How do I go about gettng a job or finding work in London Ontario?

Here is the quickest way that I have used to locate jobs in London for friends and family,

• I use 2 websites exclusively to search for work in London
• http://www.indeed.com (download the mobile version as well, it works well on the go)
• http://www.eluta.ca 
• http://www.linkedin.com

• What is the trick to really getting the best search results?
• DO NOT USE any keywords, just type in your location "London Ontario"

IF you use keywords to search, you'll miss out potentially on jobs.  Not everyone uses the same job title that you're thinking off or they just have very creative ways to name job titles.  For example, University of Western Ontario is currently looking for Alumni Engagement Officer - Ceremonies. I didn't even know that you can have such a great job title for something that I would call an Event Planner or Co-ordinator.

• Find industry websites or groups you're interested
• Start with a large industry websites and drill down to find local organizations / websites
• Explore LinkedIn groups, you may find very cool industry specific groups
• Used LinkedIn job search, lots of jobs posted on LinkedIn are not posted elsewhere 

Next topic coming: I found a job, I want to apply but I don't think I'm qualified

Checkout51 - coupons made easy to save you time and money

About 2 years ago my better half decided to join the coupon revolution in order to save money on groceries that only keep going up.  As always she didn't waste time doing her research and quickly attended a local seminar with Coupon Christine university and graduated in about an hour with a masters degree in saving money with coupons.  To save you the time and $10,000 in tuition (kidding just read Christine's 101 Couponing page), here is the magic formula that I was brainwashed with:

Purchase photo album like binder to organize your paper coupons

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Setup 2nd Facebook Account to trade Likes for Coupon with Manufacturers

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Don't be afraid to write a manufacturer website to tell them how great they are (you'll get coupons)

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Trade coupons on Facebook groups (no kid, you don't need the diaper coupons, trade them away like hockey cards!!) 

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Make sure you get all the local grocery store flyer's weekly so you can start price matching

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 $10-20 off weekly on groceries 

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enough paper coupons in the mail to heat the house for a month

I was not too excited about my new chore of clipping coupons added to my honey do list and learning along the way that the advertising worlds sucks when it comes to saving trees.  I was hoping the mobile application world was going to invent something to save me time and trees along the way.  Recently it came true when I tried Checkout51 on the iPhone (looking forward to the Android version soon). Checkout51 makes claiming manufacturer coupon discounts easy as 1,2,3... just

• Review the product coupon offers for the week on Checkout51
• Purchase the products at your local store
• Take a picture of the receipt that captures products you purchased and submit it to Checkout51
• When your coupon discounts value reaches $20, Checkout51 mails you a cheque 

Saves you time, money and it's environmentally friendly...what else could you ask for, enjoy!!

Back after a long break...

It's been a while since my last post (well over 2 years), the evolution of technology did not stop and it only accelerated to a speed where it's very challenging to stay on top of what's the latest and greatest.  I continue to be amazed how empowered we have become to impact the world, our cities and friends around us everyday through simple applications that are just a finger swipe away on our smart phones.  I hope to continue to bring you interesting articles on technology solutions that save you time and money.

.DotCloud - minimize server administration, build your software stack in the cloud

Looking to join the cool kids on the cloud, .DotCloud is here to help. Running on Amazon EC2, the .DotCould team is focused on ensuring that you don't have to worry about server administration and scalability. You will feel like a kid in a candy store, with a wide flavor selection of databases and application deployment frameworks. See for yourself, .DotCloud is just a click away.

.DotCloud is currently in a beta program, access is limited to invited user (see website on how to join the beta program).

Happy Monday!

April Oracle Magazine On-line

If you're interested in the monthly Oracle Magazine, some good articles on cloud computing and Java 7 changes coming up. Also if you have Sun products you should definitely read Oracle acquisition of Sun and what it means to the future of products coming form Sun and Oracle.



Happy Monday...

On-line Meetings with DimDim

With the economy today, we are all looking to watch our business expenses and save money. One area that is always under the microscope during these times is business travel for customer meetings. Flying, hotels, car rental, etc.. all add up really quickly into a few thousand dollars and so companies look towards technology solutions to help reduce meetings costs. Companies that provide services where business meetings can be carried out over the Internet have done a great job in making that experience like a face-to-face meeting. A new comer into the on-line meeting industry is DimDim, a FREE web conferencing service (up to 20 people in a meeting) where you can share your desktop, show slides, collaborate, chat, talk and broadcast via webcam with absolutely no download required to host or attend meetings.

I have tried the service with my co-workers and it has worked really well, I was very impressed with the quality and performance of the product. Best of all it's free!!

Hudson Boat Works

So the new year is off to a quick start, the first long weekend of 2009 is just a month away (yeah!!). For my first post of the year I was thinking what to talk about, it didn't take me long to think of our economy and the struggles people are facing these days especially in the manufacturing sector. I started at the opposite end, as always I'm interested in the technology sector of this great city. So I started my search on Google to see what the technology sector is delivering these days in the Forest City. I came across Resolution Interactive Media a small web development company that is delivering some great websites, as I looked over their portfolio they just completed a website for Hudson Boat Works. A London company manufacturing boats for sale to professional rowing teams. Looks like a great company that has a long history in our city. Reading over their company history I notice they are looking to grow!!!

"Jack Coughlan and his brother-in-law Hugh Hudson founded Hudson Boat Works in 1981, and Jack remains President today. With a growing international reputation and expansion in key international markets, the goal is to double our capacity in the next 4 years, and consolidate and expand our facilities from 30,000 square feet to 50,000 square feet. The number of employees is expected to increase to 75."

What a great opportunity for anyone out there looking for work in the manufacturing sector to try and join this successful organization.

I would like to wish everyone all the best in 2009 and please ensure to check out London Technology News once in a while to get the latest on the Technology companies of our city.