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Blogging (here) since 2005
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Build Your Own Website: A Comic Guide to HTML, CSS and WordPress
I'm so excited to finally see the finished version of my comic project that I've been working on with Kim Gee for the past two years. It's been quite a job but the finished work is fantastic. I hope that people find this new approach to web tech concepts as fun and...
Four Things I Hope to Gain at WDS 2014
Perspective Last year I attended Chris Guillebeau’s World Domination Summit for the first time. I was ushered to Portland by my colleague and friend, Jim Hopkinson who simply said, “you have to go!” To be honest I didn’t quite know what to expect. Jim and I had co...
Songs About San Francisco
San Francisco is an eclectic city. Proof of this concept is the breadth of differnt songs written about it. How can writing about the same thing spur such diverse output? In no particular order here are four songs about San Francisco. Lights - Journey...
Interview with Beander from StartupBus North America
I wrote a blog post for the 1Million Cups blog on startup Beander. They were founded on the StartupBus out of Seattle for the 2014 North America StartupBus competition.
The Shining and the Function of Dreams
I recently watched the documentary Room 237 which explores different interpretations of the 1980 movie the Shining. As you might suspect from a movie as cryptically coded as Kubrick’s, there are a lot of interpretations some more credible than others. What’s clear...
A Space For Dominating Your Fear of Missing Out
I can recall in my youth in Northern California a constant frustration called FOMO or fear of missing out. It is the anxiety felt that there’s someplace better you should be. You worry that you’re never where the cool stuff is happening. When I moved to the east coast...
For Curated Learning
In the past month I’ve experimented more with different kinds of teaching formats and curriculum. I also attended the 140 conference on Education where K-12 learning styles were discussed in the context of social media. I’m increasingly convinced that there’s a...
Gadget Posturing
Social media is abuzz with how Microsoft is (again) derivative and playing the copy cat and how much “cooler” Apple is. In all of this posturing and finger pointing a few familiar photos kept cropping up and it’s sparked a revelation from my Apple days. In Steve’s...
Brian Rea On Illustrating Malcolm Gladwell’s Collected | Los Angeles, I’m Yours
via I'm Yours
What Happstr Means to Me – Triumph of the Optimist
Last night I had the pleasure of presenting on my recent Kickstarter success at the New Work City member Show and Tell. I got asked an excellent question from the audience afterwards. In my presentation I had shown that I did my homework about what works: price...
The Education (Revolution) Will Not Be Televised
I went to two events this past weekend that helped form some thoughts about my relationship to my work, teaching students. The first, on Friday was “Rise of the Independents,” a crash course into the coworking world with Chris Guillebeau author of the $100 Startup....
Popped Culture: What’s Inside The Ears Of Batman’s Cowl?
via Popped Culture
Two Initiatives
I got two important things going on right now that I want to share. One is that my Kickstarter Website Bootcamp Adventure Comic is almost at an end. If you want to learn how to build a website in a fun and entertaining way check out this project. The other is Reboot...
Reboot Workshop: Shakti Smith – Massage and Movement
Last January I put together my first conference. Reboot Workshop was a sold-out day long workshop with presentations, Q&A and Networking. I was so happy when Shakti Smith from Massage and Movement agreed to talk at the Reboot Workshop. She helped to relax the room...
Reboot Workshop: Lauryn Ballesteros – Squidoo
Last January I put together my first conference. Reboot Workshopwas a sold-out day long workshop with presentations, Q&A and Networking. Lauryn from Squidoo is an amazing and dynamic speaker. She knows how to say the right things to push peoples buttons and keep...
Reboot Workshop: Angie Anderson – Biggest Little
Last January I put together my first conference. Reboot Workshopwas a sold-out day long workshop with presentations, Q&A and Networking. Angie Anderson from Biggest Little is probably the most awesome designer I know. I was lucky to see her for her first talk ever...
Reboot Workshop: Gina Noy – Noy Tax Associates
Last January I put together my first conference. Reboot Workshopwas a sold-out day long workshop with presentations, Q&A and Networking. Gina from Noy Tax Associates is my personal account and worth every penny. Here she is speaking in front of an audience for the...
Reboot Workshop: Danya Cheskis-Gold – Skillshare
Last January I put together my first conference. Reboot Workshop was a sold-out day long workshop with presentations, Q&A and Networking. Danya Cheskis-Gold from Skillshare, talks about the importance of getting the job done. If you haven't done something before,...