Meeting Reminder - COWPU meets tomorrow!
1 Comments Published by Jen F on Monday, June 30, 2008 at 6/30/2008.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 6:00pm
Topic: Amazon Web Services - Is "Cloud Computing" the answer?
Location: McKay Cottage
Learn more about the topic here. If you are interested in attending please contact Jen, or visit the page for this event at upcoming.org and click "I'm Going".
Hungry? Bring food for yourself... or better yet bring something yummy to share. Thirsty? Beverages are welcome too... as usual! Let us know what you're bringing in the comments or on the upcoming.org page.
Agenda:
6:00pm - Doors open, networking
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Presentation
Topic: Amazon Web Services - Is "Cloud Computing" the answer?
Location: McKay Cottage
Learn more about the topic here. If you are interested in attending please contact Jen, or visit the page for this event at upcoming.org and click "I'm Going".
Hungry? Bring food for yourself... or better yet bring something yummy to share. Thirsty? Beverages are welcome too... as usual! Let us know what you're bringing in the comments or on the upcoming.org page.
Agenda:
6:00pm - Doors open, networking
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Presentation
Labels: announcements, meetings
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 6:00pm
Topic: Amazon Web Services - Is "Cloud Computing" the answer?
Location: McKay Cottage
So you've created a sweet web application... now what? Age old decisions come into play when determining where to host the application, who's going to manage the servers, and how much bandwidth is needed. Is "Cloud Computing" the answer? Can you really just "throw" your application on the cloud and have all your hosting nightmares disappear?
For the next COWPU meeting we will be discussing this new paradigm of cloud computing ushered in by Amazon Web Services. This new way of doing things forces developers and administrators to think in an entirely different way when implementing a solution on the cloud.
Need to serve images and video? Put them on S3 which has NO storage limit.
Need a server farm for a web application? Launch a load balancer, your app servers and database server in 5 min. When that server farm gets hammered with traffic, dynamically (programmatically) launch more app server on the fly... 5, 10, 50- No problem.
Do you have a batch processing task that takes 100 hours to crunch? Launch 100 servers and plow through it in a hour...
Total operational cost: $10.00.
We'll be discussing all the above scenarios as well as any negative downstream effects of cloud computing. Fore as we all know, with any new great way of doing things comes new challenges and considerations.
If you are interested in attending please contact Jen, or visit the page for this event at upcoming.org and click "I'm Going".
Agenda:
6:00pm - Doors open, networking
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Presentation
Topic: Amazon Web Services - Is "Cloud Computing" the answer?
Location: McKay Cottage
So you've created a sweet web application... now what? Age old decisions come into play when determining where to host the application, who's going to manage the servers, and how much bandwidth is needed. Is "Cloud Computing" the answer? Can you really just "throw" your application on the cloud and have all your hosting nightmares disappear?
For the next COWPU meeting we will be discussing this new paradigm of cloud computing ushered in by Amazon Web Services. This new way of doing things forces developers and administrators to think in an entirely different way when implementing a solution on the cloud.
Need to serve images and video? Put them on S3 which has NO storage limit.
Need a server farm for a web application? Launch a load balancer, your app servers and database server in 5 min. When that server farm gets hammered with traffic, dynamically (programmatically) launch more app server on the fly... 5, 10, 50- No problem.
Do you have a batch processing task that takes 100 hours to crunch? Launch 100 servers and plow through it in a hour...
Total operational cost: $10.00.
We'll be discussing all the above scenarios as well as any negative downstream effects of cloud computing. Fore as we all know, with any new great way of doing things comes new challenges and considerations.
If you are interested in attending please contact Jen, or visit the page for this event at upcoming.org and click "I'm Going".
Agenda:
6:00pm - Doors open, networking
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Presentation
Labels: meetings
June 2, 6:00pm
Topic: Nothing in particular
Location: McKay Cottage
Hello fellow Cowpuddlians!
The first of the month is just around the corner. Our group has McKay Cottage for June 2 at 6pm. The restaurant is offering a nice dinner for anyone that wishes to purchase a meal:
- Warm Goat Cheese Salad (Caramelized walnuts, roasted peppers, mixed greens, goat cheese and balsamic vinaigrette.)
- Pesto Chicken Pasta (Chicken and radiatori pasta served with a creamy pesto sauce, pine nuts, sun dried tomatoes, and mushrooms topped with fresh Parmesan.)
- Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding (Egg bread custard with chunks of tart apples and cinnamon, served with whiskey sauce.)
$11.95
Yummm... sure sounds good, doesn't it?! Please contact Jen directly if you wish to purchase a meal.
There is no speaker for this meeting, unless someone would like to step forward at the last minute. On the other hand, this might be a nice opportunity for us to socialize and chat about our projects and summer plans.
Hope to see you there!
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:
6:00pm - Doors open, networking
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Dinner is served!
Topic: Nothing in particular
Location: McKay Cottage
Hello fellow Cowpuddlians!
The first of the month is just around the corner. Our group has McKay Cottage for June 2 at 6pm. The restaurant is offering a nice dinner for anyone that wishes to purchase a meal:
- Warm Goat Cheese Salad (Caramelized walnuts, roasted peppers, mixed greens, goat cheese and balsamic vinaigrette.)
- Pesto Chicken Pasta (Chicken and radiatori pasta served with a creamy pesto sauce, pine nuts, sun dried tomatoes, and mushrooms topped with fresh Parmesan.)
- Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding (Egg bread custard with chunks of tart apples and cinnamon, served with whiskey sauce.)
$11.95
Yummm... sure sounds good, doesn't it?! Please contact Jen directly if you wish to purchase a meal.
There is no speaker for this meeting, unless someone would like to step forward at the last minute. On the other hand, this might be a nice opportunity for us to socialize and chat about our projects and summer plans.
Hope to see you there!
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:
6:00pm - Doors open, networking
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Dinner is served!
Labels: meetings
Central Oregon Blogger Meet-up... Take Two!
0 Comments Published by Jen on Monday, April 28, 2008 at 4/28/2008.
I've been busy with jury duty, hosting baby showers, getting hitched, and starting a new gig... so there won't be a May meeting. Sorry! Instead, think about going to the...
Central Oregon Blogger Meet-up
Wednesday, April 30, 5:30ish at the Summit, Downtown Bend
To RSVP visit this event's page on Upcoming and click "I'm Going!", leave a comment, or email me at jenblackledge at gmail.com
The first blogger meetup was a big success! Since then there's been a lot of growth and new folks have popped up in our local "blogosphere". Meetups like this are a nice chance for all of us to gather, unwind, and put some faces together with the blogs.
This event is primarily intended for bloggers who wish to meet other bloggers. If you don't have a blog, then this may not be the get-together for you. So, if you just can't stand not being there and don't already have a blog... what are you waiting for?!
Central Oregon Blogger Meet-up
Wednesday, April 30, 5:30ish at the Summit, Downtown Bend
To RSVP visit this event's page on Upcoming and click "I'm Going!", leave a comment, or email me at jenblackledge at gmail.com
The first blogger meetup was a big success! Since then there's been a lot of growth and new folks have popped up in our local "blogosphere". Meetups like this are a nice chance for all of us to gather, unwind, and put some faces together with the blogs.
This event is primarily intended for bloggers who wish to meet other bloggers. If you don't have a blog, then this may not be the get-together for you. So, if you just can't stand not being there and don't already have a blog... what are you waiting for?!
Labels: meetings
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 5:30pm
Topic: Make Your Site Go Faster with Web Caching (by Ricardo Newbery)
Location: McKay Cottage
A presentation by web application developer, Ricardo Newbery, on web caching principles and technologies. We will talk about basic principles and concrete examples of application caching, proxy caching, and browser caching.
All web developers should know about web caching. Make your site go faster. Stretch the capacity of your server resources. And stop wasting bandwidth! The Internet was designed to be cached... so start caching.
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:
5:30pm - Doors open, networking
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Presentation by Ricardo Newbery
Topic: Make Your Site Go Faster with Web Caching (by Ricardo Newbery)
Location: McKay Cottage
A presentation by web application developer, Ricardo Newbery, on web caching principles and technologies. We will talk about basic principles and concrete examples of application caching, proxy caching, and browser caching.
All web developers should know about web caching. Make your site go faster. Stretch the capacity of your server resources. And stop wasting bandwidth! The Internet was designed to be cached... so start caching.
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:
5:30pm - Doors open, networking
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Presentation by Ricardo Newbery
Labels: meetings
Thanks to everyone who came out to McKay Cottage on a SATURDAY NIGHT and made PU.Camp a big success! The speakers & topics were great, and there was some nice discussion between all the attendees.
Huge thank you's to two organizations that made the evening possible:
McKay Cottage - This was a really good venue with lots of room to mingle. The food and baked goods... yummy! What a great place, and I hope everyone will stop by for a meal some time.
Azteria - Thanks to Lloyd for bringing COLD beer for all to share.
Next "UPWOC" meeting will be Tuesday, April 1 @ 5:30pm. Location and speaker will be announced soon!
Huge thank you's to two organizations that made the evening possible:
McKay Cottage - This was a really good venue with lots of room to mingle. The food and baked goods... yummy! What a great place, and I hope everyone will stop by for a meal some time.
Azteria - Thanks to Lloyd for bringing COLD beer for all to share. Next "UPWOC" meeting will be Tuesday, April 1 @ 5:30pm. Location and speaker will be announced soon!
Labels: meetings
Are you ready for PU.Camp? I sure hope so!
It's not too late to sign up to present... in fact it will only be too late when the last person leaves and we turn off the lights at McKay Cottage. So if you get there and get inspired (maybe by the other speakers, or maybe by the beer*) there is still time to come up with a topic! Any topic "of interest" to the web developer audience is welcome; submissions are not limited to technical topics.
Even if you just come to watch... you don't want to miss this event! This will be an exciting and dynamic event for all!
Come to PU.Camp!
Saturday, March 1st ~ 5pm 'til we are done
McKay Cottage, Bend, OR
Food and beverages will be provided
Feel free to bring something to share!
Please RSVP at Upcoming, thanks!
*Previous karaoke experience is not required. :P
The first rule of PU.Camp is tell everyone you know about PU.Camp!
It's not too late to sign up to present... in fact it will only be too late when the last person leaves and we turn off the lights at McKay Cottage. So if you get there and get inspired (maybe by the other speakers, or maybe by the beer*) there is still time to come up with a topic! Any topic "of interest" to the web developer audience is welcome; submissions are not limited to technical topics.
Even if you just come to watch... you don't want to miss this event! This will be an exciting and dynamic event for all!
Come to PU.Camp!
Saturday, March 1st ~ 5pm 'til we are done
McKay Cottage, Bend, OR
Food and beverages will be provided
Feel free to bring something to share!
Please RSVP at Upcoming, thanks!
*Previous karaoke experience is not required. :P
The first rule of PU.Camp is tell everyone you know about PU.Camp!
Labels: announcements, meetings
Here are the sessions so far... check back as this list will be updated periodically!
Presentations:
"Firebug" (TW Scannell)
"YUI" (TW Scannell)
"Aptana" (TW Scannell)
"AJAX .NET" (Michael Curry)
"Why Twitter?" (Jen Blackledge)
"symfony: a full-stack PHP development framework" (Jill Elaine)
"Deliverance" (Ric Newbery)
Other speakers:
Andre Jensen
Kate Gronemyer
Lloyd Fassett
Have a fantastic idea for a 15-30 minute talk? Send an email to jenblackledge -at- gmail -dot- com. Any topic "of interest" to the web developer audience is welcome; submissions are not limited to technical topics. This will be an exciting and dynamic event for all!
Want to join in the fun? Come to PU.Camp!
Saturday, March 1st ~ 5pm 'til we are done
McKay Cottage, Bend, OR
Food and beverages will be provided
Feel free to bring something to share!
Please RSVP at Upcoming, thanks!
The first rule of PU.Camp is tell everyone you know about PU.Camp!
Presentations:
"Firebug" (TW Scannell)
"YUI" (TW Scannell)
"Aptana" (TW Scannell)
"AJAX .NET" (Michael Curry)
"Why Twitter?" (Jen Blackledge)
"symfony: a full-stack PHP development framework" (Jill Elaine)
"Deliverance" (Ric Newbery)
Other speakers:
Andre Jensen
Kate Gronemyer
Lloyd Fassett
Have a fantastic idea for a 15-30 minute talk? Send an email to jenblackledge -at- gmail -dot- com. Any topic "of interest" to the web developer audience is welcome; submissions are not limited to technical topics. This will be an exciting and dynamic event for all!
Want to join in the fun? Come to PU.Camp!
Saturday, March 1st ~ 5pm 'til we are done
McKay Cottage, Bend, OR
Food and beverages will be provided
Feel free to bring something to share!
Please RSVP at Upcoming, thanks!
The first rule of PU.Camp is tell everyone you know about PU.Camp!
Labels: meetings
Are you ready for PU.Camp?
Come to PU.Camp!
Saturday, March 1st ~ 5pm 'til we are done
McKay Cottage, Bend, OR
Food and beverages will be provided
Feel free to bring something to share!
Please RSVP at Upcoming, thanks!
The first rule of PU.Camp is tell everyone you know about PU.Camp!
As an alternative to the traditional monthly meetings with one speaker, this time we are going to try something new... PU.Camp.Please submit your idea for a 15-30 minute presentation on any topic to jenblackledge -at- gmail -dot- com. Any topic "of interest" to the web developer audience is welcome; submissions are not limited to technical topics. This will be an exciting and dynamic event for all!
PU.Camp will be a gathering for people to share and learn in an open environment. It will be an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants. The format and name are inspired by BarCamp (which was inspired as a complement to FooCamp). Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join. When you come, be prepared to share with PU.Campers. When you leave, be prepared to share it with the world.
Come to PU.Camp!
Saturday, March 1st ~ 5pm 'til we are done
McKay Cottage, Bend, OR
Food and beverages will be provided
Feel free to bring something to share!
Please RSVP at Upcoming, thanks!
The first rule of PU.Camp is tell everyone you know about PU.Camp!
Labels: meetings
Central Oregon Blogger Meet-up
0 Comments Published by Jen on Monday, February 11, 2008 at 2/11/2008.
Central Oregon Blogger Meet-up
Feb 21, 5:30ish at the Blacksmith (happy hour, woot!), Downtown Bend
RSVP to Shannon at shanlee at gmail.com
Keep in mind, this is intended for bloggers who wish to meet other bloggers. This will be a nice chance for all of us to gather, and put some faces together with the blogs. If you don't have a blog, then this may not be the get-together for you. So, if you just can't stand not being there and don't already have a blog... what are you waiting for?!
Feb 21, 5:30ish at the Blacksmith (happy hour, woot!), Downtown Bend
RSVP to Shannon at shanlee at gmail.com
Keep in mind, this is intended for bloggers who wish to meet other bloggers. This will be a nice chance for all of us to gather, and put some faces together with the blogs. If you don't have a blog, then this may not be the get-together for you. So, if you just can't stand not being there and don't already have a blog... what are you waiting for?!
Labels: announcements, meetings
As an alternative to the traditional monthly meetings with one speaker, this time we are going to try something new... PU.Camp.
PU.Camp will be a gathering for people to share and learn in an open environment. It will be an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants. The format and name are inspired by BarCamp (which was inspired as a complement to FooCamp). Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join. When you come, be prepared to share with PU.Campers. When you leave, be prepared to share it with the world.
Interested participants are invited to submit their idea for a 15-30 minute presentation on any topic. Several "signature" presentations and discussions will be scheduled and announced in advance. Other slots will be filled based on attendee interest at the event (yes... you will get to vote!). This will be an exciting and dynamic event for all!
PU.Camp is tentatively scheduled for either Friday, February 29 or Saturday, March 1. Please send your suggestions for a meeting location and presentation ideas to manager@cowpu.org.
The first rule of PU.Camp is tell everyone you know about PU.Camp!
PU.Camp will be a gathering for people to share and learn in an open environment. It will be an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants. The format and name are inspired by BarCamp (which was inspired as a complement to FooCamp). Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join. When you come, be prepared to share with PU.Campers. When you leave, be prepared to share it with the world.
Interested participants are invited to submit their idea for a 15-30 minute presentation on any topic. Several "signature" presentations and discussions will be scheduled and announced in advance. Other slots will be filled based on attendee interest at the event (yes... you will get to vote!). This will be an exciting and dynamic event for all!
PU.Camp is tentatively scheduled for either Friday, February 29 or Saturday, March 1. Please send your suggestions for a meeting location and presentation ideas to manager@cowpu.org.
The first rule of PU.Camp is tell everyone you know about PU.Camp!
Labels: announcements, meetings
Flex 3/Air Pre-Release Tour with Ryan Stewart
0 Comments Published by Jen on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 1/09/2008.
January 22nd at CubeSpace (622 SE Grand Ave., Portland OR 97214). Hosted by the Portland Adobe Developer User Group
Flex 3 and AIR are getting close to launch and in preparation, Ryan Stewart from the Adobe Flex/AIR product team is traveling to select cities to show off the great new features and help prepare us for this exciting launch.
Flex 3 is a feature-packed release, adding new UI components like the advanced datagrid and improved CSS capabilities; powerful tooling additions like refactoring; and extensive testing tools including memory and performance profiling, plus the addition of the automated testing framework to Flex Builder.
Adobe AIR is game-changing in so many ways, extending rich applications to the desktop, enabling access to the local file system, system tray, notifications and much more. Now you can write desktop applications using the same skills that you’ve been already using to create great web apps including both Flex and AJAX.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see and hear about this highly anticipated release of Flex 3 and AIR during this special pre-release tour. Plus, in addition to giving away some one of a kind Flex/AIR branded schwag, we will also be raffling off a copy of Flex Builder 3 Professional (pending availability) and a full commercial copy of CS3 Web Premium at this event!
There will be free food and drinks, as well as some time to socialize.
Registration is free! Please sign up here: Event Registration
Flex 3 and AIR are getting close to launch and in preparation, Ryan Stewart from the Adobe Flex/AIR product team is traveling to select cities to show off the great new features and help prepare us for this exciting launch.
Flex 3 is a feature-packed release, adding new UI components like the advanced datagrid and improved CSS capabilities; powerful tooling additions like refactoring; and extensive testing tools including memory and performance profiling, plus the addition of the automated testing framework to Flex Builder.
Adobe AIR is game-changing in so many ways, extending rich applications to the desktop, enabling access to the local file system, system tray, notifications and much more. Now you can write desktop applications using the same skills that you’ve been already using to create great web apps including both Flex and AJAX.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see and hear about this highly anticipated release of Flex 3 and AIR during this special pre-release tour. Plus, in addition to giving away some one of a kind Flex/AIR branded schwag, we will also be raffling off a copy of Flex Builder 3 Professional (pending availability) and a full commercial copy of CS3 Web Premium at this event!
There will be free food and drinks, as well as some time to socialize.
Registration is free! Please sign up here: Event Registration
Labels: conferences, meetings
December 2007 Meeting - Reminder!
0 Comments Published by Jen on Monday, December 17, 2007 at 12/17/2007.
Don't forget this month's meeting THIS WEDNESDAY, December 19, 2007 at 6:00pm
Topic: Building Scalable and Maintainable Web Applications (by Tom Cornilliac)
Location: OSU-Cascades Campus, Cascades Hall Room 118 (directions)
Cascades Hall is the last building on the right for anyone heading N. on College Way (or the first campus building on the left for anyone coming off Mt. Washington). No permits necessary for street parking, library parking (just across the street) or bookstore parking.
Click here for full info!
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 Tom Cornilliac
8:00pm - Social at Silver Moon Brewing
Topic: Building Scalable and Maintainable Web Applications (by Tom Cornilliac)
Location: OSU-Cascades Campus, Cascades Hall Room 118 (directions)
Cascades Hall is the last building on the right for anyone heading N. on College Way (or the first campus building on the left for anyone coming off Mt. Washington). No permits necessary for street parking, library parking (just across the street) or bookstore parking.
Click here for full info!
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 Tom Cornilliac
8:00pm - Social at Silver Moon Brewing
Labels: meetings
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at 6:00pm
Topic: Building Scalable and Maintainable Web Applications (by Tom Cornilliac)
Location: OSU-Cascades Campus, Cascades Hall Room 118 (directions)
Cascades Hall is the last building on the right for anyone heading N. on College Way (or the first campus building on the left for anyone coming off Mt. Washington). No permits necessary for street parking, library parking (just across the street) or bookstore parking.
Learn to use design patterns and frameworks to build agile web
applications that scale.
After the presentation we will head somewhere to socialize! Any suggestions?
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 Tom Cornilliac
8:00pm - Social at ... ?
Topic: Building Scalable and Maintainable Web Applications (by Tom Cornilliac)
Location: OSU-Cascades Campus, Cascades Hall Room 118 (directions)
Cascades Hall is the last building on the right for anyone heading N. on College Way (or the first campus building on the left for anyone coming off Mt. Washington). No permits necessary for street parking, library parking (just across the street) or bookstore parking.
Learn to use design patterns and frameworks to build agile web
applications that scale.
After the presentation we will head somewhere to socialize! Any suggestions?
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 Tom Cornilliac
8:00pm - Social at ... ?
Labels: meetings
November 2007 Meeting - Reminder!
0 Comments Published by Jen on Monday, November 12, 2007 at 11/12/2007.
Don't forget this month's meeting THIS THURSDAY, November 15, 2007 at 6:00pm!
Topic: Building Data Based Applications with Rails (by Simeon Bateman)
Location: Deschutes Public Library, Hutchinson Room (near the periodicals), 601 N.W. Wall Street, Bend 97701
Click here for full info!
Yes! There will be a raffle again this month. I have a copy of Build Your Own Ruby on Rails Web Applications
(courtesy of O'Reilly) and a coffee mug (courtesy of Owen at Mug Revolution)
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 Simeon Bateman
8:00pm - Social at McMenamin's (O'Kanes)
Topic: Building Data Based Applications with Rails (by Simeon Bateman)
Location: Deschutes Public Library, Hutchinson Room (near the periodicals), 601 N.W. Wall Street, Bend 97701
Click here for full info!
Yes! There will be a raffle again this month. I have a copy of Build Your Own Ruby on Rails Web Applications
(courtesy of O'Reilly) and a coffee mug (courtesy of Owen at Mug Revolution)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 Simeon Bateman
8:00pm - Social at McMenamin's (O'Kanes)
Labels: meetings
Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 6:00pm
Topic: Building Data Based Applications with Rails (by Simeon Bateman)
Location: Deschutes Public Library, Hutchinson Room (near the periodicals), 601 N.W. Wall Street, Bend 97701
Come on out and see how you can save your self a bunch of trouble writing web applications with rails. Using the Ruby on Rails framework we will build a fully functional application in no time at all.
No prior knowledge of Ruby or Rails framework is required. We are going to cover the basics of getting started using both.
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 Simeon Bateman
8:00pm - Social at McMenamin's (O'Kanes)
Topic: Building Data Based Applications with Rails (by Simeon Bateman)
Location: Deschutes Public Library, Hutchinson Room (near the periodicals), 601 N.W. Wall Street, Bend 97701
Come on out and see how you can save your self a bunch of trouble writing web applications with rails. Using the Ruby on Rails framework we will build a fully functional application in no time at all.
No prior knowledge of Ruby or Rails framework is required. We are going to cover the basics of getting started using both.
The results...
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 Simeon Bateman
8:00pm - Social at McMenamin's (O'Kanes)
Labels: meetings
October 2007 Meeting - Reminder!
0 Comments Published by Jen on Monday, October 22, 2007 at 10/22/2007.
Don't forget this month's meeting THIS 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
Click here for full info!
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)
Updated: This month we have some great raffle prizes! Bring a friend and each of you will get an extra ticket for a chance to win...
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
Click here for full info!
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)
Updated: This month we have some great raffle prizes! Bring a friend and each of you will get an extra ticket for a chance to win...
- a Samsung WEP200 Bluetooth Headset
- a copy of Designing Web Navigation from O'Reilly
- an HP "Numbers Smart" Rubiks Cube
- an exclusive COWPU mug ("did you mean cowpie?") from Mug Revolution (our most popular prize)
Labels: meetings
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)
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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
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)
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Meeting Notes - August 21, 2007
2 Comments Published by Jen on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 8/22/2007.
Thanks to everyone who came out to see Evan's presentation on grilling! I hope everyone had a good time. I sure did!
Housekeeping items...
Evan's notes - tools, gas vs. charcoal, prep info, cooking times, and more! (PDF)
Dave's salsa recipe
Steph's pasta salad recipe (PDF)
Last but not least...
Pictures!
Housekeeping items...
Evan's notes - tools, gas vs. charcoal, prep info, cooking times, and more! (PDF)
Dave's salsa recipe
Steph's pasta salad recipe (PDF)
Last but not least...
Pictures!
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Our August meeting is gonna sizzle... really! You will definitely want to save the date for this one.
Please join us on Tuesday, August 21 at 6pm. Due to the very special nature of this month's meeting you must RSVP in advance. The location of the meeting will not be announced publicly (on this site or on upcoming.org) so you must let me know ahead of time so that you know where to go!
So... have I piqued your curiousity yet? Any guesses as to this month's topic, or the presenter? Here goes...
Topic: Chillin' and Grillin' with Evan Heidtmann
Location: COWPU Central (You must contact Jen or RSVP in advance)
It's summer and time to take a break from the geeky topics. We are going to talk about getting in touch with your inner carnivore and how to successfully grill up some meat. We will cooking some of Evan's favorite things: salmon, steak, pork chops, chicken, and bacon. Yes, you heard it... bacon. If you haven't had it it'll be a memorable experience.
Jen and Evan will be supplying the meat. If you want anything else to eat then bring it along.
We will be needing somebody to bring beers. And, if anyone can bring corn on the cob (leave the husks on) and some asparagus we'll talk about how to grill those.
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 Evan Heidtmann
8:00pm - Social? You bet we are!!
Please join us on Tuesday, August 21 at 6pm. Due to the very special nature of this month's meeting you must RSVP in advance. The location of the meeting will not be announced publicly (on this site or on upcoming.org) so you must let me know ahead of time so that you know where to go!
So... have I piqued your curiousity yet? Any guesses as to this month's topic, or the presenter? Here goes...
Topic: Chillin' and Grillin' with Evan Heidtmann
Location: COWPU Central (You must contact Jen or RSVP in advance)
It's summer and time to take a break from the geeky topics. We are going to talk about getting in touch with your inner carnivore and how to successfully grill up some meat. We will cooking some of Evan's favorite things: salmon, steak, pork chops, chicken, and bacon. Yes, you heard it... bacon. If you haven't had it it'll be a memorable experience.
Jen and Evan will be supplying the meat. If you want anything else to eat then bring it along.
We will be needing somebody to bring beers. And, if anyone can bring corn on the cob (leave the husks on) and some asparagus we'll talk about how to grill those.
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 Evan Heidtmann
8:00pm - Social? You bet we are!!
Labels: meetings
Don't forget about the July meeting on Tuesday! If you requested a review copy of a book from O'Reilly, I will bring it to the meeting.
Also I have three copies of Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) for JavaScript Developers Pocket Guide to give away, compliments of O'Reilly.
See ya there!
Also I have three copies of Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) for JavaScript Developers Pocket Guide to give away, compliments of O'Reilly.
See ya there!
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 6:00pm
Topic: Adobe AIR with Jen Blackledge
Location: Deschutes Public Library, Brooks Room (downstairs, near the main entrance), 601 N.W. Wall Street, Bend 97701
Build and deploy rich Internet applications to the desktop with Adobe® AIR™, formerly code-named Apollo.
Ever had a need for a web application that you could used while not connected to the Internet? Do you feel boxed in by browsers?
Do just that, and more with Adobe AIR. Jen will demonstrate a couple of applications already using AIR technology. After that we will work together to build your first AIR application.
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 Blackledge
8:00pm - Social at McMenamin's (O'Kanes)
Topic: Adobe AIR with Jen Blackledge
Location: Deschutes Public Library, Brooks Room (downstairs, near the main entrance), 601 N.W. Wall Street, Bend 97701
Build and deploy rich Internet applications to the desktop with Adobe® AIR™, formerly code-named Apollo.
Ever had a need for a web application that you could used while not connected to the Internet? Do you feel boxed in by browsers?
Do just that, and more with Adobe AIR. Jen will demonstrate a couple of applications already using AIR technology. After that we will work together to build your first AIR application.
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 Blackledge
8:00pm - Social at McMenamin's (O'Kanes)
Labels: meetings
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 6:00pm
Topic: Plone with Ric Newbery
Location: Deschutes Public Library, Hutchinson Room (upstairs, near the periodicals), 601 N.W. Wall Street, Bend 97701
Come check out Plone CMS, an open source content management system used by organizations as diverse as NASA, Marriott, Continental Airlines, Oxfam, eBay, Trolltech, Nokia, and Creative Commons. Supported by thousands of developers from around the world, Plone is one of the most sophisticated, popular, and easy to use Enterprise Content Management Systems on the market today.
Web applications developer, Ricardo Newbery, will be demonstrating the latest bleeding edge features available in the soon-to-be-released version, Plone 3.0, and, if we have enough time, maybe even demo a new local web service under development based on Plone technologies.
Special note for librarians: Plone is also the technology being promoted by the Plinkit Public Library Collaborative, a multi-state cooperative started by the Oregon State Library.
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:
6:00pm - Networking and discussion
6:30pm - Presentation by Ricardo Newbery
8:00pm - Social at McMenamin's (O'Kanes)
Topic: Plone with Ric Newbery
Location: Deschutes Public Library, Hutchinson Room (upstairs, near the periodicals), 601 N.W. Wall Street, Bend 97701
Come check out Plone CMS, an open source content management system used by organizations as diverse as NASA, Marriott, Continental Airlines, Oxfam, eBay, Trolltech, Nokia, and Creative Commons. Supported by thousands of developers from around the world, Plone is one of the most sophisticated, popular, and easy to use Enterprise Content Management Systems on the market today.
Web applications developer, Ricardo Newbery, will be demonstrating the latest bleeding edge features available in the soon-to-be-released version, Plone 3.0, and, if we have enough time, maybe even demo a new local web service under development based on Plone technologies.
Special note for librarians: Plone is also the technology being promoted by the Plinkit Public Library Collaborative, a multi-state cooperative started by the Oregon State Library.
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:
6:00pm - Networking and discussion
6:30pm - Presentation by Ricardo Newbery
8:00pm - Social at McMenamin's (O'Kanes)
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Topic: Eclipse with Nat Papovich. Come learn about the Eclipse platform. Topics will include installation and configuration, the Web Tools Project, and common plugins (CFEclipse, Subversion, XML Buddy, Flex Builder, Quantumdb). After the presentation we will head down the street to BBC for socializing!
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Topic: Flex on Ruby with Simeon Bateman. Simeon Bateman is a 9 year veteran of the Portland web development scene. By day he is the Director of IT for Business Transitions LLC of Portland. By night he is owner and operator of Simb Development, a web development and consulting company. Simeon is also a certified Adobe Flex trainer and travels the country enabling others to build RIA's utilizing the Adobe Flash Platform. Because of his efforts in the Adobe community Simeon has also been bestowed the title of Community Expert, a title he is very proud of. When not on his pulpit, speaking the gospel of technology, Simeon loves to be at home with his wife Carrie and new daughter Ana. Simeon also enjoys spending time in the outdoors playing with his 4-legged family members, his 2 black labs Ellie and Molly.
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Topic: SEO with Andre Jensen (Global Strategies International) In this month’s meeting we will learn what barriers exist on many Websites which hinder the Search Engines from fully crawling and indexing a site, what to avoid when designing a site, and how to maximize your site’s potential. Areas we will discuss include internal site navigation, multiple domains, proper redirects, spamtastic techniques (to avoid), and other infrastructural issues.
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Topic: "Building Database-Driven Flex Applications" (presented by Randy Smith) This will be a "gentle" introduction to Flex Builder 2. Randy will walk us through the Flex Builder IDE and show us the basics of creating your first Flex RIA. If you are ready to get started with Flex download the 30-day free trial of Flex Builder from Adobe's website and start playing! We had a "show and tell" session demonstrating Flex applications built by some of our members including a Measure 37 claim application, a Sales Force automation & Territory management application, and a Charting applet.
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With the release of IE 7, the debate about which browser is the most user-friendly and most secure has gone to the next level. For web programmers and designers the browser wars have tremendous impact on our responsibilities. Join us to discuss the pros and cons of each platform, design considerations, and cross browser compatibility issues that "irk" you. Or just come to vent!
Click here to download the CSS Info page.
Click here to see Jake's list of useful Firefox extensions.
Click here to download the CSS Info page.
Click here to see Jake's list of useful Firefox extensions.
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"Get to know Adobe Flex Builder 2.0" (presented by Simeon Bateman), hosted by the Portland Adobe User Group. From Adobe's website: Adobe® Flex™ 2 software is a rich Internet application framework based on Adobe Flash® that will enable you to productively create beautiful, scalable applications that can reach virtually anyone on any platform. It includes a powerful, Eclipse™ based development tool, an extensive visual component library, and high-performance data services enabling you to meet your applications' most demanding needs. For more information, please visit the Flex product page on Adobe's website (link).
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The topic this month is public wifi. (Big thanks to Ricardo for suggesting this topic!) Frank Miller from BendBroadband will be joining us to talk about their new "Instanet To Go" offering and other exciting technology that will be coming to Bend in the near future!
Click here to download the presentation slides.
Click here to download the presentation slides.
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Programmers, SEO-er's, Web developers & designers in Central Oregon... This is an opportunity to network and share ideas with others in your field! This kick-off meeting is intended as a meet-and-greet, and to find out what topics are of interest to attendees in Central Oregon.
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