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Kathryn Barrett

Biography

Kathryn Barrett is a founding member of the O'Reilly PRBGs (don't ask) and guest FYI blogger. Much of her creative genius has gone to promoting O'Reilly's books and authors to the world at large while indulging in her personal crusade of making the task of those who have to read press releases less arduous and more entertaining. Yes, press releases can be funny. Kathryn currently works with open source and other tech clients at Page One PR in San Francisco. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing, and backpacking in the wilderness areas of Northern California.

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Who is Amy Shuen and what can she tell me about Web 2.0?

May 06 2008

That's not a question you'll hear a lot of people ask. In addition to being an internationally recognized authority on Silicon Valley business models and innovation economics, an award-winning strategy researcher, and a professor of high-tech entrepreneurship, strategy, and venture... read more

If you missed the webcast, see the movie

May 06 2008

If you missed Steve Souders' live webcast on Even Faster Web Sites—or if you'd just like to see it one more time—you can download the movie now and watch it at your leisure. One caveat: the file is rather large.... read more

Watch the video: iPhone Forensics Demonstration

April 29 2008

A couple weeks ago, Jonathan Zdziarski presented a fascinating webcast on iPhone Forensics. He geared the presentation towards law enforcement professionals—specifically, forensic investigators—but even I, with no background even remotely in law enforcement, found the presentation rivetting. And now I... read more

Five Steps to Web 2.0

April 21 2008

Web 2.0 is one of those terms that average people find very slippery; that is, even when they've had it explained to them clearly, they find it difficult to turn around and explain to someone else. Of course, Tim... read more

What makes a good project manager?

April 21 2008

A couple weeks ago I wrote about Scott Berkun's new book, Making Things Happen, and I asked people to post their ideas about what makes a good project manager. I said I'd arbitrarily select one winner from among those... read more

Live Webcast: Steve Souders and Even Faster Web Sites

April 21 2008

This week's webcast is presented by Steve Souders, co-chair of Velocity and author of High Performance Web Sites. Steve will explain the Performance Golden Rule, review his performance best practices, and use YSlow to analyze the top web sites... read more

Next live webcast: iPhone Forensics Demonstration

April 11 2008

With the iPhone quickly becoming the market leader in mobile devices, the need for law enforcement personnel to perform forensic analysis of these devices is beginning to surface. Join us on April 17th at 10 am Pacific Time, as... read more

Six Tips for Programming Amazon Web Services

April 10 2008

The web is full of opportunities for companies both large and small, but smaller companies face a difficult problem: infrastructure. Industrial-strength infrastructure can be costly to buy and maintain, so smaller companies often do without. "Yet in today's world... read more

Watch the video: Getting the iPhone Open Source Tool Chain Up and Running

April 09 2008

Jonathan Zdziarski's live webcast last week was truly fascinating. He explained the process in detail from how to "jailbreak" your iPhone all the way through creating and installing an application on it, and he answered some thought-provoking questions along the... read more

Scott Berkun is back and Making Things Happen in project management

April 08 2008

There may be something dryer than the phrase "project management," but usually it's shaken and served with an olive. And while the latter is often greeted with some sense of anticipation, this is seldom the case with the former.... read more

Five Ways to Make Your Photos Look Better

April 07 2008

If you had to miss Derrick Story's live webcast in late March—Five Ways to Make Your Photos Look Better—you're still in luck. The video, complete with Derrick's stunning photography and expert tips, is now available for downloading. Watch the YouTube... read more

Carla Schroder's Linux Webinar now available for viewing

April 01 2008

If you missed out on the Carla Schroder's recent presentation, Control a World of Computers from Your Linux PC, you're in luck. You can download and watch the webinar video (approx. 30 minutes, .mov file, 125 MB) here. You can... read more

Get the iPhone Open Source Tool Chain Up and Running

April 01 2008

This week, Jonathan Zdziarski, one of the original hackers of the iPhone and author of iPhone Open Application Development demonstrates how you can use the iPhone open source tool chain to design third-party software that will run on on... read more

Choosing a winner for Beautiful Code

March 26 2008

A couple weeks ago I asked people to post a comment to this blog telling me what they considered to be beautiful code—if anything—or to offer any other thoughts on the subject. I said that I would pick one winner... read more

Other business...(and a chance to win a free book)

March 18 2008

FYI— just realized that I had not enabled comments for the following post, and there I was wondering why no one had commented on it for a chance to win a free book. Because of that, I'll extend the following... read more
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