Have a question for Ask The Geek? Send it to me. Dear Ask the Geek, I have a question for the photo geek. What book or resource do you recommend to learn tips on using a DSLR? Want to increase my knowledge before my trip to Lucca this April. Thanks, Kristen Dear Kristen, this time … Continue reading
Last week I was privileged to be one of the few people on stage at the LeWeb conference in Paris, and I gave an Ignite presentation about The Future Way of Working: The Distributed Company. I go into more depth on how Auttomatic works in this post from earlier in the year. If you’ve never given a presentation in … Continue reading
I created this presentation for entrepreneurs who need online tools to make their ideas happen (I gave it earlier this year at the Professional Women’s Association in Milan). The presentation “Tools for Entrepreneurs: Create. Collaborate. Communicate.“ started out as a way to explain very technical things to non-technical people, but I quickly realized that most people when approaching technology … Continue reading
Here are the slides from the presentation I gave at the Girl Geek Dinner Milan about being productive on your Android – my 10 Tips and the 40+ Applications you can choose from to make them possible. All the applications suggested are linked to their Android Market pages so you can check them out immediately … Continue reading
This past Saturday I presented “Digital Curation: The New Frontier of Knowledge” at KnowCamp, an Italian BarCamp in Modena about knowledge and the web. If you’re not familiar with the Ignite format, it’s very exciting for both speakers and spectators. 5 minutes, 20 slides, 15 seconds each slide. It’s a timing nightmare and you’re always … Continue reading
Here’s the presentation I gave at WordCamp San Francisco – the official annual WordPress conference. This year there were more than 1,000 participants and not only did I speak, but I was working behind the scenes with the rest of the Automattic crew and volunteers to make the conference great. Here are the video and … Continue reading
I’ve been fortunate to do a lot of speaking lately, and I’ll be slowly getting those presentations online, but I wanted to share this one presentation I did for the Stampa all’Estera, the Foreign Press in Milan. They specifically asked me to speak about using WordPress as a website, instead of a blog, as many … Continue reading
I gave a presentation in Italian at the Digital Communication Forum in Milan in February, and I spoke about “The New Digital Company: Online, Distributed, and Transparent.” Continue reading
If you’re reading this it’s possible until recently we used to be friends on Facebook. But before that, we probably were friends IRL…in real life. We fell out of touch, or maybe we just saw each other rarely.
We became friends on Facebook, and now I’ve unfriended you. Here’s why. Continue reading
Gmail keeps growing and adding new features, and they have Gmail Labs which gives users access to experimental features that can be activated as desired. Here’s my 5 favorite tools. Continue reading
Here’s a few of my tips for improving your photography, no matter what camera you have – practical tips regarding light, focus, and using your camera’s basic functions. Continue reading
Also known as The “Stuff I Want to Do Before I Die” List. A Life List. Some may call it a Bucket List, but my List has been around since before the movie. Tips and examples for creating your own Life List full of goals and dreams! Continue reading
A handy guide to get you up and running with WordPress in no time. Continue reading
How I use Getting Things Done (GTD), tasks lists and a brainstorming-info dump “Tickler” to keep my organizational wheel turning. Continue reading
Understand your copyright options as an online content creator and publisher as well as how you can share and protect your work with the online world in a way that’s comfortable for you. Continue reading