Archive for the ‘ BarCamp ’ Category

We’ve got BarCampNYC3 T-shirts!

We’ve got BarCampNYC3 T-shirts thanks to the extremely awesome Mr Joshua Keay of Insanely Great Tees!. The BarCamp logo is traditionally just the flame next to name of your camp, and I LOVE how different, quirky, and inspired this new design is. Aside from the fact that it’s delightfully python-esque, Josh’s logo communicates giving and uses [ READ MORE ]

Barcamp Timeline in Google Earth

Going to a lot of Barcamp and Podcamp events, I spend a lot of time telling people the original story of Barcamp, and explaining the name. If you don’t know the story, Here’s the 2 second version as I understand it. Barcamp was a slightly-tongue-in-cheek reaction to O’Reilly’s invite only FooCamp, and the “Bar” [ READ MORE ]

Heading to SXSW – New “Skiff at SXSW” blog!

I’m gearing up for my trip to South By Southwest, and I’ve set up a new blog for the occasion! I’m going to be clip-to-blogging everything interesting I see around SXSW and Barcamp Austin, so I don’t want to flood my loyal readers here. If you’d like to follow along, you can check out the [ READ MORE ]

10 Tips for making the most of BarCamp

BarCampNYC is coming up this weekend, and I wanted to start off the blogging frenzy that will surely ensue with a few tips for getting the most out of the incredible unconference that is BarCamp. Come rested This one sounds simple, but it’s important. Barcamp starts at 9 on Saturday and goes till 6 on Sunday. Get [ READ MORE ]

Reflections on Podcamp Boston, Day 1

Podcamp is awesome. I could simply end this post right there, but I suppose that’s not much fun, is it? Well, there’s been so much that happened today that I almost don’t know where to begin. People have come from Kansas, NYC, London, and elsewhere to join in the new media love-in that is Podcamp. I’d admit to [ READ MORE ]

Conference rule number 1: you can sleep when you get home.

I’m currently on my way to Podcamp Boston. It’s just past 7AM and I’m already winding past hartsdale, crammed into the only half-a-seat left on the bus when I arrived. That’s my own fault of course… I cut my commute famously close this morning, leaving at 5:45 for a 6:30 bus. That sort of stunt might [ READ MORE ]

So many events! I need a Time Turner!

(A replica of Hermione’s time-turner from the Harry Potter 3. ) Why is it that all the events I want to attend here in NYC happen on the same Wednesday evening? Tonight, I’ll be heading to the Video 2.0 event, but that means I’ll not only be missing yet another NYC podcasters meetup, but I’m also going [ READ MORE ]

Relive the Heady BBS Days

Steve Conley has written a BBS emulator that takes the old ansi art and telnet world and presents it in beautiful, AJAX-y HTML. He’s designed his entire site in the BBS style, and has included an ajax ansi art editor, and is working on the ability to connect to any existing BBS that’s [ READ MORE ]

The process of 3D Animation

The process of 3D Animation Originally uploaded by Glitch010101. Kelly Muir just gave us a complete story-board to rendering overview of the animation process at hatchling.com. Take a look at the teaser trailer for their new short “The Toll“. Very funny [ READ MORE ]

Christien Rioux with his pocket PC port of Quake 3

Christien Rioux with his pocket PC port of Quake 3 Originally uploaded by Glitch010101. Christien Rioux doing so much crazily fascinating stuff right now that I can’t even sum it up quickly. The picture here is him holding his Port of Quake 3 to the Pocket PC. [ READ MORE ]

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