… that time of year that we’ve spent the rest of the year day-dreaming about: deep powder, hot tubs, beer, or whatever else gets you going for winter. Whistler/Blackcomb’s 2005/2006 winter season opened this weekend with the best opening wee Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See…
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Lomography: The Rules, The Society and Why I Want One So Badly! | static photography
Lomography: The Rules, The Society and Why I Want One So Badly! | static photography I’ve been coveting a certain few people’s photos on flickr now for quite some time, Brian Milo, shoegazer and lomokev to name just a few. There pictures have something different about them – a unique quality, colours that pop and…
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Google Maps on Your Website
Google Maps on Your Website There’s only one thing on the net cooler than Googleâ„¢ Maps. What could possible be cooler than that? Putting an interactive map on your own website. Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Deconstruct Your Business Model on a Lean Canvas: Google News Initiative Launch Lab…
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Captain AJAX Presents at Vancouver Film School
Last night I went to VFS and listened to Andre Charland from eBusiness Applications give an overview on AJAX and the whole web two dot oh movement. It was a good talk and the most in-depth coverage of AJAX I’ve heard. He spent less time talking about the technology and more time talking about the…
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Breaking The Curse
Tomorrow I’m finally going to break the curse and leave North America. I’m 28 years old have traveled lots and lots around the States and Canada but have never left the continent. So after much ado and a couple planned trips that ended up failing through for one reason or another I’m finally off to…
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The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Introducing the Slackstreet Creative Group, a private, new media agency and creative co-operative. Part of the AI for Creatives collection. See also: AI Keynote Slides Need Taste Before Prompts.
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Bryght and Early
Bryght and Early What time zone is Qatar? GMT 3 for the record. Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI Companions w/ John Anthony Hartman of IHAVEROBOTS.
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Static takes photos for Vancouver DJ – Jay Parsons
Static takes photos for Vancouver DJ – Jay Parsons DJ Jay Parsons has been spinning for years but has just recently made Vancouver his hometown and we’re happy to call him a local. We’re also happy that he called static when he needed photos done for his album cover. Part of the Vancouver AI Ecosystem…
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Other Places on the Web I Hang Out
There are several social software sites I’ve been tinkering with over the past year or so. Here’s a link to my profiles on the ones that are the most intersting. Flickr by far is my favorite and is the only one where I actually spend a lot of time. Last.fm is pretty amazing and doesn’t…
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Arctic’s “Amazed” Recorded Live on the ScotFree
Arctic’s “Amazed” Recorded Live on the ScotFree Marcus Martin, aka ARCTIC sent us the first song he performed on the ScotFree 88 last week, called “Amazed” (8 MB). Kirsten at Crows to Burnaby was the sound engineer and Dave the Urban Vancouver Intern interviewed Marcus (he’s already written a review of Part of the Conversations…
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Multi User Blog Tools – Overall Ratings and Reviews
Multi User Blog Tools – Overall Ratings and Reviews These are the final ratings of a broader review of the multi-user blogging solutions Drupal, Elgg, Manila, Movable Type, WordPress MultiUser and pLog. These particular applications were selected for review due to the authors familiarity with them, their p Part of the Web and Early Blog…
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Pig Roast 2005
Pig Roast 2005 A pig roast to celebrate Theresa’s 30th birthday and to bid farewell to Theresa and Daniel before leaving for Hogtown (Toronto, that is) Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI Companions w/ John Anthony Hartman of IHAVEROBOTS.
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Vancouver User Guide Blog Feeds
Vancouver User Guide Blog Feeds We subscribe to several syndicated news feeds from Vancouver-based blogs and display them here so we can read them all in one place. Clicking on a story title will take you to the author’s original blog entry. Part of the Vancouver AI Ecosystem collection. See also: Vancouver Tech Journal Isn’t…