Nothing’s worse than planning a trip somewhere along the coast, only to arrive to hurricane evacuations. Our local weather forecasters do the best they can, but let’s face it: They dumb it all down for us. Not Hurricane HD. After the torrential downpours experienced on the first official day of…
Last week we mentioned how Google TV is giving Apple TV a run for its money. Well, maybe not. Engadget received a tip on Friday that was confirmed by a source close to Apple regarding specs of the next Apple TV: Brace yourselves and hold on to your tiny remote…
The wave of the TV watching future possibly came with the advent of TiVos and the ability to DVR your favorite shows, leaving you to come and go as you please. Or maybe it was through Hulu and YouTube, when television watching was transferred from the big screen to the…
There’s been a lot of talk about the new iPhone, thanks to Gizmodo and their controversial leak of the new prototype. But now, it’s official: Mark your calendars for June 7. That’s when important features of the new iPhone will be mentioned, possibly including some not yet released surprises, at…
In a perfect world, you’d be able to access your entire music library from any computer, iPhone, iPad or any other cellphone, sans USB. You wouldn’t have to transfer files or carry around a portable hard drive. Finally, that world is here, but it’s not perfect… yet. Let me introduce…
This is definitely the week for outlandish arrests and bizarre bans in technology and social media. Bloggers are getting arrested. Internet programs are getting banned. Students are being sentenced to jail for posting images on Facebook. Frustrated tweets are being taken seriously. Here, then, are this week’s top five ridiculous…
YouTube turned five yesterday. And while we can blame the site for spawning endless fodder for the workroom and further catapulting the careers of tween heartthrobs like Justin Bieber, we decided to go another route with our top five favorite YouTube videos. We’re not putting up Miley, the Jo Bros…
Being in a band is kind of like being in a marriage a lot of the time. You fight over getting organized. One person works eight days a week and doesn’t see it your way. You break up. But now a new UK start-up that launched last week is promising…
When we heard an app was coming out in June for the newly released iPad that was set to “modernize DJing culture” we were more than curious. Claiming it feels like authentic turntables, iPadMixr.com also adds a beautiful interface and professional mixing to its list of declarations. It promises real…
@Everyone I think I’m a social media addict. Can’t stop clicking every link. #ISpeakIn140characters #HaveAProblem #NeedHelp. RT! Seems I’m not the only one to transition from everyday Facebooker (my gateway drug) to Twitter. Finding out about news and events before they’ve reached the mainstream is its own high, and re-tweeting…
Ever wandered around the great South Florida outdoors, spotted a strange looking bird but had no idea what it was, what it ate, or where it was headed for the summer–and really wanted to know? Well, now there’s an App for that. Audubon of Florida’s gone digital. They’ve launched an…
How do you sum up your day in 140 characters on Twitter? At the 140 Character Conference in New York Tuesday and Wednesday, live, ten-minute speakers spread out from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Luckily, there were no mentions of what anyone was eating or how much someone loves Justin…
A Girls in Tech chapter is starting in South Florida and no, it’s not the title of a cheesy Bang Brothers porn flick. In the male-dominated field of technology, women would much rather have their brains picked than their asses pinched.Girls in Tech, founded in San Francisco in 2007, is…
Broward’s Sun Sentinel announced its Best of Blogs award winners this past Wednesday. On the chilly night, local bloggers, along with their family and friends, gathered around the fire pit at Yolo’s on Las Olas Boulevard.Bloggers came from all over South Florida, as far south as the Keys and as…
A friend of mine looking for writing jobs recently expressed her frustration on Twitter about skill requirements: “This makes me *so* angry: Why do people hiring writers expect us to do web design? That’s what a graphic/web designer is for.”The job posting she was referring to is on Journalismjobs.com and…
Last Friday, I was invited to speak on an inaugural podcast for We Are Silicon Beach, a new website dedicated to the local tech community. The geeks behind it are Eduardo Henriques and Fabian Socarras of Micstura and serial entrepreneur Ulises Orozco. All three work out of Brikolodge, Miami’s only…
The Future of Web Apps Miami conference took place this week bringing together geeks, developers, programmers, tech companies, investors and visionaries from all over the world to Miami Beach for three days of talks, workshops and, of course, parties.Among talk of HTML 5, JQuery, app branding, startup strategies and much…
The fourth annual BarCamp Miami took place yesterday in the Design District’s 4141 Building. The ad-hoc gathering of about 200 geeks and social media enthusiasts started at 9 a.m. and ended around 6 p.m. with 32 presentations. BarCamp presentations were rich in content but informal. At this unconference, there was…
The iDate 2010 conference descended on Miami Beach last month with trade professionals talking shop about the business of running dating sites. One of the topics that intrigued Silicon Beach was protection against scammers. How do you know if the person behind that profile is for real?Last year, a local…
February is like the Superbowl of Geekdom. Everyone will be playing with apps instead of balls. Here’s what’s coming up. BarCamp Miami 2010 gets first mention here because it’s FREE and open to all — absolutely anyone interested in technology and social media is welcome to attend, present or simply…
Is Twitter threatening the success of online dating services? “No,” according to Mark Brooks, an analyst and consultant for the online dating industry. Brooks presented a panel late last month at the iDate2010 conference in Miami Beach. He recapped the past year’s successes and failures in the online dating industry…
Feb’s Social Media Club meeting took place on Tuesday at Citrix headquarters in Fort Lauderdale. The theme was “Social Media Predictions for 2010.” Predictions started long before when the club crowdsourced by asking others to post their predictions online by among other things, tweeting with the hashtag #sm2010.A panel, moderated…
