Showcasing Minnesota Technology Innovation
They say the best blogging is about story-telling. So, let me tell you one of mine -- how I came to write this post. First, some background: I run a Windows-free environment, and have for a long time. I put in my time with "Windoz" many years ago, and quickly left it … [Read more...]
The mind of Zach Johnson is an interesting place. While much of it remains unexplored it's filled with plenty of ideas, projects and fun. We last talked with Zach about Scribbls, a great site where doodles can give birth to hilarious results that he and his Watermelon Sauce … [Read more...]
I absolutely love it when my new WIRED magazine shows up in the mail. Hey, I read as much as the next guy online (on my little 13" Macbook screen, or my iPhone), but I still love excellence in print -- good ol' ink on dead trees. And WIRED continues to stand out in this … [Read more...]
If you're a designer creating websites, web applications are someone working with a developer on a project or initiative, then this workshop and seminar will empower you with the things you should know before you design your first website; what the content management system … [Read more...]
...Like is LAMP now LAMOP? I’m personally aware of over 40 projects here in flyover country that are not only leveraging -- but are wholly reliant on -- MySQL. To make matters worse (and admittedly selfish on my part) our company uses MySQL across all our web … [Read more...]
Earlier this summer, Bruno Bornsztein released the code behind his niché social-networking sites Curbly, Uncooped as an open-source project called: CommunityEngine. CommunityEngine is a complete, white-label social network app wrapped up as a Ruby on Rails plugin making … [Read more...]
If one had any doubt about the intensity of our state's information technology and Internet community, one only had to be anywhere inside the U's Coffman Union on Saturday for the third annual Minnebar "unconference" (part of an international phenomenon called Barcamp). To … [Read more...]
An annual Minnesota event, playfully named Minnebar -- which grew out of a grass-roots tech industry initiative called Barcamp -- is happening for the third year in a row here in the Twin Cities this coming Saturday, May 10, at the U of M's Coffman Union. By 8:00 am, … [Read more...]
One of the persistent issues with selling creative works digitally is the need for a middle man to handle the transaction. Engaging with these middle men - whether MySpace, iTunes, SnoCap, or another vendor - often comes at the cost of loss of rights or increase in fees for … [Read more...]
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