Firefox set-up

My Firefox was acting buggy, so I reinstalled it today which means I also needed to reinstall the Add-ons to make life on the web easier.

Here's my list of add-ons/extensions:

1. For any user of Firefox, I recommend Adblock - if you get tired of seeing all the ads
2. Colorzilla - for a handy eyedropper to sample colour on web pages, which copies the formula to your clipboard so you can paste the value in another program
3. Empty cache - for a quick button instead of digging into your preferences every time
4. Firebug - for web designers who are inspecting elements
5. SEO site tools - I haven't used this before, so I'm going to see how it performs
6. Wave - for web designers in Ontario who want to test their pages for AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities Act) accessibility
7. Web Developer - for web designers - a great batch of tools

What addons do you use and love?

Photo cards

Full colour, edge-to-edge design with part of the image wrapping around to the back. Greeting cards are blank on the inside which feature my photography from Wellington County, Ontario.

Wedding shower invite

I recently designed this wedding shower invite so that I could get 4-up on an 8.5x11" sheet of paper. Cost-effective, and easy to print!

Adding automatic date to website footer

I added this little script to my website footer so now the date will never need to be updated again. Yay!

<script>document.write(new Date().getFullYear())</script>

List of job search websites - updated

I updated a few dead links in this list. This list of websites are in the Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario region. Although, some of these are national.

I have not listed company-specific career sections on their corporate websites.

Please let me know if there are any sites that you think should be added to the list.

Job search engines:

(These sites scrape data from other sites and compile results. Listings are not necessarily from the original poster. I've found really old postings on some of these sites--> postings that have been filled. So watch for that.)

Career Jet http://www.careerjet.ca/
Indeed http://www.indeed.ca/

All Star Jobs http://www.allstarjobs.ca/
Beyond http://www.beyond.com/
Wow Jobs http://www.wowjobs.ca/
Eluta http://www.eluta.ca/
Career Builder http://www.careerbuilder.ca/CA/Default.aspx
Job Shoppe http://www.jobshoppe.ca
Twit Job Search http://www.twitjobsearch.com
Job Shouts http://jobshouts.com/

Government job banks:

Service Canada http://www.jobbank.gc.ca

Ontario Public Service Careers http://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/
Federal Public Service Careers http://jest-orae.psc-cfp.gc.ca/JEST-ORAE/advsrch.do?lang=en

Job banks:

Workopolis http://www.workopolis.ca/

Local Work http://www.localwork.ca/

Waterloo Tech Jobs http://jobapp.waterlootechjobs.com
Kijiji http://kitchener.kijiji.ca/f-jobs-W0QQCatIdZ45
Job Shark http://www.jobshark.ca/
Job Serve http://www.jobserve.com
Monster http://jobsearch.monster.ca
RGD Ontario http://www.rgdontario.com
KW Job Shop http://kwjobshop.ca/
KW Careers http://www.kwcareers.ca
AG Careers http://agcareers.com/
Media Job Search Canada http://www.mediajobsearchcanada.com
Masthead http://www.mastheadonline.com
Design Edge http://www.designedgecanada.com
Jeff Gaulin http://www.jeffgaulin.com
Creative Niche http://www.creativeniche.ca
Thingamajob http://www.thingamajob.com
Work in Culture http://www.workinculture.ca
Marketing Magazine http://www.marketingmag.ca/jobzone
The Working Centre http://www.theworkingcentre.org
Print Jobs http://www.printjobs.ca/
IT World Canada http://jobs.itworldcanada.com
Career Beacon http://www.careerbeacon.com
Startup North http://jobs.startupnorth.ca/
Job Boom http://www.jobboom.com/
How Design http://howdesign.com/joblist/
Dova Jobs http://www.dovajobs.com
Creative Hotlist http://www.creativehotlist.com
GoodWork Canada http://www.goodworkcanada.ca/

Employee placement agencies:

Creative Group http://www.creativegroup.com

Robert Half http://www.roberthalf.ca

Randstad http://www.randstad.ca

Mandrake http://www.mandrake.ca/corporate/static_pages/Welcome_to_Mandrake.asp

Dean Group http://kitchenerjobs.deangroup.ca
PMG http://www.pmg.on.ca/
The Burke Group http://www.theburkegroup.com/
Team Recruiter http://www.teamrecruiter.com/
Coda Consulting http://www.codaconsulting.ca/opportunities.html
Conestoga Personnel http://www.conestogapersonnel.com/
Pure Staffing http://www.purestaffing.com/
Express Pros http://kitchener.expresspros.com
Wellington Partners http://www.wellingtonpartners.com
Winter Staffing http://www.winterstaffing.com
Premium HR Solutions http://www.premiumhrsolutions.com

Seasons change - Flickr account

It's fall. Yeah, it's that time of year... when the season changes, daylight saving time ends, and I often reflect on my life.

I see it's been a while since I blogged. Life's busy and I'm sure we can all make excuses. I want to make better use of my blog and I think what was troubling me, was the scope of it. I had a narrow topic, and I think if I change that, I can see where this goes.

I love spending time behind the camera, capturing what I see. I recently joined Flickr. Here's a link to my account. http://www.flickr.com/photos/106380613@N05/

This photo was taken at the Parry Sound Marina. This bridge was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in 1908. This trestle spans 1695 feet long and is 105 feet in height. It is one of the oldest and longest trestles in Canada. We were down at the marina, checking things out when this train came by. It was great to capture it.

my first PHP website

For the past four weeks, I've been learning PHP. This week, I've been working on designing a website that pulls its content from a database and builds the page. At this time, I have a catalogue of my photocards built and I have plans on expanding it into a full site. Should be fun!

Each person in my class is working on something unique. We are presenting our designs to the class on Thursday. I can't wait to see what everyone has been up to!