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		<title>UI/UX Design Patterns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Came across these links to UI/UX design patterns in a LinkedIn discussion thread &#8211; some good references for others that are interested in this sort of stuff: http://ui-patterns.com/ http://uipatternfactory.com/ http://quince.infragistics.com/UX-Design-Patterns.aspx http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/ http://www.welie.com/patterns/ http://www.designingsocialinterfaces.com/patterns.wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page http://designingwebinterfaces.com http://designingsocialinterfaces.com/patterns.wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/Persona+Format http://www.patterntap.com http://extjs.com/examples/#overview http://designlibrary.blinkinteractive.com/ https://www-01.ibm.com/software/ucd/designpatterns.html Filed under: Best practices, General Interest, Information Technology, Innovation, Open Source, Technology, Trends, Web 2.0<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1805&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>App Demo Tools</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following works well for doing app demos for protoypes or pre-release apps: Take an &#8220;expendable&#8221; iTouch device with iOS4 on it Launch http://jailbreakme.com in Safari on the iTouch Install ScreenSplitr on iTouch from the Cydia app (http://cydia.saurik.com/) Install iDemo on your Mac or PC from http://www.plutinosoft.com/idemo $9.99 Makes an excellent tool for app demos [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1794&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mind Mapping Tools and iPad &#8211; A Perfect Fit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a big fan of mind mapping tools.   My favorite tool has traditionally been Freemind, a free tool that works across Windows and Mac.   I recently changed over to using XMind and have been exploring mind mapping tools on the iPad. Mind mapping is one application that seems to be exceptionally well [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1789&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GUI Mockup Tools Part 2</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2010/07/30/gui-mockup-tools-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two new mockup/wireframe design apps are now available for the iPad that are worth taking a look at: SketchyPad iMockups My initial impression is that iMockups is the better of the two at the moment&#8230; but since I just started to play with them I will reserve judgement for a few weeks. In general I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1784&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Social Networking and New Media Stats</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2010/04/03/social-networking-and-new-media-stats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Survey stats as of April 3, 2010 from Purple Forge iPhone applications show that Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are the top 3 social networking/media applications used by Purple Forge application users in the United Kingdom, USA and Canada. Filed under: Best practices, Canada, Data mining, Europe, General Interest, New Media, Technology, Trends, United States, US [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1664&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tools to Review Graphic Asset Designs</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2010/03/26/tools-to-review-graphic-asset-designs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following are web-based design collaboration tools for creative professionals whose final product is visual, e.g. design, application interface, graphics, advertisements, branding, video animation.   These tools allow graphic assets to be reviewed and commented on by team members and/or customers as part of a review process.  The tools are all online and hosted services. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1662&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tim Hudak App a Great Success</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2010/03/09/tim-hudak-app-a-great-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Purple Forge recently did an iPhone application for Tim Hudak, leader of The Ontario PC Party.   The application has been a great success &#8211; it has generated a huge amount of earned media for The Ontario PC Party.  The application has also created a buzz in Twitter and Facebook with hundreds of mentions. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1654&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Purple Forge CPAC 2010 App Doing Great!</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2010/02/18/purple-forge-cpac-2010-app-doing-great/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Purple Forge and Raise Digital released an iPhone application for the CPAC 2010 conference being held this week.   Raise Digital has a good page talking about the app on their website. So far the application has trended to #78 in Social Networking on the AppStore! There is a lot of positive buzz in Twitter - [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1646&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Search Engine Marketing and SEO Job Titles</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2010/01/14/search-engine-marketing-and-seo-job-titles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Account Executive Campaign Analyst Client Services Manager Director of Analytics Director of eMarketing Director of Internet Marketing Director of Marketing Director of SEO Director of Search Director of Search Engine Marketing Director of Search Engine Optimization Director of Search Marketing Email Marketing Manager Emarketing Manager Emarketing Specialist Interactive Marketing Manager Interactive Media Coordinator Interactive Specialist [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1637&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Mood of the Nation?</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/11/26/what-is-the-mood-of-the-nation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mobile applications, combined with cloud computing and software offers the unique ability to reach out to the world and collect real-time information from the community. Ever wonder what the &#8220;Mood of the Nation&#8221; might be at any given hour? How about over a week? Month or more? The iPhone app &#8220;Mood of the Nation&#8221; does [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1622&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Market and Publicize iPhone Apps</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/11/26/where-to-publicize-iphone-apps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following table provides a list of sites that provide reviews and directories for iPhone applications. Many accept submissions for review, some are automated: Website Link Submission Link App Store Apps submission information App Craver submission information 148 Apps submission information App Safari submission information App Advice submission information iPhone Application List submission information Native [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1595&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Automated Testing Tools for iPhone</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/11/06/automated-testing-tools-for-iphone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently asked some friends for their insights into automated testing tools for iPhone.   Based on the feedback (special thanks to Kevin Burr!) and some research, it turns out there are a few expensive commercial services/tools and some emerging and very interesting open source applications, including: DeviceAnywhere (commercial) Cucumber (open source) A good overview of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1488&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GUI Mock Up Tools for iPhone</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/11/06/gui-mock-up-tools-for-iphone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I posted some information back in August about GUI mock-up tools.  Since then, I have tried a variety of tools, including the hosted Protoshare and the multi-platform desktop application Balsamiq Mockups.    In the end I selected Balsamiq Mockups as the preferred tool to use. The following shows an example of the type of prototyping that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1470&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Social Networking + Mobile = Next Killer App</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/10/26/social-networking-mobile-next-killer-app/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley recently published data on key economy and internet trends.  The presentation is available online at various locations, including SlideShare below: Some key highlights: Mobile internet usage will be bigger than most think Apple Mobile share should suprise on upside near-term Next generation platforms (social networking + mobile) driving unprecedented change in communications + [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1456&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Social &#8220;Things&#8221; and E-democracy</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/10/26/social-things-and-e-democracy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social networks and services offer interesting possibilities for the future of e-democracy. E-democracy is a combination of the words &#8220;electronic&#8221; and democracy.&#8221;  E-democracy represents the use of information and communication technologies and strategies by democratic actors within political and governance processes of local communities, nations and on the international stage. Democratic actors/sectors include governments, elected [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1445&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of interest these days regarding social &#8220;things&#8221; and their potential to change how people communicate.   There are currently three main categories of social &#8220;things&#8221; on the internet today: Social Bookmarking is a method for Internet users to share, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web resources. Unlike file sharing, the resources [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1443&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Favorite OSX, Windows, Linux, Hosted Free Software</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/10/25/favorite-osx-and-windows-free-software/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Windows CCleaner &#8211; system optimization and cleanup WinDirStat -disk space usage maps StM - start-up program manager 7-Zip &#8211; file compression/decompression ImgBurn - CD/DVD image creator and burner Skype Firefox &#8211; web browser Crome &#8211; web browser Safari &#8211; web browser uTorrent - P2P Bonjour &#8211; resource discovery (i.e. printers) Revo Uninstaller &#8211; application uninstaller [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1428&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead to Win &#8211; November Session Accepting Applications!</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/10/08/lead-to-win-november-session-accepting-applications/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lead to Win program is accepting applications for the November session. If you are interested in creating your own company &#8211; check out the program at http://www.leadtowin.ca. Spaces are limited and the program has been over subscribed for every session held so if you are interested do not delay getting your application submitted. Check [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1420&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Entrepreneurial Effect</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/10/07/the-entrepreneurial-effect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am involved in a new book that is now out.    Members of the local Ottawa tech community have gotten together to produce a new book called &#8220;the Entrepreneurial Effect&#8221; with the foreword by Terry Matthews. It is a collection of practical lessons learned. The book is meant to be a knowledge source for those decisions [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1418&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>JobNob &#8211; Linking Unemployed and Startups?</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/08/15/jobnob-linking-unemployed-and-startups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like watching what is going on in Silicon Valley in general.  There are always good tech and trend insights.  But there are also some very innovative ideas related to social innovation. For instance there is the &#8220;JobNob&#8221; events being held in the valley.  JobNob links unemployed people with start-ups looking for volunteers to give [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1396&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Government 2.0</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim O&#8217;Reilly spoke at http://www.aifestival.org about Government 2.0.   According to People and Places: He advocated enabling four types of interaction: Government to citizen &#8211; providing services and information to citizens Citizen to government &#8211; citizens report on probelms that need government assistance Citizen to citizen &#8211; not every problem needs to be solved by government [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1391&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>COBOL still going strong after more then 50 years?</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/08/11/cobol-still-going-strong-after-more-then-50-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I took a COBOL course while in University (not sure why I did at the time, other then I found programming languages interesting (and still do)) and also subsequently took a part-time job as teaching assistant for COBOL courses back in the &#8217;80&#8242;s.   Unfortunately I  never had occasion to use my COBOL programming skills [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1362&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GUI Mock Up Software Tools</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/08/01/gui-mock-up-software-tools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent some time recently looking at GUI mock up and associated requirements management applications.  I grouped the tools into three categories: general purpose tools that could be used for mock ups, specialized tools oriented towards mock-ups and simulation, and hosted services for mock-ups and collaboration with teams and customers. My research so far has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1344&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead to Win Reception</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/06/17/lead-to-win-reception/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lead to Win held a reception on Monday evening for participants and supporters.   Special guests included the Mayor of Gatineau and the acting Mayor of Ottawa.  Both expressed their support for the Lead to Win program and new businesses the participants are hoping to launch. Participants at the reception commented on the strong and growing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1328&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BDC Gas Tank is Filled Up!</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/06/17/bdc-gas-tank-is-filled-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Industry Canada announced on Monday that they will be providing additional funding for BDC. The funding allocation includes $350M for BDC&#8216;s venture capital activities that will allow it to make additional direct investments of $260 million over three years in Canadian businesses already in the BDC portfolio, as well as investments in new seed technology companies [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1324&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Robert Half Technology IT Jobs Outlook Released</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/06/16/robert-half-technology-it-jobs-outlook-released/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robert Half Technology issued data on IT jobs outlook this week, key findings from their survey: Technology executives attribute staff reductions largely to reduced IT budgets and company wide layoffs Employers cite rising workloads as the primary reason to add IT personnel CIOs in the finance sector are most optimistic about hiring Project management is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1321&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Broadband Infrastructure Projects for Economic Development</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/06/03/broadband-infrastructure-projects-for-economic-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent report from OECD advocates government policy makers deploy stimulus funds and investment into broadband infrastructure - Broadband infrastructure, in particular, can be a good target for economic stimulus spending because  many projects can be initiated relatively quickly, are labour-intensive, can minimise economic leakages, and may promise stronger marginal impacts on supply and productivity [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1296&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead to Win May-June Sessions</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/05/22/lead-to-win-may-june-sessions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 17:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 Lead to Win program kicked-off this week.  The program was originally planned to support 30 participants per session.  Due to overwhelming demand from highly qualified candidates the program capacity was doubled and 61 participants were accepted into the May-June program. The first three days of workshops went exceptionally well.  All participants were highly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1274&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead to Win Videos</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/05/06/lead-to-win-videos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 21:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Message from Dr Tony Bailetti for Prospective Lead to Win Participants Testimonial from Jerry Everett, President of onconference Want more information? Visit the Lead to Win website at http://www.leadtowin.ca. The program is free to qualified participants (no small print, no strings attached!). Posted in Best practices, Business, Canada, Commercialization, Creative Class, Economy, Ecosystems, Entreprenuerism, General [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1265&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead to Win Program Update &#8211; April 25th</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/04/26/lead-to-win-program-update-april-25th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CTV Ottawa News Coverage This Sunday! Tune-in to CTV Ottawa TECH NOW with Paul Brent on April 26th at 6PM for a special report on Lead to Win! City of Ottawa, Carleton University and Business &#8211; United in Leadership for the Community Recent press releases on the Lead to Win program: City of Ottawa Ottawa Chamber [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1248&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Cool Technology &#8211; &#8220;Sensitive Object&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This new technology from Sensitive Object presents some interesting potential for new applications. Their technology can turn almost any object into a touch-sensitive interface!   Posted in Best practices, Business, Computing, Creative Class, Ecosystems, Entreprenuerism, General Interest, Information Technology, Innovation, Jobs, Local Start-ups, Microbusiness, Opportunities, Regional Economic Development, Technology, Universities, Venture Capital Tagged: cool, Entrepreneur, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1230&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wii &#8211; a platform for innovative product development &#8230;a Cool Idea with Loads of Microbusiness Potential</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/04/19/wii-a-platform-for-innovative-product-development-a-cool-idea-with-loads-of-microbusiness-potential/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Nintendo Wii and it&#8217;s accessories represent a new platform with a lot of new opportunities for entrepreneurs to develop derivative products from.   A case in point, Johny Lee at Carnegie Mellon University has developed and posted working designs and software for a low-cost interactive whiteboard based on the WiiRemote and a PC.   [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1226&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>High Tech?  Ensure You Know About the IRAP Small Project Accellerated Review Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted in Best practices, Business, Canada, Commercialization, Creative Class, Economy, Ecosystems, Entreprenuerism, General Interest, Government, Government Policy, Information Technology, Innovation, Innovation Hub, Jobs, Local Start-ups, Microbusiness, OCRI, Open Source, Opportunities, Ottawa, Ottawa Start-ups, Regional Economic Development, Trends, Unemployment Tagged: Economic Trends, entrepreneurs, financing, high tech, IRAP, Ottawa, startups<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1211&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Join Lead to Win: Drive Massive Innovation in Canada&#8217;s Capital Region</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/04/15/join-lead-to-win-drive-massive-innovation-in-canadas-capital-region/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join Lead to Win: Drive Massive Innovation in Canada&#8217;s Capital Region If you are serious about starting a profitable technology based business in the National Capital Region during the current economic situation, we invite you to apply to Lead to Win (LTW). LTW is a proven program for talented technology individuals who wish to establish [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1188&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead-to-Win Turns Economic Downturn into Opportunity for Laid-Off Technology Workers in Canada&#8217;s Capital Region</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 16, 2009 &#8211; Press Release Ottawa, Ontario Lead-to-Win Turns Economic Downturn into Opportunity for Laid-Off Technology Workers in Canada&#8217;s Capital Region In the tech meltdown of 2002, four out of five laid-off tech workers did not find work in high tech, and in Ottawa-Gatineau two out of five laid-off tech workers left the region.   [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1180&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MagCloud &#8211; Do It Yourself Magazine Publishing &#8230;a Cool Idea with Loads of Microbusiness Potential</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HP is currently running a beta of a new online service called &#8220;MagCloud&#8220;.  The service allows anyone to produce a magazine and print it &#8211; on demand &#8211; for $0.20 a page.  The service also offers an online store to allow publishers to sell their magazines.  The service will take care of printing, mailing, subscription [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1150&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Technology Rates Adoption from 1900 to Present</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This interesting chart is from the New York Times, it highlights the speed of adoption of new technologies over the years.  The general conclusion is that adoption/consumption of new technology occurs much faster today then in the past. Posted in Best practices, Business, Commercialization, Computing, Creative Class, Economy, Ecosystems, Entreprenuerism, General Interest, Information Technology, Innovation, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1139&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Carleton University Poster Session &#8211; Innovation, Talent, Commercialization</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/03/24/carleton-university-poster-session-innovation-talent-commercialization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I attended the Carleton University engineering poster session on Mar 20th.  89 engineering students  displayed the results of 36 4th year projects (http://www.sce.carleton.ca/courses/sysc-4907/webforms/posterLocations.php). The projects ranged from the abstract to the commercially viable, and from simple to complex.  The one thing that stood out in general was the high quality of the students.   The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1110&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>McGuinty Government Announces $250M Fund</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[McGuinty&#8217;s government announced a new fund today oriented towards helping keep Ontario start-ups moving forward in the face of a non-existant venture capital market.  The fund will match private investments dollar for dollar.   It is said to be based upon a similar model implemented in Scotland. This is a great step towards supporting innovation and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1108&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario Commercialization Network to be Reformed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ontario Commercialization Network Steering Committee Report was delivered to the Minister late February.  PWC produced a report on OCN prior to the Steering Committee Report but it was not made public. The report makes some blunt assessments of serious problems with  Ontario&#8217;s current approach to economic development and commercialization.  Some key findings include: Lack [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&amp;blog=6330659&amp;post=1027&amp;subd=purplejunction&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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