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Learning to code made me a better person | Más Wired
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Learning to code made me a better person. I’ve learned during my time learning to be a .NET web developer that learning to code has made me a better person. December 13, 2014 12:50 pm. Of the many, many things that I’ve learned during my time as a Sabio. Fellow, the one that stands out the most to me is how learning to code has made me a better person. Diving into a system with new rules and expectations forced me to be a lot more patient and understanding with myself and by extension, those around me.
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Tip: get your Latino panel into SXSW | Más Wired
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Tip: get your Latino panel into SXSW. For years, SXSW has been working on its goal of increasing diversity, here are some tips on how to get your panel onto the schedule. July 8, 2012 7:22 am. We spoke to Armando Rayo of Cultural Strategies, the founders of The Social Revolución. Here are some tips for putting your panels together:. Focus on solo and dual presentations. Think about your audience. Review past SXSW panels and think how you can bring something new and different to the conference. Sara Inés ...
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Watch movies in your language with myLINGO | Más Wired
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Watch movies in your language with myLINGO. MyLINGO is a mobile app that allows users to watch movies in the theater in another language, using just a smartphone and headphones. March 24, 2015 3:01 pm. Olenka and Adam Polak grew up in a Polish-speaking household in Greenwich, Connecticut didn’t set out to be entrepreneurs. But an unpleasant moviegoing experience with their Polish cousins led them to create myLINGO. 8221; and the new “ Cinderella. MW: How did this app go from idea to app? Only do it if yo...
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EveryoneOn brings Internet to diverse communities | Más Wired
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EveryoneOn brings Internet to diverse communities. EveryoneOn works from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. towards making low-cost Internet available to diverse communities. January 27, 2015 10:25 pm. Is a non-profit organization that works to provide “high-speed, low-cost Internet service and computers, and free digital literacy courses accessible to all unconnected Americans.” We had the opportunity to chat with Regional Manager Norma Fernandez about EveryoneOn. 8220;The U.S. Census reports. My work focu...
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Half of U.S. adults use mobile to go online | Más Wired
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Half of U.S. adults use mobile to go online. More than half adults in the country go online via their cell phones, but what does this say about the digital divide? July 8, 2012 7:31 am. A study from the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project, “ Cell Internet Use 2012. 8221; found that 55% of U.S. adults use their cell phones to go online. More importantly, 31% of these users primarily “mostly” go online with their cell phones. If we compare this information, it might appear that minorit...
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Crewbid lets anyone plan big events for the best price | Más Wired
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Crewbid lets anyone plan big events for the best price. Crewbid is an online marketplace for funded social and corporate events to help you receive custom packages from local venues and restaurants. March 24, 2015 3:41 pm. MW: What does your company do? MW: How did you come up with the idea? If a system could be created that provided the venues with high quality leads for group events while at the same time could provide customers with an easy and fast method to see what their money could actually get th...
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Contratool a Texas startup allowing contract collaboration | Más Wired
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Contratool a Texas startup allowing contract collaboration. Contratool is a San Antonio-based startup that aims to make finalizing a contract much easier than shipping attachments back and forth over email. May 24, 2015 2:47 pm. The co-founders are Franz Pereira and Gerardo Canales, and the company’s main focus is attorneys. The tool is currently live, check it out here. We spoke to Canales about his work, and what advice he’d have for other entrepreneurs. MW; What’s the idea behind Contratool? I realize...
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8 things harder than learning to code | Más Wired
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8 things harder than learning to code. Coding is hard, but it’s not as hard as other things I’ve already done. So even when I get discouraged, I remember that I’ve already succeeded at many harder things than coding. September 20, 2014 11:13 pm. Recently I was chatting with someone about my experience learning to code and they asked me a point-blank question I think lots of us often wonder but never say out loud: Is it hard? Please share and feel free to leave your comments. Not learning to code. I don’t...
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40 interviews, 4 months and 2 job offers to becoming a software developer | Más Wired
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40 interviews, 4 months and 2 job offers to becoming a software developer. It took me 4 months, 40 phone interviews, a dozen in-person interviews, 42 Dice applications, 20 Indeed applications, a few dozen other apps, but I finally broke into tech as a software developer! May 20, 2015 6:06 pm. I am a software developer. Let’s look at a few tidbits about me first (TLDR;):. Graduated from Stanford University in 2005. Laid off for the third time at the start of 2014. Started Sabio.la developer bootcamp.
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Operation Code wants veterans to work in tech | Más Wired
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Operation Code wants veterans to work in tech. Operation Code works to help military veterans learn to code and work in tech by providing code school scholarships and job placement services. April 25, 2015 9:08 pm. Although there are several important issues Operation Code aims to address, one of great importance is the fact that veterans cannot use the G.I. Bill. To pay for their code school educations. Consequently. After the first year, Operation Code wants to provide even more scholarships to veteran...
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