Father, husband, and web-geek in paradise.
Scenes from the fifth annual Unconferenz, held at Kapiolani Community College in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was also part of Code For America's "Code Across America" initiative, and hosted the third Ignite Honolulu session.
Excerpts from the question-and-answer session following the Oct. 23, 2011 premiere of "The Descendants" at the Hawaii International Film Festival. Features director ALEXANDER PAYNE, producer JIM BURKE (not screenwriter Jim Rash, as incorrectly identified in the caption), and KAUI HART HEMMINGS, who wrote the book the film is based on. The emcee was HIFF Director CHUCK BOLLER. Apologies for the low audio levels!
The iPhone 4S Launch at the Apple Store in Ala Moana Center in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 14, 2011.
Real-Life Angry Birds! How awesome is this? Sure, there are other takes, from backyard hacks to giant renditions in a Chinese theme park, but this full-size, human scale "Angry Birds" setup is the best looking I've ever seen, and was immediately playable by anyone. This was built by the folks at HONBLUE and JetGraphics and set up at the Pacific Building Trade Expo at the Hawaii Convention Center. Very cool.
Burt Lum continues his exploration of the quantified self with Moodscope. By taking a two-minute daily test, you can track your ups and downs on a graph to understand what gets to you. And you can share your scores with trusted friends so they can support you. Everybody needs a buddy. Developed by Jon Cousins and based on scales American Psychological Association, Moodscope is a tool to help people help themselves, and to help each other.
Coworking is not a new concept, but it's finally starting to take hold in Hawaii. Coworking spaces should foster collaboration, community, sustainability, openness, and accessibility. In this Techspotting, we touch on the history and variations of coworking, including "hackerspace," "jelly" and "coffice," and offer an update on initiatives underway in Honolulu. Among them, "HiCapacity" (http://www.hicapacity.org), "The Box Jelly" at Fishcake (http://www.theboxjelly.com), and an upcoming cowork...
We discuss the latest announcements by Apple at it's recent World-Wide Developers Conference, including OSX Lion, iOS 5, and iCloud.
In our latest Techspotting talk, Burt Lum reports on his recent trip to San Francisco to attend the first international "Quantified Self" conference, exploring the world of personal informatics or "living by numbers." We discuss tools like the FitBit, RunKeeper, Green Goose, and Basis.
Burt and I talk about Square, the tiny credit card reader poised to disrupt the payment processing industry. With news out today of the company's push to replace cash registers, we decided to provide an overview for those who've yet to try the Square device.
What happens when two local nerds have a few extra minutes and an iPhone handy? A tech talk show... of sorts. In this beta/pilot of TechSpotting, we talk about Namsake.com.