http://saintjohnshawn.com Views from Saint John, New Brunswick Wed, 16 May 2012 19:15:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=303 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/12/saint-john-municipal-election-featured-on-cbc-new-brunswick/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saint-john-municipal-election-featured-on-cbc-new-brunswick http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/12/saint-john-municipal-election-featured-on-cbc-new-brunswick/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 18:31:10 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=3596 Earlier this week, I was featured on CBC New Brunswick with a story about the 2012 Saint John Municipal Election: Citizen journalists and bloggers in Saint John are predicting a major change in next week’s municipal election, based on the groundswell of interest and anger they’re witnessing. “I think this time around, all walks of

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Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/07/predict-the-saint-john-2012-municipal-election-results/feed/ 4 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/12/02/featured-in-21inks-creativity-issue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=featured-in-21inks-creativity-issue http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/12/02/featured-in-21inks-creativity-issue/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:25:19 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2582 The latest issue of 21inc‘s magazine 21ink was just released, and I was featured in it (talking about Propertize.ca)! Click the image below to check out the article: If you have any issues opening the link above, click here to download the PDF. Also, be sure to check out Propertize.ca, and let me know what

Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/12/02/featured-in-21inks-creativity-issue/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/11/07/movember/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=movember http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/11/07/movember/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:35:13 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2555 It’s that time of the year – Movember! This year, I am participating, so feel free to follow along with me (and make a donation) here: http://mobro.co/SaintJohnShawn In case you do not know what it’s all about, read on: During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s

Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/11/07/movember/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/09/09/my-alternate-interface-to-the-canadian-fuel-consumption-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-alternate-interface-to-the-canadian-fuel-consumption-guide http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/09/09/my-alternate-interface-to-the-canadian-fuel-consumption-guide/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:45:34 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2504 The Natural Resources Canada’s Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) compiles and publishes estimated fuel-consumption ratings for passenger cars, light-duty pickup trucks, vans, and special purpose vehicles sold in Canada in it’s annual Fuel Consumption Guide. Never heard of them?  Well, I bet you have seen their numbers when looking at new vehicles (displayed in the window sticker): While some people

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Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/07/25/the-little-mermaid-the-secret-costco-ending/feed/ 6 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/07/25/propertize-ca-version-3-4-released/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=propertize-ca-version-3-4-released http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/07/25/propertize-ca-version-3-4-released/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:35:04 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2464 Propertize.ca has been updated to version 3.4, and it is rocking some new features: Create an account or login using OpenID (will be used to support saving searches in the future). Friendly Share/Print buttons are now available on most pages. The ability to include nearby streets is now stable. Additional “popup” help is now available on

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