Why Local Techie Women Are Cool

Last month, I attended my second BarCampRDU (@BarCampRDU), a great one-day unconference that covers a very wide range of ad-hoc technology topics. What I love about the unconference is that you meet a ton of new people and get into some great conversations and discussions – the kind that you might have in the [...]

November 6th, 2011 | Tags: RDU, social media, Twitter | Category: Events & Conferences, Social Networking | Leave a comment

Is Google+ Actually Twitter for the Mainstream?

By now, you’ve probably seen more than enough reviews of Google+ and heard plenty of predictions about whether it will succeed or fail. Don’t worry – we are trying our best to stay away from all of that. Ultimately, the success of a social network cannot be determined by its exact feature set at [...]

July 12th, 2011 | Tags: Facebook, Google+, Twitter | Category: Social Networking | Leave a comment

A Geek Peek at Google+

So you’ve heard of Google+, but you’re not sure what it really is? Good thing we decided to share a few screenshots for those of you who haven’t had a chance to check it out yet. I’m sure everyone will get access to it soon, but until then, this is the state that Google+ [...]

July 7th, 2011 | Category: Online Advice, Social Networking | 2 comments

The Unsmartphone

We often get asked, “What [mobile] phone should I get”? For us, there are two ways to answer this question:

The Simple Answer

Check whether you get better reception and coverage through AT&T or Verizon where you live. Switch to one of those carriers and get the iPhone. Seriously.

The “It’s Complicated” Answer

Okay, okay. We realize that [...]

July 5th, 2011 | Tags: data plans, iPhone, smartphones | Category: Gadgets | Leave a comment

Geek Support for Your 2011 Goals - Part III

Whew, it’s been a while since you’ve heard from us and if you’ve been reading our last two posts about geek support for your 2011 goals, you might have been wondering where the third post is. Well, here it is! Between Anil leaving his position at IBM to starts his own technology company (read [...]

June 5th, 2011 | Category: Events & Conferences, Online Advice, Social Networking | Leave a comment
 
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