Thank you to everyone who donated to my Movember campaign. Your donations are very much appreciated. In total, my personal campaign contributed $103, and our team managed to raise $630! Check out my Movember page
A few years ago, I posted an idea on how to decide ideal font sizes for a screen. I’ve since simplified the method in a way that can be implemented into a website adaptively, and explained it in this image. See my Typography Script on Github
Updated December 22, 2014: Thanks to a commenter named Liz, more detail was brought to my attention. The concerns I express in this post seem to be for naught. Check out this page for a better explanation of the Child Tax Credit. On October 30 2014, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced measures to help make life more affordable for Canadian families. The Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) for children under age six will increase. As of January 1, 2015, parents will receive a benefit of $160 per month for each child under the age of six –…
I’m doing something a little different this year for Movember. I’m giving you, yes you. All of you, the opportunity to tell me which mo to grow. But, there’s a catch. If you want to decide the fate of my mo, you have to be the single largest contributor to my donations. Anyone can change the style I grow out by offering a larger donation. Feel free to use the style guide above, or send me a photo of a mo to grow. Will this work? I dunno. Could this result in some weird deviant hybrid mo…
There’s some very exciting news for Brampton today: Car sharing is coming! Community Carshare is coming to Brampton in the Fall of 2014. CarShare is coming to #Brampton! Sign up now to be first to know where vehicles will be located: http://t.co/jCGOxxlHnu — Community CarShare (@CarShareCoop) September 18, 2014 What is Carsharing? Carsharing “is a model of car rental where people rent cars for short periods of time, often by the hour. They are attractive to customers who make only occasional use of a vehicle, as well as others who would like occasional access to a vehicle of a different…
The following is a letter I sent to Brampton 311, Councillor Gael Miles, and Councillor Sandra Hames. Hello. I’m Kevin Montgomery, a car-free resident of Brampton. I suggest a pilot project to install bike traffic signals and a bi-directional bike lane to connect the Don Doan Trail to Bramalea GO Station. The specific locations I suggest for bike traffic signals are at the intersections of Bramalea Rd. at Avondale/Dearbourne Blvds. on the north and west sides, and at the intersection of Bramalea Rd. at Steeles Ave. on the west side, with a bi-directional bike lane connecting the two…
On March 20, 2014, I was in an interview with Paul Wright and Todd Miller on the Link Thru Social Media Tech App Show about the Carfree Webapp. Link Thru Social Media Tech App Show – Carfree Webapp Carfree Webapp
Hi Everyone. I feel like I owe everyone a thank you, and an apology. A thank you because the Carfree webapp started seeing steady use earlier than I expected. This resulted in one of the APIs I was using, specifically one to do an approximate geolocation based on IP address, to reach a request limit. This in turn, caused the Carfree webapp to fail. So, I thank you, and apologize for that. I’ve switched to a new IP geolocate provider, and the webapp *should* see more stability for a while. At least, where geolocation is concerned. So, please do continue…
It’s taken me a few months, but I finally have a Carfree app that I’m ready to share with everyone. What is Carfree? Whether you’re trying to go “car light”, or remove your dependency on a car altogether, this app should help you decide the best way to get to where you want to go, without using a car. It has a few features that I hope you’ll find neat. The Blue Circle When the map first loads, you’ll see a blue circle located where you are, as best the app can tell. Any place in the circle is within…