This past weekend was my last full weekend at home until June. Saturday morning I headed out around 11AM to stop at BritShoppe.com‘s retail location on 15th street behind Potrero Center. It’s quite the gem, I was just reminiscing the other day about how I missed Lion bars – and they have them! Along with […]
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Keynoting at Fosscon in July
May 2nd, 2011 by pleia2
Last month I was approached by the organizers of Fosscon, taking place in Philadelphia this year, and asked if I would be interested in doing the keynote. It requires a flight across the country, but Philadelphia is my old home and I was delighted by the opportunity! So on Saturday July 23rd I’ll be giving […]
Register now for Invisible Exhibition on Wednesday evening at UDS!
May 1st, 2011 by pleia2
I’ll be the first to admit that I didn’t know a lot about accessibility, but this past Ubuntu cycle I’ve been fascinated to watch the continued evolution of the Ubuntu Accessibility Team and their efforts to make Unity and all of Ubuntu more accessible to more users. It was while reading their Ubuntu Accessibility Blog […]
Much fun at the San Francisco Natty Release Party!
April 29th, 2011 by pleia2
Before I woke up yesterday Ubuntu 11.04 “Natty Narwhal” was released, and that could only mean one thing: That night we’d be having beers at Thirsty Bear! I met up with Grant Bowman prior to the event at a nearby coffee shop (the same one we use for San Francisco Ubuntu Hours) and around 6:30 […]
April 28th San Francisco Natty Release Party
April 26th, 2011 by pleia2
We’ll be hosting a gathering at Thirsty Bear Brewing Company at 661 Howard Street in San Francisco on the evening of Thursday, April 28th to celebrate the release of Ubuntu 11.04, Natty Narwhal! Date: Thursday, April 28th Time: 7:30 – 9:30 PM Location: Thirsty Bear Brewing Company, 661 Howard Street, San Francisco 94105 (Map) RSVP/LoCo […]
SDForum Tech Women: Women and Open Source Panel
April 7th, 2011 by pleia2
About a month ago I was contacted by Sonja London, Chair of SDForum Tech Women, and asked if I was interested in being in a panel to introduce and discuss Open Source involvement with the Tech Women group. I was delighted at the opportunity! The panel came together and ended up featuring Cat Allman of […]
Berkeley Natty Global Jam
April 4th, 2011 by pleia2
On Sunday I met up with 4 other members of the Linux community in the area as Ubuntu California Team teamed up with BerkeleyLUG for an Ubuntu Global Jam. I arrived just before noon, Jack Deslippe had already arrived and ordered a pepperoni and jalepeno pizza! I unpacked the goodies I had brought for the […]
Ubuntu Global Jam in Berkeley on April 3rd
March 28th, 2011 by pleia2
On Sunday, April 3rd, several of us from the Ubuntu California Team have teamed up with BerkeleyLUG and will be heading over to Bobby G’s Pizzeria in Berkeley for an Ubuntu Global Jam! Location: Bobby G’s Pizzeria, 2072 University Ave, Berkeley, CA Date: Sunday, April 3rd, 2011 Time: noon – 3PM RSVP: LoCo Directory or […]
SCaLE9x
March 9th, 2011 by pleia2
On the evening of Thursday February 24th, suitcases in hand, MJ and I headed down to the San Francisco airport for a quick flight down to Los Angeles for the Southern California Linux Expo. We arrived at LAX just after midnight and were checked into our hotel room by 1AM. I went right to sleep […]
Ubucon at SCaLE9x in Los Angeles
February 20th, 2011 by pleia2
Can an Ubucon be put together in 2 weeks? The intrepid Nathan Haines thought so and has succeeded in bringing together 6 speakers from across the Ubuntu community, plus himself for a Q&A session, to participate. Ubucon at the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) will be taking place this Friday, February 25th. I’ll be doing […]