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My experience – Masters in Digital Transformation and Innovation (MDTI) with a Concentration in User experience design at uOttawa
What a mouthful for a program name! Digital Transformation and Innovation (MDTI) with a Concentration in User experience design at uOttawa. It’s been a pretty good conversation starter when people ask you about your degree. They kind of understand innovation, but it’s sandwiched with two concepts that might pique curiosity. This post is under construction.…
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Aftershokz Openrun (Aeropex) (mini) – User experience product critique review
Overall Experience Overall, I am very impressed and satisfied with my experience with the product. It is my first bone-conduction headset. I acquired this for the purpose of listening to audio content wirelessly while running on road and trails. The open-ear capability has completely transformed my running experience in a positive way. I can enjoy…
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Guide to trail running in the Canadian Rockies (Alberta)
In the summer of 2021, I had the privilege of finally visiting what I now consider the most beautiful gem in Canada for trail running, the Rockies. I was based in Calgary and Banff for this adventure. I’m originally from Ottawa and had to learn to adapt quickly. If you are a trail runner and…
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Phasmophobia cheat sheets
Update 2023-12-07: Check out a way more comprehensive and recent cheatsheet made by someone else: tybayn.github.io/phasmo-cheat-sheet My friend David shared a cheat sheet for playing Phasmophobia. To really get a spooky mood, I didn’t want a white background taking away from the horror on my second monitor! Ideally all lights would be turned off and…
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How I’m still using my 12 year old Focusrite Saffire audio card (firewire) with Windows 10
Summary: Each time there’s a Windows 10 update my 12 year old Saffire risks becoming obsolete. The problem? My card uses FireWire; Windows 10 doesn’t support FireWire (IEEE 1394). Here is what has been working for me so far. With the latest update, I thought my card was a goner. I figured out the fix…
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My first miniature paint project
One night while shopping for board game expansions for a board game (Scythe), I noticed within a list an incredibly expensive component: painted miniatures for the game. At about $200 CAD, the hand-painted miniatures were three times more expensive than the game itself (which includes unpainted miniatures). Balking at the price, but drawn in with…
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My first marathon experience
A story of data, discovery, progress and fear. “So you signed up for your first marathon? Is it boring?” I had a recurring question about entertainment throughout my journey on a regular basis. How could I run such long distances and not find it boring? To me training wasn’t boring. After reflecting on the question…
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DAW music software authorization affecting creative flow
With every virtual instrument and effects going the authorization-software route, the creative process is burdened by software updates, patches and oh-surprise download updates… Internet connection required. 😟 Now before considering “oh a cool plugin”, do I really want to jump through all the hoops to have that extra piece of code running in the background. There’s…
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Redesigning a university convocation website
I finally redesigned the uOttawa convocation website. After three years of migrating other sites, I finally got to slay the FAQ sections, eliminate redundancies and iron out user journeys. After a content audit, I made the content modular to enable batch updates between operations cycles. Our team knew it was time to have a fresh…
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My experience applying Inbox Zero for emails
Using Inbox Zero for work A year and half ago I attended a Hub Ottawa master class with Pascal Vernier on how to improve my impact per hour. Most of the concepts presented I had already been aware of and applying in regards to project management. The optimization concept that stuck however was “Inbox Zero“:…