I’ve been thinking a bit about brands recently. The Mozilla brand, the Thunderbird brand (and what it should evolve to be). One of the brands that I keep being impressed by is VanCity. For those not around here, VanCity is Canada’s largest credit union, with about 400,000 members and $14 billion in [...]

I just got back from doing a podcast for RainCity Radio, with Zak, Boris, and Dave Olson as host.
The podcast was fun, as was the conversation afterwards with Zak and Boris. Unfortunately, the day was so beautiful that we went out for a beer to complement our strategy brainstorming. Nothing like [...]

I’m looking to change my VISA card, as the current one gives us points towards ’stuff’, most of which I don’t need. I’d be more interested in cards that either served some sort of purpose (e.g. the VanCity cards) or points that are more useful, such as high-leverage travel frequent flyer miles on either [...]

Next Sunday, just before the Open Web conference, we’re organizing a get-together of people who hack on Mozilla-related code. Details from Shane Caraveo:

MozCamp Vancouver, Sunday April 13, 12pm to 5pm

Location:
ActiveState
1700-409 Granville Street
Vancouver

I am glad to announce Mozcamp, an informal gathering of developers who
work on XUL applications and extensions. We’ll start the day with [...]