san-francisco
San Francisco Bans Sugary Drinks
If you’re a person who is addicted to sugary soft drinks, I hope you don’t live in San Francisco. If you do, you may very well start a riot the next time you try to buy your favorite cola from a vending machine in the city limits. San Francisco’s mayor Gavin Newsom doesn’t feel you [...]
This Geek Met Chic in San Francisco
On June 3rd, I had an amazing time at the Chic Meets Geek event down in San Francisco. Founder and hostess Carol Tran put together an amazing event, bringing the beautiful people together with those of us who are Geeks. Chic Meets Geek is a conference with a social atmosphere designed to connect the cultural [...]
Bring Your Own Big Wheel on Easter
Once again, San Francisco will be home to the annual Bring Your Own Big Wheel race on Sunday. Several dozen participants will risk humiliation (and serious bodily injury!) racing their big wheels down the streets of the hilly city. Begun in 2000 by John Brumit, the event was originally held on SF’s famous Lombard Street [...]
Street Drummer: Bucketman’s Macworld Song
I was walking on Market Street in San Francisco today, when this street drummer starts singing about Macworld. I had to record the event, and (of course) donate to the artist. His name is Larry Hunt, and he’s on MySpace – check out his profile and take a listen to the songs he has there. [...]
How to Deal with Managed Hotel Internet Access
In order to understand this, you’ll need to watch the video first. I decided to stay at the Orchard Garden hotel for a few reasons: it was near Union Square, was available at a good price, and claimed to be green. It was worth trying, I thought. The hotel farms out Internet service, which isn’t [...]
Orchard Hotel Review
Ponzi picked the Orchard Hotel at 665 Bush Street for our trip to San Francisco this weekend; we’ll be staying here for a couple of nights before flying back late on Saturday. But I may never want to leave. First, we found that it was conveniently located downtown – close to restaurants, shopping, and BloggerCon. [...]
Pirillo Web Site Analysis
There’s a Silicon Valley company that’s wanting to run an analysis on how users view and interact with content and advertising on this site. If you’re local (read: in the Bay Area) and are available at some point in the near future to swing into their offices and give your expert opinion, let me know [...]
