This past weekend, a little crowd of journalists, app developers and designers got together under the watchful eye of one Burt Herman to engage in an act of positive rebellion. They were there to wake up the old grey lady, drag her out of her bed, and teach her to dance like lady Gaga instead of like Grace Kelley. Read more – ‘Hacks and Hackers Unite: Developing an iPad app for The New York Times Lens Blog’.
How I converted a standard Timbuk2 backpack into an iPhone-charging, laptop-toting, enviro-hipster envy making, solar power machine. Plus all the instructions for you to make your own. Read more – ‘Solar Powered Backpack— The Solar Timbuk2 Mk.2’.
Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Ning, email, digg, delicious..... Today the personal sharing options are endless. Using enough of thes services in concert most certainly connects you with more people than many "broadcasters" who have to be licensed by the FCC. That is it say, its powerful stuff. Read more – ‘Digital Journalism: The Project Proposal’.
For Redwood City parents coping with 5-year-old’s chronic disease, normal life is the greatest gift.
My colleague Kathryn Roethel produced an amazing magazine length story that I was lucky enough to photograph. Please read this amazing story of a remarkable little boy. Read more – ‘What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?’.
Reinventing the retirement experience for the rebellious baby boomer. A project deliverable for Stanford's design boot camp. Read more – ‘Design Boot Camp’.
Background: In 2004, I was starting work at a radio station and playing the harmonica a lot. I would carry my harp case and practice amp to friends’ houses and jams various places. The gear setup wasnt bad, but I thought it could be better. the Jamcase was my first more involved build. It entailed [...] Read more – ‘Hardware Projects: Jamcase’.
So I’m almost finished with a fun little project to turn my SF style bike helmet into something a little more useful thanks to some clever tail light integration. That post will be up in the “Projects” page in the next day or two. However, while photographing the light I’m using, something very strange happened. [...] Read more – ‘Case of the Haunted Bike Light’.
