Saturday I attended the (first) FemCamp (a BarCamp) in Italy, at Bologna. The location was prime, inside a tech lab for women, TechneDonne. I’ve heard some say that the easiest way to describe a BarCamp (in Italy) is chaos. They are totally correct. But I don’t see how having low expectations of anything will help…
FemCamp, Moo Notecards, Me in Italian Glamour
Tomorrow I’m heading with Michelle down to Bologna for the first FemCamp, a BarCamp for women and technology and new media. Don’t know what BarCamp is? It’s basically a series of “unconferences” – informal get-togethers organized by the participants themselves, using an online wiki that anyone can edit or add to. The topics are proposed…
Girl Geek Dinner Italia Recap
Friday night I was lucky enough to have grabbed an invitation to the first Girl Geek Dinner in Italy (thanks for the heads-up Deirdr�). I wanted to post about this as soon as I got back to the house – unfortunately that night I came down with a stomach virus that is making the rounds…
2006 Year in Review: Tips, Tricks and Best Discoveries
Did you have an amazing 2006? Did you set a Guiness World Record? I tried to upset the Frosted Cupcake in Freefall record but failed (I only ate 47). BUT… I think I had a pretty good year and I wanted to share some highlights, tools and tricks that keep me going and hopefully can…
Separating the Apples of Apple
I have to admit, I am a huge Apple fan. When I bought my laptop last year, I was this close to getting a cute little 12″ iBook. But I wasn’t ready to make the application leap to Apple. Of course, shortly after I bought my current laptop, Apple released versions that would allow Windows…