barcamp memphis
November blog spotlight: “Green Eggs and Spam”
By Daniel J. Pritchett on November 14, 2008
I met Memphis blogger Andy Glover at BarCamp on Saturday and I’ve enjoyed his blog all week. Andy’s stepped up with post after post breaking down the highs and lows of BarCamp. His posts will give you a real feel for the community value and professional development potential of this $40 per person conference. Andy’s [...]
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Welcome back to Sharing at Work!
By Daniel J. Pritchett on November 14, 2008
Feedburner is still having trouble seeing the site directly so I’ve created a “middleman” feed using the aid of Yahoo Pipes. The result to you the reader should be minimal. Let me know if you have any trouble sseing the site!
Check back later today for a spotlight on Andy Glover and his ongoing series of [...]
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Got some much-needed brain food at BarCamp
By Daniel J. Pritchett on November 10, 2008
“You Suck at Social Media” presentation by Bob Hazlett
BarCampMemphis finally arrived two days ago and blew my mind. 88 excited Tennesse-area professionals piled into the ground floor of a cozy downtown office complex (LaunchMemphis) and talked themselves silly. There was a lot to like; here are some highlights.
Awesome sessions
Check out the Zoho wiki we threw up [...]
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Building a Wiki using Django – Excellent #bcmem presentation by @bkmontgomery
By Daniel J. Pritchett on November 8, 2008
UPDATE: Brad Tweets to say that he actually uses vim for his coding, not XCode as I observed below. Thanks Brad!
9 am session: Brad Montgomery
Zero to Wiki in 30 minutes or Building a Wiki with Django
Brad’s official notes on this session with source code, presentation, and contact info http://bradmontgomery.net/barcampmemphis
@bkmontgomery on twitter
Django is a python framework
Brad’s IDE: [...]
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First impressions on BarCamp Memphis
By Daniel J. Pritchett on November 8, 2008
Lots of excited people here!
Organizers are calmly putting together a good show. Free Fred’s brand tote bags for everyone at check-in desk.
Three rooms running simultaneous presentations at 9a, 10, 11, 1p, 2, 3, 4.
The #BCMem Twitter hashtag is already getting some good mileage. Track it here: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23bcmem
Good food options available – fruit, bagels, water, coffee. [...]
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