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Mike Rohde’s SxSW Notes
At the recent South by Southwest Interactive conference, most of the note-takers, myself included, took notes at the sessions using their laptops. One notable exception was designer Mike Rohdes, who took notes the old-fashioned way: with pen and paper, or more specifically, pen and Moleskine notebook. Read on for more…
The New Job: Nerd Wrangler at b5media
I figured I’d start off the working week with a big announcement: I’ve landed a new gig. As of this Thursday, March 6th, I’m going to be working at b5media.
DemoCamp 17 Covered in the National Post
DemoCamp 17 was a smashing success and was also covered in today’s National Post. Read on for more…
DemoCamp 17 Tonight!
DemoCamp 17 takes place tonight. If you wanted to see what’s on tonight’s agenda, see this entry of mine featuring abstracts for tonight’s demos and Ignite presentations. Read on for more about how to get in if you don’t have a ticket…
Demos and Ignite Presentations at Monday’s DemoCamp
Here are the schedules demos and Ignite presentations for DemoCamp 17…[read more]
Silicon Island: Montreal’s High-Tech Community
In today’s Montreal Gazette article, there’s an article titled Silicon Island? that looks at their high-tech community’s grassroots movement. Read on for more…
Scenes from Last Night’s Ruby/Rails Project Night
In spite of yesterday’s all-day snowstorm and sub-freezing temperatures (-10 C / 14 F), about a couple of dozen people still showed up for last night’s Ruby/Rails Project Night, TSOT’s monthly session where developers from Toronto and surrounding areas get together to see in-depth presentations on projects done using Ruby and Rails. Read on for more…
RubyFringe: July 18-20
If you’ve been having doubts about whether mainstream conferences like RailsConf are worth the money, time and bother, the alternative Ruby-but-not-Rails conference RubyFringe, which takes place in Toronto in July, might be the conference for you. Read on for more details…
TSOT Ruby/Rails Project Night Next Tuesday!
Next Tuesday is the second Tuesday of the month, which means: Ruby/Rails Project Night, hosted by TSOT!
- When: Tuesday, February 12th, 2008:
- Doors open around 5:30 p.m.
- Presentations begin sometime between 6 - 6:30 p.m.
- Arrive early to get fed!
- Where: TSOT developer office, 151 Bloor Street West (just east of Avenue Road), Suite 1130
- Admission: FREE (but please register!)
- Register with: Corina Newby or Joey deVilla
Your First Warning: DemoCamp 17 Takes Place on Monday, February 25th
That’s right — DemoCamp, the gathering of the bright lights of Toronto’s tech community takes place in a couple of weeks! Read on for details…
TSOT Ruby/Rails Project Night: Tuesday, February 12th
It’s a new month, which means a new Ruby/Rails Project Night at TSOT on Tuesday, February 12th!
Facebook Developer Garage 3 Tonight!
The third Toronto edition of Facebook Developer Garage/FacebookCamp (it goes by both names) takes place tonight at MaRS Discovery District (101 College Street, just east of University Avenue) at 6:00 p.m. Read on for more details…
RailsConf 2008 Registration is Open
Just got the email: early bird registration for RailsConf 2008 (which is $100 cheaper) is now open. When I was working a nice big company like Tucows, they’d foot the bill, making the decision a no-brainer. Now that I’m at TSOT, which is a start-up, we don’t have those budgets and now I have to […]
Zed Shaw’s Writeup of CUSEC 2008
Zed Shaw’s title for his writeup of the CUSEC 2008 conference sums up his opinions: CUSEC 2008 Rocked Hard!…
Toronto Gatherings for Rails Developers
If you’re a Ruby on Rails developer, there are a couple of events you might be interested in…
PyCon 2008 - Registration Now Open!
Registration for PyCon 2008, the 6th annual Python community conference, is now open. PyCon 2008 takes place in Chicago (at the Crowne Plaza Chiago O’Hare hotel) from Friday, March 14th through Sunday, March 16th (with tutorials on Thursday, March 13th and sprints running from Monday, March 17th through Thursday, March 20th).
Toronto Ajax Pub Night - Monday January 14th
It’s the only time you should mix Ajax and beer: at Ajax Pub Night, which takes place here in Toronto on Monday, January 14th. Read on for details…
TSOT’s First Ruby/Rails Project Night a Success
Last night was TSOT’s first Ruby on Rails Project Night, a monthly gathering where Ruby developers in the Toronto area do in-depth presentations on Ruby, Rails and their current projects…
TSOT’s Ruby/Rails Project Night
Tonight is TSOT’s first monthly Ruby/Rails Project Night, where we invite the local developer community into our offices to see presentations on Ruby and Rails development and socialize. We’ve got a great lineup of speakers…
About Global Nerdy
Global Nerdy is Joey deVilla's technical blog. It covers all sorts of nerdy things, whether they have to do with life, work or play -- from a short blurb on the latest tech news to a book or game review to full-length articles on some aspect of programming that he finds interesting.
Joey is the Nerd Wrangler at b5media, a Toronto-based startup behind a global media network of 320 blogs which get a total of 10 million pageviews a month. He brings a combination of software development skills, blogging experience and rock and roll accordion to b5.
(The standard disclaimer applies: the opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of Joey deVilla and do not necessarily reflect those of b5media.)
He's an active participant in TorCamp, a community of people interested in building up Toronto as a creative high-tech city.
Joey's best-known extracurricular activities are playing rock and roll accordion and blogging at his personal weblog, The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century.
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