Are you hard core into technology and software development like Node.js, JavaScript, Ruby, Rails, .NET, Java, Clojure and more? Do you like the ideas behind the agile manifesto, lean startup, kanban, and thinking outside of the box? Are you digging that ASP.NET MVC Framework or waiting for the next ALT.NET meetup? Loving that ease of... Continue reading →

I wanted to post these two keynotes from OSCON 2011. They really bring out the spirit of exploration, adventure, care, and doing things bigger than oneself, doing things that go beyond the cat picture of the day. These presentations, well, I’ll let them speak for themselves. Absolutely great! navigate to post to see video. …and... Continue reading →

Today and yesterday I specifically aimed to meet and interview a number of sponsors and companies attending OSCON. My big quest I’d assigned myself was to determine who was doing what, where, when, and why in the Open Source Community. Of course I wasn’t going to get to every company, but I was going to... Continue reading →

It is day 3 of OSCON data & java, and the kick off to the main keynotes and core conference. There are a repeating topics throughout the conference: The Web, It’s Still HUGE! Imagine that! HTML 5, CSS3, JavaScript/jQuery/Node.js – This is starting to look like it will be the development stack of the web.... Continue reading →

Playful Exploration of Public & Personal Data I arrived, just after the keynote, because I was being lame on this Monday. Sounds like it was a great keynote with some great people speaking. The first thing I did was get my directions straight for where all the rooms and expo area is. Once I did... Continue reading →