Is It a Car? Is It a Computer? No, It's a Raspberry Pi Java Carputer - YouTube
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Google Map Pedometer / GMaps Pedometer for Running, Walking, Cycling, and Hiking
Google Map Pedometer / GMaps Pedometer for Running, Walking, Cycling, and Hiking : http://www.mappedometer.com/
Map your running routes. Plan routes before, or create route maps in real-time using iPhone and GPS. | Running Map : http://www.runningmap.com/
milermeter.com : http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
Map your running routes. Plan routes before, or create route maps in real-time using iPhone and GPS. | Running Map : http://www.runningmap.com/
milermeter.com : http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
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Monday, July 28, 2014
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Des souliers de course au banc d’essai
http://www.geopleinair.com/Equipement/Des-souliers-de-course-au-banc-essai
Friday, July 25, 2014
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
Discover Montreal's finest patisseries, one cream puff at a time
http://m.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/destinations/find-montreals-sweet-spot/article19691431/?service=mobile&click=sf_globe
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Friday, July 18, 2014
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Research coming under pressure
Research coming under pressure
Results-driven
research imperative increases publish-or-perish pressure
Results-driven
research imperative increases publish-or-perish pressure
A push at universities and funding bodies
to produce marketable research may be exacerbating the usual publish-or-perish
pressure felt by researchers. Dan Guitton, a professor at McGill University,
told the Montreal
Gazette that “having industry partners decide what research they
want is very unlikely to generate great discoveries. This is only killing
universities.” Nevertheless, some see close ties with business as a necessity
if scientists want to innovate. “Not all research should be applied, but we should facilitate it when we
can,” said Guy Breton, rector at the Université de Montréal. Breton
notes that the cost of maintaining research is very high for universities, and
that faculty grants often don’t cover indirect costs. But the drive to produce,
as one researcher put it, “a sexy new result” often means researchers are
taking more risks, potentially with careers on the line. This can lead to
mistakes, or even fudging data, in spite of university safeguards against such
dishonesty. Montreal Gazette 
Monday, July 14, 2014
Need driver for LG HBS 700 bluetooth stereo headset - Microsoft Community
Need driver for LG HBS 700 bluetooth stereo headset - Microsoft Community
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS014997
Amazon.com: Questions And Answers: How to use with Windows 7 PC? Has anyone succeeded in using this headset with a Windows 7 PC? : http://www.amazon.com/How-use-Windows-7-PC/forum/FxOSFW33LWUHF1/Tx3VSIIDCQFW9JM/1/ref=cm_cd_dp_ef_tft_tp?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B0052YFYFK
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS014997
Amazon.com: Questions And Answers: How to use with Windows 7 PC? Has anyone succeeded in using this headset with a Windows 7 PC? : http://www.amazon.com/How-use-Windows-7-PC/forum/FxOSFW33LWUHF1/Tx3VSIIDCQFW9JM/1/ref=cm_cd_dp_ef_tft_tp?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B0052YFYFK
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Friday, July 11, 2014
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Seven tips for managing any project | Mitacs – Inspiring innovation in Canada
Seven tips for managing any project | Mitacs – Inspiring innovation in Canada
Everyone has projects of some type. Any effort that has a desired outcome, a beginning, an end, and a sequence of tasks or deliberations to achieve the end is a project.
Here are seven tips to help make any project a success, from project management expert Gary Robinson who runs the Mitacs Step Project Management workshops.
1. Establish criteria for success
Start with an understanding of why you are undertaking the project. What will the five or six most important criteria for success be? Create a positive but realistic vision of an outcome that will meet your criteria.
2. Define boundaries
Based on your vision, define the project as simply as you can. For example “my project is to graduate by June 2016.” Describe the last activity in the project, such as “attend convocation.” Without clarity on the last activity, some projects just keep on going. Identify any constraints or commitments that have been made, such as times when key resources are not available, cost limitations, or other commitments that you have.
3. Build relationships early
Identify who will be involved in the project and start building positive relationships with everyone, including your supervisor. Don’t wait until you need them – start building relationships before you need them. Very often this is a good time to create a project team. There may be projects that you conduct alone, such as completing a thesis or preparing a report or business plan. Even for those, you can always benefit by involving others. Graduate students can ask a colleague to be a “buddy” – a sounding board for ideas and for keeping you focused.
4. Set out specific tasks and a timeline
Start by simplifying the work into four or five categories. Examples could include “preparation,” “testing,” “analysis,” “writing,” etc. Then list the major tasks in each category. The concept of less is more is true here; too much detail creates frustration and does not add the clarity many think it will. Working with major tasks allows you the freedom to modify how the task is to done once it has started. Create a logical sequence and timing of tasks and you now have a plan to deviate from, and you will deviate since no project goes exactly as planned.
5. Review your progress
Compare your progress to your plan regularly and modify the plan as needed. Sometimes you may even want to modify the project definition as you get into the work.
6. Learn from what went well and what didn’t
Projects are usually judged on the quality of the product, but the greatest learnings and improvements come from reviewing how things were done. Give yourself time to sit back periodically and ask what has gone well, what has not gone well and what can be done to improve. You will always find ways to improve.
7. Take time out
Take care of yourself and others involved in the project. Take some breaks, limit the hours you spend working, and enjoy your project.
Want to learn more about project management? Mitacs Step offers theFoundations of Project Management I & II workshops free to graduate students in Canada.
La ville de Montréal doit apprendre à travailler avec les start-ups
http://www.lesaffaires.com/blogues/le-blogue-des-start-ups/la-ville-de-montreal-doit-apprendre-a-travailler-avec-les-start-ups/570415?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=techno_09-juillet-2014
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Sharing Kit
Sharing Kit
Who says you can’t make money by being environmentally friendly?
SharingKit’s marketplace allows you to do both simply by sharing your
underutilized items with neighbours and friends.
By having access to thousands of things near you, you help reduce our
carbon footprint, meet new people, make or save some cash and
promote a sharing economy that builds trust and community bonds.
Why spend money on new stuff when you could borrow?
Why keep that old book in a shelf when someone else could read it?
Always wanted to try camping, a new sport or a new game, but didn’t
have the gear? Now you can try something new every day!
Who says you can’t make money by being environmentally friendly?
SharingKit’s marketplace allows you to do both simply by sharing your
underutilized items with neighbours and friends.
By having access to thousands of things near you, you help reduce our
carbon footprint, meet new people, make or save some cash and
promote a sharing economy that builds trust and community bonds.
Why spend money on new stuff when you could borrow?
Why keep that old book in a shelf when someone else could read it?
Always wanted to try camping, a new sport or a new game, but didn’t
have the gear? Now you can try something new every day!
L'université de demain, ébauchée par des étudiants du monde entier
http://www.letudiant.fr/educpros/actualite/l-universite-de-demain-ebauchee-par-des-etudiants-du-monde-entier.html
Monday, July 7, 2014
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Saturday, July 5, 2014
How to document software requirement
documentation - Examples of Requirement Documents - Stack Overflow
Painless Functional Specifications - Part 1: Why Bother? - Joel on Software :
Painless Functional Specifications - Part 2: What's a Spec? - Joel on Software :
Painless Functional Specifications - Part 3: But... How? - Joel on Software :
Painless Functional Specifications - Part 4: Tips - Joel on Software :
Painless Functional Specifications - Part 1: Why Bother? - Joel on Software :
Painless Functional Specifications - Part 2: What's a Spec? - Joel on Software :
Painless Functional Specifications - Part 3: But... How? - Joel on Software :
Painless Functional Specifications - Part 4: Tips - Joel on Software :
Friday, July 4, 2014
10 Tricks to appear smart during meetings
https://medium.com/comedy-corner/10-tricks-to-appear-smart-during-meetings-27b489a39d1a
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Ask Slashdot: Choosing a Web Language That's Long-Lived, and Not Too Buzzy? - Slashdot
Ask Slashdot: Choosing a Web Language That's Long-Lived, and Not Too Buzzy? - Slashdot
From TFA :
From TFA :
...
Generating HTML on the server is more or less outdated.
So a "web language" on the server doesn't make sense, the way it used to do (like perl cgi, ASP, JSP, PHP and decendents)
So a "web language" on the server doesn't make sense, the way it used to do (like perl cgi, ASP, JSP, PHP and decendents)
What you do now is write the frontend in one of the new JS/HTML frameworks that run exclusivly on the client.
AngularJS is popular and will likely stick around in one form or another. But pick any you like.
AngularJS is popular and will likely stick around in one form or another. But pick any you like.
For the backend you want to expose REST services, that serves the content in a way that is easy to digest for the frontend (so you don't end up with too much logic out there).
For that I'd recommend taking a look at Scala (10 years old, and not going away) and the Play Framework (http://www.playframework.com/)
What is nice about the Play framework is that it not only makes it easy to expose REST services. It also makes it easier to deploy the client side framework.
For that I'd recommend taking a look at Scala (10 years old, and not going away) and the Play Framework (http://www.playframework.com/)
What is nice about the Play framework is that it not only makes it easy to expose REST services. It also makes it easier to deploy the client side framework.
Also take a look at using microservices. Using that architecture enables you to write the REST services in smaller components, rather than one big server. That way you can more easily replace each service, when you want to migrate to the next backend technology.
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014
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