- Back is *very* tender today, but okay, all things considered. Worst sleep ever, of course, but at least last night is done! #
- Having our new intrab5 VOIP system put in today. Toronto office testing first, but could be our solution to crap Skype-based team calls. #
- Phew, what a day!!! Busiest / most overlapping / most exciting I remember in the last few months! #
- Wow… Just had a Technical PM applicant apply… One of his key skills? Registering domains. Oh, and he’s been using Windows since 3.11
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- Seems everyone feels registering domains is a real skill… Maybe we should open a new position? VP of Domain Registration? #
- @shaicoggins – lol, folk do realize ed’s a non-sentient being, right? #
- Fell asleep at my desk earlier. Clear sign to head home. *sigh* did see bryce on the street, which was great! #
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Before I got my first blackberry, I hated the idea. Mostly because I hated people with the “blackberry twitch”; ie: that incessant need to check the phone every time it buzzes/dings/etc with a new email message.
When I finally *had* to get my first berry, I determined that I’d do everything in my power to avoid this. I knew I’d still *check* my email frequently, but that’s different than the constant distraction of the Evil Flashing Red Light, the Slightly Sexy Silent Buzzing and Nebulous BlackBerry Twitch.
So here’s what I’ve done to avoid that. It isn’t perfect, but it works for me:
1. Use Gmail, instead of blackberry mail. It’ll stop the buzzing, which is good. It’ll also segregate out your SMS messages from your email, which is hugely useful (SMS still buzzes).
2. Don’t use your blackberry email address for regular mail. Sync everything up through your gmail or main email account. Forget you have a blackberry mail account.
3. EXCEPT, set your mail server (or Gmail) to forward all emails with a subject line of “URGENT” to your blackberry mail account
4. Set your blackberry to go off with a specific ringtone when it receives messages with “urgent” in the subject line
5. If you use Twitter via SMS, use TwitterBerry or a similar client, so messages don’t get lost in your SMS queue.
Basically, use Gmail to keep your data usage down and to stop the buzzing, route urgent emails to your blackberry mail and prioritize it properly, segregate out all non-essential communication (ie: Twitter / Pownce / etc).
This’ll allow you to check mail when YOU want to (which’ll still probably be every 5 minutes, heh), to check your non-essential communiques when YOU want to, get stuff that’s actually urgent right away and not lose your SMS messages (which most blackberry users do).
- @stuartma – daily delays. Probably due to the current upgrades to put stop and next-train info in. But it’s causing me daily issues. #
- @kaleemux – until last week, I only had issues about once a month. Now it’s once a day
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- Wow, just got totally ignored by a cabbie. Knocked on his window and everything… Maybe he’s prejudiced against brown people! #
- "Hey, we’re from b5media" … "Did you just make that up?" … Lol, good times #
- @davefleet – yonge, from eg to queen. #
- *sigh* late meeting tonight, early meeting tomorrow… Looking forward to this weekend being over, cause all week is like this… #
- It’s definitely time for another drinks + decks. Late feb / early march? #
- Wowwwww… owwwww…. back freaking out today, and I’m in meetings til 9pm… *whimper* #
- This is a back spasm for the record books… Thinking I’ll need to get some morphine for this… ;-( #
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- Just finishing the saddest book I’ve read in years. #
- @saleemkhan, @wboswell and others, it’s a harry otter fan fiction trilogy. "Psychic serpent". Awesome, but ending was … Wow. #
- GRRRR!!! Nexus application was denied. *sigh* Guess I can plan to spend hours chatting up US border guards every trip for the next few years #
- S’alright @ nexus. It was a nice hope, but the US is allowed to have their standards, and I’m used to falling below the bar #
- @briansullivan – just that my curren status continued to require regular review. A few folk have said it takes 5 years for that to clear. #
- It’s been 3 years since my last incident, so I can live with waiting a few more years for the US to get comfortable that I’m not a threat
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- Started getting back into jazz music again (after a few years of the harder stuff). Not sure if I should be proud or embarrassed… #
- @ducksnorts – I’ve always loved jazz… but loving it, and having it part of my daily music rotation are different things #
- I mean, I LOVE gregorian chants too… but listening to them while I work’d be weird
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- Not mcd’s … Not mcd’s… Agh, must find new office so this isn’t a daily struggle. On the plus side, I’ve onky succumbed once in a month! #
- Trip to the valley next week is looking like my busiest yet! #
- Daily ttc issues are starting to drain my wallet (subway blocked for hour+ daily = taxis). #
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- Whoa @ responses to TOM position on craigslist! #
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- Just talked to @andyabramson for the first time ever. Super guy, even made time for me while he was travelling #
- Alright, 12 hours of work done this weekend. Inbox not QUITE empty, but I’m too dazed and confused to do the remaining 3 items. To the gym! #
- Looking at scheduling a trip to the valley the first week of Feb. If you wanna hook up, let me know via email: jeremy@b5media.com. #
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Just a quick note on b5media’s current job openings!
- Technical Project Manager: we’re looking for an experienced PM that understands development and technical projects. Ideally someone who’s been a developer in the past, as he/she will be working directly with our dev team – and the less “translation” required, the better! This role is to lead the project management both of internal projects and external projects and products, partnership integrations, etc. Strong knowledge of web-based technologies is required. A minimum of 2 years development or technical experience and 2 years of project or product management is required. The position is in Toronto (we can move you here from Canada or the US). This is an immediate opening.
- VP Finance: we are looking to hire a senior finance executive to oversee all areas of b5media’s corporate governance, books and reporting. The ideal individual is more than just a back-office bookkeeper. We are seeking someone who is happy to operate strategically, to contribute significantly to senior management discussions and who isn’t afraid to “get their hands dirty”. Experience in a startup, a tech company and/or a media company is ideal. This is a Toronto-based position (we can move you from other parts of Canada). This is an immediate opening.
If you are interested, email me (with a resume ideally, as well as why you’re interested!) to jeremy@b5media.com.
- Watching biggest loser. Nice reset to the week after a harsh day. #
- 25min on the elliptical. Up from 20mins/session last week. My short term goal is 30min sessions, so good progress! #
- Today’s one of those days where I’m not sure I can keep up this new diet #
- @jonwatson – yep, delaware was our first LLC. We moved it to Canada when we got funded, but Delaware was the first. #
- @jonwatson – I lived on a border town, so it was dead easy for me… Sorry, don’t have other advice… #
- Just had one of the best job interviews ever. For an entry-level position that we won’t fill until April/May, but the candidate was fab #
- Workout with trainer… Done! Gawd I hurt + lack energy… This (week #3) is the hardest part for me. #
- @saleemkhan – I wouldn’t let Darcie train me if she was the only trainer left on the planet! I’m sure she’s a great trainer… just not mine #
- @chrisgarrett – according to the scales, no, no it doesn’t. #
- @kaleemux – trying mate, I’m trying. #
- Some days I feel like I’m on the biggest loser… Bu without the million dollar prize #
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- I just me a man who killed 5 people with nothing but a snowsuit! #
- Gah, 1130 and just going home. 9am meeting tomorrow nergh #
- Founders and funders qas really, really good, great job @jevon and @davidcrow! #
- Lofl @ rick segal calling me a "seasoned ceo" tonight. Funnnnny (everyone laughed, no so funny, heh)! S’okay, I’m used to being young #
- @ryancoleman – I *own* suits, I just don’t wear them! #
- Wow, tired… Long day too. Probably a 2 red bull day + small workout to try and get through it. Was great to hang with conceptshare yest’. #
- Lunch? Not mcd’s… No mcd’s… Not mcd’s… Okay, I’m past it! #
- @brycej – g’job! Glad to help!!! #
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