February 27, 2008
Finally, the second iteration of BarCampBirmingham is a GO!
I was peeved beyond all measure at missing the inaugural BarCampBirmingham. I don’t plan to make the same mistake again.
BCB2 will take place from 9a-3p on Saturday, April 12th at the phenomenal Innovation Depot.
Just like last time, there will be a pre-event mixer from 8–11p on Friday, April 11th at the Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q in Five Points.
For those of you who’ve never heard the term BarCamp before, well…check this out. And if you want to know Why? As in WhyBarCampBirmingham2, well…click here.
In the spirit of BarCamp, I’ve already started working on my merit badges…
- Made the banner above using current BCB2 logo elements. Anyone who wants to use it for BCB2 promotion is free to snag a copy.
- Made a couple of iCalender files for folks who want to quickly drop the mixer and/or BCB2 on their scheduling tool of choice.
I expect to be whipping up a few more trinkets and doo-dads here and there for BarCampBirmingham2 between now and April.
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November 13, 2007
Well…it’s been little more than Android-a-palooza here at the Funlab today.
I guess the robot horde was more than a tad pent-up, what with the interminable wait for a couple of other telecom-ish items to either arrive or drop from Microsoft, Palm and AT&T.
So when OHA offered up the Android SDK yesterday like a sacrificial lamb…
The mechanized wolfpack here at the Funplex pounced on it like, well…
A very pouncy thing.
But we’ve managed to get some quality time with the emulator, and grabbed some screenies for you to peep. So many that we’re starting a whole new Funlab series on installing and using the Android SDK.
Funlab 0.x, to be exact.
Try not to drool all into your keyboard.
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October 18, 2007
Gonna be doing a bit of work on the ol’ Funcave tonight. Laying in the newest standalone version of the fantabulous Wordpress.
So if things look a little weird for a while, don’t worry. We haven’t been shut down by The Man, wrenched by The Monkees, or blown up by The Bolsheviks.
And BTW…
If me or any of the robot horde run into any of you self-proclaimed monkeywrenchers out there…
Expect to receive a serious asskicking. I’m not kidding.
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September 28, 2007
But Baby You Got Hungry For A Life Of Crime…
And I got hella tired of waiting for AT&T to get off its keister with the official Treo 750 Windows Mobile 6 ROM.
So me & the robot horde basically told our carrier where they’re really ATT, in unison, with the universal sign language that they’re #1…
And tonight me and my titanium-clad posse went hella pirate rogue on their oh-so-precious hardware.
So now I’m the proud owner of a Treo 750 running the brand-spanking new Green Swirlie from those crazy kids what live and play up in Redmond.
No muss, no fuss…
And best of all…
No bricking!
Thanks in advance to the Denneys and friends for the title, some borrowed lyrics and some equally borrowed graphics…
Get The Message Now?
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August 7, 2007
Yes, it’s true.
Response Point will be spreading its voice-activated goodness all over the Funcave next month, thanks to the 100 unit set-aside promo offered exclusively to US SBSCs.
I received an e-mail yesterday evening from Jeff Smith, Senior Product Manager for RP, informing me that we’re slated to receive a system (pending receipt of the proper paperwork, naturally).
So when I told Running Antelope the news, including the estimated value, here was her response…
$2000!?! For a PHONE system!?!?!
That’s when I rolled the vids from the Response Point website for her.
You have to understand my wife’s approach to technology. Basically, she thinks of anything new as an invading army, out to attack her family and way of life, and therefore needs to be fought with all her might and strength of will.
Which is why she is such a helpful canary. I know that if something gets her attention at all, it’s really worth a second look.
After seeing the attendant features in action, she immediately declared…
WOW! That’s a heckuva lot cheaper than a virtual assistant, isn’t it?
Everything, and I mean everything, she does involves the phone. So anything that will make her more efficient? Instant acceptance. No resistance.
Her second reaction, after letting what she saw percolate?
I sure wish we’d had something like that when we first started.
Exactly, my dear.
The war isn’t over. Not by a long shot. But getting her to be receptive to even trying it? That bodes well.
Expect all kinds of writeup action here at the Funcave. There will be lots and lots of info, and prolly a whole new Funlab series. 5.x, to be exact.
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