... doing it right. I have a lot of praise coming up in future posts. I’m inspired by some of the really cool plastic-free products and services I encountered this year. It seems like where plastic is ... me know how you green your own experience at festivals and craft fairs. I’ll have many more reports on cool finds at this year’s Green Festival. Stay tuned. The winner of the Luna ...

... . This was a deliberate decision, in that I often find myself skimming pages of various books to get to the Next Cool Moment, so when it came to writing MIRRORED HEAVENS, I wanted to leave anything skimmable on ... information.... Of course, we're in it for the murder, the sex, the quest and the chase (and for us SF geeks the surprising widgets it takes for each), but we'll stay for the meals ...

... bucks, as I recall. Even in these financially sucky times, most of us can scrape that together. And! If you buy it? You win a chance to maybe get a free copy donated to your library. How cool is that? And! You help keep an indie SF magazine in business! One that publishes lots & lots of women writers, may I add? Contribute if you can, and spread ...

Lilofee – “Runaway” (via INCHES) SF electro-rock band Lilofee’s first release is a limited-edition 7″ on Future Sounds/Origami Vinyl. The band’s official ... single) or the upcoming Realize the Ghost full length due in January, but it’s nonetheless a good indication of where the band’s headed, with dancey electronics supporting Yu’s cool vocals.

... to the search results. Not anymore. In October, Google rolled out its new music search service, and today, at the SF MusicTech Summit in San Francisco, Google director of project management RJ Pittman offered a closer look ... to Launch Music Hub ‘Vevo’ ‘Google Audio’ to Mash Up 4 Cool Web 2.0 Music Services Google Introduces Real-Time Search Follow Wired senior editor Ted ...

The End of the Universe is famous for collecting lists of SF movies and movie scenes. Presently, they have seven lists, some with video links: 17 of the most ... fiction futuresrelated: real-world locations used for science fiction films10 bleak futures where slavery is commonplace10 cool science fiction worlds Go to the site for their compilation of movie lists and to read their background and ...

... of jobs and one of the most environmentally sustainable developments in US history. Um, pretty cool!  In fact, if you haven’t heard about the plans for Treasure Island, Inhabitat.com had some good details about the path to a green and sustainable mini City.  It could be one of SF’s new awesome AND green neighborhoods in the near future! So if you’re a real estate ...

... New Pogoplug! At a great late night event held in their SF headquarters, Cloud Engines – creators of the ubercool award- ... , which boasts 4 USB ports (a big crowd pleaser), very cool new design, and a bunch of new features: Automatic sync with your music, ... , genre, artists for music, timeline for photos Super easy and cool looking drag and drop slideshows Streaming video from my.pogoplug.com ...

... ve created a surprisingly big, lush record. Skeleton sprawls stylistically, mixing atmospheric numbers with screwy pop and roaring prog-rock. Barille says this sonic density and variety came about in part because there were so many cool tools available at Homme's Pink Duck Studios. The musicians had at their disposal vintage amps, crazy effects pedals, and all manner of guitars — basically ...

... this again, ever, with anyone."  One of them was Vieux Carre which made me want to learn the French phrase for "This tastes like it has been drunk before."  It comes in an ultra-cool sherry bottle which I'm glad to take off your hands if you've had the misfortune of buying this stuff.  If you want to purchase this stuff despite my advice then let's make a ...

... of presentations that companies can use to market themselves. I’m really not aware of any comparable conference offering all of this, at such a professional level. I posted recently about some of the other cool things we’re doing. Special thanks to our sponsors, Invest in France, Microsoft BizSpark and SpiderCloudWireless for the food, beverages and the band. You’ll definitely ...

... art supplies to donate to Drawbridge at the door! Tote bag, zine, and raffle ticket sales also benefit Drawbridge. There will be free swag bags to the first 200 people, live DJ's, and live artists. Cool, huh? Buy neat stuff, support handmade, and give back to an important cause -- and did I mention that it's FREE? Who could ask for better than that! For more information, check out the ...

... for prosaic pedestrians and citizens alike. Since 2000, it's become a gleaming gateway to retail bliss. In fact, the Apple flagship store is located in Union Square, to the hip delight of cool kinder everywhere. It's flagship central, what with Macy's, Armani, Hugo Boss, Levi's, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Neiman Marcus jockeying for consumer attention. Polish, buff, and repeat. It ...

... sprint makes sure the vision is grounded in reality and on track. After the discussion panel, we were all given a sneak peek at iRise 8, due to be released early next year. Unfortunately there's not much that I can say about it without violating my vow of secrecy, except that it will be way cool! But stay tuned... we'll be sharing details and posting reviews as soon as we are able.

... nice to finally meet and hang out with Richard from cyclelicious and his family!! (His post here) Here are some pics of some of my fave local gals in the bike biz: B. Spoke Tailor | Nan Eastep Pinned. Nan y Vajda Pushbike | Sarah Murder Speaking of Team murder, here are some snaps from the Trackstand, which was organized by Jefferson and the Mission Bicycle Co crew. Cool. Team murder