In my last post for “Smibs on Code†I discussed the tradeoffs between pre-filtering and post-filtering user data in a web application. I also mentioned that Rails is focused on the post-filter approach, while I prefer pre-filtering. This week I’ll show you a plug-in we put together to perform the filtering for our Smibs Network [...]
Archive for May, 2009
TEC Venture Prize awards luncheon
Despite what is often portrayed in the media, entrepreneurs are seldom “lone wolvesâ€. This point was made obvious when I attended theTEC Edmonton’s Venture Prize Award Luncheon, it takes a community to support and inspire innovation in an entrepreneur. Business leaders and representatives from Western Economic Diversification Canada, Alberta Research Council, Economic Development Edmonton, the [...]
Christy’s product pick of the week – Loktah
Loktah – portfolios, boxes, cases
Loktah produces beautiful, simple and natural looking products based on waxed organic paper. I thought I would diverge this week from my usual tech solutions to something more tangible for all of you artists, photographers and crafty people. They have elegant products at a reasonable price.
Website: www.loktah.com
Cost: $10-$35US
