http://saintjohnshawn.com Views from Saint John, New Brunswick Wed, 16 May 2012 19:15:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=191 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/16/saint-johns-new-beginning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saint-johns-new-beginning http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/16/saint-johns-new-beginning/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:22 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=3636 Kurt Peacock’s latest article appeared in today’s Telegraph-Journal, and it is a PERFECT write-up about the outcome of the Saint John 2012 Municipal Election: Looking relaxed in jeans and a grey T-shirt, Mayor-elect Mel Norton (who had removed his suit and tie once the media horde was gone) addressed a crowd of jubilant supporters at Callahan’s Pub

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Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/15/geeks-in-the-hot-zone/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/13/qtime-on-cbc-radio/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=qtime-on-cbc-radio http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/13/qtime-on-cbc-radio/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:56:27 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2751 Yesterday, I had a chance to do follow-up interviews with both CBC Radio Fredericton  and Saint John after claiming the spot of “Top Geek” at this year’s T4G Geekfest event  in Toronto. I was there pitching my “ER wait times” idea called QTime. Visit the links below to listen to each interview: CBC Radio Fredericton Interview

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Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/10/step-back-jocks-geeks-are-the-new-cool/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/09/top-geek-wins-10k/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-geek-wins-10k http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/09/top-geek-wins-10k/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:23:16 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2700 Be sure to check out today’s Telegraph-Journal as Jennifer Campbell wrote a great article about my QTime idea winning top spot at T4G’s Geekfest event: A dream gadget for those who spend a lot of time in emergency rooms was the toast of a gathering of geeks in Toronto this week. Saint John’s Shawn Peterson won first prize, and $10,000, at

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