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Chicago & Code Academy Rocks

By Jaret On January 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I’ve been here from Toronto since Sunday and this joint absolutely rocks and it’s cool to be Common in Chicago (Had to toss that in for big C). In 5 days Code Academy has taught me how to be an expert in all things Ruby and Rails (notice I didn’t say [...]

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Code Academy Notes: Day 2 & 3 Web Development & Design

By Jaret On January 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

These are my notes from Code Academy class.  Keep in mind they are notes and I care little if there are errors (better yet you get to correct me). I am taking the Web Development & the Design class so there will be a mix and mash of both.

Jeff worked for [...] [...]

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Code Academy Notes: Day 1

By Jaret On January 9, 2012 · 7 Comments

These are my notes from Code Academy class.  Keep in mind they are notes and I care little if there are errors.

SMSassist sponsored the space in the JHC (show pic you took on iPhone).

Bought Jeff Cohen’s rails for .net devs book for a friend at my last job and [...]

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Tom Rideout is right about Newfoundland Premier Dunderdale

By Jaret On October 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Mr. Rideout’s commentary is bang on. Premier Dunderdale is starting out as a BlunderFail. For the first time, Newfoundland & Labrador’s elected premier is female – a long overdue feat in and of itself. One of right mind would assume Mrs. Dunderdale  (incumbency in tow) understands struggle, equality, fairness, and the importance of a [...]

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BuzzData & America’s Favorite Pastime

By Jaret On October 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I was recently asked to take a look at a dataset on BuzzData that outlined Major League Baseball salaries for all players spanning from 1988-2010.  Before I get into the crux of it, BuzzData is an open source platform for people, companies, organizations to host, converse, post related articles, [...]

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James Dyson: The Art of Engineering Video

By Jaret On June 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment

This is a fascinating video for all Designers, Engineers, Artists, and startup enthusiasts.

Simply one of the best talks I have watched in some time.

Enjoy! @JaretManuel

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Solitude

By Jaret On June 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment

There is great counsel in solitude. Seek it from time to time and revel in it’s sheer beauty and insight. To catch a sunrise greeting a new day and listening to nature is a calming experience. Many of us often run from being alone when in fact it is [...]

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Canada has an election but where are our leaders?

By Jaret On April 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Don’t you feel the same ol’ same ol’ political wheel is turning?

This country requires fresh passionate thinking and leadership that doesn’t smack of power hungry phoniness. We need to be constitutionally bound from coast to coast to coast where there is equality for all, favouritism for none, and is [...] [...]

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ABC’s of Social Media, SEO, and Pimping Out your Website

By Jaret On August 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Get Active. Get Social. Get Business!
Ask me anything, Forms, and Surveys with Formspring
Blogging or life streaming made easy with Posterous or  Tumblr.
Customer Feedback with Get Satisfaction.
Digg and contribute worthy information.

Everybody wants the Gist : contact aggregation.

Facebook : Need I say more…

Geo socialization is all the [...]

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Social Media Creative Resume

By Jaret On July 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment

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