Honestly the forum and the wiki never got off the ground.  The wiki was plagued with wiki-spam, and comments to the forum were just a small trickle.  This main page, beyond a few odd posts here and there, really served as a way to announce meetings.

So we ask you geeks, what would you want to see happening on www.geeksouth.com?  Is it just fine to keep the blog to announce the meetings because the meetings are where the fun happens?  Or do you want something bigger and better here.  I’ve created a forum thread (link) for us to discuss thing.  Please throw your 2 cents in because it does count.

If you don’t have a forum account, and don’t feel like creating one post a comment here or e-mail Austin and he’ll sling  it up for you.

Update: Ben Collins has started some ideas flowing on the Forum.  We need your ideas!

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For those who are going to participate please be sure to bring an extension cord and surge protector if you need to plug in.

Don’t forget while you are surfing and shopping be sure to pick up a Geek South T-Shirt to show your Geek South Pride!

See you there!! Geek South

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The menu will be Hamburgers, hotdogs, veggie burgers, maybe even some shish kabobs etc.  All of that will be provited, but we need you to bring sides and drinks.  Chips, coleslaw, baked beans, dessert, whatever you want to bring!  Alcohol is allowed… Austin drinks yeungling btw

It is important that we get a headcount for this event.  If you haven’t gotten an e-mail from mypunchbowl.com by 05/22/08 shoot an e-mail to geeksouth05@gmail.com if you are going to attend.

Kids are welcome!

Be prepared to relax and chat with your fellow Geeks!  Hopefully we will see some people sporting their Geek South Shirts which you can find here.

¹ → Don’t worry!  You can still bring your laptops and mobiles.  There will be wifi (this IS Jose’s house after all), but the point is to get outside away from our screens for a bit.

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WHAT: WncDotNet is a newly formed developer group dedicated to promoting Microsoft .NET technology and education to the software developer community near Asheville, NC and the surrounding area. Aside from often having great items to give away, monthly meetings will offer refreshments and professional networking and educational programs.

WHEN: Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 6 to 8:30 PM . Kickoff meeting is May 13^th.

WHERE: At ImageSmith Communications, located near Asheville at 19 Walden Drive in Arden (near the intersection of Sweeten Creek, Hendersonville, and Airport roads). See www.imagesmith.com for a map and directions.

WHO: Anyone interested in .NET software development is invited to join the group. For more details, or to join, please browse the WncDotNet website at www.wncdotnet.com. If you have an interest in helping to steer or sponsor the group or making presentations at meetings, please contact WncDotNet via the website or call Dave Kolb at 828-398-0694.

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I know next-to-nothing about Knoxville so I won’t attempt to post a Google Maps link.  However feel free to leave more info in the comments.

Also, make sure you are following @geeksouth on Twitter as we’ll try to keep that current with events.  If you have an event you’d like us to post and twitter about send an e-mail to geeksouth05@gmail.com or direct twitter @geeksouth.

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Leveraging Flash as a desktop development platform great for startups and mature businesses who need graphical interactive experiences at a fraction of the cost of custom developments.  I’ll be showcasing the software I managed (computer games for speech language pathologists) and how I helped start the company with accompanying business services including printing and disc manufacturing.

We will be meeting at Fun Expedition in Johnson City.  That’s right.  Fun Expedition.  Batting cages, Go-Carts, the whole works.  Make sure you come ready for some Geek Laser Tag.

Fun Expedition is located at 2805 North Roan Street in Johnson City (Google Map).

Update: Eric McCarty has added a set of photos to Flickr from our time at Fun Expedition.  You can see those here.  It was an awesome presentation and an awesome time.

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First installment… Muxtape. The site is best described by its own tagline: “a simple way to create and share mp3 mixtapes”.  Creating an account is dead simple (you are asked for a name, a password, and an e-mail address) and then you are immediately able to create your muxtape by uploading 12 MP3’s.

Your muxtape comes complete with a unique url (mine is austinmoody.muxtape.com), RSS feed, and HUGE fonts (Web 2.0 FTW!).

I love this site, and hope it stays around.  My biggest worry, of course, is how long the record industry will allow it to stay around.  The Muxtape terms in the line that people cannot upload “songs they do not have permission to let Muxtape use” which I figure means just about anything.

Quick!  I need to find some new artists to check out.  Create a Muxtape and slap the url in the comments.

Oh yeah… another bonus for iPhone owners, you can totally listen to music from a Muxtape direct on your device.  Good times.

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Don’t forget to join us this Thursday March 20, 2008 for a presentation given by Nathan King. Nathan is the CEO/Chief Architect at JETPAC.tv, LLC.

He will be telling us Geeks all about sites like Quik, Seesmic, and currentTV. I am sure we will also hear a little something about JETPAC!

Topic for this Geek South dinner will be application of video into media companies at large. We will explore Nathan’s thoughts on the future of video and where it’s headed (more mobile, more interactive, desktop oriented, and more niches).

The Geek South Dinner will be held on a THURSDAY this month. Be sure to make note of this as Geeks tend to keep habits and we have been meeting on Tuesdays for the past two years. We will be meeting at StirFry in Johnson City, TN. @ 7pm. Click here if you need directions. Hope to see you all there!!

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Grab your GeekSouth T-shirts here: http://www.zazzle.com/geeksouth_shirt-235879916788313502

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We used Eric McCarty (from fellowtip.com) and his cellphone to record a brief podcast using the very cool new API from blogtalkradio.com. Thanks geeksouth - you rock!

Jose

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