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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Featured Event
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GatorJUG - On Java in General
April 14, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm – The Civic Media Center We'll meet and talk about Java in general this meeting, unless someone comes up with a specific presentation. What's new in Java? What's new for you? We can talk about any aspect of Java you'd like,… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
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JaxJug Meeting
April 14, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm – Availity LLC The highlight of the meeting is Jonathan Frias' presentation: Working with the Google Android Platform Topics to be covered: 1.Quick Intro to mobile application development 2.Installing Android SDK… Organized by | Type: meeting
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
Notes
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