Sunday started out raining but it ended up being a SUNdat fun day. Yeah, puns all over the place. I ran throug some sessions, got some grub and schwag, and shook hands with a real cool. All while it from cold and rainy to warm and sunny. It was like the sun energized the whole crowd. Let’s look at the talks: Continue reading SXSW Day 03: SUNday Funday
Yes, another wet day down here in Austin and I survived it. This time around the buses ran on time and we actually ended up early to the convention center. The rain came and went all day but it did not slow me down from catching some awesome panels. Friday was more higher level talk in working and in design. So Saturday I tried to hit up more technical workshops. Some worked and some failed. But I bounced where I needed to bounce and got some tasty amenities along the way. Continue reading SXSW 2012 Day 02: South By South Wet
Okay so I mentioned earlier that this year will be a little different. I was expecting it to be different on the fact that I was living in town, but I did not expect it to be different because of the weather. Jinkies, that kicked my ass. It also made me double think about the local transit system here in the city. Nevertheless, I defeated that adversity and recovered rather nicely for the first day of SXSW 2012. Continue reading SXSW 2012 Day 01: Let The Gauntlet Begin!
Yeah, that’s about all I have to say. It seems like all I do is cover SXSW. Well, I promise you that I will point y’all to my other interests on the other two blogs I have here real soon. Yes, that’s right I’m running too other blogs. At some point I will bring it all together. Until then I will showcase them here as well talk about what I’m bringing to SXSW this year and to the blog afterward. Continue reading SXSW 2012 Starts Tomorrow For Me And I Start Working For You
I’m not going to go out on a limb and say that SXSW was the main reason I dug my roots out of Kansas City and planted myself in Austin, but it did help a little. Well, okay, I interviewed in person while I was on vacation during SXSW. I somehow managed to wedge it in between the Interactive portion and the Music portion. The rest of the story happened ultra fast. It went from feeling like I bombed the interview to accepting an offer in about 2 weeks. My start date was a month after and I had to scramble to plan something I’ve never done: relocation.
I did my research and picked up a couple of handy tools along the way. The whole trip went mostly perfect and I stayed well within a meager budget. SXSW season just kicked off and I figured, what better way to enjoy another go at it than by sharing my experiences. So I signed up for the SXSW Panel Picker and created an entry, “The Magic Carpet Ride: Relocation Made Easy.” Voting began today and I’m asking everyone out there to register and vote for my panel. There’s a ton of information to share for people who are thinking about relocating or booking their ticket tomorrow. Vote for it at http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/12321
Here’s the Description and Questions Answered:
After toiling long and hard to get your dream job, you finally landed it. The only problem is that it’s in another part of the world! Fortunately, there are tools both online and in the mobile world that can help. Mike Hochanadel will discuss the tools used for his relocation experience and share tips to help the tech centric crowd in their own magic carpet ride.