Archive for the ‘CooBric News’ Category

Starfish Stickers - Now Available at Gramstand

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

We've now got free starfish stickers in a jar at Gramstand, so now patrons of Gramstand can grab a sticker, slap it on their laptop lid, and find other folks in the cafe with the stickers and start talking to them! I have no idea what will happen, but my hope ...

Additional thoughts on Coworking Space in NYC

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

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Dedicated Coworking Space Project: New Work City

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

For the past few weeks, several of us have been working hard at efforts to establish a dedicated coworking space. There's been a lot of interest, and we've got a lot of people and small businesses who are eager to get a space established. These efforts now have a name. That ...

A journey of a thousand miles…

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

So, CooBric has been a bit quiet the past couple of weeks and we have been dutifully working on a couple of efforts. With Tony's hard work, and connections with other interested parties, we have been strolling about looking a spaces and places for the next physical location for ...

TechDrinks IV: A New Hope

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Hi there, long time no talk! I missed you, for real. Lots of cool things happening, the coworking movement is brewing and much is to be done. More on that soon. For now, I present: TechDrinks IV: A New Hope Same deal as always: a happy hour for the NY Tech community... no presentations, ...

Coobric Referral List

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

We've been kicking around the idea of a referral list for some time, as a way to help connect CooBric'ers, and to help subsidize our efforts to find a dedicated workspace. Now we're ready to give it a try... CooBric'ers interested in receiving referrals, please sign up here. If you end ...

Who’s up for some drinks?

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

We've had a tentative date set for a TechDrinks this Friday, but we couldn't nail it down for sure until recently-- so here's the deal. Lunasa Bar is the home of TechDrinks, and this Friday, I'll be there along with several other CooBric'ers. All are welcome to join. Because of the ...

Brief Recap: Android Workshop

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Gramstand's basement was jam-packed with Android enthusiasts today-- some of them actively developing apps, some of them still getting the hang of it, some simply curious-- and a couple of Googlers to boot! Lots of brainstorming and discussion was had-- and a few new apps and ideas were born. In addition, ...

Schedule Change: Android MiniDevHouse

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Due to an unexpected scheduling conflict, we're going to have to shift things around a bit for tomorrow's Android MiniDevHouse. Location: CooperBricolage at Gramstand, 214 Avenue A Time: 1p - 5pm: Begin hacking! 5pm - 6pm: Pause to show off and discuss your apps. 6pm onward: Continue hacking at your discretion (upstairs!) Sorry if this is a ...

Wifi Upgrade at Gramstand

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

+ = :-) This week, NYC Wireless installed a new node at CooBric-- so now there are two wireless routers running, and this new one is faster and more robust! The addition of an NYC Wireless router into the mix brings not only better wireless service for coworkers, but will ...