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Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:37am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Oscon 2011 is just days away from happening. For some of you, attending Oscon may not be an option. It's possible that you have other obligations, don't have a budget for it, or even don't know much about it. Well have no fear, this year Oscon 2011 will be streaming live on Codetown via the group Oscon 2011. For those of you who are curious about it, take some time to watch an hour or so. Anyone who really wanted to attend…
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The annual open source convention, simply known as Oscon, has come around for its 13th year and this year it features Oscon Java. Oscon is where developers, innovators, businesspeople, and investors come together to change everyday business practices and thinking. It's a technical conference that covers a range of open source, from Linux and MySQL to middleware and cloud computing as well as anything in between.
Oscon is designed to provide informative tutorials, activities,…
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Last nights OJUG meeting was great. Beth and Tracy did an amazing job of setting things up in the room and the presentation was wonderfully entertaining and insightful. It was spectacular and informative, what more could you ask for? Anyone who was unable to come certainly missed out, but maybe next year we'll have them give this presentation again. You never know.
Tracy provided us with a wealth of knowledge in terms of how to be recruited. His presentation on Working WIth Recruiters…
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I know what you're thinking, "So what if Apple gets another patent?" or "What's left that they don't already have?". Apparently what Apple doesn't have is a multitouch patent that can distinguish between how many fingers are touching an item on the screen and how that item can be manipulated/maneuvered in a frame or the whole screen. Confused? Probably, if…
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