Tag Archives: iPhone

My SXSW Interactive, Film and Music Experience

Fantastic.
Oh, I should write more, shouldn’t I.
Well, this being my 500th post on this here blog, I think I will. I can’t believe I have written that much.
SXSW is a conference (or play?) in three acts: Interactive, Film and Music.
I didn’t have my lovely Canon 5d Mark ii because it had a software error, that [...]

iVolunteer Meets With a Bang

I went to an event Tuesday night that surprised me.  My friends Rich Grote and Dave Angulo are putting together an iPhone app to make finding volunteering opportunities easier.  It will be based on your location and preferences.  Pretty cool, has the potential to do a lot of good.
They have been working away at building [...]

CameraBag, iPhone App Worth the $

I recently purchased a app for my iPhone from a recommendation from Frank Gruber.
CameraBag edits your iPhone pictures to, well, suck less.  I took this picture of the Golden Gate Bridge the other day:

Colors are bland and it is not the sharpest thing in the world.  Generally my iPhone photos are quick shots that I [...]

Adventures in Ultralight Packing

In November I completed a 25 day 13 flight segment, 3 country, 6 state and 36 city trip.
I did it all with one laptop bag.
I first heard you could do this from Bryce at O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures.  He came to TechStars Investor Day last year with one bag, ready for whatever adventure presented itself.  I’ve [...]

5 Uses For Brightkite

I’ve been impressed by the rock solid design of Brightkite.  If you don’t use it, try it out, it has an amazing community and feature set.
Here are 5 interesting extensions I have seen people using Brightkite for:
1) Use Brightkite to pick dinner. Check in, and see where everyone else has checked in.  I have done [...]