Archive: Technology
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Jun 28, 2011
No CommentsBook Review: Automatic Lover
Not so long ago I got sent Automatic Lover by it’s author Ariadne Tampion. She called it a steamy love story for geeks. Now one thing I will say before I go any further, this is not a book...
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Apr 14, 2011
No CommentsOggCamp11: Celebrating Open Technology
Open technology, culture, creativity all in one event! OggCamp runs over a weekend and has a fantastic reputation! If you're curious, don't be show sign up and give it a...
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Feb 17, 2011
No CommentsConference Bursaries Google & UKUUG Spring 2011 Conference 22-24 March 2011 in Leeds
As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to encouraging women to excel in computing and technology, we are pleased to announce the UKUUG 2011 Conference Grant to encourage more female computer scientists to attend and participate in the UKUUG 2011...
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Oct 28, 2010
No CommentsWeekly Digest for October 28th
Posted TV Preview: The Legend of Korra. RT @ruskin147: Your nominations please for most powerful/ influential figures in UK tech – for a list I’m helping to compile Reading: TV Preview: The Legend of Korra http://bit.ly/96hHof Smart girls at the party | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine http://bit.ly/a4QMJf iPad & iPhone BBC News app...
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Sep 29, 2010
No CommentsWomen & Technology at TechCrunch Disrupt
Today I had the misfortune of being at the TechCrunch Disrupt Women in Technology panel session! I say misfortune as by the end of that panel as a women in technology I was fuming with anger about the disappointing...
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Sep 13, 2010
No CommentsBattle of the sexes – Most Powerful woman in Television puts the pressure on
New research shows the earning power of women is on the rise – something that, the Most Powerful Woman in Television, Disney’s Anne Sweeney knows all about. There’s good news for female workers this week with the news that...
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Aug 24, 2010
No CommentsCuteStore… Gadget Tshirts & Light Up Dresses!
Some time ago Peter wrote about the Cute Circuit Hug Shirts, these were no ordinary shirts but actually responded based on technology within the shirt and to signals sent between the two shirts when paired. Well the...
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Jul 27, 2010
No CommentsAre Fashion & Technology Mutually Exclusive?
Something that got me thinking this week was a random encounter with the Ken Blakeslee who arranged the Cool and Connected gadget fashion show at the World 3GSM Congress in Cannes back in 2004. Ironically I was there at that event and managed to blag my way from a...
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Jul 16, 2010
No CommentsRemember the day when… 15 Years on…
Would you believe it… 15 years ago today Amazon.com sold it’s first product online. Back in those days people really didn’t think that sites like Amazon would exist today. They thought that they were doomed to fail… Why would anyone trust the internet after...
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Jun 28, 2010
No CommentsA Survey: Breaking Gender Stereotypes
Breaking Gender Stereotypes – Calling professional women who have left the corporate world and are now entrepreneurs! Whether in Melbourne, Singapore, Bangalore or Paris, we want to hear the voices of women worldwide who have made the transition from...
