I’ll never forget the drive from the burbs to the best IMAX theatre in Toronto to see Avatar. My son was with me and it was a prized guys night out. Bryce and I have had a few (but not enough) very satisfying conversations on a wide range of topics including globalization, physics, time travel,
Read MoreWhen I was at Disney in the ’80s, VR was trying hard to break into mainstream media. I was totally in, and went along with Captain EO as a reasonable 3D substitute for what I knew was going to be great. Not many others thought so. BTW, there’s a bootleg, below. If you’ve never seen
Read MoreWhen you’re a kid, McDonalds is an achievement. When you’re an adult, it’s defeat. The fact is, for me and I suspect many others, a visit to McDonalds is intended to be a quick visit, in and out and forget it. McDonalds has rolled out self-serve kiosks in a big way, that forces the guest
Read MoreAnyone who knows me, knows I’m crazy about well-written software and, in particular, software that helps me work smarter, not harder. And when it comes to project management software, it’s the suite of products from Teamwork.com that I turn to all day long. Teamwork Projects Teamwork Projects is what I’ve been using for years, from
Read MoreI was doing some housekeeping and came across a portfolio that captured well over 15 years of my work. Interesting, I spent so much time on this when it was done and submitted, I completely forgot about it. The timestamp is 2011. This sampler touches on my
Read MoreThe Making of a Global Viral Sensation In the world of marketing, a viral hit is an elusive phenomenon. But over the years of talking dogs and Charlie biting a finger, digital marketers come to identify a few of the features of a news story that seem to work in favour of a meme event. I’ve discussed
Read MoreAn overnight decision 20 years in the making. It’s my kid’s initials in binary. I’m getting a lot of blank stares with this one, so I thought I blog it. Indulge me while I take a moment to explain this one. Family, friends and colleagues are finding my latest project a little unusual and out
Read MoreScroll down to hear the entire 1982 mixtape ‘digitally remastered’ with my XS-Cargo device. 1982 Growing up as a reclusive teenager* in Windsor, Ontario, I have a few fond memories that helped shape the grown-up that I’ve become. * is there any other kind of teenager, really Working the stage crew at Assumption College High
Read MoreI received an unsolicited email that sent me on a goose chase trying to figure it out, including scrolling past adult video retail sites search results to find my answers. If this sounds like a disaster in email marketing, you are correct. As an Interactive Project Manager, I know you’ve only got one chance to
Read MoreI’ve been using computers to edit video since the Amiga days, when Danish programmers brought Scala to the world. I was deploying content over dialup modems to digital signage outlets across the province for the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission back in the late 90’s. It was the wild, wild west of media and whether
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