Jean Grandbois

Here is a sampling of what I've been up to:

• Hephatech

  The company I formed for my mobile app development adventures.

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  My Birthday Facts

My Birthday Facts is an engaging mobile web application that allows you to look up fun and interesting facts about the day you were born. Additionally, it has loads of unique gift ideas, which include some trivia about the recipient's birthday. Facts like:

• What was the number 1 song playing on the radio?
• Were there any notable news headlines?
• Anyone famous born on my birthday?
• What are the astrological implications of my birthday?
• How much did a new car cost back then?
• What sports games were on tv that day, and who won?

With My Birthday Facts, you can also see a world map of other people born on your birthday. You can add your birthday and location to the map, as well as connect with others on Facebook who were born on the same day.

This is just a sample of some of the things you can do on My Birthday Facts. We encourage you to explore the site, and have fun.

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  My Birthday Songs

My Birthday Songs is a downloadable Android app which contains the music portion of My Birthday Facts. The Android app does not need an internet connection to access the song lists.

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  Ottawa Recreation Search

10,000 classes.

1,100 recreation facilities.

1,000 parks and green spaces.

Never before has there been an easy way for residents to sort through the abundant recreation opportunities offered by our city. Ottawa Recreation Search is a designed-for-mobile website that allows visitors to effectively and visually search the recreation facilities and classes offered by the city of Ottawa, Ontario.

With a map of the locations of classes and facilities, and our advanced search tools, you can answer questions such as:

• I have a 6 year old, what swim classes are available within 5 kms of my house? Oh, and I'm only available Monday and Thursday evenings after 6 pm, and Saturday afternoons.
• Where are the parks where I can let my dog go off-leash?
• Where are the baseball diamonds and tennis courts near me?
• How do I get between two locations using the bike paths as much as possible?
• I'm a senior, what classes are offered for my age group, within 10 kms of my house?
• I want to browse the classes offered, what are the categories I can look for?
• Find me all the yoga classes in the city, but only during the evening.

This is just a sample of some of the ways you can search the city's data and have access to the resources that suit your busy, urban lifestyle.

Connect with your neighbours

Use the forums to connect with others looking for activity buddies. With your facebook or twitter account, add a post or reply to someone else's post. Looking for a walking or cycling buddy? Or wanting to join a team sport? Head over to the forums and start connecting!

Please visit the site, and explore the city's recreation opportunities.

Also available on Android:

• Mental Distortions

  An action-romance novel set in Tibet.

Mental Distortions is a fast-paced tale of dangerous pursuit, unspeakable atrocities, and love. Set in modern day Chinese-occupied Tibet, Mental Distortions centers on a twenty-four year old Tibetan woman’s struggle to expose a sinister conspiracy. With the help of a Canadian hiker, she must outwit the authorities trying to capture her, in order to expose the secret that threatens her people's future. Tibetan culture, history and a cold, desolate landscape form a colorful backdrop to this story. The novel finely details modern day Tibet’s rich culture, blending adventure, romance and intrigue to produce a thrilling, and occasionally humorous, tale of survival against all odds.