Archive for July, 2008

Interesting way to get 500 new members to your website

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

So fellow GeekSouth member Eric McCarty has recently opened up his local forum site FellowTip.  Starting tonight he’s started a drive to pick up 500 new members for his site… by locking himself in his garage:
Yes that is a live video (for now).  If you want to chat with him hit up the following address: [...]

IT Community Gathering in Lebanon, VA - July 30th

Friday, July 25th, 2008

IT COMMUNITY GATHERING
“Linux on a Sony Playstation 3″
July 30, 2008
6:00pm - 8:00pm
The presenter will be Brent Dingus who is in his 2nd year as a Consultant for CGI. He has a strong background in Process Improvement and Metrics Analysis. He holds certifications in the SCAMPI methods of appraisal and CMMI Model v1.2 from Carnegie Mellon’s [...]

Rounded Corners for GeekSouth

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Besides someone’s half-serious comment about web2.0 meaning graphics have rounded corners, there really is a lot to Web2.0 that of all groups, GeekSouth could and should really be taking advantage of.   I didn’t really become aware of  how easily this could be accomplished until I whipped up a class reunion site on ning.com.  From the [...]

Singularity08 Web (Developer) Conference

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Updated! A self-described “kick-ass conference,” Singularity08 is a gathering of web developers and thinkers who are among the most recognized and successful internet personalities.  It’s October 24-26 and you can learn more at the website www.singularity08.com. The Bliss Agency has purchased a ticket for the event and since it’s a web-based conference, we can all [...]

Google Lively Virtually Fails

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Google just launched a new product called Lively and, well, it’s pretty deadly. Yes, we know it’s a beta.  But I haven’t experienced a more frustrating interface since attempting to win a cupie doll at the carvinal with a barely functional squirt gun.  There is a lot of grief in the blogosphere and a lot [...]

July 2008 Meetup

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Linux/Open Source programs for Windows
A Cost Effective Business Alternative

At this GeekSouth meeting (July 23, 2008) we will be discussing Linux, Open Source programs, Open Source programs that have been ported for windows, and how the these programs can be used as a cost effective alternative to windows and windows based programs.  The presentation will be [...]

GeekSouth on LinkedIn

Monday, July 7th, 2008

You’ve heard of LinkedIn haven’t you?  I’ve heard it described as a social network that might actually help you get a job.
Anyways, I’ve created a GeekSouth Group on LinkedIn if you’d like to join up.