Audrey Watters
Writer
Jailbreak!
My iPhone rarely leaves my hand. I can say, with just a trace of hesitation, that it's my favorite device ever, in part because it completely transformed my communication/computing mobility. (The other part why it's my fave: it's sleek and cool.) That being said, it's been harder and harder...
Weekly Roundup: The Best Stories I Told (And Didn't Tell) This Week
I just got off the phone with my dad. He told me that when my Uncle Jim came to visit last week, he brought a printout of one of the blog posts I'd written. And according to my dad, neither of them knew WTF I was talking about. Something about...
O, O, the Open Et cetera: The post in which I plan to define a key term for the future of the interwebz but instead drink too much wine and quote Shakespeare and Lolcats
There are several words in our language whose meaning Facebook has altered -- for better... no, for worse, kkthx. First "Friend." Now "Like." With all the recent press about Facebook's latest initiatives and ongoing questions about its commitment to privacy issues, I gotta say, I am not at all pleased...
I Thought We Were Friends, Justin. Now That We Aren't, I #Blamecancer
Twitter broke today. It's the sort of excitement I'm not sure you can fathom if you're not a geek or a tech blogger. I rolled out of bed this morning and into the RWW editorial room (working virtually FTW) to find all sorts of hullabaloo. We had a tip about...
Facecrimes and the Future of the Web as We Know It
"It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself--anything that carried with it the suggestion of...
Big Brothers Are Watching
Google: I happened to notice on my iGoogle page tonight a friendly reminder to check on myGoogle Dashboard to "Review and control the data stored in your Google Account." Google knows about my: Account, Alerts, Analytics, Blogger, Buzz, Calendar, Checkout, Contacts, Docs, Friend Connect, Gmail, Google Sync (to my iPad...
Once upon a time, I was diligent about my personal blog and my Posterous account...
Oh don't worry. I've got tons to say. Thoughts on Formspring. Thoughts on Facebook. Thoughts on open source. Thoughts on living with another geek. Thoughts on working from home. Thoughts on the new New Pornographers album. Thoughts on Apple closing down Lala. Thoughts on the novel I'm reading (The Girl...
April Round Up
One month under my belt as a freelance writer. What did I do? Slept in late. Went to the gym, like, twice. Drank a lot of beer. Drank a lot of coffee. Had my boyfriend move in. Had to put the guitar aside. Swore that music would still stay a...
If You Look for My Facebook Profile, You'll Find This Post Instead (Unless You're My Friend on Facebook, then Duh, You'll Find Me There)
Facebook data. I'm conflicted. I mean, I've been blogging for about 5 years, and I know that's probably left a trail of TMI strewn across the interwebz. (Cancer does that to you.) Lots of my data, I realize, is online, and for better or worse, a lot of it is...
I Heart EdTech (and Why Tech Bloggers Need to Listen to Teachers)
Guest Author: Marti Sides, Curriculum Technologist, Willow Bend Elementary I heart edtech. In August 1999, I began working for my current school district as a fourth grade teacher. It is a district that values technology in the classroom, and works to make sure that teachers have the tools that they...