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"A Cross Between Burning Man & A DIY Workshop Out Of Control"
May 02 2008
That's how ABC 7 News reporter Terry McSweeny described Maker Faire this morning as he visited the San Mateo fairgrounds to explore the much-talked-about event. Arriving at 4:30 this morning to set a 30-foot-tall sculpture entitled "Epiphany" on fire, McSweeny... read moreDisney + Maker Faire = DIY Dreams Come True
May 02 2008
This weekend is the time for a highly anticipated event in the DIY community -- Maker Faire. And along with this highly anticipated event comes... the Ultimate WALL·E, iDance WALL·E dancing boombox, and a remote control flying Tinker Bell... read more"Talk Amongst Yourselves... Ignite Was Amazing. Discuss"
April 23 2008
Inspired by a slide in Christen Crumlish's presentation on Graphing Social Patterns, I thought I would nudge you to discuss the Ignite event last night -- a great gathering for those attending the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. Topics... read moreApril 21 2008
If you're attending the Web 2.0 Expo this week, you'll know that there are more sessions and activities going on than you could ever attend. There is one evening event that you don't want to miss however -- Ignite! Ignite... read moreMaking Connections With Hackerteen
April 16 2008
There's a great amount of buzz in Sonoma County around Hackerteen right now -- from teens to school officials to individuals at the county office of education -- and a big thanks is owed to Dylan, one of our high... read moreApril 04 2008
I remember the first time I realized that dragging something to the trash bin on a Mac meant the icon crumpled up and the object got "thrown away." I thought it was the coolest thing ever, and made my friend... read moreMarch 27 2008
Unless you're up on geek lingo, "hacking" isn't usually associated with a good group of people trying to fix programs and use shortcuts to solve problems. However, if you are involved in the geek community, hackers are a common... read moreMarch 11 2008
That's the theme of the upcoming OpenWeb Vancouver 2007 Conference, to be held in beautiful Burrard Inlet between Gastown and downtown Vancouver. As the website declares: The goal of the OpenWeb Vancouver 2007 Conference is to showcase open web technologies,... read moreThe Adobe AIR Poster Makes its Way Around the World
March 04 2008
The Adobe AIR poster that Sara spoke about last week turned up in India at a User Group event focusing on Flex 3/AIR 1. With about 60 user group members in attendance, Uday made a presentation about FLEX and AIR.... read moreFebruary 29 2008
The guys and gals over at the Facebook Blog have been busy lately! From a new "Facebook en Espanol" allowing hispanohablantes everywhere to view Facebook in their native language (and promises to soon release a French & German front as... read moreHow to Succeed in an Ever-Changing World
February 21 2008
In today's world where certain technologies are hot one day and not the next, it's difficult to create lasting products and services. Luckily, four authors from Adaptive Path came together with O'Reilly Media to write a book that would... read moreFebruary 19 2008
If you haven't gotten on the "DIY" or "Do It Yourself" train yet, you're a little behind... but fortunately, it's never too late to hop on with this crowd. Make, the magazine proclaimed by techies around the globe, is coming... read moreNew Ways to "Take Control" of Your Mac (and other Apple products)
February 13 2008
Our offices have been buzzing with information about these new "Take Control" PDFs that we're distributing for TidBITS Publishing, Inc. From running Windows on a Mac to sharing files in Leopard, to how to use your iPod and iPhone, these... read moreFebruary 04 2008
In a time when Windows Vista has been getting flack from every angle, we're looking for a different angle -- success stories with Vista. Do you have a story to tell? Post a comment about it and in about a... read moreAnswers from a Wikipedia Editor: John Broughton
January 30 2008
John Broughton recently sat down to answer some questions for us about his new book, Wikipedia: The Missing Manual. While I'm sure most people find navigating Wikipedia to be quite a simple task, editing it can be rather confusing.... read more
