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
I love lists. I organize my productivity with To-do lists, I write Life Lists to keep those life goals in mind, and I dump my creative ideas out into Tickler lists, too. I used to be a die-hard Remember the Milk fan. Then I discovered Wunderlist. What do I love about it? It’s everywhere I … 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
I’ll just cut right to the chase: I love, love, love TextExpander. The way TextExpander works: You insert a snippet, phrase, or entire text and then insert it into any program on your Mac (email, document, anywhere there’s text insertion) with a special character sequence shortcut that you decide on. My shortcuts are usually 2-6 … Continue reading
Distributed computing is when many computers work together to resolve difficult problems or calculations, becoming a sort of virtual supercomputer. These projects are organized and managed all over the world by scientists, mathematicians and professors, but even you can contribute directly to their success! Continue reading
A budding photographer and blogger Asks The Geek for help about copyright, protecting her photos and creating watermarks. Continue reading
Here’s a presentation I gave at the Girl Geek Dinners in Milan on October 24, 2008, with Bruna Gardella. There’s a version in Italian, too. Some highlights from the presentation: What is Open Source (OS) Why Open Source Open Source in the world The Girl Geek and the Open Source World How to Contribute Appendix … Continue reading