Welcome to hackerspace
A young boy strides confidently into the warehouse space on Madison's near east side that houses Sector67, a new community "hackerspace." His two friends trail slightly behind him as he takes them...
View ArticleJune 20, 2008: Epic geek
In "Epic Tale" in the June 20 issue, Marc Eisen reports on the astonishing success of Epic Systems, the electronic medical records giant located in Verona, and its enigmatic founder and boss, Judy...
View ArticleUW-Madison to use NASA 'drone' to study hurricanes
On Tuesday, "Salon" reported that the Federal Aviation Administration has approved 25 universities to fly drones in U.S. airspace. Included on the list is the University of Wisconsin. But this isn't...
View ArticleBottling magic at Sector67
What's next for Sector67, the great hacking and tinkering space on Winnebago Street? That's a key question for central Madison's emerging tech scene. Sector67, founded in 2010 by UW-Madison mechanical...
View ArticleVirtual Learning 2.0: How will UW-Madison respond to online education?
What if August came and there were no piles of old couches on downtown terraces? What if there were no crowds of wide-eyed freshmen tramping down State Street?
View ArticleStartingBlock incubator space for tech startups in the works for Madison
The former Mautz Paint building on East Washington Avenue could soon become the site of a new, 80,000-square-foot co-working space for tech startups.
View ArticleSector 67 would find a permanent home in StartingBlock, a proposed Madison...
As a UW-Madison student, Chris Meyer says his "world ended at the Capitol." But since operating Sector67 out of a warehouse on Winnebago Street, he's learned what he was missing on the east side of the...
View ArticleTap it in...your smartphone
The group golf outing: the networking habitué's summertime habitat. A chance to swing clubs, sip cocktails, bolster professional ties and maybe even fundraise. Madison Magnet is one community...
View ArticleCapitalist with a soul
A preeminent business in Dane County's new economy, Promega is a worldwide technology company that sees its mission as not just making money for its investors but living harmoniously in the natural...
View ArticleAccessible apps
For most of us, smartphones make life more convenient and fun. We route trips, game, buy things and share ideas on the go. But for blind users, smartphones can be survival tools. An app or web page...
View ArticleUW-Madison campus tech pursuits on upswing
Well, this is a big breakthrough for young Madison techies. A New York venture capital firm is pledging to invest up to $500,000 over the next three years in early-stage UW-Madison startups.
View ArticleSecond thoughts over the StartingBlock tech incubator for Madison
Let's give the skeptics their say. Sure, they acknowledge, the StartingBlock Madison proposal seems like a powerful idea that, in theory, could galvanize the downtown tech scene. It would gather in one...
View ArticleMautz property owners move forward on site plan for StartingBlock Madison
Early reports in July on the StartingBlock Madison proposal were unclear on who would develop the startup complex at the Kleuter Building, located on a sizable chunk of the old Mautz paint factory site...
View ArticleA connected city
The city of Madison is recruiting applicants for a new Digital Technology Committee, tasked with advising Mayor Paul Soglin and the Common Council on ways to make high-speed Internet more accessible to...
View ArticleHalfway house
It has everything to do with more open space and natural light, and not a thing to do with abandoning StartingBlock Madison, the proposed coworking space for startups. Gener8tor co-founder Troy...
View ArticleEpic opportunity
"Epic will be our equivalent of Microsoft in Seattle, of Dell computers in Austin," predicts Mark Bakken, founder of Epic-focused Nordic Consulting. This is a familiar comparison for Epic watchers in...
View ArticleThe offbeat Bioethics Forum at Promega explores the nature of life
Imagine a serious discussion about LSD. Not "oh wow" accounts from nostalgic baby boomers or "oh hell" accounts from cops and mental health professionals. But something measured yet edgy about how the...
View ArticleLooking for love online
Fishing for love in a small pond can make your odds of hooking a mate look grim. At a certain age, the dating pool dries up into isolated puddles. Will online dating help me find true love in Madison?
View ArticleIsthmus on WORT: The culture of online dating in Madison
"Isthmus" contributor Jenny Seifert reported on the opportunities and limits of Madison's online dating scene in the May 9 issue, and discussed her story with WORT producer Dylan Brogan on the May 8...
View ArticleFighting web fraud
Timur Yarnall describes it as a "near-death experience." This was mid-2012, when the Madison entrepreneur worried he would lose his company, Broadcast Interactive Media, to web fraud.
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