I was recently awarded the Guy-Chartrand prize for citizen of the year in mobility. It was encouraging to be around passionate people promoting the use of active transportation.
Urban Cycling Advocate
Windows Notifications for Chrome
Chrome is now using Windows notifications for all extensions and websites.
Use the Uninstall Survey
The most important feature of my apps is actually the uninstall survey.
Saying No to Data Mining
Every week, I get unsolicited emails from people wanting to harvest my extension user’s data. Rest assured, I mark them all as spam!
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Enhancing Google Calendar
Google Calendar is great, but it needs better integration into my daily routine so I created Checker Plus for Google Calendar.
Too Many Permissions
A good developer will only request permissions necessary for the app to perform its basic function. A lazy or suspicious one will ask for all permissions to speed up their development, and leave you with security risks.
Screenshots Worth a Thousand Words
Writing takes a lot of time, but screenshots take a few seconds.
Don’t Take it Personally
When your brand is you and you work everyday on your products, it’s hard not to take it personally.
Work to Bike & Bike to Work
Sometimes I feel that programming only makes a virtual difference and that’s why I’m also an urban biking advocate.
The Rise and Fall of the Web Designer
In the first few years, I was putting all my time in development without the funds to hire a web designer. For the longest time my Gmail extension worked because it was bug free and I provided lots of features and options.
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