27 Mar, 2008
Posted by: pat In: Geekery
Michelle posted her first rant on her blog today. Congrats, Michelle! You’re now an official member of the BlogoSphere!
She’s writing in response to a couple of articles on the lack of women in social media, and if you follow the discussion back - including some great comments on the articles - the topic encompasses the [...]
25 Mar, 2008
Posted by: pat In: Geekery
John died last night
John passed away at 10pm tonight in the presence of Anna, Peter, Mason and Melissa. His breathing became softer and breaths further apart as Peter told him it was ok to let go, and we had just started playing Lakshmi’s gentle meditation CD. Ledia, Wolf, and Myles joined us in the hospital [...]
24 Mar, 2008
Posted by: pat In: Geekery
Dr. John Slatin, founding Director of the Accessibility Institute at the University of Texas, mentor, inspiration and quite simply a force in the push for accessible technology, is saying goodbye after a long fight with leukemia.
Anything I say will pail in comparison to the words and images he wrote down during his treatment in [...]
18 Mar, 2008
Posted by: pat In: Geekery
Rest in Peace, Sir Arthur C. Clarke.
Cheers to those who attended my Core Conversation on captioning web video. Some quick links related to the topic:
MAGpie (Media Access Generator). This is the software I spoke of that makes it pretty easy to create caption files you can use with online video.
The MAGpie mailing list. A mailing list is only as useful as [...]
Come hoist a pint with members of Refresh Austin and others tonight to celebrate the arrival of Spring Break for Geeks, South by South West Interactive. The weather may have turned colder, but it’s March in Austin. In two day’s it will be sunny enough to give people sunburns.
Slainte!