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Glitter & Grit, Book (2015)

December 15, 2015April 15, 2016 by femmetech

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Glitter and Grit is a 352-page anthology with 144 images, 12 pages of magazine-style spread, and design elements created in InDesign, using master page templates, paragraph and character styles. It was printed in Portland, OR and published by Publication Studio in 2015. (It also was nominated for a Lambda Literary…

Web UX, Site Architecture, Data Migration, Logo Development: Openflows.com

November 2, 2015April 2, 2016 by femmetech

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In 2015 I undertook to re-design and re-architect the Openflows Community Technology Coop website, since we'd been so busy since 2008 we hadn't had a chance to touch our old Drupal 6 site, and as the drupal community knew, Drupal 6 was about to cease having security updates supported. Specs:…

Digital Security Options for Punk Community Spaces

September 29, 2015April 18, 2019 by femmetech

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[from a mini-discussion 9/29/15 atÂ QUILTBAG++, with much thanks to Roo Khan of Palante Tech for skills and recommendations] Recently I was presented with a technology problem: the downloads in a rural, well-traveled, punk/artist community space are threatening that spaces' security to retaining internet access. Is a strongarm solution - hard…

Data Mapping, Project Management: ArtSpan

June 2, 2015January 3, 2018 by femmetech

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ArtSpan is a community arts support organization based in the San Francisco Bay area who run the annual SF Open Studios. â€œWe support emerging and established artists who contribute to San Franciscoâ€™s inimitable creative energy.â€ UntilÂ recently they run a Drupal 6 site and CiviCRM with a complex interface and custom…

Digital Catalog, Data Migration, Schema & Architecture Analysis: WLCC Research Lab

May 20, 2015January 3, 2018 by femmetech

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From 2014-2015, I worked with researchers and digital conservationists at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center at Clemson University to create a digital collection management system for the archeological research on The Hunley. Using CollectiveAccess as our destination, we imported over 90,000 records from MicrosoftAccess, cleaning the data and mapping it…

Heels on Wheels: Poster design, Web design, Community engagement (2010-2016)

April 15, 2015April 15, 2016 by femmetech

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Heels on Wheels is an art and community engagement project close to my heart for which I've built and maintained the WordPress website from 2010-2016, and created a series of posters and a graphic identity in order to promote a performance tour and monthly series which ultimately presented 50 events…

How-to: prepare to install software on a server

December 2, 2014May 2, 2016 by femmetech

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Server side software: it's not just for hackers, folks! So many useful website platforms use software that runs on your server to do their work. So if you want to use these too, avoid frustration by making sure you're prepared before you start. Say you want to install WordPress or…

Liberation approaches to Technology: Interview

November 3, 2014October 14, 2015 by femmetech

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The fantastic author, librarian and activist Melissa Morrone [@InfAgit] interviewed me to discuss technology, feminism, decentralized networks of power, and liberation-focused approaches to teaching. quality content Read the whole interview here: http://libraryjuicepress.com/blog/?p=4778. A few choice quotes: MM: can you talk more about that in your approach towards technology and intimidation?…

WordPress, Web architecture, Content, Communications: workcollaboratively.com

October 29, 2014April 2, 2016 by femmetech

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Choosing a platform that works with a users' skill and capacity is crucial for digital project success, so for the web presence and communications springboard for a consultant,Â Work Collaboratively, we chose a WordPress.com subscription and a simple theme and two-menu structure that's easy to update. Content was scraped and adapted…

Digital Archiving: How to Pick A Software

October 9, 2014April 4, 2018 by femmetech

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I've been building and teaching others how to build digital collections and archives for about three years now. Seeing that I often field questions from folks, here's a starting list for those interested in creating online archives or collections. PLANNING YOUR DIGITAL COLLECTION Ask yourself the following questions, as a…

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