Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 6:00pm
Topic: Source Control with Subversion (by Ryan Miller)
Location: Deschutes Public Library, Staff Meeting Room (across from the Reference Desk), 601 N.W. Wall Street, Bend 97701
You've probably heard of Subversion, maybe you even use it already. Perhaps you use CVS, VSS or one of the other source control repositories out there. Or, maybe you don't use any source control at all. *screams of horror*
This presentation will serve as an overview into what source control is and why you should use it, and how Subversion works. We'llcover how to setup Subversion and how to use Tortoise and Subclipse, two popular subversion clients. I'll also touch on some advanced topics such as tagging, branching and merging, with concrete, real-world examples. If you're already a Subversion user and have some questions, bring those with you and I'll do my best to answer them.
After the presentation we will head down the street to O'Kanes Pub (at McMenamin's) for socializing around the outdoor fireplace!
If you are interested in attending please contact Jen, or visit the page for this event at upcoming.org and click "I'm attending".
Agenda:
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Presentation by Ryan Miller
8:00pm - Social at McMenamin's (O'Kanes)
Topic: Source Control with Subversion (by Ryan Miller)
Location: Deschutes Public Library, Staff Meeting Room (across from the Reference Desk), 601 N.W. Wall Street, Bend 97701
You've probably heard of Subversion, maybe you even use it already. Perhaps you use CVS, VSS or one of the other source control repositories out there. Or, maybe you don't use any source control at all. *screams of horror*
This presentation will serve as an overview into what source control is and why you should use it, and how Subversion works. We'llcover how to setup Subversion and how to use Tortoise and Subclipse, two popular subversion clients. I'll also touch on some advanced topics such as tagging, branching and merging, with concrete, real-world examples. If you're already a Subversion user and have some questions, bring those with you and I'll do my best to answer them.
After the presentation we will head down the street to O'Kanes Pub (at McMenamin's) for socializing around the outdoor fireplace!
If you are interested in attending please contact Jen, or visit the page for this event at upcoming.org and click "I'm attending".
Agenda:
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Presentation by Ryan Miller
8:00pm - Social at McMenamin's (O'Kanes)
Labels: meetings
September 2007 meeting REMINDER
0 Comments Published by Jen on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 9/25/2007.
Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 6:00pm
Topic: The Ribbit Component - adding phone and voice mail capability to your Flex applications
Location: Deschutes Public Library, Hutchinson Room (upstairs, near the periodicals), 601 N.W. Wall Street, Bend 97701
The Ribbit Phone Component will give Rich internet application developers the ability to make and receive calls, record/send and receive voicemail, as well as add and manage contacts.
The ability to click on a number within a web application and connect the user without delay or download is an unprecedented feature.
Jen Blackledge is one of only 25 developers currently participating in a developer pre-release program. Join us for an exclusive sneak peek at her project and the exciting functionality of this new component!
After the presentation we will head down the street to O'Kanes Pub (at McMenamin's) for socializing around the outdoor fireplace!
If you are interested in attending please contact Jen, or visit the page for this event at upcoming.org and click "I'm attending".
Agenda:
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Presentation by Jen
8:00pm - Social at McMenamin's (O'Kanes)
Topic: The Ribbit Component - adding phone and voice mail capability to your Flex applications
Location: Deschutes Public Library, Hutchinson Room (upstairs, near the periodicals), 601 N.W. Wall Street, Bend 97701
The Ribbit Phone Component will give Rich internet application developers the ability to make and receive calls, record/send and receive voicemail, as well as add and manage contacts.
The ability to click on a number within a web application and connect the user without delay or download is an unprecedented feature.
Jen Blackledge is one of only 25 developers currently participating in a developer pre-release program. Join us for an exclusive sneak peek at her project and the exciting functionality of this new component!
After the presentation we will head down the street to O'Kanes Pub (at McMenamin's) for socializing around the outdoor fireplace!
If you are interested in attending please contact Jen, or visit the page for this event at upcoming.org and click "I'm attending".
Agenda:
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Presentation by Jen
8:00pm - Social at McMenamin's (O'Kanes)
Labels: meetings
Having a good website is not enough for your online business to succeed. Optimizing your site for the major Search Engines is also part of your marketing challenge. Learn the do's and don'ts, including keyword marketing, site content best practices, internal links, Paid Inclusion, Pay-for-Placement and submitting your website. Computer and Internet experience strongly recommended; those with a website will benefit most. Instructor is Andre Jensen.
Classes are held 6:30-9pm on 10/23, 10/30 & 11/06.
For more information and to register contact COCC.
Classes are held 6:30-9pm on 10/23, 10/30 & 11/06.
For more information and to register contact COCC.
Labels: classes
Central Oregon User Groups
0 Comments Published by Jen F on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at 9/19/2007.
BendTech
Periodic events, emphasis on local tech startup companies.
Bend Web Designers
Periodic meetups for "digital creatives".
Central Oregon Information Systems User Group (COISUG)
Monthly events, with presentations from the big IT companies (HP, Microsoft, Oracle).
Central Oregon Macintosh User Group (COMUG)
Provides a variety of services for the Macintosh user, including training, access to the COMUG software library, system software updates, and monthly user meetings
Central Oregon Web Professionals' Usergroup (COWPU)
Monthly events, with presentations relating hot topics for web geeks and an opportunity for social networking IRL.
Women in Tech (WoTech)
Social and networking opportunities (with cupcakes), with local women working in tech professions.
Add your group to our list! Do you manage a tech group in Central Oregon? Contact Jen with your group name, URL, and other pertinent info. She'll add you to the list!
Periodic events, emphasis on local tech startup companies.
Bend Web Designers
Periodic meetups for "digital creatives".
Central Oregon Information Systems User Group (COISUG)
Monthly events, with presentations from the big IT companies (HP, Microsoft, Oracle).
Central Oregon Macintosh User Group (COMUG)
Provides a variety of services for the Macintosh user, including training, access to the COMUG software library, system software updates, and monthly user meetings
Central Oregon Web Professionals' Usergroup (COWPU)
Monthly events, with presentations relating hot topics for web geeks and an opportunity for social networking IRL.
Women in Tech (WoTech)
Social and networking opportunities (with cupcakes), with local women working in tech professions.
Add your group to our list! Do you manage a tech group in Central Oregon? Contact Jen with your group name, URL, and other pertinent info. She'll add you to the list!
Labels: resources
Non-profit and government resources for techies and tech companies.
Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO)
A private non-profit organization dedicated to building a vibrant and thriving regional economy by attracting new investment and jobs through marketing, recruitment and working with existing employers.
Software Association of Oregon (SAO)
Formed in 1989, the Software Association of Oregon (SAO) fosters an environment that fuels the growth of Oregon's software industry.
Add your organization to our list! Do you manage a non-profit or government agency in Central Oregon that is helping to support and grow tech? Contact Jen with your group name, URL, and other pertinent info. She'll add you to the list!
Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO)
A private non-profit organization dedicated to building a vibrant and thriving regional economy by attracting new investment and jobs through marketing, recruitment and working with existing employers.
Software Association of Oregon (SAO)
Formed in 1989, the Software Association of Oregon (SAO) fosters an environment that fuels the growth of Oregon's software industry.
Add your organization to our list! Do you manage a non-profit or government agency in Central Oregon that is helping to support and grow tech? Contact Jen with your group name, URL, and other pertinent info. She'll add you to the list!
Labels: resources
Calling All Flex Developers!
0 Comments Published by Jen on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at 9/18/2007.
Are you doing any development work (including skinning and UI design)
with Adobe Flex? Here's your chance to be a contributor to an Adobe
Developer Library book to be published in 2008, "Flex 3 Cookbook."
Adobe's got a terrific site for Flex developers of any stripe to show
their best stuff, and O'Reilly and Adobe are partnering on a book that
will include some of the best contributions from the site. Each
contribution uses the classic O'Reilly cookbook
"Problem/Solution/Explanation" format; if you've got strong material to
show the rest of the world, it couldn't be easier to write up your
material in the online fields, and join the cookbook party. Flex
developers are in very short supply in an exploding market, so here's
your chance to show your stuff to the rest of the community!
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/communityengine/index.cfm?event=homepage&productId=2
with Adobe Flex? Here's your chance to be a contributor to an Adobe
Developer Library book to be published in 2008, "Flex 3 Cookbook."
Adobe's got a terrific site for Flex developers of any stripe to show
their best stuff, and O'Reilly and Adobe are partnering on a book that
will include some of the best contributions from the site. Each
contribution uses the classic O'Reilly cookbook
"Problem/Solution/Explanation" format; if you've got strong material to
show the rest of the world, it couldn't be easier to write up your
material in the online fields, and join the cookbook party. Flex
developers are in very short supply in an exploding market, so here's
your chance to show your stuff to the rest of the community!
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/communityengine/index.cfm?event=homepage&productId=2
Labels: announcements
We currently have a client looking for a programmer to work on an existing structure – www.eorigionator.com
We will be working with them to rebrand this site under another name, fix existing problems, add / develop new features and produce marketing materials to grow into other markets.
Please call or contact ASAP and let us know your interest.
Thanks,
Todd
Todd Chester
541.815.3303
www.key-creatives.com
Key Creatives
think. evolve. apply.
Read the COWPU job posting policy.
We will be working with them to rebrand this site under another name, fix existing problems, add / develop new features and produce marketing materials to grow into other markets.
Please call or contact ASAP and let us know your interest.
Thanks,
Todd
Todd Chester
541.815.3303
www.key-creatives.com
Key Creatives
think. evolve. apply.
Read the COWPU job posting policy.
Labels: jobs
Review - Photoshop CS3 One-On-One
0 Comments Published by Jen on Saturday, September 8, 2007 at 9/08/2007.
An excellent resource!
As a person who has been familiar with various aspects of Photoshop for years, I was unsure if this book would give me the information that I wanted to learn. I've been able to learn various tasks that can be done in Photoshop, but these have been very limited and I've wanted to take my skills to a higher level. Also, as someone who dabbles in digital photography, I'm also interested in learning new skills to help me reproduce my images.
This book is excellent! Not only is the book flat out gorgeous to look at and thumb through, with full color on virtually every page, I found the addition of the DVD tutorials extremely helpful and well done. There are almost 3 hours of video, and for a visual learner such as myself I found it invaluable to watch the video first and then follow along with the book at my own pace.
As you likely already know, Photoshop is an extremely complex software and it is not a very intuitive one at that, at least until you get to know your way around. Adobe CS3 one-on-one will help you tremendously if you are new to the program. I found that I learned a ton of new stuff and had a great refresher for things I had already learned in the past.
When I'm asked by friends or family what book to use to learn Photoshop, this is the one! You will not be disappointed.
~Owen Dearing, COWPU member
More reviews of Photoshop CS3 One-On-One at Amazon
As a person who has been familiar with various aspects of Photoshop for years, I was unsure if this book would give me the information that I wanted to learn. I've been able to learn various tasks that can be done in Photoshop, but these have been very limited and I've wanted to take my skills to a higher level. Also, as someone who dabbles in digital photography, I'm also interested in learning new skills to help me reproduce my images.
This book is excellent! Not only is the book flat out gorgeous to look at and thumb through, with full color on virtually every page, I found the addition of the DVD tutorials extremely helpful and well done. There are almost 3 hours of video, and for a visual learner such as myself I found it invaluable to watch the video first and then follow along with the book at my own pace.
As you likely already know, Photoshop is an extremely complex software and it is not a very intuitive one at that, at least until you get to know your way around. Adobe CS3 one-on-one will help you tremendously if you are new to the program. I found that I learned a ton of new stuff and had a great refresher for things I had already learned in the past.
When I'm asked by friends or family what book to use to learn Photoshop, this is the one! You will not be disappointed.
~Owen Dearing, COWPU member
More reviews of Photoshop CS3 One-On-One at Amazon
Labels: "book reviews"
Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 6:00pm
Topic: To be determined
Location: Deschutes Public Library, Hutchinson Room (upstairs, near the periodicals), 601 N.W. Wall Street, Bend 97701
More information about his presentation coming soon!
After the presentation we will head down the street to O'Kanes Pub (at McMenamin's) for socializing around the outdoor fireplace!
If you are interested in attending please contact Jen, or visit the page for this event at upcoming.org and click "I'm attending".
Agenda:
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Presentation by ?
8:00pm - Social at McMenamin's (O'Kanes)
Topic: To be determined
Location: Deschutes Public Library, Hutchinson Room (upstairs, near the periodicals), 601 N.W. Wall Street, Bend 97701
More information about his presentation coming soon!
After the presentation we will head down the street to O'Kanes Pub (at McMenamin's) for socializing around the outdoor fireplace!
If you are interested in attending please contact Jen, or visit the page for this event at upcoming.org and click "I'm attending".
Agenda:
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Presentation by ?
8:00pm - Social at McMenamin's (O'Kanes)
Labels: meetings
