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Andrew Mason of Groupon
Andrew Mason appeared on Charlie Rose this week. Fortunately, Charlie Rose's website has all the archives, so you can watch the interview here. Thinking of doing a startup? Want to improve your existing web presence? Lots f thoughts in this fascinating show. Enjoy, and please let us know what you think…
Added by Michael Levin on December 11, 2010 at 4:18pm — No Comments
Wikipedia founder Jimbo Wales is on Charlie Rose tonight at 2300 EST!
Wikipedia founder Jimbo Wales is on Charlie Rose tonight at 2300 EST! (Photo from Wikipedia)
I did a Swampcast interview with Wikipedia CTO Brion Vibber that was fantastically interesting. You can listen to it at…
ContinueAdded by Michael Levin on November 17, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments
Time Machine and AirPort Updates
I recently found an Airport Extreme A1034 on craigslist and bought it. It was in Portland, OR and the kind gentleman who advertised it found it at a garage sale. He said he "wanted to see it go to a good home." He sold it to me for $10! I called Apple and registered it in my name. Apple told me it was purchased in Chile! It works fantastically well. The speed and range are above average.
I just noticed an option to use Airport Extreme as… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on November 17, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments
Woz at Univ of Florida Monday 11/8
Time: 8:00 pm
to 10:00…
Added by Michael Levin on November 4, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments
Django 1.2 Docs available
Added by Michael Levin on October 1, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments
Notes from JCertif, in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
I've blogged a lot about this place and why I am here, so I'll summarize (read www.facebook.com/mikelevin
http://jroller.com/Sandymountster ;
http://www.codetown.us/ and…
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Added by Michael Levin on August 28, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments
JCertif is on! Rockin' in the Congo...
Added by Michael Levin on August 25, 2010 at 6:47am — No Comments
How to make database driven i18n using spring
Added by Jackie Gleason on August 17, 2010 at 8:17pm — No Comments
DevCamp Bangalore
DevCamp Bangalore 3 (http://bangalore.devcamp.in) on Saturday, 4th
September 2010.
The event will be sponsored & hosted by ThoughtWorks
(www.thoughtworks.com) at our office in Diamond District, Bangalore.
(view map:… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on August 16, 2010 at 7:29am — No Comments
eWaste and the Social Landfill
Murray's concern with the problems presented by unwanted but usable old computers being discarded in landfills led him to an unexpected solution. He talks to TEDxCreativeCoast 2010 about the problems of e-waste, the digital divide, and how a local youth organization is tackling a small part of the problem by giving back to those most in…
Added by Michael Levin on August 15, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments
Atomiq: A neat tool for finding and eliminating duplicate code
Luckily enough, a few weeks ago I saw this ad about a product called Atomiq that given a project directory produces a neat navigable report about duplicate code it can find inside it. Unsurprisingly, the… Continue
Added by Behr@ng on July 3, 2010 at 5:00am — No Comments
Student passes for JavaOne
http://www.oracle.com/us/javaonedevelop/063292.html#student
Basically:
- Free "Discover" passes will be available (Exhibition Hall, Keynotes,
Mason St. tent) for students
- Session entry will also be possible on a stand-by basis (priority
given to non-student attendees)
- Must be 18 & enrolled in… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on May 25, 2010 at 11:46am — No Comments
Java Certification SCJP 6 : CongoJUG offers free courses and workshops
Added by Max Bonbhel on May 4, 2010 at 11:49pm — No Comments
Orlando Mobile Programming Club
Meets at DeVry U!
Added by Michael Levin on May 1, 2010 at 10:21am — No Comments
OrlandoJUG Git Presentation with Jim Moore - April 2010
A Look At Git.pdf
Jim's talk on Git and Gradle was very informative. We finally gave in and said "let's just talk about Git and look at Gradle another time". Git has… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on April 30, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments
Codeslinger Shootout
The GatorLUG Codeslinger Shootout is tonight! If you cant make it, then stay tined to the GatorLUG website to see who wins and how. http://www.gatorlug.org/node/261
Added by Michael Levin on April 21, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments
HTML5, Flash and iPad - Pop Culture ... what do you think?
I think HTML5 has a lot to offer. I think it's pretty bold to say Flash is going to die. I can't wait to play with an iPad. But, you and I know that just around the corner will be an "open pad"! Hmmmm,
openpad dot com - has a catchy ring to it,… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on April 5, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments
Open Source Bridge - Call for Proposals ends very soon!
Open Source Bridge is a new conference for developers working with open source technologies and for people interested in
learning the open source way. You have until 11:59pm PDT on March 29th (Monday) to send your proposals.
OSB is a volunteer run, non… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on March 28, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments
Google Summer of Code
the time to get involved.
http://code.google.com/soc/
Each year, Google offers students the opportunity to spend their summer
coding on open source projects. You propose a project, and if selected,
you're assigned a mentor and provided a $4500 stipend. It is… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on March 26, 2010 at 11:14am — No Comments
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