This weekend in Milan, there was the iWordCamp, a BarCamp for developers and users of WordPress software (which I am proudly running). A cool thing is that the co-founder of WordPress, Matt Mullenweg, came and participated! Any guy who can quote Zoolander gets a gold star in my book (and he noted my phone’s likeness…
Girl Geek Dinners Italia – Italy
I’ve been a little quiet this week, and as part of my “non-food life,” I’ve been organizing the next Girl Geek Dinner in Italy, this Friday. The whole Girl Geek movement started in London by Sarah Blow when Sarah was at a technology event that was 90% men. That might sound familiar to anyone who…
2007 Year in Review
I know I’m late – but last year I did a review of 2006 and some of the highlights, tools and favorite links from that year, so I wanted to continue the trend. Reading and Watching Books (new) read in 2007: 65 (of which 55 were ebooks). I am almost completely digital now. I just…
Kiwi Cantaloupe Ice Pops and Summer Reading
I’m excited to announce that this month, Ms. Adventures in Italy has been honored as one of the winners for Best Originality, in July’s Does My Blog Look Good in This (DMBLGiT) contest! This is the winning photo, first published on Watermelon Sorbetto Granita! Thanks so much for the honor and check out the other…
How to Network for Life (And Why You Should)
In certain circles, the words “networking” or “networker” have a slighty negative connotation to them – adding themselves to the ranks of car salesman or ticket scalper. The word “schmooze” sounds greasy on purpose, but networking has an important role in everyone’s life. I’ve received several nominations recently for the Schmooze Award (thanks, everyone!), and…