Archive for November, 2007
Monday, November 26th, 2007
It's the holiday season right now, which I like to think is more than just an excuse for rampant consumerism and gluttony. It's a season of giving, not just receiving. So in that spirit, I hope you'll join me for a fun charity event this Saturday. I've mentioned it briefly ...
Posted in Charity, Games | 3 Comments »
Friday, November 16th, 2007
Starting tonight at 6 PM, I'll have two days to create a game from scratch for the XO laptop at the Pittsburgh Game Jam. Since these laptops are primarily being distributed to children in developing countries around the world, I'm going to try to make something that's both fun and ...
Posted in CMU, Design, ETC, Games, History, Reviews | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
So last Saturday, despite the bitter cold, I dropped by a MyHome2.0 Block Party that Jim and Lloyd invited me to. Above is a roughly edited video of the event (uploaded using YouTube's new Multi-Video Uploader, hooray for the increase from 100 mb to 1 gig!) and you can find ...
Posted in Business, CMU, ETC, Events, Pittsburgh, Video | 3 Comments »
Friday, November 9th, 2007
Last night I went to two very well-attended geeky events celebrating simultaneous momentous occasions. Yesterday was Pittsburgh Bloggers' third birthday and the birth of DevHouse Pittsburgh.
While our celebratory cake was not quite as geeky as the one pictured above, the room was packed and we even had some new faces ...
Posted in CMU, Charity, Design, ETC, Events, Games, Pittsburgh | 2 Comments »
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Hope everyone had a fun and spooky Halloween. Speaking of scary things, let's talk about how many new businesses and startups operate without qualified legal council or advice (smooth segue, right?).
It's been on my mind recently since attending Whitney Hoffman's excellent "Legal and Logistical Advice for your Startup" session at ...
Posted in Business, Events, Pittsburgh, Startup | 1 Comment »