About Lisa Brewster
I graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in Web Design and a minor in Theatre, spent a few awesome years in San Diego, and now live in Silicon Valley to work with Palm on their developer relations team.
I’m passionate about recording and sharing life’s little details, so my lifestyle is more open than most. Although they may seem like minutiae, when combined they become a powerful tool for analysis and reflection. I am constantly researching new tools to simplify the endless task of self-documentation.
I’ve been a photographer for about 10 years now. I became addicted to black and white photography in college, but without access to a darkroom I’ve now redirected my love affair to digital. I love to travel, so my Flickr stream stays populated with photos from both around the house and around the world.
In spite of my travel fetish, I’m an advocate for supporting local communities. I helped unite San Diego’s tech community by co-founding Barcamp San Diego back in 2007, and I promote local people, causes, and businesses whenever I can.
I used to identify as vegan, and still tell people that unless we’re really getting into details, but I’ve grown to believe that minimally processed, free range, organic food is better for you than many of the monstrosities of food science that qualify as vegan. I try not to eat anything I couldn’t make myself, with a bias towards locally produced food.
I’ll occasionally write here about projects I’m working on or major personal updates, but most of my thoughts are collected in iterative stages on my personal wiki. I also publish interesting clips of content and my favorite photos on my tumblelog. Or you could just follow me on Twitter for a mix of all of the above.
Contact
Email: lrbrew@gmail.com
Press
February 2011
LAPTOP Magazine – The Most Important Women in Mobile Tech 2011
September 2008
Washington Post – Bytes of Life
July 2008
San Diego Union Tribune – Twitterers atwitter about updates
June 2008
Spyjournal – Geek Girl Blogger Lisa Brewster
May 2008
StartupSD – San Diego’s Lisa Brewster is a Mahalo VlogIDOL Finalist
Bub.blicio.us – Zivity is the Playboy of Web 2.0
April 2008
LAist – Mahalo Daily Seeks the Next ‘Vlog Idol’
The Beta News – Show Me Your Desktop, Lisa Brewster
Sean Percival – My Picks for the Next Host of Mahalo Daily
Fade to Play – Why Lisa Brewster Should Be the New Mahalo Daily Host
March 2008
Sexiest Geeks Alive – Power Cords Hurt Me Deep Down Inside
January 2008
Mashable – Mashable’s Startup Schwag Gets Modeled
TechCrunch – Things Are Looking Good at Startup Schwag
Wired – 2007’s Sexiest Geeks of the Year nominee
July 2007
Adbusters Magazine – Text Me All About Yourself: The Rise of Mobile Networking
April 2007
Blast Magazine – Electronic Frontier Foundation
March 2007
Make – HOWTO Make Mylanta Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream