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You Can’t Just Turn Creativity On Like A Faucet

Posted on July 16, 2017 by adacc

Lately, Chris has been working on Xamarin notifications in Android, which you would have gathered from his recent blog posts. I have been tasked with designing an icon to go with this work. I’ve designed a few things before (Scary … Continue reading →

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Simplify, Simplify…

Posted on May 30, 2017 by adacc

The great philosopher Henry David Thoreau once said: “Simplify, simplify.” I actually didn’t know that Thoreau said that until I saw a reference to that quote in a Calvin & Hobbes comic. But that’s another story. You might be wondering … Continue reading →

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So Long For Now, Our Original Goal Buddy

Posted on April 10, 2017 by adacc

Chris and I are late to the party, bidding our fond farewells to Stuart McLean.  But it wouldn’t be right to not pay our respects to the person who motivated us through many a chore. Long before Saturday Morning Productions … Continue reading →

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Success at last!

Posted on March 20, 2017 by adacc

Update: My last blog post was about my unsuccessful attempt at the APREP, which is the physical assessment part of the Edmonton Police Service’s hiring process. I passed on my second attempt, which was on February 13! It went so … Continue reading →

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The Vinyl Cafe – So Long For Now

Posted on March 12, 2017 by adacc

A couple of weeks ago, we at Saturday Morning Productions learned that Stuart Maclean, of CBC’s The Vinyl Cafe, passed away of melanoma. It was a loss felt keenly by all of us (Liv, Ada and Chris). When I (Liv) … Continue reading →

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Making Lemonade…

Posted on February 10, 2017 by adacc

On January 16th I took a flying spill when I tried to drag a huge dude-sized dummy for 50 feet. There I was, lying on the gym floor, elbows bloodied and pants torn, with an astounded audience looking just as … Continue reading →

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Why I’m not a fan of New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on January 9, 2017 by adacc

Wow, we are already one week into 2017. The Christmas decorations are put away, the leftovers are eaten, and I have to get used to writing the correct year. So far it’s going well, although my brain had a glitch … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from Saturday Morning Productions

Posted on December 25, 2016 by adacc

Merry Christmas everyone! We can hardly believe how quickly 2016 has gone by and that the new year is almost here. So many things have happened that it’s going to be a challenge to summarize them all here without making … Continue reading →

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Operation Add Author Profile Pictures (OAAPP)

Posted on December 6, 2016 by adacc

You may have noticed that our smiling faces now accompany our posts. This is to prevent confusion among our long time readers who may think that Chris is joining the Edmonton Police (he’s not, Liv is) or that Liv has … Continue reading →

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Riding the Dinosaur: The Joys of Old Technology

Posted on November 29, 2016 by adacc

Using old technology is a bit like driving a Model T on the Indy Speedway. It can be a bit scary, but most of the time it is incredibly frustrating and everything seems to be zooming past at a mind-boggling … Continue reading →

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