SXSW Interactive 2006 Thoughts - The Fringe, but for Geeks

So the second major conference of my March mega-trip is over. South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas, has been something that I’ve heard mentioned by many people over the years, and now I’ve finally attended I can see why it’s held in higher regard in some circles than the O’Reilly conferences.
The atmosphere is completely […]

The First Rule About Robot Club Is…

…Americans have never heard of Spaced, so the irony of organising an ‘illegal’ Robot Wars (Battlebots) ‘demonstration’ at an undisclosed location in Austin for SXSW and BarCampAustin attendees was probably lost on them.

In any case much merriment was had and, indeed, there was ‘no smoking.’

“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 […]

SXSW Photo Rejection

Bah Humbugs,
Ewan,
The photograph you uploaded to the SXSW Online Registrant Directory was unnacceptable for the following reason:
We’re not printing a lego on your badge.
Please feel free to visit https://regdir.sxsw.com/ to upload a photograph that meets the stated requirements.
Don’t they realise that the Lego Ewan (see the website’s top banner for one example) is even more […]

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 […]