http://sarahblow.com Girl Geek Dinners & GirlyGeekdom Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:30:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://girlygeekdom.com/set/science/book-review-automatic-lover http://girlygeekdom.com/set/science/book-review-automatic-lover#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:00:15 +0000 Sarah http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=8446
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 for young children. Personally I’d give it an over 16 age limit. The story line is [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/set/science/book-review-automatic-lover/feed 0 http://girlygeekdom.com/events/oggcamp11-celebrating-open-technology http://girlygeekdom.com/events/oggcamp11-celebrating-open-technology#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:00:43 +0000 Sarah http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=18934
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 go!]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/events/oggcamp11-celebrating-open-technology/feed 0 http://girlygeekdom.com/events/conference-bursaries-google-ukuug-spring-2011-conference-22-24-march-2011-in-leeds http://girlygeekdom.com/events/conference-bursaries-google-ukuug-spring-2011-conference-22-24-march-2011-in-leeds#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:45:41 +0000 Sarah http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=18344
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 conference, 22-24 March 2011, Leeds, UK. We encourage all female computer scientists interested to apply. Two [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/events/conference-bursaries-google-ukuug-spring-2011-conference-22-24-march-2011-in-leeds/feed 0 http://girlygeekdom.com/lifestream/weekly-digest-for-october-28th http://girlygeekdom.com/lifestream/weekly-digest-for-october-28th#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:03:00 +0000 Sarah http://girlygeekdom.com/lifestream/weekly-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 now [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/lifestream/weekly-digest-for-october-28th/feed 0 http://girlygeekdom.com/inspiration/women-technology-at-techcrunch-disrupt http://girlygeekdom.com/inspiration/women-technology-at-techcrunch-disrupt#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:42:10 +0000 Sarah http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=18075
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 performance of the panelists at this event! The panel consisted of: Moderator:  Sarah Lacy  (TechCrunch) Cyan [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/inspiration/women-technology-at-techcrunch-disrupt/feed 0 http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/anne-sweeney http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/anne-sweeney#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:30:02 +0000 Sarah http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=18036
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 the earning power of young women has now surpassed that of their male counterparts. News of [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/anne-sweeney/feed 0 http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/cutestore-gadget-tshirts http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/cutestore-gadget-tshirts#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:00:47 +0000 Sarah http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=17894
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 company behind the hug shirts has been busy and has come up with a product range that now [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/cutestore-gadget-tshirts/feed 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlyGeekdom/~3/Kj55n2TRZhA/fashion-technology-mutually-exclusive http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlyGeekdom/~3/Kj55n2TRZhA/fashion-technology-mutually-exclusive#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:38 +0000 Sarah http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=932
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 standard pass to a Gold members [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/set/technology/fashion-technology-mutually-exclusive/feed 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlyGeekdom/~3/-z74lfm8VRM/amazon15years http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlyGeekdom/~3/-z74lfm8VRM/amazon15years#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:59:28 +0000 Sarah http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=12322
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 all…  but then again we had the .com boom which with [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/news/amazon15years/feed 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlyGeekdom/~3/NjM5AMxvogQ/survey-breaking-gender-stereotypes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlyGeekdom/~3/NjM5AMxvogQ/survey-breaking-gender-stereotypes#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:00:49 +0000 Sarah http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=8438
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 their corporate professions to become entrepreneurs or run a portfolio career. Please share your views on [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/news/survey-breaking-gender-stereotypes/feed 0