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		<title>UI/UX Design Patterns</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2011/02/09/uiux-design-patterns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
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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: &#160; 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&#038;#8221; target=&#8221;blank&#8221;&#62;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, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1805&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1794&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1789&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Go West! To Waterloo&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Waterloo companies are looking for tech workers - WATERLOO REGION, ON, April 13 /CNW/ &#8211; Some of Canada&#8217;s hottest tech companies will head to the nation&#8217;s capital to look for talent when Communitech, the organization representing 700 tech companies in Waterloo Region, holds a &#8216;Get a Life in Waterloo Region&#8217; recruitment effort there on April 21. Waterloo Region [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1678&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Search Engine Marketing and SEO Job Titles</title>
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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 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1637&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1622&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VMWare Fusion or Parallels on OSX?</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/11/25/vmware-fusion-or-parallels-on-osx/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been running VMWare Fusion 3 and recently installed Parallels 5 on my OSX 10.6.2  MacBook. Within a short period of using it I decided to delete VMWare Fusion 3 and go with Parallels 5: I was able to very easily import the VMWare Fusion virtual machine image into Parallels 5 I liked the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1605&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pharmaceuticals to Replace Telecom as Canada&#8217;s Top R&amp;D Spenders?</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/11/10/pharmaceuticals-to-replace-telecom-as-canadas-top-rd-spenders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RESEARCH Infosource released a report last week titled &#8220;Canada’s Top 100 Corporate R&#38;D Spenders List 2009 Analysis&#8220; Canada&#8217;s communications/telecom sector was the number one R&#38;D spend &#8211; with 2008 research spending on associated products and services representing 40% of total industrial R&#38;D.  Of the top 100 R&#38;D performers, 15 were from the communications/telecom sector. In [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1555&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1488&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1470&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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 + [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1456&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1445&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Levels of Intimacy in Today&#8217;s Communications</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/08/15/levels-of-intimacy-in-todays-communications/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted in Computing, Creative Class, General Interest, Information Technology, Innovation, Networking, New Media, Technology, Traditional Media, Trends, Web 2.0 Tagged: communications, technology trends<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1381&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Purple Forge is Hiring</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/08/12/purple-forge-is-hiring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Purple Forge has two immediate openings: iPhone developer (full time) Website developer (part time) Visit http://www.leadtowin.ca/jobs/app/ for more information. Posted in Business, Canada, Entreprenuerism, General Interest, Information Technology, Innovation, Jobs, Local Start-ups, Opportunities, Ottawa, Ottawa Start-ups, Technology, Trends Tagged: hiring, Jobs, purple forge<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1372&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1362&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lab on a Chip</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/08/11/lab-on-a-chip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is another cool technology &#8211; a lab on a chip that does over 1,024 different chemical reactions in parallel. The technical paper describing the technology is available online. Posted in Business, Commercialization, Computing, Entreprenuerism, Information Technology, Innovation, Technology Tagged: advanced technology, health, integrated devices, lab on a chip, science<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1358&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Touchable Holography&#8230; One Step Closer to The Holodeck?</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/08/11/touchable-holography-one-step-closer-to-the-holodeck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The video below gives a very interesting demonstration of a holographic-based user interface.   It is particularly interesting since they have integrated ultrasonic sound to provide a tactile component to the user interaction with the holographic interface. Posted in Computing, Information Technology, Innovation, New Media, Technology Tagged: advanced technology, holography, user interface<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1355&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nortel Folk &#8211; Take a Look at Lead to Win!</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/08/01/nortel-folk-take-a-look-at-lead-to-win/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are currently working in Nortel, Mitel or any of the other local tech companies that are under stress and under the threat of downsizing, then you are probably thinking about your &#8220;Plan B&#8221;.     If your &#8220;Plan B&#8221; involves launching your own business, then you should take a close look at the Lead to [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1347&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1344&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1321&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>INTERESTED IN LAUNCHING A  NEW TECH BUSINESS?  LEAD TO WIN WANTS TO HELP YOU!</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/06/07/interested-in-launching-a-new-tech-business-lead-to-win-wants-to-help-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a recent call for participants from Dr Tony Bailetti for the 3rd session of the Lead to Win program which starts on July 28th &#8211; please spread the word! INTERESTED IN LAUNCHING A  NEW TECH BUSINESS?  LEAD TO WIN WANTS TO HELP YOU! If you are serious about starting a profitable technology business [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1311&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1296&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Server Market Hits Record Lows</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 15:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The server market is getting hit hard these days &#8211; announcements in just the last few months: IDC announced the worst quarter for server sales in 12 years (revenues across all server types down 24.5 per cent to $9.9B and server unit shipments down 26.5 per cent to 1,485,490 units) Sicortex has shut it&#8217;s doors [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1285&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sixth Sense Wearable Gesture Interface</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 01:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;SixthSense&#8217; is a wearable gestural interface that augments the physical world with digital information and lets users use natural hand gestures to interact with that information. It offers some interesting ideas for potential new applications. Posted in Commercialization, Computing, Convergence, Creative Class, Entreprenuerism, General Interest, Information Technology, Innovation, New Media, Technology, Trends, Universities Tagged: advanced [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1268&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ottawa Tech Jobs Melting Away</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/04/25/ottawa-tech-jobs-melting-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate took a sharp jump recently and currently sits at 5.2%. Under the surface, the situation for tech jobs is increasingly serious. In Ottawa-Gatineau technology jobs have been evaporating at an alarming rate -  in just the last 12 months,  the region has lost 8,800 tech jobs.  This represents greater then a [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1241&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Cool Technology &#8211; &#8220;Sensitive Object&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/04/19/a-cool-technology-sensitive-object/</link>
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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, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1230&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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>
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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.   [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1226&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/04/18/high-tech-ensure-you-know-about-the-irap-small-project-accellerated-review-process/</link>
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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&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1211&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More Beef, Less Bun!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are in the midst of the worst economic downturn Ottawa has seen, and we are watching our high tech sector melt away. I find it very disturbing that there are few organizations &#8211; other than the Talent First Network and NRC-IRAP &#8211; that are stepping up and taking visible, urgent and concrete steps to [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1203&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Forget Monorails!  The New Snake Oil for Economic Development is Green Tech and Clean Energy!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green tech and clean energy is the new snake oil &#8211; and is increasingly being pushed in Ottawa and other communities as &#8220;the future of technology&#8221; and the source for attracting venture capital,  private investment and driving  massive economic growth&#8230;  However the facts paint a different picture! Venturesource reports steady declines in Venture investment in the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1192&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1188&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/04/15/1180/</link>
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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.   [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1180&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wireless M2M &#8211; Machine to Machine Networking …a Cool Idea with Loads of Microbusiness Potential</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wireless M2M networking enables the monitoring and control of devices that have historically been difficult to access and were previously un-managed.   Standards are becoming more common and stable.  Further, the implementation and production cost of wirelessly enabling and managing devices continues to drop.  This opens up a broad range of potential new applications and [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1168&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1150&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1139&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Carleton University Poster Session &#8211; Innovation, Talent, Commercialization</title>
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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 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1110&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;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 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1108&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where Are The US Tech Jobs?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dice Report tracks US technology jobs, their March report highlights that the biggest demand is in Washington DC and the east coast of the US. Posted in Business, Economy, General Interest, Information Technology, Jobs, Obama, Opportunities, Silicon Valley, Technology, Trends, Unemployment, United States, US Tagged: east coast, full-time positions, march, technology jobs, United States, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1097&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trigence Becomes AppZero</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local start-up Trigence has quietly changed it&#8217;s name to AppZero as well as quietly ejecting the last founder from the team.   Trigence had a great product but has not appeared to make any significant sales or progress since CEO Chuck Colford departed.  Unfortunately Trigence/AppZero&#8217;s new direction does not appear very compelling in an already crowded [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1071&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Canada is Potential Leader in Global Technology Revolution</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/03/15/canada-well-positioned-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent Rand report , &#8220;The Global Technology Revolution 2020&#8243;, looks at 16 upcoming key technologies and the ability of 29 countries to acquire and to implement.  The following chart identified the key technology applications - Only three of the 29 countries examined by Rand were identified as being able to acquire and implement all [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1042&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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