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Friday, January 31, 2014
Tech Free coding classes, thanks to Treehouse and the Library
Posted By Desiree Kane on Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 10:51 AM
Treehouse, the most excellent online platform that offers informative videos to learn iPhone and Android app development, website building, business building and coding skills (like Ruby on Rails), has partnered with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library to share its monthly service (usually $9-$25) to citizens with a library card, free.
A bold move in very much the right direction for the library and the tech startup, the service began yesterday.
You can click here to visit the Library's login page to get access.
For those looking for more details before signing up, here are some of the things you can learn using Treehouse.
This is an excellent opportunity to get out and learn something, even if you never leave your home. There is no age restriction, no cost, no fees. It's there when you're ready to learn.
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Zero, zilch, none and no part of this post is sponsored by any of the above mentioned company or companies, nor would I ever present such a thing. (Teaser image credit: http://teamtreehouse.com/)
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Tech Exfoliate it!: How to purge tech leftovers
Posted By Desiree Kane on Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 4:59 PM
Did you get new tech for the holidays and now your old tech is laying around? What other options are available besides reselling? There are plenty of ways to get rid of old tech besides shipping it somewhere.
1) Regift it - One thing Gazelle does have correct is that if the item is sitting in a drawer gathering dust, it's not doing any good. Younger people often don't have tech or the money to upgrade what they already have. Why not give it to a local kid (after you get parental permission, of course) or younger relative to use?
2) Craigslist it - Price compare with other people selling the same item(s) and list your own competitively. Sure, your email will blow up with people wanting to give you $5 for that old iPhone 4S but somewhere in the madness you might make a decent dollar once you filter the cheap-o emails out.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Travel Nomadism: On not being sorry about anything
Posted By Desiree Kane on Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 4:27 PM
A lot of people ask me the same two questions over and over again: "How can I be a travel writer?" or "How can I become a nomad?"
Friday, January 10, 2014
Tech Water cooler swag: Bitcoin mining?
Posted By Desiree Kane on Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 11:23 AM
The crypto-currency Bitcoin, which has skyrocketed in value over the last two quarters, has developed a teratoma called mining and ooh, is it futuristically weird. From Bloomberg Businessweek:
As with an actual precious metal, Bitcoins are in limited supply - they must be "mined." Unlike with precious metals, this mining is done purely by computer. Miners set their machines to run a series of complex calculations that tally up and certify all the transactions of other Bitcoin holders around the world. If the miner's computers complete these calculations and solve a complex mathematical puzzle before anyone else, he earns about 25 Bitcoins as payment. It's a nice haul: With the price of each Bitcoin nosing up near $1,000, that's $25,000 for 10 minutes or so of work. For the moment at least, miners are the rare grunts who can also get rich.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
#nerdgasm: Charlotte Startup Weekend 5
Posted By Desiree Kane on Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 3:51 PM
Charlotte Startup Weekend 5 kicks off Jan. 24 at Packard Place. The ever boisterous Charlotte startup community will come together again to make startup magic in the favorite community space. As per usual, the outcomes are certain to be excellent. Last year yielded HarvestGeek, Mike Alt's brainchild that could end world hunger, which was featured on Fast Company.
From the Charlotte Startup Weekend website:
More info: http://charlotte.startupweekend.org
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From the Charlotte Startup Weekend website:
...anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote) and then it's a 54 hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekends culminate with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.Tickets run between $20 and $99, depending on participation level and type. If you have a dream of owning your own business and your resolution this year is to make it happen, this is the place you want to be on Jan. 24.
More info: http://charlotte.startupweekend.org
For more commentary, follow me on Twitter @dbirdy, for more photos peep my Flickr and to see all videos, subscribe to my YouTube channel here!
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Buying legal weed in Colorado with a North Carolina ID
Posted By Desiree Kane on Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 3:08 PM
Despite the naysayers warning of apocalypse, Colorado legalized recreational marijuana sales yesterday sans pot pandemonium. I took a stroll over to Alternative Medical Supplies in Black Hawk, Colo., to see what exactly is going on here. And, let's be honest, to find out how much weed I can buy with my North Carolina ID.
Approaching the dispensary, I was shaking. It feels really counter-intuitive to walk into an establishment selling what you know and have always known to be illegal. Despite the jitters from the general anxiety as well as the snow, here's what I found out from Abigail at the counter and her co-workers:
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Found the damndest thing in Delta: ECG Utah Solar 1
An interview with Josh Case, the CEO of a big, inspiring solar tech start-up
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Exploring the Caribbean with @dbirdy
Coming right up!
