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This week I am out on the road in Silicon Valley, California to record the podcast. It's a beautiful area and home to many of the names in technology that we are used to seeing online and in our daily lives. This is the first post card I am sending from this US tech neighbourhood with another side to life here coming up next week.

If we mentioned a place that you would like to visit online, then you can find all the links right here:

To get to know where things are headed, it's often best to look at how far we have come. Dag Spicer is the senior curator at the in Mountain View. Currently there is a Babbage exhibition with a difference engine on display. Dag told me about why it is important to have a collection of tech artifacts in such a fast moving environment.

The global economy is taking it's toll on employment all over America. In the Valley Kris Stadelman of has seen the trend change a little in the past month. She explains how this change may not be huge but it is certainly a reason to hope.

Silicon Valley is filled with big names that are now a part of daily life online for most of us. I dropped into the Campus to talk to Adam Lasnik, Search Evangelist who told me about life on campus and in the surrounding area.

Adam Lasnik and the dinosaur, both to be found on the Google campus in Mountain View.

The post cards from the Valley this week and next week could not have happened without the kind and thoughtful advice of resident and guide Carolyn Lutticken who knows the area inside and out for tech and especially where to find the best coffee.

If you have seen a blog or heard a podcast that you think we should know about, drop me a line at podsandblogs -at- bbc.co.uk I'd love to hear from you. Or you can follow us on .

Back next week with the second post card from Mountain View's tech community and more! Jamillah