Cape Cod

Top 10 Reasons to go to Geek Girl Boot Camp…

Here are the Top 10 Reasons to go to Geek Girl Boot Camp on Saturday, March 19th from 8 am. to 6 p.m. at the Cape Cod Community College in West Barnstable: 10.) Not a Geek? Not a problem. It’s meant for all types of computer users; newbies, the hesitant, the self-taught, hard-core geeks, and people just wanting to empower themselves with all things geeky. Knowledge is Good! 9.) Not a Girl? Not a problem. The demographics of Boot Camp range from our youngest at 10 to our oldest at 84. And guys are totally welcome! 8.) Open schedule. Go….

The Art of Giving Back and Paying it Forward

Last night was truly one of those evenings where it feels so good it hurts. When you are hungover with happiness. When the energy in the room is as thick as thieves. We celebrated many things last night at the Social Networking | Networking Social event last night. Here is a condensed version on what happened: We met incredible people for the first time and learned about what they do and what they are passionate about. We were supported by those who have been by our side for two years who always knew we would succeed. We thanked all of….

Anatomy of a Geek Girl Boot Camp Schwag Bag

Anatomy of a Geek Girl Boot Camp Schwag Bag, originally uploaded by GeekGirlCamp. For those of you who could not be at Boot Camp, here are just a few of the awesome things we had in our schwag bags! Click the picture to go to Flickr, then move your mouse around each item and read about the various vendors. We support the vendors who support Geek Girl Camp and our mission – we hope you will, too! Thanks everyone! Interested in being in the schwag for other Geek Girl Boot Camps? Email us!

Meet Geek Girl Paula Hersey

Paula Hersey will be teaching some of the workshops in the “So you Want to Build a Website?” Series, including Dreamweaver Design, Layouts, and Styles oh my!, Dreamweaver Crazy Cool Extensions and Widgets, Introducing WordPress and the Dashboard, WordPress Themes, Plugins and Widgets as well as Social Media Tools for NFP’s (Non-profits), and Google Apps, Part 1: iGoogle – Do You? See all workshops here 1. How and when did you become a Geek Girl? When my Dad asked me to tune in the cable box (the remote was a real challenge!) to Benny Hill – and then show him….

Meet Boot Camp Cape Cod Keynote Speaker, Trish Kennedy from BackOffice Associates®

It’s always nice to find a real “geek girl” to address…well…300 geek girls and give them some awesome praise and support. And we are slap-happy to announce that Trish Kennedy of BackOffice Associates® will be our Keynote Speaker for Boot Camp Cape Cod 2010 on March 6th in Hyannis sponsored by The Community Bank. If this does not move you right now, well consider this. Trish is the CEO of BackOffice Associates, LLC (BOA), a big – er, huge – fish in a small pond. Headquartered in South Harwich, Massachusetts, BackOffice Associates® is a global corporation with additional offices in….

Meet the Educational Scholarship Partner for Boot Camp Cape Cod, ABWA Cape Cod

At each Boot Camp, we partner with a local women’s group in that region to not only assist us in running the Boot Camp, but because of their involvement, we try to donate a portion of the proceeds to their educational scholarship fund which helps women take classes, workshops, attend conferences and go to college. Last year at Boot Camp Cape Cod 2009, we were able to donate a $1,500 check to them, and this year we are hoping to break that record, and see if we can give some other organizations some help. The Board got together and answered….

Meet Geek Girl Sue Malomo

Sue Malomo will be teaching workshops on: Using a Mac: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Advanced Google, and jQuery. – See all workshops here 1. How and when did you become a Geek Girl? Fresh out of college (with a degree in Political Science**) I took a job as an administrative assistant with an architecture firm in Boston. That was my first introduction to the Mac and I never turned back. I happened to fall into the admin position that required Adobe Photoshop and Pagemaker, as well as FileMaker Pro, a desktop database for the Mac. I quickly discovered that I vastly….

Meet Geek Girl June Bertucci

June Bertucci will be teaching workshops on: Becoming Proficient on my PC! and PC Maintenance and Troubleshooting a/k/a Be your own Techie! – See all workshops here 1.      How and when did you become a Geek Girl? Over 25 years ago at my first real job.  (Not in High School as they were still using manual typewriters waaay back then!) But I took to it from the very beginning…so I consider myself a natural born geek girl! J 2.      Technology is so big, so diverse: in what parts are you an expert? in what realms are you still learning? All….

Sweet! No, Sweet Spot!

I love the FedEx Man. Every time he comes to my door, I do the happy dance. Today was no exception. Look what Mr. FedEx Man brought me today: Our Sweet Spot putters are from Geek Girl’s new best friend, Brian Allman from Sweet Spot Golf! And man, are they sweet! Sweet Spot is one of our Sponsors this year for Geek Girl Boot Camp Cape Cod 2010, and we cannot thank Brian enough for getting involved. He is definitely one of the good guys. Brian found our blog and left a sweet message about what a great job we….

Meet Geek Girl Julie Brooks

Julie Brooks will be teaching workshops on: Internet Marketing – See all workshops here 1. How and when did you become a Geek Girl? In 1995 when I got onto the Internet using Compuserve and 14.4 baud modem.   Compared to using Google today with a broadband connection, it sucked, but of course I didn’t know it at the time. It was a life-changing moment. 2. Technology is so big, so diverse: in what parts are you an expert? in what realms are you still learning? I’m an expert at helping small businesses succeed on the web.  Still have a lot….

Meet Geek Girl Julie Roads

Editor: Julie is the first in a series of meeting the “Geek Girls”, getting to know them and what they will be speaking about at Boot Camp! Stay tuned weekly and meet all the Geek Girls! Julie Roads will be teaching workshops on: Blogging, Copy Writing, Social Media, Twitter – See all workshops here 1. How and when did you become a Geek Girl? I believe that I caught wind of Geek Girl about a year (or maybe 6 months?) before the real prep began. In a nanosecond, I knew it was something FABULOUS and I contacted Leslie…she didn’t quite….

Geek Girl Tech Boot Camp Cape Cod 2010 is Booked!

Well, you asked for it. And we are bringing it! So save the date. We booked the first of our 2010 Geek Girl Camp Boot Camps in the place where it all began; Cape Cod, Massachusetts! And if you think Cape Cod is not a mecca for inspiring geek girls, then tell that to the 200 ladies who attended last year! Cape Cod Boot Camp 2010 will be held on Saturday, March 6th from 9am to 5pm at the same location, the Cape Cod Community College Adult Learning Center in Hyannis, MA. We could not resist their 3 fully equipped….

Win an Extreme Geek Makeover by Geek Girl Camp

Are you frustrated at slow computers, blue blinky screens, SPAM from a 12 year old in Bulgaria, having a Facebook Fan Page of only 1 (yourself) and a website as old and tired as Larry King? Are you in need of a “tech tuneup”? Are you a non-profit on Cape Cod or the Islands? Well, Bubby, then you need to enter the Extreme Geek Makeover, Geek Girl Camp style! Geek Girl Camp is offering the first regional Extreme Geek Makeover for a lucky non-profit in the Cape Cod, southeastern Mass region. If you think you need a makeover, get over….

Social Media Expert and New York Times Best-Selling Author Chris Brogan Coming to Cape Cod

We are so excited to announce that Chris Brogan, social media expert and best-selling author, and all-around nice guy, will be coming to town for an exclusive book signing and social media event! And we could not be more excited! The event is a fundraiser for Geek Girl Camp’s programs for women in need and transition, specifically tied to educational scholarships, computer training, providing laptops and other events and initiatives. Chris Brogan, co-author of the New York Times best-seller, Trust Agents, will be in Hyannis, Cape Cod, MA on October 27th from 5-7pm to sign his new book as well….