The Parlour

Super cool Multitool Keyring

Check out this great KeyTool from ThinkGeek that fits over one of the existing keys in your keychain so it doesn’t take up any more space. It includes: * Large screwdriver * Medium screwdriver * Small screwdriver * Nail file * Finger nail cleaner * Bottle cap opener * Wire cutter * Tweezers Sadly it’s […]

August 25th, 2010

Where is the buy button?

I was trying to purchase a new Canon S90 digital camera and found this great deal on the Dell Website. I was all ready to purchase the camera but couldn’t for the life of me find the buy button. Turns out you have to click on the Customize it button to purchase the camera even […]

August 24th, 2010

Multiple stylist calendar sent to our beta testers

Progress is going well on the application and we’ve sent out our new multiple stylist calendar view to our beta testers for some quality control. It’s really exciting for us as we’ve just been testing a single stylist version of the application so far. Here’s a sneak-peek at it:

August 11th, 2010

Simple things that programming should handle

From Telus’ online phone purchase form comes a great example of something that a simple bit of programming would solve. Just using one line of programming to strip any whitespaces before or after the text once the user submits it would remove the need to harass every user with unnecessary extra steps.

August 7th, 2010

Social Networking for Hair Stylists!

This is really cool, it’s like Facebook for Hair Stylists! I have been on here for a few months and have found it extremely informative, particularly the forums. Hope you find it helpful as well. www.hairbrained.me

July 26th, 2010

Avant Garde Inspiration

One of my all time favourite movies also happens to have some of the best outrageous avant garde hair styles! Edward Scissorhands still stands out today as an exceptional film filled with exceptional hair. The topiary inspired hair styles are fantastic as is Edward’s own hair style, my personal favourite.

July 16th, 2010

Great customer service idea from Griffin

My brother forwarded me this great support email he received from Griffin when he was having problems with some headphones from them. It’s not often that a defective product issue ends in a positive customer experience that the customer shares with their friends. Thumbs up to Griffin for thinking creatively when it comes to product […]

July 7th, 2010

Naturally ventilated salon

The Kaze Hair Studio in the Kaze Moóca Building in Sao Paulo Brazil is pretty neat. Its facade is designed as part of a controlled ventilation and passive temperature control system. It also has a great central atrium with a beautiful wall of ceramic panels by the artist Fábio Flaks. Seen at: http://www.noticiasarquitectura.info/noticiasEn/news4967.aspx And : […]

June 11th, 2010

Great ceiling: Boa hairdresser’s salon

Check out this amazing ceiling at Boa hairdresser’s salon in Zurich Switzerland by Claudia Meier. It does an incredible job of evoking the feeling of hair and apparently moves with the air from the hair dryers. I love that the concept behind the renovation was to give the salon a hair cut. Check out more […]

May 27th, 2010

Tools we use A LOT: GoogleDocs

We thought it would be kind of fun to profile some of the tools that we find ourselves using on a regular basis here at SalonMonster. We work in a distributed office with people based in various cities and thus rely a lot on our software. So, with this in mind we’ll probably mostly be […]

May 6th, 2010

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