My sister is both a poor college student and a bona fide nerd, so in planning her visit to Houston later this month, she specifically requested “nerd stuff.” Here’s my list of must-see Houston nerd adventures!

Recap of the SXSW panel – Inside FunnyorDie.com ~ http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/7887 Panelists are Richard Glover, CEO of Funny or Die – Andrew Steele, Chief Creative Officer (writer at SNL for 13 years) “The secret to the internet is swearing – especially kids cursing – and naked women” – Andrew Steele “I really think we are at [...]

One of my favorite SXSW panels, featuring Neil Marshall (The Descent), Robert Rodriguez (Sin City), Matt Reeves (Cloverfield), Scott Weinberg, Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland), and Ti West (The House of the Devil)… on the MPAA, 3-D, nudity, and all things horror film.

My first SXSW panel! Presenter is Josh Knowles – anscillate.com – here’s the recap: Game designers design for those “weirdly satisfying interactions” – found in classic arcade games, recalling random trivia, etc. Increase the activity, make it better for the user. How these translate to every day life – on and offline American Idol – [...]

My favorite new iPhone app – YounicornOriginally uploaded by QCait I don’t often pay for iPhone apps, but I have made a few exceptions.  I’ll pay for games after months spent with the demo  (see: Words with Friends)… or cheap, novel apps that make me laugh. Two of my favorite recent app purchases are both [...]