March 2012
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For Watson ... How to Start a Coffee Shop
The Grid breaks down the costs of running a legit coffee shop. Seems cheap to open up your own java spot, but don’t forget the cost of getting people in the door … and battling the other 10 shops on your block if you set up in Toronto!
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In a separate article they look deeper into the competitive world of independent cafes. ”Coffee shops are a relatively simple...
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Friends @ Trek Canada are Looking Sharp These Days
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February 2012
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Will Apple change the Cable TV game???
People have been speculating Apple’s entry into the television set game for a long time, but Apple has yet to fulfill any of these prophecies. Sure there’s the current AppleTV, a stand alone box used primarily for purchasing from iTunes and Netfilx, but people continually speculate that a TV set is the next step.
A recent article by Toronto Standard suggests that television set...
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Nothing to Hide in this Lorne Park Modern
Yeah that’s the dining room and kitchen on the left, in full view or your neighbours!
Can’t hide from those door to door canvas peeps…
Kitchen is still missing some appliances
Where do you keep the shampoo in this shower??
See the rest at Toronto Life
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Still think Facebook and Google Ads are a fad ...
Proctor and Gamble (the makers of Tide) is laying off 1,600 workers including marketers after discovering that you can’t just spend $10B in advertising and think you have a strong connection with your customers.
CEO Robert McDonald said, “he would have to “moderate” his ad budget because Facebook and Google can be “more efficient” than the traditional media...
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Cash Rules Everything Around Me (C.R.E.A.M)
Created by: MBA Online
Thanks CMay!
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January 2012
2 posts
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eBooks are getting better....
Just like paper but less dead trees….
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December 2011
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Getting stuff done while you travel
I enjoyed these 7 tips from Mashable for travelling bloggers. Really, they’re useful for more than just bloggers. Great for short trips like a weekend away or escaping the snow all winter long in Oxnard.
Having spent much time on the road, I can appreciate the value of being organized before you venture out and pre-scheduling things. Twitter is great for connecting with people when a...
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All of the LIGHTS
San Fran is definitely doing some good this month by issuing 2,000 city purchased bicycle lights to cyclists without them. Think you’re getting pulled over for a ticket Toronto style? Actually your getting some free lights to stay safe!
They talk about how cycling has exploded in San Fran, up 58% in the last 4 years. Well Toronto is similar with over 45% more people riding for utility...
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Music Mondays S3V5
So lately I’ve been working pretty hard to get myself organized and create a unified and consistent personal brand with the goal of professional employment. Part of this personal journey was a personality test to figure out what career I am best suited for. Results? I’m an INTP, Introverted Intuition Thinking Perceiving person.
Se why tell you all that? Because INTP...
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"I love it when ya call me BIG POPPA"
RJMetrics has taken the unorthodox approach of educating budding entrepreneurs through the rap lyrics of Notorious BIG. Using the track, “The 10 Crack Commandments” they show how modern day legit business can learn from those successful at slingin’ crack rock.
Read it here
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Bad News for US MTB
The US ProXCT has lost 1 round with the third round in Fontana dropping out of the series. Why? Tighter budget, citing the cost of being a UCI accredited race as being prohibitive.
Kabush winning back in 2009
As mentioned in the Cyclingnews article, the second round at Bonelli also nearly shared the same fate until USA Cycling allowed them to downgrade to a UCI C3 meaning a smaller purse...
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Condo Education
This has been going on for 3 weeks and is now complete. Very informative.
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1089426—vertical-toronto-view-from-the-top?bn=1
Also a pretty cool ride…
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CX Bikes are just so... versatile
WatchThis is Good Livin’ NYC style!!!
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Be AWESOME
Found this video a while back and really enjoyed it. Energized me to take control of my online world and strive everyday to be a little more awesome.
Yakob Faris is a smart guy…
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Urban Pioneers
Christopher Hume is definitely on of my favs… good point here.
Urban Pioneers and City Settlers
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Music Mondays S3V4
Scott “Kid” Mescudi, Cleveland Native, G.O.O.D Musician
I’ve been a big CuDi fan since his first mixtape A Kid Named Cudi (2008).
You might have first noticed him here…
Make Her Say
Or maybe some of his mega remixes…
Day N’ Nite feat Crookers
or club banging collabs ….
David Guetta - Memories (feat. KiD CuDi)
A protege of Kanye West, you...
DJ's Need to Listen to the Models...
This weekend The Grid brings to light the trend of iPod DJs taking up posts in trendy bars in the city’s west end.
Skratch Bastid
The article talks about “iPod” or “laptop” DJs who usually through social connections have their musical tastes vouched for and begin playing their fav tracks at mostly smaller, often trendy bars. These music suppliers are very...
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I have this thing about shoes...
Whether it’s loafers or cycling shoes, I can’t help but appreciate the best of the best.
Velonews
Bontrager has redesigned their top-end RXL mtb shoes and I think owners of the current shoe as well as everyone else will be lining up at Trek Stores everywhere.
These slippers are full of refinement….
Velonews
Check out the reinforced toe area on the above pictures. First...
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WatchI love it when historic old building are re-purposed instead of torn down and replaced. Coolest grocery store ever??
November 2011
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CityPlace, Toronto's Residential Challenge
Wikipedia
Ask die-hard 416ers how they feel about CityPlace and you’ll not hear many good things. Usually, the topic of “future slum” will enter the conversation. Built on an old CN Rail train yard, CityPlace encompasses 10 blocks and 44 acres. This parcel of land will eventual be home to more than 8,000 homes in 19 high rise and 7 mid rise towers.
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An Interesting Map
Above shows the concentration of Social Media usage in the GTA. Includes Flickr (orange) and Twitter (blue) posts and a combo of both (white)
I found it interesting to look at the posts vs. geography… this might help
Instead of droning on about it, I’ll just redirect you to where I saw it. BLOGTO
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Music Mondays S3V3 "#WTT Edition"
This week’s Music Monday is inspired by the Jay/Ye masterpiece Watch The Throne. I went to the Thursday show at the ACC and can honestly say is was beyond TREMENDOUS.
The production is awesome and I’m sure if you Google it you’ll see tons of info.
Here is a decent re-cap I found (Language Advisory, it’s live)…
The show inspired me to post some old...
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Music Mondays S3V2
My HTMIIA themed Music Monday was well received. This week I think I’ll focus on one of my fav DJs, Canada’s own DJ A-Trak.
You probably know him from this…
Or the more recent….
Both the above are from his collaboration with Armand van Helden called Duck Sauce.
There’s a lot more to A-Trak than this. Short history:
- First DJ to win DMC, ITF and Vestax as...
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Protectionism
Why is it that Canada would rather use red tape to protect its identity and industries than nurture them through supporting technological innovation and cutting edge educational programs?
Read this article
Jesse Brown: how big wireless companies, the banks, and even the actors’ union are keeping our mobile bills the highest in the world
ACTRA’s argument is flimsy at best. Why not just...
Logo Re-Design a big gamble...
… but this one paid off!
http://www.torontolife.com/daily/informer/the-sporting-life/2011/11/18/toronto-blue-jays-new-logo/
GOOGLE+, Stoked?
So do you have your Google+ page yet? Chances are no but I think this will not be the case by Christmas.
Launched only 4 months ago as the Google+ Social Project, this new social media environment already has 40 million users. Considering that Google, the most visited site on the web, gets over 1 billion unique visitors per month, one could estimate that only 4% of regular Google users have...
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Music Mondays S3V1
Music Mondays is back!
A lot of my recent music listening is being inspired by one source… How To Make It In America! Great HBO show, very GoodLIVIN. Watch the Pilot here.
First off, M83. Likely to blow up….
M83 - Midnight City
(This song may or may not also be in a current Victoria’s Secret commercial)
Florence & The Machine - You Got The Love (The XX Remix)
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Changes ...
So while trying to give this site some new life I learned the hard way that Tumblr has changed for the worse and removed a lot of the cool feature that can make a site unique and professional looking. Needless to say I lost all my previous formatting and thus am left trying to come up with a new direction.
This works out ok though since this site is undergoing a bit of a transition away...
June 2011
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The new One for One...
Toms takes their shoe concept and applies it to some classic suns…
Check it…
April 2011
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WatchTake note…
Trek Embarks On Ambitious Carbon Fiber Recycling... →
Probably already seen this but in honor of earth day and highlighting people doing AWESOME things….
Wandering California in search of some Otter of...
So here comes a quick re-cap of the last week and a half or so. Not really a fan of the standard athlete blog post (Today I woke up at 8, drank coffee, trained on my mtb, ate, sat around, ate, went to bed) but we’ve been to some cool places so I thought this one was justified.
2 Thursdays ago we packed up and moved out of our 3 month home in Oxnard … and moved in next door...
