Katherine Druckman

No, it’s sadly not a day for shopping. Today, some of the most visited websites are dark to raise awareness of two bills now naking their way through the U.S. Congress. The bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), pose such a great threat to all of us who [...]

If you are one of the thousands of people who attend the South by Southwest Interactive conference each year, you could have the opportunity to hear a little about how things work around here, as well as my perspective on the seemingly endless debate about the future of print and online publishing. Steve Evatt, one [...]

Cebiche til 2 am! Pass it on! As a die hard night owl, I am ridiculously excited that Yelapa, one of my favorite local haunts, is staying open until 2am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. While Houston has a few great late night options, the new Yelapa hours will provide a slightly more sophisticated option [...]

transplant shock?

It’s that time of the month again.  Ok, not *that* time.  Like I would blog about that…  Eiw. It’s (almost) time for me to go to some more conferences!  SCaLE was February, SXSWi was March, and April is all about Texas Linux Fest and DrupalCon. If you’re in or around Austin on April 10, come [...]

Tonight I got my second shot at Kata Robata‘s Ensui Uni sashimi, and it was well worth the $14 for a wee bowl of the jiggly goodness. I sampled a bit of this yellow-orange treasure a couple of weeks ago at Kata Robata, my favorite local Japanese restaurant.  Chef Hori introduced the uni, which is [...]

After a long weekend at SCaLE 8x with some of my favorite people, Linux Journal‘s Kyle Rankin, Bill Childers and Shawn Powers, I have officially become a huge fan of the annual Southern California Linux Expo. Shawn, Kyle and I had the opportunity to give talks at the conference, and were able to talk with many readers and meet lots [...]

UPDATE #2: 1. There is more info on the actual Chipin page here: http://helpshawnpowersfamily.chipin.com Also, Wil Wheaton and John Scalzi blogged about Shawn’s fire.  They have far greater reach than most of us, and I am so glad they also know how awesome Shawn is. UPDATE: Here’s a status update from Shawn’s blog. http://www.brainofshawn.com/2010/01/17/an-update-on-our-house/ Today, [...]

In no particular order,  here are some awesome women in technology: Marianne Masculino Angie Byron Liza Kindred Maria Webster Carlie Fairchild Marla Trevino Carrie Pacini All of these women are building things, making noise, improving the world and kicking ass, so go check them out.  If you have the opportunity to meet them, do it. [...]

Check out Runaway Sun‘s Andrew Karnavas– LIVE! @coffeegroundz (from the ladies’ room?) P.S. You get to hear him sing at the end