Hawaii Geek Week » hawaii geek week http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org Celebrating Technology in Hawaii Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:16:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Another Great Hawaii Geek Week! Thanks To All! http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/2009/10/25/another-great-hawaii-geek-week-thanks-to-all/ http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/2009/10/25/another-great-hawaii-geek-week-thanks-to-all/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:38:49 +0000 markmcmahon http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/?p=148 Well, we just had another wonderful and successful Hawaii Geek Week, that culminated with LCC and HMAUS’ big show yesterday; Geek Day and Mactoberfest. Lots of people attended all the events. Lots of learning, sharing, and discussions on a wide variety of great topics.

Thanks to all those who participated! Hopefully you’ll check out some of the wonderful resources and groups around town — including Leeward Community College, Hawaii MacIntosh & Apple User Society, Techhui, or others.

And, of course a HUGE thanks to all those people who put this together — extra special thanks to Joan Matsukawa (HMAUS) and Christian Ganne (LCC)!



If you have any photos, stories, or tips, be sure to let us know so we can make next year’s even better! Contact here, HMAUS, Twitter, or Techhui. And don’t forget to join HMAUS as a member so you’ll be able to help make 2010’s Hawaii Geek Week as exciting and diverse as this years!

]]> http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/2009/10/25/another-great-hawaii-geek-week-thanks-to-all/feed/ 0 HGW2009 is happening NOW! http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/2009/10/20/hgw2009-is-happening-now/ http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/2009/10/20/hgw2009-is-happening-now/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:13:30 +0000 markmcmahon http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/?p=143 This is your chance to help promote geekdom in Hawaii while learning some neat tricks to impress your friends and family: Hawaii Geek Week 2009 is happening NOW!

Hawaii Macintosh & Apple Users’ Society (HMAUS) and Leeward Community College are teaming up to make HGW 2009 the best yet! All events are FREE and open to the public!

Fire your Twitter, Facebook, and Techhui accounts; share with others, meet some new friends, and get out of the house!

Learn more:
http://hmaus.org/mactoberfest09 and http://www.leeward.hawaii.edu/geekday

Here’s a one-page flyer: Hawaii Geek Week and Mactoberfest 2009 Flyer.

If you plan to attend Geek Day/Mactoberfest on 24th, you should consider pre-ordering your food now: HMAUS Lunch Orders (or try to find something on the LCC campus).

See you there!

]]> http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/2009/10/20/hgw2009-is-happening-now/feed/ 0 Get ready for Hawaii Geek Week! More details! http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/2009/10/07/get-ready-for-hawaii-geek-week-more-details/ http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/2009/10/07/get-ready-for-hawaii-geek-week-more-details/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:20:06 +0000 markmcmahon http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/?p=118 Hawai’i Geek Week starts on October 17, 2009 and culminates with a full day of workshops, talks, and a Professional Photographers of Hawai’i flea market on October 24, 2009. All events are free and everyone is welcome.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Daniel Leuck, creator of TechHui and CEO of Ikayzo will present things tech – Tech Hui, a multigroup tech networking site, Apple programming and Leopard, and how you can get involved in shaping the future of technology in our every day lives. Location: ING Direct Cafe 1958 Kalakaua Avenue.

October 24, 2009 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
This year the annual HMAUS Mactoberfest is a joint venture with Geek Day at Leeward Community College. There will be hands-on workshops in LCC’s Digital Media Program computer labs on iPhoto, Mac 101 for new Mac owners, iTunes and iMovie! There will also be hands-on workshops on Flash, Illustrator, Wireless Home Security, Photo Editing with Picnik and more. All workshops are free but come early to get yourself tickets to the ones you want.

Doors open at 9:30 a.m. for registration, coffee and the flea market. The first workshops begin at 10 am. There will also be demonstrations of Voice Thread, Anime and Making Tattoos with Photoshop and Illustrated presented by LCC’s staff and Digital Media students in the Student Lounge. As always, there will be lucky number drawings sponsored by HMAUS during the day.

Coffee, pastries and water will be available and huge and ono bentos with a drink can be pre-purchased for $7. There will also be hot dogs and sandwiches that day if you don’t want a bento.

Hawai’i Geek Week and the Mactoberfest Geek Day are evolving. Check back for more news!

[Via HMAUS]

]]> http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/2009/10/07/get-ready-for-hawaii-geek-week-more-details/feed/ 0 Hawaii Geek Week 2009: October 18th – 25th http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/2009/09/20/hawaii-geek-week-2009-october-18th-25th/ http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/2009/09/20/hawaii-geek-week-2009-october-18th-25th/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:47 +0000 markmcmahon http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/?p=113 The planning of all the great upcoming events is still going on, but be sure to mark down October 18th – 25th as this year’s Hawaii Geek Week.

Things to look forward to include events at Leeward Community College on the 24th (Saturday). More announcements coming, so stay tuned!

]]> http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/2009/09/20/hawaii-geek-week-2009-october-18th-25th/feed/ 0 Hawaii Geek Week 2009: Initial Planning http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/2009/07/22/hawaii-geek-week-2009-initial-planning/ http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/2009/07/22/hawaii-geek-week-2009-initial-planning/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:53:42 +0000 markmcmahon http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/?p=89 We’re starting to work on our Hawaii Geek Week 2009 schedule; probably around the week of October 19th.   We’re looking for good educational, social-media-aware conferences or events that might be happening then to tie in with the 30th Anniversary of HMAUS.org at Mactoberfest. Let us know if you have some suggestions either in the comments below or contact us directly! Thanks!

]]> http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/2009/07/22/hawaii-geek-week-2009-initial-planning/feed/ 0 Web Weavers Workshop with Lorelle VanFossen http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/2008/10/23/web-weavers-workshop-with-lorelle-vanfossen/ http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/2008/10/23/web-weavers-workshop-with-lorelle-vanfossen/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:53:41 +0000 markmcmahon http://www.hawaiigeekweek.org/?p=68 Wednesday was the Web Weavers Workshop with Lorelle VanFossen, part of Hawaii’s Geek Week.   About 40 students had a great chance to learn the tricks and tips of successful blogging from Lorelle along with the hands-on steps of setting up a free Wordpress blog site.   All of the students received a copy of Lorelle’s book, Blogging Tips, What Bloggers Won’t Tell You About Blogging.

A large part of the class was designed to help each student come up with understanding what the purpose of their blog really is, the categories/topics of their sites, and even working on some sample posts.   Along with this was Lorelle’s great tips as a power-blogger, including Firefox add-ons like GreaseMonkey to help speed up blog posting.

If you missed this special Web Weavers Workshop, be sure to subscribe to Lorelle’s web site feeds for lots more great information!  Thanks to HMAUS (Hawaii Macintosh & Apple Users’ Society) for putting this event together!

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