This month, journalist Michael Hingston publishes an article about Smibs in the Alberta Venture magazine. We are honoured to be a part of this very popular magazine, particularly with such a nice article written. The interview, which is the basis of the article, is with Peter Urban, the founder of Smibs. It takes you back [...]
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Smibs on code: Upgrading to Git
A few days ago, our code repository server froze. Nothing a restart couldn’t solve, but this was the fourth time this month. The computer has been running continuously for a couple years, with a few developers constantly committing and pulling changes, uploading files, etc., and it had apparently had enough. Seeing this as an opportunity [...]
It’s About Time: Thoughts on Teaser Marketing
Finally…
Finally after weeks, perhaps even months, I can eat and sleep comfortably once more. Finally I can go throughout my day and not break down into a blubbering mess due to critical levels of mental anguish. Finally I can drive from point A to B without having to pull over on the side of the [...]
Gentlemen… Start your sponsorship proposals!
Sponsorship strategy? Check.
Customer relationship management? Check.
Social networking initiative? Check.
Fireproof racing suit? Check.
As the dust settles on another “successful†Rexall Edmonton Indy, its attendees are left to nurse hangovers and sunburns while its promoters are left to reflect on the successes and fallbacks of the event. While the race draws annual crowds of well over 150,000 [...]
From User Interface to User Experience
Over a year ago in a blog post I discussed what makes a great user interface. I questioned Facebook’s big interface switch and I held up Twitter, MySpace and LinkedIn to its standard. Looking back, everything I discussed feels relevant but also somehow remarkably out of date.
When I surf the web now I’m not [...]
