Could Toys “R” Us have a future in the game café market?
US-based Toys “R” Us has enjoyed a unique place as the largest chain toy store in North America for years. … Continue reading Could Toys “R” Us have a future in the game café market?
Author: Robin Monks
Robin lives in Vancouver, British Columbia where he works as a Director of Engineering. Having founded one company and co-founded a second, he views his work consulting on large-scale products with implementation challenges and vast technical hurdles as semi-retirement.
Want to buy your Halloween candy online? (USA)
It’s getting closer to the yearly celebration of small, inexpensive sugary treats given to absolute strangers. If you’ve put off buying … Continue reading Want to buy your Halloween candy online? (USA)
Buying Coffee Online in Canada: Quick Update
Since writing my last post on the state of buying coffee online in Canada several more online coffee roasteries have come to my attention. So here are two more sources for glorious caffeine that you should try the next time you want your cup of joe to be a bit more special. Continue reading Buying Coffee Online in Canada: Quick Update
The Trust Fence and Awkward Filter
As a user of a product or service you want to maintain a certain kind of status quo for what you expect the product usage to be like and what sort of interaction you’re going to have with it. This status quo is a sort of “goldilocks”-zone where you want to keep your users secure and trusting of your product. But what happens when you let your users make the content that other users can see? Continue reading The Trust Fence and Awkward Filter
Speed Up Your Mac with an External SSD
If you have an iMac with Thunderbolt or USB 3 but without an SSD you can boot from a full-speed external SSD without opening the case. It’s possible for that Mac to boot in under 30 seconds and to jump generations ahead for under $200. Continue reading “Speed Up Your Mac with an External SSD”