In but 90 minutes I’ll be on a bus to The Second City for WordCamp Chicago. I’m really looking forward to having my first contact with the WordPress blogging community, and learning more about how this platform works.Power and bandwidth...
Topics: Chicago, Conferences and such, WordPress

{"title":"On to WordCamp Chicago!","post_url":"http:\/\/metaverse.wordpress.com\/2009\/06\/06\/on-to-wordcamp-chicago\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/metaverse.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2009-06-06 02:48:47","summary":"In but 90 minutes I’ll be on a bus to The Second City for WordCamp Chicago. I’m really looking forward to having my first contact with the WordPress blogging community, and learning more about how this platform works.Power and bandwidth..."}

It’s always good news when a major desktop Linux project hits a milestone release, and so it is with KOffice 2.0.0 being released this week. The KOffice team realized the tremendous opportunity for reinvention offered by its KDE 4 parent community,.
Topics: KDE, Linux, openSUSE

{"title":"KOffice 2.0 Released: Alternatives to OpenOffice Survive","post_url":"http:\/\/metaverse.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/31\/koffice-2-0-released-alternatives-to-openoffice-survive\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/metaverse.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2009-05-31 13:22:14","summary":"It’s always good news when a major desktop Linux project hits a milestone release, and so it is with KOffice 2.0.0 being released this week. The KOffice team realized the tremendous opportunity for reinvention offered by its KDE 4 parent community,."}

I’ve been busy working on a summary of my WritersUA Conference experience, but while I’m doing that, the first week in June is shaping up to be a great time for writers in the Midwest (and elsewhere) to get together and talk in the next few...
Topics: Conferences and such, Technical Communication, writing

{"title":"Upcoming Midwest Gatherings for Writers, Technical and Otherwise","post_url":"http:\/\/metaverse.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/16\/upcoming-midwest-gatherings-for-writers-technical-and-otherwise\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/metaverse.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2009-04-16 12:53:52","summary":"I’ve been busy working on a summary of my WritersUA Conference experience, but while I’m doing that, the first week in June is shaping up to be a great time for writers in the Midwest (and elsewhere) to get together and talk in the next few..."}

Yesterday was Ada Lovelace Day, a day to honor women in technology. When I first heard about the event, I knew instantly who I wanted to honor. Though we never met, this woman helped inspire me to participate in the community that is the Internet....
Topics: AdaLovelaceDay09, working, writing

{"title":"Ada Lovelace Day +1: Honoring Ronda Hauben","post_url":"http:\/\/metaverse.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/25\/ada-lovelace-day-1-honoring-ronda-hauben\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/metaverse.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2009-03-25 14:45:41","summary":"Yesterday was Ada Lovelace Day, a day to honor women in technology. When I first heard about the event, I knew instantly who I wanted to honor. Though we never met, this woman helped inspire me to participate in the community that is the Internet...."}

Although I was a bit late in getting it, I really enjoyed reading Ryan Cartwright’s 10 things for non-coders to do with free software over Christmas yesterday. The piece reminds us that Some of us will find some kind of alleged spare time on our...
Topics: Linux

{"title":"Linux: Not just for coders, you know","post_url":"http:\/\/metaverse.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/04\/linux-not-just-for-coders-you-know\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/metaverse.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2009-01-04 11:10:54","summary":"Although I was a bit late in getting it, I really enjoyed reading Ryan Cartwright’s 10 things for non-coders to do with free software over Christmas yesterday. The piece reminds us that Some of us will find some kind of alleged spare time on our..."}