[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Web Designer Developer - Trapeze Group, Mississauga, ON

2010-02-10 Thread Mario Bourque
Web Designer Developer Trapeze Group - Mississauga, Ontario THE COMPANY Trapeze Group and its operating companies (AssetWorks, Cal Software, CourtView Justice Solutions, Solutions by Computer and Trapeze ITS) provide mission-critical software and technology solutions to a number of markets

[IxDA Discuss] The Fly Me to Canux Contest-Deadline Extended - Go to Canux for practically FREE!

2009-09-01 Thread Mario Bourque
Here is a *tremendous *opportunity for a student or junior practitioner to have access to one of the most amazing and intimate UX conferences in the world! The good folks at nForm are giving YOU the opportunity to go to Canux with *free conference registration*, including two nights accommodation

[IxDA Discuss] 2009 IDEA Conference early bird pricing ends August 15th, 2009

2009-08-13 Thread Mario Bourque
Early Bird pricing for IDEA is over in just a few days (August 15th to be exact). So now’s the time to storm into your boss’ office and demand approval for registration! Already approved? Register now: http://ideaconference.org If you haven’t gotten approval to attend IDEA2009 yet, here’s a short

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Its Just UX

2009-03-28 Thread Mario Bourque
in Toronto and Interaction10 in Savannah aren't you? These are shaping up to be two amazing conferences! #shamelessplug -- Mario Bourque Web: www.mariobourque.com Email: ma...@mariobourque.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/mariobourque Welcome

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Combined Conferences (was Its Just UX)

2009-03-28 Thread Mario Bourque
go out there and keep working at changing the world. -- Mario Bourque Web: www.mariobourque.com Email: ma...@mariobourque.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/mariobourque On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 4:44 PM, Christian Crumlish x...@pobox.com wrote: On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 12:30 AM, Richard Dalton rich

[IxDA Discuss] Developing an effective User Experience/Usability strategy

2009-03-19 Thread Mario Bourque
, ideas, or experiences you may have had or are having. Please email to me directly, unless it is addressed to the group. Thank you. -- Mario Bourque Web: www.mariobourque.com Email: ma...@mariobourque.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/mariobourque

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Toronto Groups

2009-02-24 Thread Mario Bourque
people will go to that. I'm looking forward to #potluckTO ( http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23potluckto). -- Mario Bourque Web: www.mariobourque.com Email: ma...@mariobourque.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/mariobourque On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Maurice Carty mo_vi...@hotmail.comwrote: I

[IxDA Discuss] IxDA Regional Workshops

2009-02-22 Thread Mario Bourque
-- Mario Bourque Web: www.mariobourque.com Email: ma...@mariobourque.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/mariobourque Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction09: Dont' forget, international phone plan!

2009-01-27 Thread Mario Bourque
mobile providers make a lot of money from international roaming, a 20MB data plan for light email use and twitter should be sufficient for a week. If you're worried about more, bump up one. It's better than coming home with a $200 bill. -- Mario Bourque Web: www.mariobourque.com Email: ma

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How long should you run each instance in an introductory Flash piece

2008-10-28 Thread Mario Bourque
a best answer - and it's up to you to find it. -- Mario Bourque Web: www.mariobourque.com Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Twitter: www.twitter.com/mariobourque Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How long should you run each instance in an introductory Flash piece

2008-10-28 Thread Mario Bourque
.. http://www.ixda.org/help -- Mario Bourque Web: www.mariobourque.com Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Twitter: www.twitter.com/mariobourque Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA Value and Purpose

2008-10-23 Thread Mario Bourque
. The fact that local groups are popping up and taking charge to better themselves and the community is truly outstanding. The list is fine and all, but the local groups is where the power is. -- Mario Bourque Web: www.mariobourque.com Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Twitter: www.twitter.com/mariobourque

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Twitter

2008-10-23 Thread Mario Bourque
Text messaging is task-based and less intrusive. You text me, I'll text you back when I can. Not as cumbersome as email, not as annoying as answering the phone. I wouldn't text someone in an emergency though. -- Mario Bourque Web: www.mariobourque.com Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Twitter

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Twitter

2008-10-23 Thread Mario Bourque
thinking about needs/function/purpose and design. Plenty of people never thought computers would be useful. Or a phone with a touchscreen instead of a keypad. The list is long... On 23 Oct 2008, at 15:44, Mario Bourque wrote: Text messaging is task-based and less intrusive. You text me, I'll

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Twitter

2008-10-22 Thread Mario Bourque
of twitter. It's much easier. Maybe I'm simply more lazy. Ping me offline if you (or anyone) want(s) to chat about it. I'm not professing to be an expert, just an opportunistic user. -- Mario Bourque Web: www.mariobourque.com Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Twitter: www.twitter.com/mariobourque On Wed, Oct

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Twitter

2008-10-22 Thread Mario Bourque
Unger, Will Evans, Dave Malouf, Dan Brown, Mario Bourque, Livia Labate, Christina Wodtke etc etc at any time throughout the day. -- Mario Bourque Web: www.mariobourque.com Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Twitter: www.twitter.com/mariobourque

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Twitter

2008-10-22 Thread Mario Bourque
is great, although their infrastructure has caused us all headaches at one time or another. It's not for everybody; however, it's made me rethink a lot of the way that I design interactions. -- Mario Bourque Web: www.mariobourque.com Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Twitter: www.twitter.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Facial recognition authentication

2008-09-04 Thread Mario Bourque
. Do you have any experience with such a thing? How'd it work out for you? I am so tired of typing passwords. -- Mario Bourque Web: www.mariobourque.com Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Twitter: www.twitter.com/mariobourque Welcome

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is Chrome bad for designers?

2008-09-03 Thread Mario Bourque
That could certainly pose a risk in the enterprise. Corporate information could be easily used by Google for their own interests and/or against yours. Using Google Chrome as a thin client for Google Apps or other RIA intranet program would put sensitive data at risk. -- Mario Bourque Web

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Intensive summer education options?

2008-07-16 Thread Mario Bourque
I believe that there is value in these workshops. We already have the yearly conference and a number of local groups have begun monthly meetups. A summer program would be a good option for some. I think there is tremendous value in being able to sit in a room with your peers and hammer out ideas,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iRise sues Axure for patent infringement

2008-06-06 Thread Mario Bourque
My apologies for posting that link, the previous post was posted this morning and only appeared on the thread a few minutes ago. I did inquire and nobody is available to comment. Me thinks this is going to be a very delicate operation. Mario

[IxDA Discuss] SalesForce Customer Support Portal SalesForce Migrations

2008-06-02 Thread Mario Bourque
1.) Has anyone had any experience working on/developing a SalesForce customer portal? If so, what are your thoughts? 2.) Performed a migration to SalesForce. Many thanks in advance. -- Mario Bourque Web: www.mariobourque.com Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Twitter: www.twitter.com/mariobourque

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is a Flash-intro to a personal portfolio still good/relevant?

2008-05-21 Thread Mario Bourque
targeted to a certain topic or project. This will also help reduce load time and file size. What you are selling is yourself, so (1) think of how you would like to be seen by others and (2) picture yourself as the one who is sitting across the table. This should be a good thread to follow. -- Mario

Re: [IxDA Discuss] too much feedback?

2008-05-17 Thread Mario Bourque
/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help -- Mario Bourque mariobourque.com / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Off: Where do you read news?

2008-02-26 Thread Mario Bourque
Google News or a combination of RSS feeds I set up. I pick and choose what's of interest. . BBC seems to be the most credible news source for international news. - - - Mario Bourque / Manager, Information Architecture Trapeze Group / www.trapezegroup.com / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: 905.629.8727

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Offtopic: What music do you listen to while you design

2008-02-26 Thread Mario Bourque
Rammstein usually gets me going. Works well at the gym too. - - - Mario Bourque / Manager, Information Architecture Trapeze Group / www.trapezegroup.com / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: 905.629.8727 x4540 / Mobile: 416.453.5332 / Fax: 905.238.8408 Join us at a 2008 User Conference! April 20 – 23