Who I am
I grew up on the east side of San Jose, California. I took my BA degree in the Environmental Studies program at the University of California at Santa Cruz, focusing in natural history. I have lived all over the west: Santa Cruz, Crater Lake National Park, Seattle, Sacramento, Oakland, and now Park City, Utah.
I am a Humanist and an enthusiast of both science and technology. I am fascinated by the diversity of life on earth, and I find great joy in wild places and things, especially birds and apes.
I’m bound to Heidi Ikoko, my lover, my muse, intellectual companion, and life partner. She hearts her geek.
What I Do
I am a technology advocate, currently working to help developer entrepreneurs succeed using touchatag, an RFID and 2D barcode identity venture within Alcatel-Lucent. In the past I have worked as an advocate of free and open source software, and I remain keenly interested in the culture of free innovation.
Why I Do It
I love technology. I’m inspired by the people who work to solve big challenges in information technology. And certainly, the biggest problems today are social and economic rather than technical. This requires changes in culture and technology. Open source software and free services are beginning to show that culture can intertwine with technology to solve problems in new and interesting ways. We live in the exciting age in which free culture is democratizing economic opportunity by removing barriers to entry. I’m very interested in helping that to come about in the world.
Events, Aggregators, and Related Stuff
Bio (for event programs and other publications)
Ted Haeger directs Touchatag Developer Network, touchatag’s program for 3rd party software developers. With over 15 years as a technology evangelist, instructor, social marketer and developer advocate, Ted joined the touchatag team in February 2009. Prior to joining touchatag Ted directed the developer program for a software startup called Bungee Labs, and also worked for Novell as an evangelist and community relations manager. Ted is also known for his advocacy of free and open source software through his blog and podcasts.
Ted has a bachelors degree in Environmental Studies from the University of California at Santa Cruz, 1991.Headshot
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Hackergotchi
If you wish to put my blog in your aggregator, I would be honored (in most cases). Please let me know by sending an email to me at /thaeger/at/gmail/ com.
