In music you can be just a singer, you can be an instrumentalist, or you can be a combination of both, usually referred to as the singer/songwriter. Often times the singer/songwriter is neither an amazing singer nor a particularly virtuosic instrumentalist but when it comes to writing a catchy song no one does it better [...]

The short version? Awesome.
The longer version…
I’ve been a part of creating many things online over the last 12-15 years-brochureware sites, social-based sites, web-based applications, banner ads, email marketing, flash-based sites, even an internet hoax years ago that claimed the National Capital Commission here in Ottawa was going to turn the Rideau Canal (the self-proclaimed world’s [...]

We went out for Sushi last night (Ken, my wife Cheryl and I) and had a very interesting conversation. Conversation between us tends to veer towards problems and solutions (at their essence potential business ideas), this one was about creating a town based on current web-based app/small business thinking, in the process revitalizing the concept [...]

To the 3 people that regularly read this…sorry, but it’s another post about my experiences launching and learning with Manpacks!
It’s been a whirlwind 2-3 weeks since launching manpacks.com, it managed to exceed my expections for a ‘launch’ and it’s also managed to reinforce a number of things that I’ve always believed and have long stated [...]

One of the most common “comments” about manpacks I’ve seen is that it seems like it’s awfully lazy. Which makes me wonder about these people as they clearly haven’t thought this statement through.
What about that remote control in your hands while you’re watching tv? You can’t walk 5ft to the tv to switch channels?
How about [...]