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Belated SXSW06 summary

March 25th, 2006

Geeks, alcohol, TexMex and pickles - what more could one want in a conference. So here is a quick SXSW summary from me - finally.

Everything I had heard about SXSW was true - the panels are good, the people are great and the parties are fantastic!

I have to agree with Cam regarding presentation highlights. Kathy Sierra’s “How To Create Passionate Users” was great - if you get the chance to see her do so! She has a wonderful presentation style. Most of the keynotes were also really interesting and they are available as podcasts for those who are interested.

There were other great sessions but I have to say I learnt the most at the party and lunch discussions. I have a stack of cards from various people I met and hopefully I will be able to stay in contact with all of them.

At SXSWi this year there were about 10 Australians – the Oz Squad! Hopefully that number will grow in years to come. I will definitely be back next year – I am already tempted to book my accommodation!

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Taking off

March 10th, 2006

Today I leave to go to the US for a month!

First stop Austin. Then Las Vegas, Death Valley, Yosemite National Park, San Francisco, Albuquerque, New York and back to San Francisco once more.

I need to get on top of my packing – everything is piled into my case and I really need to refine some of my choices. I am a dreadful packer – I always want to take everything I own. I also need to go and charge my laptop, camera, ipod and phone.

Hopefully I will write regular entries over the next few weeks and as always I will be on email.

Tim is madly packing over at his house so I had better go and look at my heap of clothes.

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Four things

January 26th, 2006

Amit has kindly “four thinged” me - I feel so privileged…

Four jobs I’ve had

  1. Veterinary Nurse
  2. Grace Bros. Sales Assistant
  3. Technical Officer in Ichthyology
  4. Web Content Producer

Four movies I can watch over and over

  1. The Princess Bride
  2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  3. Star Wars (I have all of them)
  4. The English Patient

Four places I’ve lived

This one is a little boring, I haven’t even got out of the inner west!

  1. Annandale, Sydney
  2. Haberfield, Sydney
  3. Camperdown, Sydney
  4. Rozelle, Sydney

Four TV shows I enjoy

  1. Simpsons
  2. The Office
  3. Anything on Animal Planet
  4. The Goodies (an old favourite)

Four places I’ve vacationed

  1. Czech Republic
  2. France
  3. New Zealand
  4. England

Four of my favorite dishes

  1. Fettuccine Alcatraz (at Reggios)
  2. Sushi
  3. Ice Cream (any flavour)
  4. Bonfire Chicken

Four sites I visit daily

  1. Google
  2. SMH
  3. flickr
  4. Australian Museum

Four places I would rather be right now

  1. The Big Day Out!
  2. Snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef
  3. Margaret River
  4. Cinque Terre

Four bloggers I am tagging

  1. The unheard word
  2. Ruth Ellison
  3. Ajay Ranipeta
  4. Lindsay Evans

Sorry guys - don’t feel obliged.

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Jump in, the water is warm!

January 16th, 2006

I have finally done something about getting a site/blog with the help of WordPress and a few friends. Coming from a web content background my main motivation for creating Red Queen was to build further resources about this field.

However, once I started writing I realised there were other reasons why I wanted this site. They included not being so afraid about putting my opinions on public record and that the more I struggle to express my thoughts in words the better my writing will become.

So here goes nothing – hopefully I will keep my head above water.

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