In this case, the good place is Datavision’s flagship retail store, the largest independent consumer electronics retailer in the city, and “Bad Things” is the brand name for Piermont-based rock-culture artist Paul Kostabi. The launch of the Bad Thing’s line of phone and tablet covers, manufactured by Frydaze and feature Kostabi’s work. “I like to see my weird art on these not-weird devices, which makes me think that maybe my art isn’t weird after all.” Art is at Datavision in multiple forms. Paul started the twelve foot mural in Datavision’s spacious Fifth Avenue window display that...

Websites aren’t the only way to participate in the metro-area’s startup culture. People want to physically make things, too. “We’re building an ecosystem of hard sciences,” says Maria Gotch, president of the New York City Investment Fund. The fund partnered to created NYC Tech Connect to strengthen that entrepreneurial ecosystem and for the second year in a row brought together investors, engineers, and researchers under the banner, “Technology You Can Touch.” Shari Coulter Ford, Executive Director of NYC Tech Connect, is impressed by the unique support of venture capitalists and city government for...

Rockland County’s proximity to New York CIty is one of it’s greatest assets and is an asset particularly paying off for the software and hardware technology community.  Last month, Wakefield Media’s Uncubed tried to get talent hired on day one (recap here) and spent day two getting those startups off the ground. An in-and-out crowd of 150 new and established entrepreneurs spent the day with panels and personal stories from those who’ve made it. Besides the people, what makes technology big in New York is the growing support from global institutions. Rachel Haot of NYC Media notes that proximity to Europe helps...

NYACK, NY – Thursday, November 29, BeeAlive in Nyack will buzz with free food, drink, and deals for the holiday season. The event starts at 5pm at 19 North Broadway in Nyack. Owner Lori Balletta-Avgerinos is excited to share free raffles, free gifts, and 20% discounts that will spread the word about royal jelly, the only food that bees give to their queens. This festive occasion came out of a family challenge thirty years ago, when proprietor Lori Balletta-Avgerinos’ mother, Madeline, fell ill. Unable to be diagnosed and losing the ability to care for her children, Madeline took the advice of a friend to try royal jelly. After...

Time is money. Nowhere is that more intimately felt than by freelancers, who have no major corporate infrastructure to address the vital details that make for an efficient and well-run organization. Harvest was founded in 2006 by Danny Wen and Shawn Liu. Partly inspired by the web-based collaboration tools at 37signals.com and mostly inspired by their own web design business’ need for efficient time-tracking, Wen and Liu have focused solely on Harvest for the past 6 years. I’ve been using Harvest for time and expense management as well as its solid features, affordable pricing, and responsive programming team, but it’s the...