Here’s the first of a series of introductions for the upcoming Node PDX Conference here in bright and sunny Portland, Oregon! …and no, that isn’t sarcasm, it’s the summer time now so we’re allowed to have sun and warm weather! With that, the speakers for Node PDX! Ward Cunningham presenting… My Sensors Love Node.js Who’s... Continue reading →

…if you are deciding what to attend this year, here’s the top of the list. Just a few key conferences that will kick ass in technical & academic content. The other great thing about these conferences is that they either have a “code of ethics” or are reknown for real conference diversity vs. the “hey... Continue reading →

Today, albeit by obliviousness to the holiday, had scheduled “Riak Office Hours” at NedSpace today. Even with the holiday, we had a great turn out. Generally Office Hours & Open Hack type of meets are small, often 2-5 people. Today we had a whopping 10 people turn out! Open Ended Topics Each meet we have... Continue reading →

This last week has been a bit more exciting for a number of reasons than I expected and dragged out for a few other reasons. (shakes fist in air with frustration!) RICON|East lands in New York City! Last year, well before I was working for Basho, I signed up for RICON in San Francisco. RICON... Continue reading →

Wow, so this week has been an intense return to Portland for me. I got back earlier in the week and hit the ground doing a bit of catch up after being on the rails for two weeks to Denver, over to San Francisco and then back up here to Portland. The whole time cramming... Continue reading →