Like anyone who grew up watching Star Trek, I dream of food replicators. “Tea, earl grey, hot,” says Patrick Stewart. And there it is. Amazing. I’ve got pots and pans and… Read More
How often does your morning live up to expectations? If you’re like me, you go to bed at night expecting great things and great progress by 10:00 a.m. Unfortunately, three… Read More
The day that GeekWire reported that Seattle would host only the second-ever Startup Weekend event catering to women July 13-15, I was pulled in to a fascinating Facebook thread started by a friend… Read More
If you had $185,000 to burn this year, you could have participated in what may prove to be one of the most critical online land grabs in history. ICANN (Internet… Read More
Update, 6/11: The results are in, and Cayle came in second in this weekend’s world championship. Not too shabby. “It came down to a tie-breaker at the end. It was… Read More
You say you know what it’s like to live like a geek. But do you know how to fly like one? I do. And not like the annoyingly self-important “look… Read More
I pride myself on being able to argue reasonably, listen respectfully, consider new perspectives thoughtfully and — most of the time — withhold judgment. But I just don’t get it.… Read More
Traveling is an exercise in wasted time. The lines, the security pat-downs, and the inevitable delays. Clearly you want your flight to leave on time, but if you use the… Read More
Your small business needs advertising if it wants to survive and grow. But because you don’t have a huge budget you have to find ways to get “free advertising.” One… Read More
“Between 2006 and 2008 there were 451 people who lost their lives in traffic collisions in Washington,” I heard on the radio last week. “Twenty-six percent of these fatal crashes… Read More
Did you tune in to Tuesday’s almost-riot show? Not the one on Seattle news websites, on the radio or even on TV. I’m talking about the stuff that streamed raw… Read More
It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that big brands like The Gap or CSV struggle with social media. They have so many priorities, don’t talk to the right experts… Read More
You can find dedication in all kinds of places. The office. The football field. The glossy, old-school arcade tucked in the back of Ballard’s Full Tilt Ice Cream. Eighteen-year-old Kevin… Read More
There was no way she was serious. “Please tell me you’ve never actually seen someone post a pic of their baby’s turd, and that it was just a joke on… Read More
OK. That’s it. It’s time this social media “lesson” got a review. On March 3, former Miss Phoenix Jean-Sun Hannah Ahn was crowned Miss Seattle. Soon after, KIRO-FM’s website, MyNorthwest.com,… Read More
Posting from Austin: Meet someone at this year’s South by Southwest Interactive festival, and your first questions are likely to be the same. What do you do? What are you… Read More
I’ve got three simple goals for my trip to Austin’s geektastic South by Southwest Interactive Festival this year: To have a great time, to meet people who do amazing things in the… Read More
Most of us look for news on our smartphones, tablets, computer screens or TVs. Heck, we might even pick up a good old-fashioned newspaper. But what about news from a… Read More
It’s inevitable. New babies are coming into the world. I began to notice this when former colleagues were no longer available for a chat, coffee or Words with Friends. Instead,… Read More
The technologies that bring us together are making me more resentful of the ones that tear us apart. Red light cameras. Metal detectors. Running counter to the technologies of unity… Read More
I woke up, went to the window, saw the new blanket of snow, and knew exactly what I wanted to do next: Tweet. If this had been Saturday, or Monday,… Read More
Update: There’s now a ‘Shit Seattle People Say When It Snows’ Part 3. Embedded below… If you’re like me, all this #wasnow #waice #snomg madness has got you in need… Read More
We may finally be seeing how business, when faced with a technological threat, adapts. Not by changing practices. But by waiting until it can develop antibodies to overwhelm the intruder.… Read More
To turn “Would I buy that?” to “Who would buy that?”, flip through SkyMall magazine. The 21-year-old catalog has taunted me for years. Usually I leave it untouched in the… Read More
When did “conversation” start sounding like a dirty word? Not long ago I was talking with a coworker about what works in social media. “Don’t say it’s the ‘conversation,’” he… Read More
Amsterdam has a lot that can appeal to a Seattleite. Both cities are of similar size, value walkability and bicycles, have strong cultural institutions and a clear affinity for coffee… Read More
Update, 10/14: A grand total of 1,896 people attended GeekGirlCon, organizers said Friday. The figure exceeded organizers’ expectations “by a lot,” GGC’s Kiri Callaghan wrote in an email. “Our expectations… Read More
T-Mobile has long targeted women with Catherine, Carly, and a rose-tinted focus on families. But as a girl looking at the sleek, airy redesign that T-Mobile plans to roll out at 400… Read More
I stuff cash in my wallet for one reason and one reason only: Dick’s. The classic, awkwardly named Seattle drive-in serves better fries at $1.50 than four-star restaurants sell at… Read More
