I love it when colleagues share their technical tips and resources! This is the beauty of the Geek List and the NextSpace List in action.
Chris Burbridge, friend and colleague at Nextspace, just shared the following tips and resources for improving MacBook Pro performance.
Chris wrote:
If your Mac has begun to slow…
I began to get frustrated … my 2 1/2 -year-old beloved MacBook Pro began to get slower and slower … Of course, since everything’s supposed to be so automatic on the Mac, it was a bit hard to get data on what was going on.
My Mac is back to normal! This definitely improves my professional life substantially. Makes a huge difference.
I had to share this.
Chris
Thanks for sharing, Chris!
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I will be teaching two classes for Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation this Fall:
1. Expand Your Reach with Social Media (co-teaching with Karen Kefauver)
Tuesday, September 28, 6:30-9:30 PM at NextSpace.
We will explore how to use social media for promotion. The focus will be on the most popular tools, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and blogging. You’ll learn how to better promote your website and how to increase your online presence even if you don’t have a website. The class is for beginners and will focus on Social Media basics for businesses, nonprofits, freelancers and entrepreneurs.
2. Build a Blog or Website with WordPress
Tuesday, October 12, 6:30-9:30 PM at NextSpace.
We will explore blogging for beginners, including:
* Why blog, anyway?
* Using blogging to bring visibility to your business or nonprofit.
* What if I’m not really a writer?
* Create an easy-to-use, simple, free blog or website.
Class includes a live demonstration showing how to set up your own blog or website at WordPress.com.
Register here. (You’ll need to wait until Parks & Rec opens Fall 2010 registration.)
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I spent the day at Freelance Camp PRO at NextSpace in San Francisco yesterday. It’s 24 hours later and I still have the buzz.
For those that don’t know:
Freelance Camp is a place to discuss and explore the different approaches to running a successful freelance business / service company. We have based our events on the Barcamp format, which is a network of user generated participatory events whose content is fully provided by the participants. Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join.
Was it worth the time? Yes. Why?
- It felt like an historic event — first <something> at NextSpace SF — and we were there!
- I enjoyed getting to know my NextSpace Santa Cruz comrades more than I already did, in a relaxed atmosphere, both in the carpool and in the camp. During a typical workday, I’m usually rushing or optimizing or focused. It was fun to be at this event without my laptop (I left that at home on purpose) and without my work so I could focus on people, topics, and reflect on work, not do work.
- I enjoyed that there were two kinds of people in the room: those I recognized and those I didn’t. I felt like I belonged — to my Santa Cruz NextSpace tribe, that is, those I recognized. Thanks for being there Eric, Jorie, Mike, Iris, Jermy (new name from Mike), other Sara, Shane, Peter, Chris, Chris, Vania, Pat, Paul, and others. I’m forgetting some names.
- It was great to meet the BarCamp newbies and see their eyes light up seeing the whole camp in process. These were strangers from SF and I recalled how pivotal the first Freelance Camp in Santa Cruz was for our community. Actually, that was historic.
- It was interesting to hear about other freelancers’ struggles and successes, tips and hints, wisdom. I’m sure I learned something, or several things, but mostly I felt inspired and grateful and entertained.
- Great freebies. That’s S.W.A.G. Not, Schwag.
- Yummy lunch in the restaurant downstairs.
Looking forward to Freelance Camp Santa Cruz on October 2, 2010!
One of my favorite lecture series continues in June…
What’s Next’s June 24, 2010 lecture will be about “The Future of Work.”
Panelists include best-selling author Rom Brafman, Joyce Shimizu, VP of Innovation at Plantronics, and Fabio Rosati, CEO of Elance (invited). Sandy Skees, CEO of Communications4Good will moderate.
For more info, go to http://whatsnextlectures.com/
To get your ticket go to http://whatsnextlectures-work.eventbrite.com/
See you there!
[One big bummer is that this event conflicts with Nina K. Simon's Santa Cruz workshop and lecture on design for participation which also takes place on the evening of June 24. So, some of you, go there. For more on that, see http://museumtwo.tumblr.com/post/56982357/presentations-and-conferences. To learn more about Nina, go to http://www.museumtwo.blogspot.com/]
Do you know someone in Santa Cruz that you’d call a trailblazer, an innovator, or whose work or passion inspires you? Santa Cruz NEXT is accepting nominations for the 1st Annual NEXTie Awards.
Submit Your NEXTie Award Nominations!
The NEXTies honor young people in Santa Cruz who are doing amazing things locally or globally. These inspiring individuals could live anywhere, but they choose Santa Cruz to apply their talent and passion. These individuals might include entrepreneurs, artists or volunteers who are leaders in their chosen field and are making an impact on the community or the world. Nominees live or work in Santa Cruz County, are between the ages of 22 and 45, and have an inspiring story to tell.
(*) Jeremy Neuner
Why Jeremy Neuner?
1. Jeremy is one of the co-founders of Nextspace (see http://nextspace.us) a fantabulous co-working space in downtown Santa Cruz that is one year old as of mid-October 2009.
2. Jeremy is a light hearted but incredibly effective leader of the Nextspace organization. The community respects him.
3. Nextspace is not only vital to the Santa Cruz community, it’s a great place — interesting and fun, feels like the entrepreneurial epicenter of Santa Cruz — for an entrepreneur, or solopreneur, or techie — or anybody else — to work.
4. Jeremy frequently credits the members of Nextspace for its success, rather than claiming that success for himself. However, much of the environment of Nextspace is due to Jeremy’s style of leadership. He’s been the right guy at the right time.
5. Many local success stories have come out of NextSpace:
http://nextspace.us/2009/05/nextspace-members-in-the-news/
6. Nextspace puts Santa Cruz on the map (in a good way):
http://nextspace.us/2009/08/more-than-just-surf-city/
7. Nextspace has good connections with UCSC:
http://nextspace.us/2009/06/nextspace-and-ucsc/
8. Want more? Watch this video:
NextSpace: 1 Year of Success in an Economic Downturn
http://vimeo.com/7102787
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When I saw the recent Huffington Post video about “Sarah Palin vs. That Crazy Santa Cruz Lady” my gut reaction was… Santa Cruz is receiving another 15 minutes of fame with the same old stereotype. How to counter this? Jeremy Neuner, CEO of NextSpace, has written a great article in response.
More Than Just Surf City, Jeremy Neuner, August 4, 2009
By now, almost everyone in the entire known universe has seen the Huffington Post’s mashup of “Sarah Palin vs. That Crazy Santa Cruz Lady.” Whatever you may think of the former Veep candidate, the young Santa Cruzan in the video—ranting to the city council about pesticides and slavery in an attempt to, um, participate in our local democracy—doesn’t do much to dispel a popular stereotype of Santa Cruz: that ours is a quirky, un-serious town.
I won’t try to deny that Santa Cruz is a quirky place. In fact, I wouldn’t want it any other way. What the rest of the world may see as quirky, most of us Santa Cruzans see as tolerant, welcoming, creative, and innovative. Still, I’m troubled by the possibility that the viral spread of the Huffington Post video is giving our fair seaside town a bad rap. So in the interest of providing a more complete version of the character of Santa Cruz, please take a spin through the following few items:
–In this short video, Greg Gumble (yep, THE Greg Gumble) from “The Economic Report” shows why Santa Cruz is a unique ecosystem that boasts a balanced lifestyle, a history of innovation, a strong entrepreneurial spirit, and a highly educated workforce. These are the exact ingredients for a strong, vibrant economy and we’ve got more than our fair share of those ingredients in Santa Cruz.
–Santa Cruz is loaded with creative designers, scrappy entrepreneurs, and savvy business people. This video, produced and directed by NextSpace member Dusty Nelson, features a who’s who of local educators, engineers, bankers, designers, government officials, and CEOs, all offering their pitch on why Santa Cruz is a great place to work, live, and play. Take 10 minutes and watch the whole thing. It’s an awfully damn impressive piece of filmmaking and showcases some of the world-class talent in this town.
–Speaking of world-class talent, check out this Business Week article about Santa Cruz-based Plantronics and Altec Lansing. Together, these companies racked up six innovation awards at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. Tens of millions of people all over the world use their award-winning products and every one of those products was designed right here in Santa Cruz.
–What about the money? You need a pile of it to build great companies, not an easy task in these cash-strapped times. But local social networking start-up UserVoice recently landed $800,000 in seed stage capital. AlgaeOMEGA, a bio-fuels company spun out of research at NASA and UC Santa Cruz, received another $800,000. NextSpace member Carmen Kubas led her company, Lightfoot Industries, to a third place finish in a regional venture capital competition. And local heroes12seconds.tv are luring investors with their new iPhone app and their huge community of users. Want to invest in some of the hottest new companies across a range of industries? Look no further than “quirky” Santa Cruz.
Like any city, Santa Cruz has lots of faces. We’re a surfing town, a tourist town, and a university town. Despite our depiction in the Huffington Post, Santa Cruz is a town that’s building an enviable ecosystem of business, lifestyle, and innovation. What’s our secret? We take ourselves seriously, just not too seriously.
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