November 2009

Austin UPA - December Happy Hour Mixer

Submitted by jlowe on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 12:25am
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Austin UPA (a chapter of the Usability Professionals' Association) has been reinvigorated this past year and has teamed up with AustinUX to host local events for UX (and related) folks.  Our topics are varied - from celebrating World Usability Day (see pictures) to collaborating on collaboration (see the past panel description) to discussing video game usability (check out the slides).

For December, we'll be winding down 2009 in a social fashion with a happy hour mixer at Vino Vino on December 1st. 

Happy hour details
Tuesday, December 1st, 6:30-8:30pm

Vino Vino (www.vinovinotx.com)
4119 Guadalupe St
Austin, TX 78751
(Google map)

Please RSVP at http://austinupa.ning.com/events/december-happy-hour. It's not completely necessary, but would be helpful - I need to give the owners a heads-up on headcount. (Note: If you haven't signed up on the Austin UPA website, then you'll need to - the link is on the upper right, and it's free.)

ProductParty Austin

Submitted by johnpeltier on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 12:36pm
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Introducing ProductParty Austin - a mostly unstructured networking event held whenever we feel like it! Bringing together People, Products, and Pitchers.
Brought to you by the team responsible for organizing ProductCamp and ProductPotluck, ProductParty is a networking happy-hour for Product Marketing and Management professionals in Austin – but with a twist. At ProductParty everyone participates through networking, volunteering, or participating as a “Product Manager SmackDown” contestant.

Famigo seeks a LAMP/ Python Developer

Submitted by greenshirtmatt on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 12:21pm
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Famigo is changing the way families play by building and promoting family games played on mobile devices.

We have an immediate opening for a python programmer with experience building web applications. This position is a contract position, however the coder will have the opportunity to join full time as the company grows.

Job Requirements: - 1-3 years experience coding Python web applications
- Experience with Django and/ or Pylons (understands MVC)
- can commit to 20 - 40 hours per week
- self-motivated
- documentation perfectionist
- effective communicator

Bonus:
- codes using agile development methodology

Compensation will be based on experience.

Please send a resume and letter describing web app experience to info@famigogames.com

Austin-based Info Chimps featured in NY Times

Submitted by Lynn Bender on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 10:34am
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Twitter Data Dump: InfoChimps Puts 1B Connections Up For Sale .

I remember first meeting Info Chimps' co-founder Flip Kromer at my bookstore back in the 90s. I couldn't remember whether he was a math, physics, or CS major at the time. Seemed like he was equally comfortable in each discipline. A decade later, It's great to see the rising success of his startup.

Flip and I spoke about NoSQL Camp earlier this week. Hopefully, he'll be able to present.

-Lynn

Seeking Senior Java Developer

Submitted by caroline.valentine on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 7:50pm
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The Java Developer will be responsible for full life cycle development and maintenance of our client's web based commerce applications working together with a small internal team as well as outside vendors and consultants.

Austin NoSQL Camp -- Tentatively scheduled for Feb 2010

Submitted by Lynn Bender on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 1:47pm
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Last weekend, at DrupalCamp Austin, David Strauss, Rob Ristroph and I were speaking about our shared interest in some of the newer document databases, graph databases, the emerging "schema free" movement, etc. We decided that there is too much going on for a single presentation, and that it would be a good idea to hold a NoSQL Camp (facebook group)

I ran the idea by my fellow data geek buddies and the response was "When? Let's do it!"

What is NoSQL? Check out the NoSQL Wikipedia Entry.

We are tentatively looking to hold the event in February 2010. We have a few interested sponsors, but are seeking more. If you'd like to help organize, send a note to nosql@geekaustin.org.

Ruby Dojo! and Austin On Rails fourth anniversary

Submitted by Lynn Bender on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 12:32pm
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Matt Buck and the otherinbox guys have just launched RubyDojo.

from their website
What: A chance to improve the Ruby libraries we all know and love with your fellow Rubyists
Where: The OtherInbox offices (current Austin on Rails location)
When: 5:30 the day of the monthly Austin on Rails meetings

Speaking of Rails: Tonight's Austin On Rails meeting marks the 4th Anniversary of the group. At the first meeting, Damon Clinksales presented Rails 1.0 to a single table of enthusiasts. From that meeting, it's grown to one of the strongest local Rails communities in the country.

Congrats to Damon, Matt, and everyone who's helped make this all happen.

-Lynn

Are these the top 10 emerging enterprise technologies?

Submitted by Lynn Bender on Mon, 11/16/2009 - 2:02pm
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Infoworld just published an article on the top 10 emerging enterprise technologies. At first glance, it looks like a pretty good list:

10. Whitelisting
9. Cross-platform mobile app dev
8. Hardware power conservation
7. Many-core chips
6. Solid-state drives
5. NoSQL databases
4. I/O virtualization
3. Data deduplication
2. Desktop virtualization
1. MapReduce

Read the full article at InfoWorld.

By the way: look for an announcement about NoSQL Camp Austin in the next few days.

-Lynn

Getting Ready for Drupal Camp Austin

Submitted by Lynn Bender on Sun, 11/15/2009 - 9:59am
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Registration is going fine without a hitch. The folks at Norris have a great facility.

 

RGM Advisors seeks Systems and Network Administrators

Submitted by GeekAustinJobBot on Sat, 11/14/2009 - 9:45pm

(additional positions at RGM listed in our Jobs section)

RGM Advisors is seeking senior systems and network administrators support our growing trading infrastructure. Our ideal candidates will have deep technical experience including capacity planning, design, implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of high performance, scientific cluster computing systems.

RGM Advisors seeks IT Support Specialists

Submitted by GeekAustinJobBot on Sat, 11/14/2009 - 9:39pm

(additional positions at RGM listed in our Jobs section)

RGM Advisors is looking to hire a help desk professional to provide first and second level support of our Apple Macintosh systems, printers, office equipment, LAN and VOIP phone system. Individuals will also be required to perform hardware and software installs and in general support RGM’s growing employee base in our corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas.

 

Rachel is looking for a Drupal Developer with PHP/SOAP/API -- full time gig

Submitted by Lynn Bender on Thu, 11/12/2009 - 3:03pm
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Rachel at PetRelocation just told me about a in-house web developer /programmer position that they have. It sounds like a choice full time gig for the right person.

 

DrupalCamp Austin this Saturday/Sunday

Submitted by Lynn Bender on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 7:27pm
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Even if it the event doesn't sell out (it probably will very soon), we will not be offering registration at the door. You will need to register for DrupalCamp Austin at the website:

http://drupalcampaustin.org

The event is hosted by Four Kitchens, and sponsored by Volacci, Entermedia, the Commerce Guys, Do It With Drupal, and The Economist. (Yes, that Economist). If you would like to add your name to the sponsors, contact Todd Nienkirk at todd@fourkitchens.com.

We are currently seeking to video record the event. If you are a video professional, please contact lynnbender@geekaustin.org for details.

This will be the largest Drupal event ever held in Austin. If you are thinking of making the move to Drupal, are looking for Drupal talent, or want to sharpen your skills, come join us at DrupalCamp Austin.

-Lynn

Austin SPIN and IEEE Computer Society joint meeting with Steven Teleki

Submitted by johnpeltier on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 5:23pm
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Austin SPIN invites you to a joint meeting with the IEEE Computer Society on November, 19, 2009. The topic will be Building Blocks of Software Project Success, presented by Steven Teleki, Software Engineering Program Director with IBM Software Group.

Event: EclipseRT Day in Austin

Submitted by caniszczyk on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 12:26pm
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Howdy all!

If you're interested in Eclipse, Java, modular applications and OSGi...

The Eclipse Foundation will be hosting an EclipseRT Day in Austin on November 17th.

http://wiki.eclipse.org/EclipseRT_Day

EclipseRT is the portfolio of Eclipse projects that include runtime frameworks used to build and deploy running applications. EclipseRT is based on component oriented development architecture built on the Equinox runtime framework, an implementation of the OSGi standard. EclipseRT Day is your opportunity to discover what is possible using Equinox and the complementary projects, such as EclipseLink, RAP and RCP. Experts from the EclipseRT community will discuss how you can build applications for embedded devices, desktops and even large scale server applications. IBM, SpringSource and TD Canada Trust will share their experiences of using Equinox and OSGi for their solutions.

The event is free. If you have any questions, let me know.

Register by emailing eclipsert_austin@eclipse.org

More SXSWi 2010 presentations announced today

Submitted by Lynn Bender on Mon, 11/09/2009 - 12:25pm
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The second batch of SXSW Interactive presentations have just been posted. Here's some of the one's that look interesting to me:

Mason Hale, of One Spot: AI 2010: Wall-e Or Rise Of The Machines?
I've never figured out just what it is that OneSpot does, but Mason is a terribly sharp guy. This ought to be a good presentation.

Eric Olson: Data is Money: How Geeks are Changing Finance I've been following Eric's blog for a while.

Bruce Sterling: Nothing more to say. There is a difference between watching Bruce's presentations and talking to him at a party. Skip the previous panel and show up early to get a seat.

If you missed the announcement of the first set of presentations, you can find it here. For further reference, check out the complete list of SXSWi 2010 speakers.

-Lynn

Michelle is looking for a C#/C++/.net developer

Submitted by GeekAustinJobBot on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 4:11pm
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Zilker Ventures seeks Drupal Dev

Submitted by GeekAustinJobBot on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 1:51pm
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What part of town would you like the Austin QA pro meetings to be held?

Submitted by Dennis Gyor on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 9:23pm
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North (Mopac & 183 area)
44% (4 votes)
North Central (Burnet & Koenig area)
11% (1 vote)
Downtown
22% (2 votes)
South Austin
22% (2 votes)
Other (add comment below)
0% (0 votes)
Total votes: 9

Jordan is seeking a System test engineer

Submitted by GeekAustinJobBot on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 5:23pm
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Caroline is looking for a Java Pro

Submitted by GeekAustinJobBot on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 3:47pm
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Caroline is looking for a Java pro who will work together with a small internal team as well as outside vendors and consultants, and who will be responsible for full life cycle development and maintenance of web based commerce applications.