Do you binge-watch TV? 6 ways to justify your habit You finish a great episode of a great show. You want to watch the next one, but you’ve already seen… Read More
Ooooh coool: My first trip to Reddit, guided by a few locals Every now and then you get tired of hearing so much about something you know nothing about. This week I… Read More
Apple Maps vs. my brain Damn you, Apple Maps. But not for the reasons you think. “So, right now, if I asked you what direction… Read More
Messages superimposed on images may be less mind blowing than they appear I was scrolling through my news feed, minding my own (friends’) business, when I was hit with the blinding orange… Read More
You don’t want a ‘dumb’ home … do you? Like anyone who grew up watching Star Trek, I dream of food replicators. “Tea, earl grey, hot,” says Patrick Stewart.… Read More
Women in tech: Is Startup Weekend Women’s Edition fantastic or flawed? The day that GeekWire reported that Seattle would host only the second-ever Startup Weekend event catering to women July 13-15, I was pulled… Read More
.Home, .Love, where’s .Sex? The most desirable domains of the ICANN land grab If you had $185,000 to burn this year, you could have participated in what may prove to be one of… Read More
Man vs. machine: Valve game designer looks to defend world pinball title Update, 6/11: The results are in, and Cayle came in second in this weekend’s world championship. Not too shabby. “It… Read More
5 reasons I think you’re nuts if you own a naked iPhone I pride myself on being able to argue reasonably, listen respectfully, consider new perspectives thoughtfully and — most of the… Read More
Today food trucks, tomorrow the world? Mobile wallet app LevelUp targets Seattle geeks If you’ve gotten a free lunch at a South Lake Union food truck lately, it’s probably thanks to Boston-based mobile… Read More
Let’s admit it: We’re still using our phones when we drive “Between 2006 and 2008 there were 451 people who lost their lives in traffic collisions in Washington,” I heard on… Read More
Anarchists wearing Nikes, and other highlights from the #seamayday show Did you tune in to Tuesday’s almost-riot show? Not the one on Seattle news websites, on the radio or even… Read More
How to succeed in Tetris and life: 7 secrets of an 18 year-old Tetris Grand Master You can find dedication in all kinds of places. The office. The football field. The glossy, old-school arcade tucked in… Read More
Baby’s first turd and other unshareables: How Mom is too Mom? There was no way she was serious. “Please tell me you’ve never actually seen someone post a pic of their… Read More
Instagramers to Facebook: ‘DO NOT screw this up!’ News that Facebook will acquire Instagram for $1 billion seems to have gotten everyone excited — except its users. “I’ve… Read More
Don’t pay up, just show up: What’s Amazon’s obligation to the local idea economy? Is Amazon as involved as it should be in Seattle? How involved is that? And how much does it matter?… Read More
In defense of Miss Seattle: The importance of free expression on Twitter OK. That’s it. It’s time this social media “lesson” got a review. On March 3, former Miss Phoenix Jean-Sun Hannah… Read More
‘Don’t burn books! Burn your iPad instead’ Seattle-area band The Half Brothers had a little fun at the expense of some of our favorite devices at a… Read More
SXSW buzz by the numbers: Guess which app was tweeted about most? A whopping 24,569 people registered for the South by Southwest Interactive festival this year, up 27 percent from 2011. For five… Read More
The irony of ‘Homeless Hotspots’ at SXSW I was walking down Sixth Street, buried in my phone, when my husband, Jason, noticed something and stopped. I didn’t… Read More
Dispatch: ‘Highlight’ and rivals light up SXSW, but what about the wider world? Posting from Austin: Meet someone at this year’s South by Southwest Interactive festival, and your first questions are likely to… Read More
Dispatch: How to stand out at SXSW Posting from Austin: When teams want to promote their brands at South by Southwest, they know one thing matters above… Read More
Austin here we come: ‘Don’t die’ and other SXSW goals I’ve got three simple goals for my trip to Austin’s geektastic South by Southwest Interactive Festival this year: To have a great… Read More
Seattle Times lights up Denny Way with city’s first digital news ticker Most of us look for news on our smartphones, tablets, computer screens or TVs. Heck, we might even pick up… Read More
Thank you, body scanners: Why airport pat downs suck for humanity The technologies that bring us together are making me more resentful of the ones that tear us apart. Red light… Read More
What would Wael Ghonim do? 5 lessons from the world’s most successful online community manager The world’s most successful online community manager was in Seattle last week, and you probably had no idea. Wael Ghonim,… Read More
Seattle’s Melodic Caring Project streams personalized concerts to hospitalized kids On Friday, Dec. 2 at Seattle Children’s Hospital, 11-year-old Braydon Hutchison was crying. It wasn’t because of his leukemia, which… Read More
Do you unplug? Making the case for ‘No-Tech Sundays’ I woke up, went to the window, saw the new blanket of snow, and knew exactly what I wanted to… Read More
Was that Sir Mix-A-Lot? Northwest music and voices coming to Sea-Tac Airport One day in 2008, Port Commissioner John Creighton and Seattle Office of Film and Music Director James Keblas landed in… Read More
Q&A: Meet the guy who created the meme, ‘Shit Seattle People Say When It Snows’ Update: There’s now a ‘Shit Seattle People Say When It Snows’ Part 3. Embedded below… If you’re like me, all… Read More
