// Santa Cruz, Felton, San Jose -party in your neighborhood. We are going to be meeting outdoors (something unusual for some us geeks) and having a good time. We’ll have burgers, hotdogs, and some other good grilling fun. We’ll also have some vegetarian options also, vegetables shish kabobs (with or without tofu.) Vasona Lake County [...]
Anywhere there are geeks, a geeknic should happen. what is a Geeknic? A geeknic is a picnic for geeks. http://geeknic.org/ You do NOT have to be a geek to attend, maybe you just know someone who is. Maybe you are just interested for yourself and figure that a BBQ makes it a no-lose proposition. We [...]
Creative Commons Movie Night @ Saxbys WC Movie details to follow. Event will be held at : Saxbys Coffee – Walnut CreekPromote Your Page Too
International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, IWD is a national holiday. The Ubuntu Women Project celebrated International Womens Day in 2010 by conducting a contest to select favorite stories from [...]
Ubuntu-Women works specifically at encouraging more female participation in Ubuntu. People are much more likely to try something new, or to do more of it, if they are welcomed, valued and supported in gaining essential information and skills. In that spirit- Some introductory reading for those who are not familiar with International Women’s Day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women%27s_Day [...]
Tis the season to have a good reason! The holiday season is all about giving. Many people are in need of electronics and computer software. Do you have any old reusable computers and/or parts that could be donated to people in need? Gidget kitchen can help find a deserving home! We are a non profit [...]
I put my Windows7 hat on. I attended a developers conference for the upcoming release . It went okay. I got my free copy for running on Ubuntu Linux. Despite some hassles, the speaker – Bruno did a decent job of explaining how to make software applications. During the presentation the internet died (oops.) The [...]
Parties in Walnut Creek * Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009 * Time: 6pm-8pm * Location: Saxbys Coffee Shop, 1632 N Main St. Walnut Creek, CA * Location URL: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Walnut-Creek-CA/Saxbys-Coffee-Walnut-Creek/148361495775?v=info * Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 * Time: 6pm-8pm * Location: Caffe La Scala, 1655 N Main St, Walnut Creek, CA Party in Felton (Santa Cruz) [...]
I just got back from another great CCsalon. They always have interesting subjects. The posting on their website went like this: Creative Commons, KALW, and Chicago Public Radio’s Sound Opinions are pleased to present Chicago Tribune music critic and author Greg Kot in conversation with music journalist David Downs. Kot’s new book, Ripped: How the [...]
If you’ve noticed, lately there’s been a lot of buzz about Snow Leopard showing file sizes “correctly.” There’s a great article on Lifehacker by Gina Trapani which explains this in greater detail. I’ve decided to do a little comparison on the three most used OS platforms with a Sandisk 4GB USB Flash drive. Here are [...]
