http://saintjohnshawn.com Views from Saint John, New Brunswick Wed, 16 May 2012 19:15:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=407 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/23/my-alternate-interface-to-the-canadian-fuel-consumption-guide-updated-for-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-alternate-interface-to-the-canadian-fuel-consumption-guide-updated-for-2012 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/23/my-alternate-interface-to-the-canadian-fuel-consumption-guide-updated-for-2012/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:53:54 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2829 Last year I created an application that utilizes the Canadian Fuel Consumption Guide data. I was looking for an easier to use interface to compare vehicles. Finally, the 2012 Fuel Consumption Guide data was made available, so I’ve updated the application to reflect this. Try it out! You can try out the demo yourself by

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Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/23/go-where-your-customers-are-everywhere/feed/ 1 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/15/geeks-in-the-hot-zone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=geeks-in-the-hot-zone http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/15/geeks-in-the-hot-zone/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:34:53 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2789 T4G Geekfest (and my idea QTime) were featured in Toronto’s The Grid weekly magazine in the “Geeks in the hot zone“ article by Vanessa Farquharson: The fifth annual Geek Fest was held last Wedenesday night at the Ontario Science Centre’s subterranean “Hot Zone,” hosted by Canadian IT firm T4G. About 200 sharply dressed geeks gathered to sip

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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

Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/09/top-geek-wins-10k/feed/ 9 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/07/qtime-at-t4g-geekfest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=qtime-at-t4g-geekfest http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/07/qtime-at-t4g-geekfest/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:08:09 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2668 Tonight, I will be attending T4G’s Geekfest event in Toronto! I will be there to show off my idea called QTime.  The idea is focused on interfacing with existing hospital systems to help determine estimates wait times by triage level.  In addition to the public facing component, QTime would provide staff and administrators with real

Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/07/qtime-at-t4g-geekfest/feed/ 2 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/05/t4g-geekfest-focuses-on-innovation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=t4g-geekfest-focuses-on-innovation http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/05/t4g-geekfest-focuses-on-innovation/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:51:26 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2662 Be sure to check out today’s Telegraph-Journal, as my T4G Geekfest idea QTime received some great coverage: SAINT JOHN – Shawn Peterson does not guarantee that his new computer program will get you to the head of the emergency room line any faster. However, Q-Time might at least give you an idea how long you

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