Posts Tagged ‘San Diego’

Insider’s Guide to Following San Diego Comic-Con

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Comic-con

Here are a few of my favorite sources of info for Comic-Con:

Need Last Minute Tickets?
Official eBay address of San Diego Comic-Con International.

Comic-con Real-Time Search Results
Tweetgrid allows you to follow several Comic-Con hashtags with automatic updates.

Twitter
The Official Twitter for Comic-Con.

Guide for Families
Comic-Con 2009 Guide for Families by Alexandra Hart

We wanted to know, among other things, does a family that goes to Comic-Con actually stick together? Is everyone in the family interested in animation, comic books, video games, and science fiction? This question and more were posed to a family in San Diego that was willing to share their animated interests and navigation strategies with us and with you.

Comic-Con Hot Spots
Google Map of restaurants, nightlife and after parties to take in during the Comic-Con weekend.

After Parties
Signonsandiego’s Entertainment Guide

SDUT’s Comic-Con Guide
San Diego events, photos, video, maps, parties.

Vicarious Comic-Con
Web Series Guide to Comic-Con

We’ll be sending down a small army into the belly of beast to report the gushy details and leaks from everything web series at Con. To help prepare, we’ve whipped up a list for all web series junkies to tag along or live vicariously.

YouTube Videos
YouTube Comic-Con channel

Comic-Con Videos
San Diego Source Media Archives

Official Comic-Con Site
The official site is here and you get can get the latest news via the rss feed here.

Free Electronics Recycling Events

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Periodically there are free electronics recycling events in San Diego which are open to the general public. Bring any amount of electronics waste products to have it recycled for free.

Waste products that are accepted include: Monitors, CRT Screens, Plasma Screens, Televisions, LCD Screens, Laptops, Printers, Copiers, Faxes, Scanners, Computer Towers, Stereo Systems, Mice/Trackballs, Cell Phones, Speakers, Telephones, Uninterruptable Power Supplies, VCRs, DVD Players, Servers, Server Racks, Plotters and Power Cords/Cables/Strips.

Recycle San Diego is an approved collector and recycler of electronic waste. Check here for the next eWaste event. The map displays their Kearny Mesa address.

eWaste map