Jan 21, 2009 7:44pm GMT
Nelly Yusupova posted a list of free resources for web designers on the Webgrrls International site. Her list includes links to free web apps, vector packs, tutorials, and themes. You can follow Nelly's posts over on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DigitalWoman more »
Lifehacker's Gina Trapani: Letter from the EditorJan 16, 2009 5:26pm GMT
Gina Trapani stepped down from her lead editor role at Lifehacker and is taking a couple of weeks off before starting on a new career path. Today Gina posted what she calls "the most personal thing I've ever written on Lifehacker" – a farewell Letter from the Editor: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Although she's leaving her current position, Gina still plans to contribute to L... more »
SCALE 7x: Speaking at WIOS trackJan 14, 2009 12:36am GMT
I'm excited to say that I'll be speaking at the SCALE 7x Women in Open Source track next month. January 23rd marks the one-year anniversary of this ROSE Blog. Shortly after I started my blog, I attended SCALE 6x and the WIOS track. At last year's event, I talked with several of the speakers, including Stormy Peters, Cat Allman, and Danese Cooper, and they all encouraged me to consider public... more »
She's Geeky: Tech conference for womenJan 10, 2009 10:12pm GMT
The She's Geeky "unconference" for women in technology will be held January 30-31 in Mountain View, California. Visit the She's Geeky homepage to see a video montage of the first conference, which was held in October 2007 at the Computer History Museum. According to the event site: She’s Geeky events are neutral, face-to-face gathering spaces for women who like to geek out. Attende... more »
Kids, cooking, and chemistryJan 08, 2009 4:32pm GMT
I ran across this article on the NYTimes site, Kitchen Chemistry for Middle Schoolers. I wish this class had been around back when I was a kid (and had to walk six miles to school each day, in the snow, uphill and barefoot). The curriculum, Kitchen Science Investigators, was developed by Christina Gardner and Tamara Clegg, who are working towards computer science doctorates at Georgia Tech's... more »
Mark your calendars: Ada Lovelace DayJan 08, 2009 3:58pm GMT
March 24th is Ada Lovelace Day, and you can participate by blogging about women in technology: Ada Lovelace Day is an international day of blogging to draw attention to women excelling in technology. Women's contributions often go unacknowledged, their innovations seldom mentioned, their faces rarely recognised. We want you to tell the world about these unsung heroines. Whatever she does, wh... more »
Wise WomenJan 06, 2009 7:28pm GMT
If you are a web designer, developer, or programmer, then you might want to check out wise-women.org, "a world-wide, online community of web designers, developers and programmers." Actually, you might want to check out the site anyway because you'll find articles such as Learning Podcasting by Carolyn Wood, Achieve Accessibility with Dreamweaver by Virginia DeBolt, and Logo Primer by... more »
