Grand Theft Auto IV Goes Out at Midnight!

Grand Theft Auto IV Goes Out at Midnight! Games stores all over Toronto are opening for an hour at midnight to sell the hotly-anticipated and universally praised next installment of the Grand Theft Auto series of games. If you’re in the Toronto area, all Future Shops and EB Games will be open at midnight, as […]

Tucows Job Fair This Saturday!

My old workplace, Tucows, is holding a job fair this Saturday, March 29th. They’re looking for tech support and customer service representatives — if you’re interested, read on…

Toronto’s “Portal” Storefronts

Here’s something for the Portal fans — Portal-themed storefronts in Toronto…

To see the photos at a larger size, read the full article.

DemoCamp 17 Tonight!

DemoCamp 17 takes place tonight. If you wanted to see what’s on tonight’s agenda, see this entry of mine featuring abstracts for tonight’s demos and Ignite presentations. Read on for more about how to get in if you don’t have a ticket…

Demos and Ignite Presentations at Monday’s DemoCamp

Here are the schedules demos and Ignite presentations for DemoCamp 17…[read more]

Ideas to Steal from Silicon Valley and Seattle

Many communities dream of becoming the next Silicon Valley. According to the New York Times, Seattle is actually doing it. In this article, I’m going to talk about ideas that Toronto can borrow from both Silicon Valley and Seattle.

Read on for more…

Linuxcaffe

It’s yet another one of those things that’s helping make Toronto a great place for techies to live, work and play: Linuxcaffe, where coffee, code and community meet. Read on for more…

Toronto Gatherings for Rails Developers

If you’re a Ruby on Rails developer, there are a couple of events you might be interested in…

Toronto Ajax Pub Night - Monday January 14th

It’s the only time you should mix Ajax and beer: at Ajax Pub Night, which takes place here in Toronto on Monday, January 14th. Read on for details…

The Evolution of the TSOT Office

Some photos of how the office space has evolved over the past month, from this…

…to this…

…to this:

TSOT’s Ruby/Rails Project Night

Tonight is TSOT’s first monthly Ruby/Rails Project Night, where we invite the local developer community into our offices to see presentations on Ruby and Rails development and socialize. We’ve got a great lineup of speakers…

Rant Said Zed: I’m Too Sexy for My Rails

(The resemblance between Fred “Right Said Fred” Fairbrass and Zed Shaw — uncanny, isn’t it?)

Inspired by the now-infamous rant by Zed Shaw, I’m changing my presentation topic at Tuesday’s TSOT Ruby/Rails Project Night to “Rant Said Zed: I’m Too Sexy for My Rails (or: Lessons and Challenges from Zed Shaw’s Rant”). If you’re free Tuesday evening, you might want to catch this.

Gag Orders in a Facebook Age

“For 24 hours, newspapers, TV and radio stations were legally forbidden to release Stefanie Rengel’s name [a teenage girl in Toronto allegedly murdered by a teenage boy, allegedly at the request of his girlfriend, also a teen], but on the Internet tributes to the slain teen – and the names of her accused killers – […]

TSOT’s Ruby/Rails Project Night — Next Tuesday!

Don’t forget: TSOT’s first Ruby/Rails project night takes place next Tuesday! Admission is free, but space is limited, so sign up now!

Reminder: TSOT’s Ruby/Rails Project Night - January 8th

Here’s a quick reminder about TSOT’s upcoming Ruby/Rails night, which takes place on Tuesday, January 8th, 2008:

TSOT Ruby/Rails Night
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 (and the second Tuesday of every month)
@ TSOT’s office — 151 Bloor Street West (on the south side, just east of Avenue Road)
11th floor
Door open and food at 5:30 p.m.
Presentations start at 6-ish
FREE […]

TSOT’s Ruby/Rails Project Nights - Starting January 8th

The Quick Version
TSOT Ruby/Rails Night
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 (and the second Tuesday of every month)
@ TSOT’s office — 151 Bloor Street West (on the south side, just east of Avenue Road)
11th floor
Door open and food at 5:30 p.m.
Presentations start at 6-ish
FREE ADMISSION (but limited space)
To register, please email joey.devilla@tsotinc.com
About TSOT
TSOT is a Toronto-based start-up that […]

DemoCamp 16 — Monday, December 3rd

Sometimes it’s hard to believe, but it’s true: this Monday, December 3rd, we’ll be hosting the 16th DemoCamp at the Toronto Board of Trade (located in First Canadian Place). What started as a boardroom gathering of a couple of dozen Toronto-area developers showing their current projects to their peers has grown into the city’s […]

Assrockets and Opportunities (or: Why I Changed Jobs)

Why I Changed Jobs: The Best Guess
A number of people have approached me — both online and in person — and attempted to guess what it was that made me consider leaving my Technical Evangelist job at Tucows, a job that I enjoyed and to which I was well-suited.
The person who came closest, a “long-time […]

FacebookCamp Toronto 2: Tuesday, October 9th

The second FacebookCamp Toronto — a gathering for local techies interested in developing Facebook applications — takes place next Tuesday, October 9th, at the MaRS Centre (101 College Street, a stone’s throw from Queen’s park subway station). I was at the first FaceBookCamp Toronto, and if you’d like to see my notes, they’re here.
Speakers will […]