How to Be a Video Blogger

Mar 21, 2011 | 2 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We were able to catch up with Sami Jarroush from the Rock It Out! Blog during SXSW this weekend. The conference hosted a panel featuring the challenges of becoming a music vlogger, which is someone who covers the music industry in [...]

WeatherBug Chrome Extension: Weather Done Right

Feb 9, 2011 | One Comment

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Marques is here this week talking about the very VERY cool WeatherBug Chrome extension. WeatherBug has been a community and Gnomedex supporter for years, and we’re always happy to take a look at what they’re doing. They’ve outdone themselves, though. This [...]

iPad Weather

May 1, 2010 | No Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When I was a kid, I wanted to be a Meteorologist. It didn’t happen, of course. I do enjoy the weather changes we have here in the Pacific Northwest. I really love the iPad weather app put out by our friends [...]

T-Mobile webConnect Will Throttle You

Apr 27, 2010 | No Comments

The webConnect USB Laptop Stick provides fast, easy wireless Internet access for your laptop by automatically finding the best T-Mobile network connection (3G, HotSpot/Wi-Fi, or EDGE). The service will now no longer charge you an arm and a leg to connect to the Internet. Instead of charging you an overage fee when you pass the [...]

Education is the Key

Dec 3, 2009 | 2 Comments

I was happy to read on Geeks today that community member Steve has obtained his GED. I’ve often talked in the past about how important an education is. These days, you cannot get any type of job if you’re over 18 years old and don’t possess a high school diploma or GED. There are college [...]

Walk Loud and Carry a Soft Stick

Sep 3, 2009 | 7 Comments

Okay, so maybe that’s not how the speech went when Vice-President Roosevelt delivered it. But I like to grab your attention! Saying a popular quote completely wrong is sure to accomplish that. What does the real quote walk softly and carry a big stick mean to you? I’ve talked to others about this before, and [...]

Microsoft Rewrote the “Rules” of Conference Sponsorship

Jul 3, 2006 | 12 Comments

Did you even notice? Microsoft (as this year’s diamond sponsor) did not have any scheduled time on stage. By this action, they have set the bar incredibly high for conferences the world over. No longer need conference coordinators be pressured by pay-for-play politics – and no longer need top conference sponsors fall victim to the [...]