If you think computers are boring, the exhibit “Revolution: Computing the First 2000 Years” at the Computer History Museum will open your mind to a whole new view of these arcane devices that have changed our world. The museum, housed in a stunning high-tech building in Mountain View (and...

  Ginny Prior, writing for herself and Kris Carber, says, “April showers bring May flowers, but our recent rains have brought something even better—waterfalls. The Falls Trail that runs up the back of Mt. Diablo has never been prettier, with its swollen creek and four waterfalls tumbling...

At the April meeting, Vice President Georgia Hesse introduced new members Russell Johnson (who’s likely to add a little levity to our proceedings), Pat Meier-Johnson and M’Liss Hinshaw. Also in attendance was “returning” Associate Member Dawn Stranne, president of Dawn Stranne and Associates,...

Is night time the right time? Based on member requests for a night meeting, the Board decided to host a trial run. Morton Beebe has graciously offered the community room of his condo complex (150 Lombard Street, near the Embarcadero) for the June 16 meeting. He’s also been instrumental in securing...

Lee Foster has been active in the discussion of “cloud failure” going on in ASMP circles. His advice on avoiding cloud failure is the summary wrap-up in an article in the current ASMP National Bulletin at http://asmp.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx. (This Bulletin is for ASMP Members, but...

Thanks to Susan Cohn for sending The Wall Street Journal’s article that details the ongoing debate about a proposed Hawaii state law holding Hawaii guidebook writers “personally liable for deaths or accidents at spots they recommend.” (Also see our BATW Facebook page, Facebook.com/batw, for an...

April Orcutt, BATW’s former Website Editor, writes: Any articles relating to BATW hosts that have been submitted to the BATW website during the past two-and-a-half years have been categorized as “BATW Hosts.“  Click on “BATW Hosts” in the blue bar near the top of this...

  Jules Older wrote us with terrific news: he recently won not one, but two, journalism awards. His (and Effin Older’s) app San Francisco Restaurants took second place in the Travel App category in the North America Travel Journalists Association awards, and his article “Newfoundland:...

Congratulations to BATW members Georgia Hesse and Marybeth Bond, who both had short pieces about Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in an article titled “Easter Island: Writers offer Rapa Nui impressions” in the San Francisco Chronicle on Easter Sunday, April 24th. (Cute — Easter Sunday, Easter...

Hello, all: A BATW member since back in the day (1991!), I’m delighted to become more active in the organization again and to serve as the new BATW Website Editor. To give you an idea of my background: I freelanced as a travel writer for many years before taking on a day job in 1999 with San Francisco...