Whether you’re a long-time fan and user of Apple and Macintosh products or a recent convert to “The Apple Way,” you should check out SpringFest, one of the keystone annual events of the Hawaii Macintosh & Apple Users Society (HMAUS). This year’s gathering is being hosted and co-sponsored by Kapiolani Community College on Saturday. The [...]
Entries from April 6th, 2010
HMAUS SpringFest on Saturday
April 29th, 2010 by Ryan Ozawa · 2 Comments · Events, Gadgets, Hawaii, Technology
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Sci-Tech Day Offers Alternative to Furlough Friday
April 28th, 2010 by Ryan Ozawa · 1 Comment · Events, Hawaii, Science, Technology
The state’s “Furlough Friday” calendar has locked Hawaii students out of classrooms and created the shortest school year in the nation. But this Friday, April 30, middle school students (in grades 6th through 8th) have a unique opportunity to continue learning, and expand their familiarity with science and technology, through Sci-Tech Day. The free, full-day [...]
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Social Media in Focus
April 27th, 2010 by Ryan Ozawa · 1 Comment · Events, Hawaii, Social Media, The Web
Local businesses that want to better understand the benefits and potential risks of social media now have two new resources available to them. Companies that need a basic primer can now turn to a new guide released last week by a Honolulu staffing firm. And those who’d like to explore more advanced topics in person [...]
Bookmarks for April 26th
April 27th, 2010 by Ryan Ozawa · No Comments · Links
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on April 26th: Cosmic Dark Matter Clumps Into Cigar Shapes: For this study, the researchers used the Prime Focus Camera on the Subaru Telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii to observe 20 galaxy clusters. Life on Mars: Honolulu Weekly sat down [...]
Hawaii Among Least Competitive Broadband Markets
April 26th, 2010 by Ryan Ozawa · 1 Comment · Hawaii, Technology, The Web
According to a new report out of Minnesota-based ID Insight, Hawaii is the second least competitive state in the country when it comes to broadband Internet access. Only Rhode Island had less competition. And the most competitive state? Arkansas. The company’s “BroadBand Scout” report found that low-income states actually have the most competition… at least [...]
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Bookmarks for April 19th
April 19th, 2010 by Ryan Ozawa · No Comments · Links
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on April 19th: Is Internet Civility an Oxymoron?: Peer News, a new site launching in Hawaii and funded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, will not permit comments at all. Editor John Temple said anonymity had so reduced responsibility that comments sections [...]
AsiaPacificFilms.com Offers Free Trial
April 12th, 2010 by Ryan Ozawa · 1 Comment · Art, Media, The Web
With a collection of over 250 films by Asian and Pacific Islanders, AsiaPacificFilms.com is the idealized, online equivalent of a independent film festival. No cramped schedules, no limited runs, every title available 24-7. TechCrunch described it as “a Netflix for Asian Pacific indie filmmakers.” Asians and Pacific Islanders are said to be responsible for creating half [...]
Bookmarks for April 12th
April 12th, 2010 by Ryan Ozawa · 1 Comment · Links
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on April 12th: Rogue Brown Dwarf Lurks in Our Cosmic Neighborhood: Brown dwarf-hunting astronomers have reported the discovery of a “failed star” located within 10 light-years from Earth. This makes it the nearest brown dwarf and one of ten nearest stellar [...]
Waitiki Hits Honolulu
April 6th, 2010 by Ryan Ozawa · No Comments · Events, Hawaii, Music
Waitiki is a Boston-based musical collective, but their sound — dubbed “exotica“ — is undeniably influenced by the islands. And the group will have its only public Honolulu performances of 2010 this week… two different shows with two different sounds in the city that inspired them. Founded by Hawaii-born bassist Randy Wong and Waipahu High School grad and [...]
