http://saintjohnshawn.com Views from Saint John, New Brunswick Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:04:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/01/27/introducing-propertize-ca-version-4-0/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/01/27/introducing-propertize-ca-version-4-0/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:51:26 +0000 Shawn 2012 propertize assessments entering taxing accurate civic nearby 2012 propertize assessments entering taxing accurate civic nearby http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2606 After many months of work, typically late at night after my daughter falls asleep, Propertize.ca versions 4.0 is now live! Click the image below to try it out: As this is a new major release, I thought I would review the significant changes (for the curious folks out there). 1) Simple Searching – No More [...]

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/01/27/introducing-propertize-ca-version-4-0/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/12/12/citizens-ask-for-access-to-public-data/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/12/12/citizens-ask-for-access-to-public-data/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:42:43 +0000 Shawn data federal universities access easier citizens sites open data federal universities access easier citizens sites open http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2592 It’s seems one of my dreams has come true! Today, I was featured in a CBC story on Open Data in New Brunswick –  airing on CBC radio, web, and TV: Read onward for the Web version (with video): Citizens ask for access to public data The New Brunswick government and its universities are coming [...]

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]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/12/02/featured-in-21inks-creativity-issue/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/11/30/from-data-to-applications/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/11/30/from-data-to-applications/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:48:30 +0000 Shawn data to data hackathon lunn fredericton international fuel consumption data to data hackathon lunn fredericton international fuel consumption http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2567 A great article was featured in today’s Telegraph-Journal on the topic of Open Data – including mentions of the T4G hosted ‘Hackathon’ event in Fredericton this Saturday! I also got a few quotes for Propertize.ca and the Canadian Fuel Consumption Guide Application that I am also working on. Read on for more information: The City [...]

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/11/30/from-data-to-applications/feed/ 2 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/09/09/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 realistic consumption numbers excel spreadsheet  annual fuel fuel fuel consumption nrcan a consistent format realistic consumption numbers excel spreadsheet  annual fuel fuel fuel consumption nrcan a consistent format 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 [...]

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/09/09/my-alternate-interface-to-the-canadian-fuel-consumption-guide/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/07/25/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 propertize to propertize page streets version nearby buttons rocking propertize to propertize page streets version nearby buttons rocking 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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]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/06/03/propertize-ca-version-3-2-released/feed/ 1 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/03/18/3-my-ass-essment-property-tax-time/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/03/18/3-my-ass-essment-property-tax-time/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:04:06 +0000 Shawn benschmidt schmidt 6mcfopk8hcu propertize youtube property video featured http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2360 More cool news, Propertize.ca (and myself) were featured in Ben Schmidt’s latest YouTube video on NB Property Taxes! Check out the video below: You can find more great information on Ben’s website – http://www.benschmidt.tv

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/03/18/3-my-ass-essment-property-tax-time/feed/ 2 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/03/06/propertize-ca-featured-in-more-new-brunswick-newspapers/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/03/06/propertize-ca-featured-in-more-new-brunswick-newspapers/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:59:37 +0000 Shawn propertize propelict featured gleaner transcript papers property checked http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2354 I did a quick search today, and I found a few more newspaper articles today where my website http://propertize.ca was featured! Both the Times & Transcript and the Daily Gleaner featured the same article that appeared in the Telegraph-Journal on Friday. It didn’t make the front page in these papers; but, it’s great to see [...]

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/03/06/propertize-ca-featured-in-more-new-brunswick-newspapers/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/03/04/propertize-ca-featured-in-the-telegraph-journal/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/03/04/propertize-ca-featured-in-the-telegraph-journal/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:43:21 +0000 Shawn staeben propertize properties renovations database assessments compare neighbours staeben propertize properties renovations database assessments compare neighbours http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2349 Today’s Telegraph-Journal featured my website Propertize.ca, and it was listed on the front-page! Read on for the full article: Trying to make sense of his property tax bills after buying his first home, Shawn Peterson decided to take matters into his own hands. The computer-savvy Saint Johner designed a website that takes public information from [...]

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