The tune in, check out, read up round up
If you direct your attention to the upper right-hand corner of this blog, you'll see a brand new widget. It's a jukebox, playing tunes from my friend and former Razorfish colleague, Evan Sornstein's, own music label Dynamophone Records. Evan's got a great ear for melodic, electronic acts. If I were a music critic, I'd do a much better job describing the Dynamophone vibe. Fortunately, I don't have to. Because whenever you come to the fBlog, you can click play, adjust the volume, and hear for yourself. If you like what you hear, please show this small, independent label your support with a purchase or three.
Last month's Maker Faire was incredible in many ways, from the robot wars to the geek-lebrity sightings to the diverse creativity on display in the craft section. But the best part was visiting my friend Meri Brin's booth for her small press Fixed Orifice (that's me, her, and Mark Stramaglia of Wizard Master--speaking of friends making cool music--on the left there). I'm especially fond of the Spirograph t-shirts.
Incidentally, "All Fixed Orifice Press items are hand silkscreened, and created from recycled and salvaged items whenever possible. All items are limited edition - short runs of less than 30 for notebooks, 10 and under for t-shirts."
My first day of work in my brand-new job (rhymes with oogle) was capped by an event at the nearby Computer History Museum, where my friend John Alderman was signing his new book, "Core Memory," with photographer Mark Richards. This book captures the history of computer technology to date in a stunning series of images by Mark, accented by succinct historical summaries by John.
"Core Memory" was edited by my husband, Alan Rapp, whose been making his own splash in the blogosphere. He's now a regular feature of the Chronicle Books blog. In this week's post, he examines the notion of "radical transparency" for book publishing, using the recently announced BLDG BLOG book as an example. Needless to say, this is one feed I am definitely subscribed to.
Last month's Maker Faire was incredible in many ways, from the robot wars to the geek-lebrity sightings to the diverse creativity on display in the craft section. But the best part was visiting my friend Meri Brin's booth for her small press Fixed Orifice (that's me, her, and Mark Stramaglia of Wizard Master--speaking of friends making cool music--on the left there). I'm especially fond of the Spirograph t-shirts.Incidentally, "All Fixed Orifice Press items are hand silkscreened, and created from recycled and salvaged items whenever possible. All items are limited edition - short runs of less than 30 for notebooks, 10 and under for t-shirts."
My first day of work in my brand-new job (rhymes with oogle) was capped by an event at the nearby Computer History Museum, where my friend John Alderman was signing his new book, "Core Memory," with photographer Mark Richards. This book captures the history of computer technology to date in a stunning series of images by Mark, accented by succinct historical summaries by John.
"Core Memory" was edited by my husband, Alan Rapp, whose been making his own splash in the blogosphere. He's now a regular feature of the Chronicle Books blog. In this week's post, he examines the notion of "radical transparency" for book publishing, using the recently announced BLDG BLOG book as an example. Needless to say, this is one feed I am definitely subscribed to.
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