The day before yesterday was day one, for me, of OSCON. I’d been out of town on business meet on Monday, so skipped out on the intro day. However the second day, my first, was a good time. There was already a good dose of “oh dear, I can’t attend ALL of the sessions I... Continue reading →

There are a number of new startups that have joined the third PIE Class. However there are a few that have stood out to me. The first startup has to do with the IoT. IoT stands for Internet of Things. I’m a MASSIVE fan of what is being done with IoT. Personally I think it... Continue reading →

OS Bridge Day 1 kicked off. I had more than a few goals to achieve for the day. Give my presentation “Data and Applications Across the Void :: Distributing Systems“, the first with this layout, of key topics and concepts around distributed systems. Meet Jason Denizac @_jden for coffee at Public Domain and catch up.... Continue reading →

Rails 2013 Conf (April 29th-May 1st) The Rails 2013 Conference kicked off for me, with a short bike ride through town to the conference center. The Portland conference center is one of the most connected conference centers I’ve seen; light rail, streetcar, bus, bicycle boulevards, trails & of course pedestrian access is all available. I... Continue reading →

First things first – If you haven’t registered for the Polyglot Conference yet, get registered ASAP as it could sell out! I have a workshop coming up on Friday of this week at the Vancouver BC Polyglot Conf. In addition I’ll be attending the conference itself and looking to have a lot of conversations and... Continue reading →