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Re: 9 days until Founders & Funders

Mark — Mon, 26 May 2008 14:39:22 -0000

This is a great list and it looks to be a truly exemplary event.

Re: Anniversaries

Mark — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:32:56 -0000

Congrats on the 1 year anniversary. I thought you were making a joke about the BarCampER until I read the post. I hope you're doing well and I just wanted to say that the Toronto community today would be a lot less cohesive and vibrant without your dedication and donation of countless hours to the cause.

PS: We demoed at StartUpCamp3 Waterloo and it was a blast!

Re: » StartupCamp Toronto 2 - Last release of tickets | StartupNorth

Mark — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:00:38 -0000

I wish I knew about this. Had I found out about this event a couple days earlier I definitely would have been there first row.

Re: » viigo.com - A new round of funding and a cool new app | StartupNorth

Mark — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:46:47 -0000

Good to see another hometown company getting some cash.

Re: » Weekend Reading - May 18, 2008 | StartupNorth

Mark — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:19:46 -0000

3 good reads. Thanks for the find.

Re: » The Code Factory - Ottawa Co-Working Space | StartupNorth

Mark — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:03:39 -0000

I had the chance to listen to Bobby John talk about how he started Indoor Playground at U of T. I kept thinking what a great idea it was, Bobby had mentioned it was in the black, so I had no idea why it shut down.

This post helps solve that question for me. (landlord)

Re: » StartupCamp Waterloo 3 Recap | StartupNorth

Mark — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:38:19 -0000

We had the chance to Demo at StartUpCamp Waterloo and it was really a great atmosphere for presenters and listeners. The feedback was invaluable and the giant stopwatch clock kept things moving.

Re: » Third Tuesday NB: Venture Capital, Startups and Social Media | StartupNorth

Mark — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:39:22 -0000

Hey Jevon, if you're around, we'd love to meet up with you and talk about our start-up Clutterme Inc.

Re: » Zoomii - Book Browsing | StartupNorth

Mark — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:07:49 -0000

Zoomii looks and feels awesome.

Re: » Stop waiting for your big idea, learn to get shit done | StartupNorth

Mark — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:40:38 -0000

Ahh Jevon, you're slowly becoming the pg of the North.

Re: Windows 7: I couldn’t care less

Mark — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:43:43 -0000

You know I'm just waiting for Apple to release a version of their OS which introduces a right mouse button, takes out the apple key and closes applications the same way Windows does. These were my main 'oh man' after I bought my MBP that took some time to get used to. Other than that, I'm happy about the subculture and reliability the joining a MAC comes with. It seems like other MAC users go the extra step to help you out with technical problems and the software available for MAC is on par if not better than Windows software. (I love the iLife series personally).

Hopefully, perhaps when some patents reach their 20 year mark, we can see MAC making some concessions to make the MS to Apple transition a bit smoother.

Anyways, that said. Excellent and succinct post.

Re: Belgium: Ignoring reality since 1830

Mark — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:07:49 -0000

Why would the newspaper put their articles online if they didn't want them linked to?

Re: Yahoo opens Google AdSense account

Mark — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:13:48 -0000

I personally took the time to come over from my RSS reader to say how much I love the line "If you smell anything wafting from Yahoo’s headquarters in Sunnyvale, it could be the rising stench of desperation".

As an added bonus I also enjoyed "obviously designed to placate the U.S. government that it might as well start out with the words “Dear Anti-Trust Investigators".

One of the best tech commentaries I've read in weeks.

Re: Canadian copyright bill: Good and bad

Mark — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:18:32 -0000

The way this bill was covered today by the news is lamentable. Anyone with access to a social news site can see what the people think of this law. If the government was representing its people this bill would never have been introduced. Everyone involved in the media that gave this bill two thumbs up should be ashamed of themselves.

Re: Yahoo: Deadwood or deck chairs?

Mark — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:10:33 -0000

Nice to get some sanity in on the Yahoo situation. Reading TC makes your head spin.

Re: StartupCamp Toronto 2 - Last release of tickets

Mark — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:00:38 -0000

I wish I knew about this. Had I found out about this event a couple days earlier I definitely would have been there first row.

Re: viigo.com - A new round of funding and a cool new app

Mark — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:46:47 -0000

Good to see another hometown company getting some cash.

Re: Weekend Reading - May 18, 2008

Mark — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:19:46 -0000

3 good reads. Thanks for the find.

Re: The Code Factory - Ottawa Co-Working Space

Mark — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:03:39 -0000

Re: StartupCamp Waterloo 3 Recap

Mark — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:38:19 -0000

We had the chance to Demo at StartUpCamp Waterloo and it was really a great atmosphere for presenters and listeners. The feedback was invaluable and the giant stopwatch clock kept things moving.

Re: Third Tuesday NB: Venture Capital, Startups and Social Media

Mark — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:39:22 -0000

Hey Jevon, if you're around, we'd love to meet up with you and talk about our start-up Clutterme Inc.

Re: Zoomii - Book Browsing

Mark — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:07:49 -0000

Zoomii looks and feels awesome.

Re: Stop waiting for your big idea, learn to get shit done

Mark — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:40:38 -0000

Ahh Jevon, you're slowly becoming the pg of the North.

Re: More on how I was right - Facebook is dead as a platform

Mark — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:56:46 -0000

Dead unless you got in early.

Re: Tech Capital doubles bets on Overlay.TV and PostRank

Mark — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:58:47 -0000

"Jonas Brothers (no relation)" classic