Category Archives: Technology

Star Sighting: Neighbor Markus, Fresh from the Set of “Good Morning America”

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

Yesterday I walked into Harvest Hills Market  to buy some raspberries, and who did I see? Neighbor Markus! Of course, he’s Neighbor Markus to us. But to the rest of the world, he’s Markus Spiering, head of product at Flickr, … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrity, Technology | 2 Comments

Introducing Bernalwood… The Magazine

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

As our longtime readers know, Bernalwood is many things. It’s a glamour-soaked nickname for Bernal Heights, our fabulous neighborhood. Bernalwood is a blog. Bernalwood is a Flickr group. Bernalwood is a Twitter account. And now, Bernalwood is a magazine. Let me back up … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Technology | 12 Comments

Bernal Heights Provides Non-Pornographic Demonstration of Vine, Twitter’s New Online Video Service

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Vine is a new online video sharing service created by our friends at Twitter. It’s nifty little  service that makes it easy to create and share short, six-second videos that loop endlessly. In theory, that makes Vine an ideal tool … Continue reading →

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Bernal Neighbors Create Hypnotic, Animated View of Bernal Heights

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

It’s 2013. At last. Finally. In Bernal Heights. Let’s ease into the new year with a nice web animation created by Neighbors Barbara and Mark. It lives on the About Us page of the website for AnimaCrackers, their Bernal-based animation … Continue reading →

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Bernal Heights Gets High-Profile Cameos in New Google Maps and Flickr Apps

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

Right now, tens of millions of desperate Apple iPhone and iPad users are rushing to download the brand new, just-released Google Maps app for iOS. They are doing this because Apple Maps has some trust issues, which makes the arrival … Continue reading →

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Bernal-Based Startup Offers Digital Alternative to Passive-Aggressive Parking Notes

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

Neighbor Regina wrote up this tasty little article about CurbTxt, a new service based in Bernal Heights that provides a high-tech — and vastly more neighborly — alternative to leaving passive-aggressive notes on parked cars: Blaring car alarms, forgotten headlights, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars, Technology | 29 Comments

Star Sighting: Shuttle Endeavour Soars Over Bernal Heights

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

Well, that was rather epic, wasn’t it? When we told you yesterday that the pilot of the Boeing 747 carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour would be thinking of Bernal Heights as he flew over San Francisco, we weren’t kidding. But … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Photography, Science, Technology, Transportation | 21 Comments

BASA Visits NASA to Say Farewell to Space Shuttle Endeavor

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

It was bound to happen sooner or later. Today, as you read this now, a representative from BASA, Bernal’s very own space agency, is visiting a facility operated by NASA, that *other* space agency you may have heard about. Specifically, … Continue reading →

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What Neighborhood Is This? Bernal Resident Creates iPhone App to Find Out

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

We are a forward-looking community, here in Bernal Heights. We may prefer our meat butchered mid-20th century style, but when it comes to the latest Intertube technologies, Bernal Heights is very much on the cutting edge.  So when Neighbor Isaac, … Continue reading →

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Bernal Heights Looks Magical from International Space Station

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

Fellow Bernalnauts, here is  VERY unusual view of our glamorous neighborhood. This photo was taken two days ago by European astronaut André Kuipers, who is currently living aboard the International Space Station, roughly 224 miles above the summit of Bernal Hill. … Continue reading →

Posted in Geography, Photography, Technology, Transportation | 2 Comments

Google Maps Renders Bernal Heights in 8-Bit Nintendo-Vision

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

It’s unclear if it was an April Fool’s stunt or just a wild flight of geek fancy, but last weekend Google Maps released a version of its online mapping system that optimizes the  service for display on the 8-bit Nintendo … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, History, Technology, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

“Eye of Sautrito” Proposed to Halt Illegal Dumping on Bernal Hill

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

While Bernalwood readers debate the wisdom of installing security cameras along Bernal Heights Boulevard to deter illegal dumping, Neighbor Joe Thomas has developed  a high-tech alternative: The Eye of Sautrito! Inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien and developed by Raytheon in collaboration … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Technology | 6 Comments

Bernal Software Developer Creates “Top 10 iPad App of 2011″

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

Locavore technology alert! Neighbor Moshen calls our attention to the fact that the iPad/iPhone app he developed was named a Top 10 iPad App for 2011 in The New York Times. I’ve lived here for almost ten years and am … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | 10 Comments