Archive for February, 2009

Governor’s Radio Program Interview Audio

Friday, February 6th, 2009

This morning, I was on the Governor’s weekly radio program “Good Morning, Minnesota.”

The Governor was attending a conference in Germany, so the interview was with the Gov’s Director/Communications Brian McClung, and WCCO Sports Reporter and Anchor Mike Max.

You can listen to the interview, which starts half-way through the program, here. Let the player buffer for a minute and then you’ll be able to skip to the middle if you just want to hear my segment.

Overnight Web Challenge

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

I’m one of the judges for Sierra Bravo’s Overnight Website Challenge, a 24-hackfest/contest that pairs 12 non-profs with teams of 10 developers each to overhaul, revamp or completely restart the NPO’s web presences.

The other judges and I reviewed over 40 applications before choosing these 12:

Access Press
Athletes Committed to Educating Students
Battered Women’s Legal Advocacy Project
Caring for Kids Initiative
District 202
Friends of Fort Snelling
Global Citizens Network
Hopkins Minnetonka Family Resource Center
Karen Wyckoff Rein In Sarcoma Foundation
Resource Center of the Americas
Students Today, Leaders Forever
YEA Corps

Note that I’m not linking to their sites because, well, if they were great sites they wouldn’t need the help! I’ll post a follow up after the challenge to show off the results.

This is a great event. Thanks to teams and the sponsors for volunteering!