On the Floor

Hamilton Economic Development (EcDev), the city's economic development division, collected four awards at the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO)'s annual conference last night. Of those four awards, we're all very proud and honoured to be a part of three of them! Last year, we worked closely with EcDev to design their award-winning website which took home the award of 'Best Economic Development Website'. Read more...

The public relations nightmare that Apple is experiencing over working conditions at its suppliers is the result of the tension between its marketing and its image, and reality. It shows what happens when market forces in one country clash with market forces in another. A report in the New York Times about working conditions at Foxconn and other Apple suppliers in China has triggered petitions for 'an ethical iPhone 5' and calls for a boycott of Apple products. Read more...

In order to help us develop our sites more efficiently, we use some custom Rails generators, particularly one that creates a scaffold hand-crafted for our purposes.  After generate-ing a new scaffold incorrectly, I destroyed it.  I noticed, however, that one of the steps in the scaffold had been duplicated during the destroy, rather than being reversed. Read more...

factor[e] couldn't be happier to begin its eighth straight year sponsoring the yummy Chocolate Fest fundraiser for SACHA, Sexual Assault Centre of Hamilton and Area. SACHA is one of factor[e]'s oldest clients and we congratulate them on all the hard work and dedication they bring to this vital cause each year. Chocolate Fest is an elegant evening of chocolate treats from Hamilton's finest bakeries and restaurants. Read more...

 Being a project manager means that I have to be on top of everything. If something gets missed or slips through the cracks, it's no-one's fault but my own and I hate making mistakes. As in any job, trying to remember the things you need to do, when to do them, and what's involved can be taxing at the best of times. Read more...

Last October I subscribed to Rdio, a music streaming service that's available for iPhone.   For some reason or another, after syncing my contacts and calendars and mail accounts, I decided not to spend time syncing my music.   Instead, I opted to look for an alternative. Read more...