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30 before 30 list
Last week, I turned 29. The birthday parties in Edinburgh and London were both awesome and surrounded by awesome friends. But at the back of my mind, I was slowly coming to terms with the fact that I’m going to be turning 30 next year.
Even though 30 is just a number I’m told – and it is – it’s still a bit of a milestone for anyone. So, I decided that I would celebrate the milestone by doing 30 things before I turned 30. The aim is to attempt to do as many of them as I can before next Sept.
This list is really a combination of things that I really want to do, things that are unusual for me, and things that will push and challenge me. I’ve posted this list here because if you have any suggestions or can help me achieve these things, then I would love to hear from you through the comments.
Its taken a week or two, but after speaking to several friends about this, I’ve finalised the list …
1. [completed - 2/9/2010]
2.
3. Ride a motorbike
4. Go rock climbing
5. Visit New York
6. Dye my hair Continue reading
The Art of Data Video
I love this video about data visualisation …
Ada Lovelace Day inclusion
Hugh Griffins, a good friend of mine, wrote a very flattering post about me on Ada Lovelace Day.
Hugh, I want to highlight here, is awesome. Three years ago, he taught me how to knit and has since introduce me to the CityKnitty group in Edinburgh which he helps to organise.
Most of the time, he bends my brain by trying to explain how he is implementing a knitting pattern related to linked lists, strange but cute looking Hopf using some crazy knitting skills, the cutest set of rainbow coloured lions, and who can forget the Giraffe that is also a tank!
Just want to say – thanks Hugh!
Computer Weekly Feature
I was very flattered to be asked to be included in Computing Weekly’s “Female Tech Entrepreneurs” feature: especially since there were so many great role models on there.
You can see my entry at:
http://www.computerweekly.com/galleries/240255-13/Kate-Ho-Great-female-technology-entrepreneurs.htm
An update: PhD, Holiday and New Venture
What a difference a few months make! In the space of two months, I’ve managed to fit in submitting my PhD thesis, a week’s holiday in the Caledonia Pine Forest and starting up Interface3 – my latest venture!
If you’re on my facebook network, you’ll know that I finally submitted my thesis back at the start of November 2009. The title is “Understanding Requirements work in E-Science Projects” (the abstract is available here). I am still waiting to hear on the viva date, and if things go well, it should be soon. I have to say, that the last few weeks months were manic. Things were being pulled together and throughout this time my supervisors – Stuart Anderson and Mark Hartswood – and my officemates – Massimo Felici, Jenny Ure and Conrad Hughes – were all fantastic.
Much to the relief of my friends (some of who had started to send me messages checking to see if I was still alive), I printed and binded the thesis on 2nd Nov after an all night session of work.
Interactive Mortgage Guide for Microsoft Surface
In the past week, I’ve been working on an interactive mortgage guide as part of my entry into the Touch Finance Competition.
The Interactive Mortgage Guide is designed to take advantage of the multi-touch capability of Microsoft Surface to help you make sense of the variety of mortgage options available. The Natural User Interface (NUI) enables us to give you an interactive and multi-media approach in providing information – from interactive graphs, videos and information cards. Designed to be used unassisted, the application offers an enjoyable and innovative method to find information on monthly repayments and total interest payable for 10 – 35 years periods based on current interest rates for Fixed Rate, Variable and Offset mortgages.
Here is a demo:
Carsonified Summer Camp
I just saw this and thought it was awesome. I wish I was launching a web app (but I’m not), so if you are, and you’re student, get on board.
Interested in Local Startup News? Head to StartupCafe.co.uk!
Hi everyone,
Bela Hamid, Thomas Drapier, Jessica Williamson and I have been working very hard lately and now we’re ready to launch StartupCafe:
“We aim to be a fun and humorous place to go to for local startup news. We’ll be offering you an alternative commentary of tech, startup and social media news; along with announcements of jobs, events and competitions (all with a dose of silliness). As if that’s not enough, we’ll also be showcasing local startups and giving them a place to shout out their successes.”
iPhone Bootcamp
[NOTICE: If you are interested in attending something like this in Edinburgh - please leave a comment so we can gauge interest]
Thanks to Hermoine Way from TechFluff.tv, along with Jonathan Sarno and Alex Cone from CodeFab, I had the pleasure of getting a scholarship to the iPhone Bootcamp in London this weekend.
The iPhone Bootcamp is a well established training course over in the States, and this is their first venture across the pond. The goal is simple: to turn complete beginners to iPhone developers in 24 hours. What this really translates to is a crash course from 10-6pm everyday for 3 days. Of course, most people stay beyond 6pm …
