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January 2013 Blog Posts (5)
OSCON Call for Speakers
Call for Speakers Is Open for OSCON 2013
We're looking for speakers to be part of the program for the 15th edition of OSCON, happening July 22-26, 2013, in Portland, Oregon. If you have a new idea, a better way to do something, an interesting and instructive case study (battle scars optional), or the desire to pass on your hard-won knowledge, submit a proposal to lead sessions or tutorials.
Added by Michael Levin on January 25, 2013 at 6:45pm — No Comments
Nighthacking Tour with Java Evangelist Stephen Chin
From Jan 25th to Feb 7th Stephen Chin will be traveling across the Nordic countries and doing live video streaming of the journey. Along the way he will visit user groups, interview interesting folks, and hack on open source projects. The last stop will be at Jfokus 2013.…
Added by Michael Levin on January 23, 2013 at 9:00am — No Comments
FLEX goes to Apache
Not familiar with FLEX but this article has some interesting info on it. Another tool in the web developer's toolbox?
Added by Mike Bivins on January 22, 2013 at 12:02pm — No Comments
Is the next big thing already here?
Create or innovate. What does East know about West? A lot. We speak different languages, even use different alphabets. No problem, says Samsung. Samsung's ad dep't makes it clear, even funny. Hilarious!
Economic models are different, too. Like polar extremes. One gives you everything you need in exchange for your time. The other promises you everything you…
ContinueAdded by Michael Levin on January 22, 2013 at 7:30am — No Comments
Oracle Security Update (Java)
Added by Michael Levin on January 14, 2013 at 1:30pm — No Comments
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