Tag: Misc

Break Free Saturday will be a nice day for you to take a nice walk along Robson. Sunny weather? Not on your life, but there will be djs, mcs, and rainbuckets of breakdancers. Break Free, a break dance competition is taking place at Robson Subterannean Square (by the

Adobe: Project Lightroom Beta 1 I’ve had Adobe Lightroom on my computer for about a week now and I’ve been fiddling with it now and then getting use to the new format. While there are some great features it’s a little frustrating to use, as of yet, because of all the bugs.

Help Redesign Our New Corporate Site This is a little vain, but we’re seeking a couple hundred second opinions. We’re redesigning Capulet’s site at the moment.

WIRED UP, PLUGGED IN, ZONED OUT As citizens, consumers, even voters, do we use new media selectively, ‘egocasting’ to avoid challenging our own opinions and tastes?

Bryght is going to the Olympics in Torino Bryght is going to be attending the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. In partnership with New Media BC and Leading Edge BC, we’re appearing in the Canada Pavillion there, conveniently right next to the accredited media center. Kris Krug will be actin

Podcast Hotel Seattle: Let’s Get Famous After a very successful first event in Portland, Oregon, Seattle is the second stop on the Podcast Hotel World Tour with an event that will turn two local clubs into podcast studios and recording stages for people to create their own shows, learn from exp

Northern Voice 2006 – PhotoCamp Kris and I have been talking about having a PhotoCamp on this day. We’re throwing around ideas about what we can do, things we can talk about and taking suggestions on what you’d like to hear or areas of photography that you’re interested in.

Photography in Cold Weather Conditions Cameras vary in their sensitivity to cold but batteries don’t that much. Extremely cold temperatures (we’re talkin’ -20) can zap any batteries life so it’s important before trekking out into the cold to have a spare set that you keep warm in your pocket.

Zaadz – Do We Need Another Social Networking Tool!? I just signed up for a Zaadz profile this week. Zaadz is a new social networking tool, geared towards folks who want to change the world. More specifically, it seems, folks who want to change the world from an integral perspective.

Mobile Monday Vancouver Meeting #1 – 3 words Here’s the opening words 3 mobile words from each of the attendees from tonight’s Mobile Monday Vancouver #1. It was a great grassroots meeting. Lots of great discussion. I didn’t know there were 250 wireless companies in BC!

Intention 7 Photos on Flickr Wherin the tribes of Cascadia gather at Camp Elphinstone for five days of merriment…

Photoblog or blog about photography? There seems to be 2 different categories of photography related blogs. One is the style I’ve adopted here in which I write about things photography related and the other is simply photos uploaded in a blog space, a sort of pictoral directory of things goi

Tips for Photographing Children I’ve learned through much trial and error that there are certain things you will just not convince a child of by explaining that “mommy wants a good picture of you” or “grandma and grandpa are going to have this hanging on their wall”. Child photography i

DIY: Podcasting Join us at the launch of our new DIY Series as we explore the phenomenon that is podcasting. Find out what exactly it is, how it can benefit your company and, most importantly, how you can do it yourself! Local podcasters extraordinaire, Roland Tanglao an

New Years Resolutions for Photographers Welcome to 2006. I know it really doesn’t seem like another year could have gone by, but it has. As a new wrinkle on an old tradition, here are some ideas for New Years resolutions you can feel free to add to your own personal list.

Static Photography Represents @ Northern Voice 2006 in Vancouver Rhonda has been asked (and agreed) to speak at Northern Voice 2006. Northern Voice is a community-based blogging and personal publishing conference. The idea is to learn more about social, cultural and technological aspects of blogging, to exchange ideas

GUADEC Logo and Drupal Theme Contest GUADEC is the main event of the GNOME community, celebrated once a year. We have recently adopted Drupal as the platform of the GUADEC’s website (http://beta.guadec.org) and we have decided to launch a contest to choose a GUADEC logo and Drupal theme: Art

Win a Free Pass to SXSW Interactive! The folks at SXSW have kindly donated a pass to the interactive portion of the festival for us to give away as part of Northern Voice.

Integral Naked Podcasts “Integral” simply means comprehensive or inclusive. The core of Integral Naked is a series of intense, raw, straightforward discussions that cover a full sweep of contemporary issues—from business to personal growth, from education to meditation, from p