[Coworking] Workshop for Bay Area coworkers
Hi All, Normally I wouldn't promote our events here, but for those of you in the Bay Area the first week of May, I wanted to let you know about an upcoming blogging workshop in May featuring among others, Brad Neuberg, creator of the coworking term. You can take the train from SF and walk. We are about 5 blocks from the train station. Information is below. Pass on to anyone of interest or join us yourselves. Blogging Basics May 8, 7-9pm $25 or $40 for this & Build-A-Blog Workshop 5/22 with Beth Blecherman of TechMamas Reserve your space by May 1st: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 650-323-2551 Are you interested in knowing more about the blogging phenomenon? Do you blog and are looking for inspiration and community? Come join us for a panel discussion with experts of the Blogosphere! Enjoy delicious desserts, meet our great panelists and have a fun evening! You will learn: -The many purposes of blogging -Blogging tips & tricks -Which are some of the best blogs -What to avoid when writing one -About the panelists' expertise (such as monetizing and promoting one's blog) Panelists include: Jill Asher of SVMoms, is Partner and Co-founder, Silicon Valley Moms Group and mother of two daughters. In addition to SVmoms, Jill is a Human Resources consultant. Stefania Pomponi Butler of CityMama is a professional writer and blog editor/producer who covers style, food, pop culture, and parenting with a cheeky twist. She often speaks on blog-related topics. Eric Case currently is a freelancer at Vedana Consulting, is a very recent employee of Blogger, now owned by Google, having handled product management and developer relations. Brad Neuberg is an internationally recognized software inventor, engineer, and open source consultant. In addition, Brad Neuberg created coworking, an international grassroots movement to found a new kind of workspace for the self-employed. His blog is http://codinginparadise.org/ and he also writes for http://gearsblog.blogspot.com/ We are walkable from CalTrain & for those who drive, there are parking lots across the street & at the end of the block. Cubes&Crayons 1122 Crane Street Menlo Park, CA 94025 650-323-2551 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Economist Series on Work Mobility
It is good. Lots of info about architecture, work habits, and adoption of mobile technologies. Read about "strong ties" and "weak ties." "...nomadism combines the autonomy of telecommuting with the mobility that allows a gregarious and flexible work style." Matt, Balu, and Java -- BrainLabor On Apr 16, 12:52 pm, "David Doolin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is a great article. I actually bought the dead tree > version just to read this on the plane. Highly recommended. > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 7:01 AM, Michelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The Economist has recently come out with a whole series of articles on > > the "New Nomadism": > > > http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displayStory.cfm?story_id=109... > > http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=109... > > http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=109... > > > It goes on and on... from the New Oases article on the evolution of > > office architecture, for example: > > > "There will be more "on-demand spaces" and "drop-in centres", says Ms > > Moritz, with flexible layouts that facilitate collaboration. Within a > > typical office building, the area devoted to solitary work, such as > > the cubicles immortalised in Dilbert cartoons, will shrink. Internal > > walls and furniture are becoming movable. More space is given to > > communal areas, some of which are distinguished not by their function > > but by their etiquette--loud or quiet, say--as in libraries." > > -- > > linkedin, facebook, twitter, goodreads, etc.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Internet Access for Coworking Spaces
FWIW we just upgraded to a similar Comcast package and it's wicked, wicked fast. Additionally, we spent this past weekend running cat6 through a handful of gigabit switches. Now, our wireless doesnt have as much weight on it and the internet bursts to 22mb down and ~3mb up. And cheap cheap cheap, even for a commercial package. If you're worried about Comcast's notoriously awful customer support, drop a line to twitter.com/comcastcares - his name is Frank - and tell him Alex from IndyHall sent you. He's your b-line to not having to deal with idiot customer support asking you to turn the router off and on again. -Alex On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 4:31 PM, Jacob Sayles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > Just a follow up on the internet access discussion. We went with a > Speakeasy T1 for $360/month and have not been happy. I went with a T1 > because I've been in offices approaching 50 people on a T1 and have > seen them work well. I went with Speakeasy because I've been a loyal > customer for 12 years. Turns out the "T1" Speakeasy sells isn't > actually a T1 but rather a 1.5Mbit frame relay which is a completely > different beast. The primary difference is that a frame relay just > throws away packets when it hits the upper limit. Of course 1.5 Mbits > fills up fast so how it handles congestion is a HUGE factor. I'm > pretty grumpy and am preparing my speech. > > Before I go off on Speakeasy we are researching other options. We > looked into our local cable company, Comcast, and just signed up for a > new offering they have. 16Mbits down and 2 Mbits up for $90/month. > We'll play around with this and see how it does for us and also play > around with the load balancing features of our router to see how that > works for us. I'll keep you posted how this develops. > > Jacob > > > > -- -- - -- - Alex Hillman round(3)media new! ask me about it digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] visual: www.round3media.com | www.dangerouslyawesome.com local: www.indyhall.org --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Internet Access for Coworking Spaces
Hello Everyone, Just a follow up on the internet access discussion. We went with a Speakeasy T1 for $360/month and have not been happy. I went with a T1 because I've been in offices approaching 50 people on a T1 and have seen them work well. I went with Speakeasy because I've been a loyal customer for 12 years. Turns out the "T1" Speakeasy sells isn't actually a T1 but rather a 1.5Mbit frame relay which is a completely different beast. The primary difference is that a frame relay just throws away packets when it hits the upper limit. Of course 1.5 Mbits fills up fast so how it handles congestion is a HUGE factor. I'm pretty grumpy and am preparing my speech. Before I go off on Speakeasy we are researching other options. We looked into our local cable company, Comcast, and just signed up for a new offering they have. 16Mbits down and 2 Mbits up for $90/month. We'll play around with this and see how it does for us and also play around with the load balancing features of our router to see how that works for us. I'll keep you posted how this develops. Jacob --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Internet Access for Coworking Spaces
Hello Everyone, Just a follow up on the internet access discussion. We went with a Speakeasy T1 for $360/month and have not been happy. I went with a T1 because I've been in offices approaching 50 people on a T1 and have seen them work well. I went with Speakeasy because I've been a loyal customer for 12 years. Turns out the "T1" Speakeasy sells isn't actually a T1 but rather a 1.5Mbit frame relay which is a completely different beast. The primary difference is that a frame relay just throws away packets when it hits the upper limit. Of course 1.5 Mbits fills up fast so how it handles congestion is a HUGE factor. I'm pretty grumpy and am preparing my speech. Before I go off on Speakeasy we are researching other options. We looked into our local cable company, Comcast, and just signed up for a new offering they have. 16Mbits down and 2 Mbits up for $90/month. We'll play around with this and see how it does for us and also play around with the load balancing features of our router to see how that works for us. I'll keep you posted how this develops. Jacob --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] NEW: GiraffeLabs in Seattle's Pioneer Square Neighborhood
A group of folks from the Saturday House (which has recently been happening in Seattle's SODO neighborhood) recently came together to rent another space in Pioneer Square, though not on the lease. The space, to be known as Giraffe Labs will be run as a coworking co-op with a pretty low-key "Saturday House" feel all week long. We'll be having an "open house" of sorts on thursday at 6pm 620 Western Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 The contact folks are Anders, Justin and Brian I'm just one of the Giraffes, you could say. >From the website: http://www.giraffelabs.com/ Giraffe labs is a relaxed space where you can come to work, talk and play. We seek to encourage creativity by surrounding ourselves with creative people. We're geeks, artists, engineers, makers, musicians, and computer scientists. We are housed in the historic pioneer square district, next to an art gallery and above an antique shop. The space provides all the amenities of modern life: plenty of space, power, internet, and lofted ceilings (better for the giraffe in each of us). We're right in the heart of Seattle and walking distance from some of the best food in the city. We care about you! We have minimal rules and want to see what works for the community, and are open and interested in discovering new ways to interact, communicate and work. Part of that means it shouldn't cost you an arm and a leg to participate, our prices are enough to cover the cost of rent and utilities, and not much more. $100.00 a month gets you access anytime before 6:00 PM (you can be there later but the outside doors will lock at 6). We have a limited number of memberships for $150.00 a month giving you 24 hour access to the space If this sounds like something that interests you, send us an email and we'll be happy to show you around. and details here: http://www.giraffelabs.com/whatyouget -- Gregory Heller http://www.GregoryHeller.com Get Firefox! The Browser you can trust http://www.mozilla.com Reclaim you inbox with Thunderbird! http://www.mozilla.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Anyone in Brisbane, AU?
Hi guys, I am in Brisbane and follow this group mainly out of curiosity at the moment. I am a .Net developer and may soon be working from home myself so my needs may change sooner than even I expect them too. I don't see me coworking in the immediate future but medium term (6-12 months) I would love to get something going - everything going to plan. I am going to start asking some relevant parties their thoughts on the concept... i.e my accountant and solicitor. So who knows what might happen! Like Sarah I would like to be kept in the loop if there was any action. My email is steve at mostlyclean dott com I have seen very little coworking information related to Brisbane so I was particularly surprised to see this pop up. Surely there are others out there? On Apr 22, 11:44 am, sdillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Ben > > I'm a freelance translator, also based in Brisbane. I'm not quite > ready to leave my home office just yet, but I'd like to keep updated > on how you get on if you wouldn't mind - in case I'm tempted in the > future ;) (email sarah AT dillonslattery DOT com) > > Sarah > > On Apr 19, 4:16 pm, Ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I'm a Ruby on Rails developer in Brisbane, Australia. Been working > > from home the past few years, but I'd like to bridge out with some > > like-minded people and rent a cheap office somewhere (maybe even a > > small house might be best?). I work long (and sometimes weird) hours. > > Easy to get along with. > > > Anyone interested in this? Email me (ben at integralimpressions dot > > com) if you want to organise something. > > > Cheers, > > Ben --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
