Why Women in Tech?
There has been a lot of discussion lately about women in tech groups. To start with, a quick roundup: Rebecca Stavick’s Post Ladies only? No thanks and the follow-up OMG. Someone read my blog. Coral...
View ArticleMVC Views: To template or not to template?
At work we have recently been researching various web frameworks to replace our aging cocoon/SOLR solution for the majority of our websites. Cocoon has served us well for our TEI based websites, but it...
View ArticleDiversity at Tech Conferences
I wasn’t going to write about this because, honestly, I don’t want to get in the middle of a flame war but I do think it is important so here I go anyway. Recently I was contacted by a reporter for the...
View ArticleArtifact Conference: Brief Notes
Below are my sketchy notes of things I wanted to remember from Artifact Conference, which I just attended in Austin Texas. Beware: these are barely proofread and are mostly for myself. Welcome to...
View ArticleSome More Thoughts on Artifact Conference
As you may have gathered from my so called “brief notes” on the Artifact Conference there was a lot to take in. This was my first conference entirely devoted to front end web design, here are my...
View ArticleMaking and Money
Geoff and I attended the #MakerMonday event, part of Lincoln Startup Week. It was a great event, with talks by Marc Kornbluh, Lincoln Hot Glass Studios & High Volume Oxygen; Vishal Sing, Quantified...
View ArticleWe are hiring a Digital Humanities Programmer!
(If this looks familiar, it’s because I posted a similar post the last time we hired) I head up the tech team at the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, and we are hiring a full time...
View ArticleMoving from Evernote to Google Drive
I couldn’t find an easy explanation for exporting Evernote notes (not attachments) into Google Drive, so I’m writing up the process I used. This is pretty quick and dirty and isn’t perfect, but worked...
View ArticleDonation Gift List
My families ask for a gift list each year and this year especially I’m having a hard time coming up with things. So I wrote this, and we’ll see how it goes. I’m posting here as a possible model for...
View ArticleDIY Laser Cut Under Cabinet Shelves (spice rack, tea shelf)
I recently posted an image of some shelves I built on instagram, and there was enough interest I though I would post a how to and the files in case anyone wants to make their own. These shelves require...
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