The Little Green Bag of BarCampLA

Fun, in a relaxing, almost stress-free way, would be the best way to describe BarCampLa, which happened this Sunday, the day before ETech. The warehouse / loft /stuid of Little Radio, in downtown LA, would be the perfect setting for replicating Reservoir Dogs.
It’s a lovely un-conference space, with a large main room and two side […]

“March Preview” and “Time O’Reilly and Rael Dornfest” Tech Conf Podcasts Available

And so it begins (all link love to TPN Tech Conf greatly appreciated)…

Tech Conf Show #001 previews the March madness of BarCampLA, Etech, SXSW and Mix06. I’m joined by Nicole Simon, who’ll be sharing hosting duties with me during BarCamp and Etech.
Tech Conf Show #002 is a conference call with Tim O’Reilly and Rael […]

Ewan’s Guide To Surviving Long Haul

Not that I’m an expert in any way, but pulling an average of three return transatlantic flights a year (plus a number of internal flights in the UK and USA) I’ve built up my own personal notes on how to survive long haul flights. These all work for me, hopefully it should give you some […]

Business Cards Online

I’ve ordered a new set of business cards, as discussed in this post. Thanks for all your input, so I’ve fixed the mobile number to be a true international format, and added in my Skype address (which is ewanspence if you’re interested). To go along with this, I’ve added a mini-card on the sidebar of […]

Taking The Gamble: The ‘March in America’ Airline Tickets Bought

At some point, you always need to make a decision. My March trip to America is currently giving me lots of decisions one after the other. The plan (as you may recall) is to attend four Tech/IT conferences (BarCampLA, ETech, SXSW and Mix06) between March 2nd and March 23rd. As well as being at these […]