Dozens of students gathered on Dalhousie University’s Agriculture campus in Truro, Nova Scotia on the weekend of January 22, 2016, all with a common goal: to build a startup in 56 hours. The majority of the students majored in Management or … Continue reading Startup Weekend Mixes Agriculture and Innovation
“You are building the future - build the one you want to live in.” Inspiration was rife and passion was tangible in the air at the annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, held this year in Houston, Texas. This … Continue reading Highlights from the 2015 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
In an hall of 10,000 people, how do you get noticed? Networking is a skill that is fundamental to the success of your career, and it can be a difficult one to master, particularly for large-scale conferences and events with thousands … Continue reading Trendy Techie’s Guide to Tweetworking: How to Master Conference Networking at a Large Scale
Energy was high and innovation was in the air at the second annual Microsoft Student Partner Summit in Redmond, Washington. This year, the 55 best and brightest MSPs from around the globe were invited to Microsoft headquarters for a week-long retreat … Continue reading Microsoft Student Partner Summit 2015
Only a company like Microsoft would rent out a world-class football stadium for its employee party. On July 30th, 2015, attendees of Microsoft’s biannual TechReady conference were invited to Century Link Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks, for a party of epic proportions … Continue reading Inside Microsoft’s TechReady Party at Century Link Field
On an average summer afternoon at Dalhousie University, the campus buildings are quiet. The majority of students from the university are away, taking a break from academia and resting up for the new school year that September promises. But in … Continue reading Innovation in the Air as SHAD Valley Dalhousie Learns to Code
The best part about memories is the act of making them. In the moments when you’re surrounded by love and filled with joy, you can feel that you’re going to remember them forever. When my family booked a photoshoot with … Continue reading Unposed Photography
This year Microsoft’s //build conference in San Francisco brought on technical training and advanced looks at many of Microsoft’s exciting new developments including improved Windows 10 features and, of course, the futuristic and fascinating HoloLens (read my post about HoloLens here). To follow … Continue reading //build Tour Toronto
When I started university, I thought working out was “only for meatheads and gym rats,” and I really couldn’t stand going to the gym only to be leered at while standing in a stanky room filled mostly with guys. This … Continue reading ClassPass Review - One Membership, Hundreds of Fitness Classes
It’s said that 50% of the job market requires basic technical proficiency, and that that number will increase to 77% in the next decade. With a shortage of qualified computer science graduates to fill these roles and the fact that … Continue reading Microsoft Empowers Youth at YouthSpark Live Vancouver
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