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Tech events in and around Ann Arbor
The end of the month is sort of light on tech events in Ann Arbor, but STILL there are things to do within driving distance! PyOhio is going on in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday July 26. It's a free event, and includes talks, open spaces, lightning talks...

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Technical Sessions at the Java Posse Roundup
I'm a month late in posting this, but better late than never. The Java Posse Roundup was an Open Spaces conference in Crested Butte, CO. It was held March 4-8, and this was the second (hopefully annual) conference. The non-technical sessions , about...

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Flex meeting tonight, March 10 at SPARK
An Ann Arbor area Flex meeting is being held tonight, at SPARK. It's free, and open to all. Topic: Flex: Rich Internet Application (RIA) Demos and Case Studies Join users of Flex, and others interested in Flex to view demos of Flex applications and...

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The Java Posse Roundup: the view from 9000 feet
I'm here in Crested Butte, for the 2nd Java Posse Roundup (my second time as well). It's been great, and much different than last year. That's cool because the theme was "Don't Repeat Yourself". Here's my overview. I'll...

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Flex User Group meeting next week (Monday)
SPARK and Janeeva are coordinating to determine if there is interest in a Flex User Group. Toward that end, and toward introducing Flex to people who might not know about it, they are holding a meeting next Monday evening, February 11, from 6-8 pm. Introduction...

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Rich Internet Application Jam: Silverlight and Flex
Last week, James Ward (Adobe), Josh Holmes (Microsoft), and Bruce Eckel (well, Bruce Eckel!) conducted a Rich Internet Application Jam at our office. This was NOT a competitive event. Rather, in the spirit of CodeMash, people came together to learn about...

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Day 1 of the RIA Jam ... and RIA at Special User Group meeting tomorrow
Today was the first day for the Rich Internet Application Jam, being held at SRT Solutions' offices. James Ward (Adobe) and Bruce Eckel are here, working side-by-side with people who are in various stages of learning Flex and Josh Holmes (Microsoft...

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Rich Internet Application Jam at SRT January 14-16
SRT Solutions will be hosting an RIA Jam, with Bruce Eckel, James Ward (Adobe) and Josh Holmes (Microsoft). This self-paced exploration of rich internet options will give participants the ability to learn about Flex and Silverlight and to talk about JavaFX...

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September Ann Arbor Tech Events
Ah, a new month and more tech events in Ann Arbor. All meetings are free and open to the public. SRT is happy to say that we will be hosting several of these meetings in our new office, at 206 S. Fifth, Suite 200. That's at the corner of Fifth and...

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Events Worth the Travel
Upcoming Events Outside of Michigan Anyone who has read this blog knows that I am a huge fan of Open Spaces events. In particular, I've really enjoyed the Open Spaces events that Bruce Eckel has offered, in Crested Butte, Colorado. In about a week...

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UI Smackdown: Session 4
Combining Flex with other technologies Is it possible to combine Flex with other technologies? We saw James Ward build a Flex front end for a TurboGears app at CodeMash . What else makes sense? Those are the questions that we tried to answer in the last...

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UI Smackdown: Session 3
XAML/MXML: Why both? I'm always curious when we have competing standards emerging, and I wonder how that happens, and why. So, since we had people who were knowledgeable about both Flex and WPF at the UI Smackdown, it seemed reasonable to explore...

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UI Smackdown: Session 1
Web App Limits: Real World Experiences A group convened a session to talk about web applications, and where they break down with real world experience. The limitations were noted as: 1. Javascript requires testing in many different browsers, but the GWT...

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It's a busy week in Ann Arbor!
I’m still trying to finish up my blog from my visit to Microsoft last week (and from the Michigan Celebration of Women in Computing over the weekend), but I wanted to make sure that I mentioned the busy week that we’re having in Ann Arbor...

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UI Smackdown 2007 Early Bird Expires Today
If you’ve been planning to attend the User Interface Smackdown 2007 event to explore GWT, Flex, and WPF, today is the last day to get early bird pricing. At close of business today, we’ll be updating the pricing, so if you’ve been planning...

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