My FAVORITE thing. Okay -- a little passive aggressive I'll admit, but it is a guilty pleasure.. give a girl a break!
Does this happen to you? People ask me things all of the time -- and I immediately think, "You couldn't take 5 minutes and Google that yourself?"
Really... because I'm too busy to be the Google of my work / personal life / whatever. If my cats had thumbs, I'd teach them how to Google. Seriously. Google cats. It's the next big thing (I predict). But I digress...
What is the word for library in Spanish? Well, let me Google that for you...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
ProductCamp Austin - Summer 2010 Recap
ProductCamp Austin Summer 2010 has come and gone. Did you miss it? Don't worry, there's another one coming January 15, 2011 (so mark your calendar).
We are really lucky to have such an active community of Product Management and Marketing professionals in the Austin area. With each camp seems like we get more fantastic content, and great speakers who are all eager to share what they know. We have also continued to grow, which has its own pros and cons, but in general growth is a good problem to have.
Really the thing I love most about ProductCamp is that it is an unconference, and the emphasis is on collaboration of ideas instead of 'sessions and tracks'. One of the problems with growth is that I don't know that all of the newbies "get" that, really.
At the end of the event, attendees give feedback like 'why can't we vote for sessions ahead of time' and 'you should have content tracks'. This is a FREE, volunteer run event! Not only that, but with 'tracks' and voting ahead of time, the spirit of the unconference would be sacrificed in favor of just the plain old 'conference'. Blech. Who wants that?
So if you are a Product Management / Marketing professional who will be in the Austin area in January and you haven't been to a ProductCamp, you should come check it out.
Just remember, help keep the 'un' in unconference' - community contributed content and volunteer led.
http://barcamp.org/ProductCampAustin
We are really lucky to have such an active community of Product Management and Marketing professionals in the Austin area. With each camp seems like we get more fantastic content, and great speakers who are all eager to share what they know. We have also continued to grow, which has its own pros and cons, but in general growth is a good problem to have.
Really the thing I love most about ProductCamp is that it is an unconference, and the emphasis is on collaboration of ideas instead of 'sessions and tracks'. One of the problems with growth is that I don't know that all of the newbies "get" that, really.
At the end of the event, attendees give feedback like 'why can't we vote for sessions ahead of time' and 'you should have content tracks'. This is a FREE, volunteer run event! Not only that, but with 'tracks' and voting ahead of time, the spirit of the unconference would be sacrificed in favor of just the plain old 'conference'. Blech. Who wants that?
So if you are a Product Management / Marketing professional who will be in the Austin area in January and you haven't been to a ProductCamp, you should come check it out.
Just remember, help keep the 'un' in unconference' - community contributed content and volunteer led.
http://barcamp.org/ProductCampAustin
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Google Wave Goodbye :(
OK I tried Google Wave a while back and I confess -- I just didn't get it. Or get how to best employ it for some practical purpose (and lord knows that I am nothing if not practical).
So lately I heard it may go the way of the woolly mammoth and I confess I wasn't surprised to hear it. Some people are speculating the bits and bots that were in the 'Wave' may be consume by other Google apps, like Gmail or what-have-you.
Either way, kudos to Google for deciding to end-of-life a product that just wasn't cutting it. That had to be a tough decision, but I respect them for making it.
So lately I heard it may go the way of the woolly mammoth and I confess I wasn't surprised to hear it. Some people are speculating the bits and bots that were in the 'Wave' may be consume by other Google apps, like Gmail or what-have-you.
Either way, kudos to Google for deciding to end-of-life a product that just wasn't cutting it. That had to be a tough decision, but I respect them for making it.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
SXSW is here again...
One more time around we go, where we stop, nobody knows!
Well this year I'm going to stay in my own house and not a hotel, so that should keep things a bit more calm.
I also have a whole new crew to manage and want to be engaged for that.
But it should be fun being back in the mix again. Can't wait to see the bands, grab some swag and walk till I can't feel my feet -- then walk some more.
Well this year I'm going to stay in my own house and not a hotel, so that should keep things a bit more calm.
I also have a whole new crew to manage and want to be engaged for that.
But it should be fun being back in the mix again. Can't wait to see the bands, grab some swag and walk till I can't feel my feet -- then walk some more.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Google Wave - Hello!
Have you tried Google Wave? I asked my husband to send me an invite, so I can see if it will be a good collaborative space for a project I am working on now.
I'm still trying to figure out how best to use it.... the user interface looks like a lot of fun, but it is a little hard to navigate (or at least it doesn't seem all that intuitive to me).
So right now my wave is more of a ripple.... but we'll see!
I'm still trying to figure out how best to use it.... the user interface looks like a lot of fun, but it is a little hard to navigate (or at least it doesn't seem all that intuitive to me).
So right now my wave is more of a ripple.... but we'll see!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Nom Nom Nom!
Really that's all I can say about Torchy's tacos. I know, I'm late to the party people, but what can I say? I've been busy. Super busy. Busy with a side of busy.
So we finally got the chance to try them out at the new suburban south location off of William Cannon & Mopac. What yummy goodness. The Democrat & the Green Chili Pork tacos were a-ma-zing. The migas tacos are huge (HUGE, I tell you!).
Run, don't walk, to that which is Torchy's.
So we finally got the chance to try them out at the new suburban south location off of William Cannon & Mopac. What yummy goodness. The Democrat & the Green Chili Pork tacos were a-ma-zing. The migas tacos are huge (HUGE, I tell you!).
Run, don't walk, to that which is Torchy's.
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