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Open Halton, a citizen led initiative for Open
From Montreal Quebec, to London Ontario, and now Halton region, Ontario, Open Government and Open Data citizen led initiatives are joining the movement throughout Canada for Open. Nik Garkusha of Microsoft Canada is spearheading the citizen led initiative in Halton Region. Launching the initiative’s website on August 26, 2010, Nik is looking to move and [...]
NextStop – London Transit Guide, Version 2.0
On September 13, 2010, I will be launching version 2.0 of NextStop – London Transit Guide. This is a big release for NextStop as it will include a variety of updates, new features and will also be compatible with additional devices. Available device applications The following list of devices below are currently in development [...]
London’s first hackathon for Open Data and Garabage Collection
On the weekend of September 25, 2010, one of London’s newest non-profit organizations, unLondon, will host our first Open Data hackathon. But what is a hackathon? No, we will not be breaking into computer systems, but instead, collaborating and creating one of London’s most demanding open data applications – London Trash. Google’s definition of a [...]
An idea to help stop telephone fraud & scams
Whether you are young or elderly, we are all at risk of telephone fraud and scamming. Just recently, an incident touched base a little to close to home. Just recently, I came up with a possible idea and thought on how to stop or at least help squash such incidents from happening around the world. [...]
Open Data at Ignite London
Last night I gave my first public talk at Ignite London’s first event. Throughout the evening I was very enlightened by the number of excellent speakers and the topics which they talked about. One thing stood out the most though, and that is what Michelle Baldwin of Pillar Nonprofit Network said, “There are approximately 1200 [...]