Well,  we ended up having some iPod Shuffles left over from the BIO2008 International Convention, in San Diego, Calif.  After running the Patent Baristas’ iBarista contest, it turned out to be harder than expected to just “bump into” someone in a crowd of 20,000. So, I thought I’d give everyone a shot at picking up […]

BIO2008 conference attendee Ben Keeton, of the Kentucky BioAlliance, won a Patent Baristas iPod this week.  Ben was the first person to find me at the 2008 BIO International Convention in San Diego and ask for the Patent Baristas’ iBarista iPod. Ben picked up a nice teal-colored iPod shuffle after asking for it Thursday.  Ben […]

The Baristas rock and now you can, too! Editor-in-Chief Barista, Stephen Albainy-Jenei, will be giving away some iPod Shuffles at the 2008 BIO International Convention, June 17-20, 2008 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif. Basically, all you have to do to win is be the first person to find me on […]

I like coffee and keep up on coffee-related items.  While a frequent patron of Starbucks, I think small, individual coffee shops bring a fresh perspective to the coffee experience.  And so we watch with sadness as many small operators are shut out by the coffee juggernaut. Now a federal judge has declared that coffee shop […]