What is ‘kanban’, and why do...

In perfect ‘lets get organised for the new year’ timing, John Armstrong-Prior explained the principles of kanban at January’s Geekeasy. Invented by Toyota in the 1940s, kanban is a scheduling system that helps you organise tasks, priorities and delegation (find out more about its original use, working to achieve just-in-time delivery). As John, a software developer, explained the layout of a kanban board, he showed us a simple one, and a photo of a more complicated one he uses at Esendex where he works (see images...

‘Process geek’ Glenn gives u...

The third Geekeasy saw graphic designer Glenn Millington (@Pictographik) talk about the processes he uses when he’s being creative. Starting off with an image of Derby, he took us through the filters and effects he goes through on Photoshop to make the image appear aged and slightly faded. Using images to make audio Next he moved onto a computer program he’s been using to create music. Instead of pressing buttons to get sounds, he is generating audio from images. He has developed a way of visually plotting squares, which when ‘read’, translate...

How to communicate with geeks – a ...

[View the story "Tweets from Geekeasy Derby #2 \"How to communicate with geeks\"" on Storify] Tweets from Geekeasy Derby #2 "How to communicate with geeks" Storified by Christine Cawthorne · Fri, Nov 09 2012 11:38:29 @crocstar hurrah finally the kids are at the neighbour’s, time to put some nicer jeans on and see you in a bit #GeekeasyDerbySteph Marshall Power Chris Maloney talking communicating to geeks. #geekeasyderby @ Furnace Inn http://instagr.am/p/Rx2EDvLaXu/Martin Broadhurst Taking in the atmosphere at #geekeasyderby...

Geekeasy in Derby such fun that even the...

With the strapline: ‘the place to get together with like-minded folk for good banter and beer’, Geekeasy Derby was always going to be a relaxed kind of evening. Hosted at the newly-refurbished pub The Furnace Inn, a group of around 20 geeks got together to eat samosas, drink beer and confess their geekisms. Some were not even geeks, one chap joined in, even though he’d “only come in for a pint”. The aims of the group are simple (kudos to Vanilla Ice for helping me out on these): Christine introduces Geekeasy Derby Stop Take a little time out...

Come along to the first Geekeasy Derby!...

I’d like to invite you to Derby’s first Geekeasy – the place to get together with like-minded folk for good banter and beer. The newly-reopened Furnace Inn will be our host for the evening, and the owner (and self-confessed geek) Pedro will kindly provide some nibbles. Meet at The Furnace Inn, on Duke Street, on Thursday 4 October, 6pm-8pm (see map). Spread the word! We’ll meet on the first Thursday of each month and enjoy a very short talk from a speaker to kick off discussion. And then drink and talk to our heart’s content. All types of...