Stephen Yeargin

After the weekend trip to BarCamp Nashville, I have started giving thought to what other kinds of technology events I would like to attend next year. I really enjoyed the social aspect of BarCamp, even though I only held a conversation of any length with my wife. Instead, I followed the live updating commentary left [...]

I am micro-blogging from BarCamp Nashville. It has been a lot of fun so far. The conversation in the hall suggested that 560 or more have registered to attend the one day un-conference for the Tennessee technology community.

We all know Apple likes to keep things simple. Their modus operandi has always been “we are anti-button”. That has lead to some great leaps in industrial design and powerful products that are ridiculously easy to use. It is my opinion that, in one instance, they went a bit too far.
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I am exhausted from a long day of riding all over Nashville in “celebration” of iPhone Saturday. I have had this one on my calendar for a while because it means I got my first new gadget in quite some time. There are a few facts I learned today.
iPhones are pretty nifty - Mine is [...]

Whenever a Web service that I use changes formats, I seldom complain. Facebook has done it twice in the last few years, first introducing the stalker-friendly News Feed and more recently with its design overhaul. As long as I can be convinced that the changes are intended to make the site more user-friendly and aesthetically [...]

Fall has finally arrived. A lot of southerners lovingly call this “football weather”, because it is just cold enough to require long sleeves but not the kind of icy feel of December. The afternoons tend to climb in the low to mid-80s, so versatile wardrobe selections have to be added to the daily routine. My [...]

We are going to BarCamp Nashville 2008 October 18 at the Sommet Center in downtown Nashville.
BarCamp Nashville is an open-source gathering of technology enthusiasts who come together for one weekend to share what they know and learn what they don’t. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from attendees.
Anyone with something to [...]

 
Tonight my wife and I went to the Nashville Area Blogger Meet-up at The Flying Saucer in downtown Nashville. The gathering is one of those “Hey, I know you online but we’ve never met in person” kind of events, so there is always those awkward moments when one must let the senses catch-up to the [...]

We are heading to UT Martin’s homecoming game in early October. While watching a Skyhawk football game is reason enough for the trip, I have some other matters to tend to while in town. The plan is to rent a car to make the 200 mile trip so we can test drive one of our [...]

Since social media is ubiquitous in the world around us these days, it is good to see that companies are finally learning how to work together. I am really impressed with the latest update to Adium (an open-source Mac messaging client) because it added support for Facebook. I may actually start using instant messaging again.