It Happened to Me

“Accordion Guy” and “Global Nerdy” Stats for 2009

“You can’t improve what you don’t measure” is a maxim for many fields. Engineers, businesspeople and athletes may all have…

15 years ago

My Best Christmas Story

Whenever I’m asked “What’s your best Christmas story?” I always tell this one. I posted it on this blog back…

15 years ago

The “Keyboard Cat Song” on Accordion

For no reason other than kicks, here’s a video shot earlier this summer – me playing the “Keyboard Cat song”…

15 years ago

Scenes from TechDays Winnipeg

It’s hard to believe, but the seven-city cross-Canada tour known as TechDays 2009 is over. We had the last one…

15 years ago

“Born to Be Wild”: Jammin’ with the Band at The Lower Deck, Halifax

No visit to Halifax is complete without a stop to the Lower Deck pub for a pint (or five), and…

15 years ago

Working in the Kitchen

Microsoft Ottawa’s Kitchen. It has a decent view. Every Microsoft office has a “touchdown area”, a place filled with cubicles…

15 years ago

Next Stop: Winnipeg!

At long last, we come to the last city in TechDays’ seven-city conference tour: Winnipeg! The combination of venue availability…

15 years ago

Setting Up TechDays Ottawa

Ottawa was the sixth of the seven cities in the TechDays cross-Canada tour. We’ve settled into a pretty good groove…

15 years ago

Ottawa Road Trip Diary, Part 2: The Flying J Truck Stop

When we got to Napanee, it was time to fuel up both the car and ourselves, and we did both…

15 years ago

Ottawa Road Trip Diary, Part 1: Slow Going

Once again, Damir and I are road-tripping to a TechDays conference. This week, the destination city is our nation’s capital,…

15 years ago