Monthly Archives: October 2006

Geeks <3 Nintendo

Joey deVilla: “at the June 2006 RailsConf, which had a number of the thought leaders in new-school web development in attendance, the DS was the second-most popular machine there, just behind Mac notebooks and ahead of Wintel laptops”

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Workaround for Microsoft Smartphone IMAP Delete Bug

At first, it seemed incredible that a bug like this could find its way into a shipping product, and it becomes even more annoying when you realize you probably won’t see a fix for it until you buy another phone. … Continue reading

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BIF-2 Wrap-ups

Jim Willis: “It was a bit like surfing the web in that we were jumping from topic to topic very quickly but getting into each topic with a profound sense of depth in a very short period of time.” Renee … Continue reading

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BIF-2 Summit: Alice Wilder

Alice Wilder is here to talk about listening. In college, she did academic research as an undergrad, where she learned how to interview children. In graduate school, she met a visionary woman, Angela C. Santomero, who was working at Nickelodeon, … Continue reading

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BIF-2 Summit: Hugh Herr

Hugh Herr told us that from the knee down, he’s all nuts and bolts: his legs were amputated below the knee after a mountain climbing accident. He was told he’d never climb a mountain aain. The turning point was when … Continue reading

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BIF-2 Summit: Bill Taylor

Bill Taylor, author of Mavericks at Work, challenged the audience to tap into the wisdom of their customers. He talked about a shoe designer, John Fluevog, who learned about Linux, open source, and how grassroots contributors can create someting great. … Continue reading

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BIF-2 Summit: Peter Durand

Peter Durand of Alphachimp is a tribe of visual learners who doodle the day away. The world he lives in is the world of events; he documents events visually. Most innovation happens when you’re really irritated. Peter was bitching and … Continue reading

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BIF-2 Summit: Randy Antik

Randy Antik of Swat Team Partners is all about championing innovators. He wants to be six years old for the rest of his life. “You only live in this history” -Frank Gehry What it’s all about: Getting unstuck Aiming High: … Continue reading

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BIF-2 Summit: Michael Singer

Michael Singer believes “that things need to become more complex.” What if… artists are researchers? What if… an artist does work where no one can see it? He did artwork in natural environments such as the Everglades. What does that … Continue reading

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BIF-2 Summit: Rick Borovoy

Rick Borovoy (Co-founder and CTO of nTAG Interactive) is talking about networked name tags and belief trees. He builds technology that supports face-to-face community building: a wearable networked computer in the form of a name tag. It slides to reveal … Continue reading

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