Archive For October, 2009

How To Avoid Online Scams

By | October 22, 2009

If someone you know contacts you and tells you that he has a guaranteed way for you to make money online, it’s probably a scam. I’m not accusing your friend of trying to rip you off, it could be that he has been duped into believing in the scam himself. Be careful. Here’s eight ways [...]

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Nashville Technology Calendar

By | October 21, 2009

During BarCamp Nashville I enjoyed being on David Ledgerwood’s State of the Community: The ‘Venn Diagram’ of Nashville’s Tech Organizations panel. One thing I brought up is a need for a single, universal, open calendar of technology events for our community and for visiting geeks to access. Tod Fetherling has been doing a good job [...]

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Please Support My Upper Lip

By | October 20, 2009

When I was about 19 I grew my hair long and had a Lincoln beard for about a year (don’t look for the photos, they were all destroyed). I quickly learned that I should never grow facial hair again. It was a sad and lonely year. Why wouldn’t girls talk to me? Now I am [...]

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We're All Going To Die | Exploring Your Digital Legacy

By | October 19, 2009

Here’s my presentation from BarCamp Nashville. I entitled it We’re All Going To Die, Exploring Your Digital Legacy. I want to take a moment to thank some people for the inspiration of this topic: Nora Young, Derek K. Miller, Renee Wathelet (RIP) and Adele McAlear. Thanks also to Gavin Richardson for recording the video. This [...]

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