Category Archive for "Technology"

Recent Discovery and Obsession – PODCASTS!

By Monika Friday, September 4, 2015 0 Internet, Life, Obsession, Technology, What's Making Monika Happy Permalink 0

Yes, I'm so late to the party, it's already getting started the next day before I arrive. However, I'm finally on board of the podcast party! All it took was breaking the radio in my car and missing KTCL, KBCO, and NPR on my commutes for this to happen. A few months ago the iDrive on my BMW stopped working. After over 2 months of having my car in and out of the shop (they had difficulties diagnosing the issue, had to order different parts, and Jon and I were traveling etc), and I got sick of driving in silence. (Don't worry, this issue has been ...

Silicon Valley Fashion Week? by Betabrand!

By Monika Monday, May 18, 2015 0 Internet, Life, Technology, Travel Permalink 0

May 14-17 was the first annual Silicon Valley Fashion Week? (the ? is part of the name) in San Francisco. There was wearable tech, crowdfunded designs and, of course, drones that walked the runway during the 3 night event in the heart of the Mission District.

Not only did Jonathon and I attend, but Jon was asked to walk the runway in his Betabrand design! It was so much fun, and of course I have video!

Tweetdeck Allows You to Pause GIFs!

By Monika Thursday, April 30, 2015 0 Internet, Life, Social Media, Technology Permalink 0

One of my bigger pet peeves or general annoyances are moving/flashing things. This can be anything from a strobe light or flickering light to moving ads on websites to autoplayed video to GIFs on social sites (specifically Twitter). Something about it makes me anxious and removes my ability to concentrate or think correctly (I might be weird). I've been using Tweetdeck for years, and love the ability to create lists and columns to help me keep up with different groups of people. Recently (within the last year) Twitter allowed for GIFs to be added to Tweets. While this is all fun and games - IT'S BEEN ...

Uber Infographic

By Monika Wednesday, April 15, 2015 0 Internet, Technology, Travel Permalink 0

I'm not a huge Uber user as UberX *just* arrived in Boulder, but I do often rely on it when traveling. When I'm in Denver, I usually trade on and off with Aimee on who is buying an Uber on our way home from shows, and Jonathon and I used it a few time in Ireland and exclusively during our trip in Dallas. But, I'm a sucker for data and infographics, so when I saw friends tweeting about Uber Totals, I knew I HAD to see what my total statistics were! I quickly went to Uber.Totals.io and logged into my main account (yes, I have two, more ...

How We Used Twitter to Get KTCL Channel 93.3 to Stop Playing Save Tonight #StopSaveTonight

By Monika Friday, January 2, 2015 1 Denver, Life, Music, Social Media Permalink 0

Save Tonight Will No Longer Be Played on 93.3 in 2015!!

It’s been about a year in the making, but we (Aimee, Bryan, myself and many more) have won!! Through the power of social media, we convinced Nerf (DJ on KTCL Channel 93.3) to finally stop playing Save Tonight by Eagle Eye Cherry!!

KTCL Channel 933′s #BigGig14 Social Stats

By Monika Sunday, July 20, 2014 1 Denver, Internet, Life, Music, Social Media Permalink 0

Yesterday was awesome! As I said before, I love Big Gig and have been going since before it was called Big Gig (used to be Big Adventure). While I didn't tweet much during the event, it was because I was having too much fun running between the local stage and main stage and watching the bands! Bands In case you missed the lineup for #BigGig14: Panic! At The Disco Walk The Moon Twenty One Pilots MSMR American Authors Brick+Mortar Bad Suns Magic Man Locals Stage Rumours Follow Post Paradise Chemistry Club Pandas & People Glowing House Videos Sitting in the lawn wasn't the best for video and since Aimee was in the pit taking pictures, I figured that would be better than my ...

Fitbit, Wearables and Connected Devices – Need Your Advice!

By Monika Thursday, July 17, 2014 3 Internet, Life, Technology Permalink 0

My Fitbit Force was delivered to me the same day they issued their recall. I debated what to do, because I had spent a few days asking friends for advice on which ones they had and why and had settled on the Force because of the features, but mainly because most of my friends had Fitbit as well. Because of that I decided to keep it and was diligent about checking for any weird rashes. I've spent almost 6 months with it on my wrist and I was addicted! During Firefly, I was tracking just shy of 30,000 steps a day! Then a week later, it ...

Tips on Creating Successful Kickstarter Campaigns

By Monika Friday, July 11, 2014 1 Denver, How To, Internet, Technology Permalink 0

Last night, I attended a fun event all about Kickstarter, put on by Arts for Colorado (AFC) and WESTAF (Western States Arts Federation) at Deer Pile in Denver. I’ve never personally launched a Kickstarter (considered it for Noiselace, but instead built an online store), have supported many local artists in their campaigns, been a follower of Kickstarter for years and was definitely interested in learning more. Especially after potato salad happened this week. The speakers included 2 local individuals, Brigid and Robert, who each had successful campaigns and Stephanie Pereira, Kickstarter’s International & Civic Partnerships Lead. There was so much great information that I took over 4 ...