June 24 09
For our Pridefest booth this weekend I wanted to find a solution that was gonna be cheap, eco-friendly, and original. So I decided instead of renting or purchasing a classic plastic set (one big table and 2 chairs), I was going to build our solution. It took about two/three days between the design, prototyping, the [...]
June 22 09
So I haven’t been writing this last week as we were getting closer to the release of the new ubenice.com. A fresher look, a new logo, and some new shirts to come this week. Go check this now. Also this coming weekend is The New York City Gay Pride and we will have a booth [...]
June 9 09
Quick post about Jolicloud. First they are French and second, I haven’t had the opportunity to test the product yet. Such a product was expected to see the light at some point, in the line of Zoho, Piwik and all the other existing online tools (I am only citing the ones I respect but obviously [...]
June 9 09
I like when simple things are rethought. Like why has the umbrella not changed much over the years? France just released a series of not so pretty chocolate stamps that smell like chocolate (their smell can last up to two years). They wanted to retrace the history of chocolate. I love you France but you [...]
June 5 09
The other day I discovered this little GTD (“Getting Things Done”) application. It is very raw at its current stage but certainly usable to manage your projects. It is very easy. You have projects and within projects, you have tasks. Pretty basic. You also have what they call “content”, which stand for the categories (which [...]
June 4 09
The French region of Auvergne is pushing people to come and start businesses there. They put up a little microsite about the fun pleasures of working in the city. Stress, conviviality, are au rendez-vous. Go to www.lesurbanophiles.com to watch the videos (in French) also on You Tube: 1. La pèche 2. L’accès au travail (shown [...]