Fix Android device not showing up on Windows 8

I’ve been doing, or trying to do, some Android development on my new Windows 8 machine, but every time one problem gets fixed a new one seems to pop up. Problem: Can’t debug using my Android tablet. Step 1: Confirm computer can’t see device: Open a command window Navigate to <sdk-install>\sdk\platform-tools where you have adb.exe Enter ‘adb […]

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Setting up Android ADT on Windows 8

Setting up Android ADT and SDK on Windows 8 sucks…a lot. It took 2 fresh installs, a couple of restarts, and a couple of hours of patience. I hope my advice can save you some headaches. Main Lessons: The biggest bug I had to fix to get the Android ADT working on Windows was fixing path […]

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Random Hacks of Kindness Ottawa Part 2/2

Click here for Part 1 of RHOK Ottawa Our Project: GirlTank We spent the weekend working with a project called GirlTank: a community hub and crowdfunding platform designed to help women and girl changemakers grow and scale their daring social enterprises. I chose to work with GirlTank because Tara, the co-founder of GirlTank, was present […]

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Random Hacks of Kindness Ottawa Part 1 / 2

Random Hacks* of Kindness ( #RHOK www.rhok.org ) is a wonderful event where a bunch of socially minded developers and designers get together for a weekend and build awesome software to try and make the world a better place. Last weekend I had the good fortune of being able to participate in the Ottawa RHOK event, along […]

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Common Reasons Windows 8 Apps Fail

I’ve published 5 apps to the Windows 8 marketplace and 4 of them failed their first submissions. Here is a brief list of reasons that the Windows 8 apps I’ve built have failed. Hopefully I can save you repeating them. Note: Always run the App Certification tool first. If it’s not working properly for you, […]

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App Beta: Ottawa’s Heart – Saving lives with a map

Last month I posted about a new project I’m starting in an effort to crowdsource the mapping and annotation of all the defibrillators in Ottawa. Defibrillators are small electronic devices used to restart hearts after a sudden cardiac arrest, and are awesome because they’re everywhere, they’re easy to use, and they’re super effective: Some Facts […]

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Code: Dynamic Modal with Twitter Bootstrap and jQuery

UPDATE Sep 2013: I cleaned up the code a little. Please feel free to post comments, improvements, and questions. High Level I’ve found the need for a dynamic bootstrap modal that I could pass in the header text, body, and a callback function. I have a hidden DOM element called #scrap-modal that is stored in a […]

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New project: Ottawa AED mapper

Like any modern major city, Ottawa has recently gotten into the Open Data game. Releasing a myriad of content from skating rink locations to annual budgets (Full list of Ottawa Open Data here). One piece of data really caught my eye was the list of Public Access Defibrillator Sites. Problem For sudden cardiac arrests chance of […]

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Email Marketing: Startups and Canadian Law

*Big Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, I have no legal training, and nothing in this blog post should be taken as legal advice. Consult a lawyer for legal advice. * I hate getting email spam from big companies, but at least they follow the law: they offer unsubscribe buttons and they have some [loosely […]

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Where to find Jobs for Good

Finding your dream job is a fulltime job. I’ve been spending days, weeks, months, researching jobs with non-profits, social enterprises, and anybody trying to do good in the world. Below you will find a compilation of resources I’ve discovered for helping me find my dream job, I hope they’re useful for you too. BCorps: http://www.bcorporation.net/community/b-corp-jobs Next […]

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