CakePHP 101

I will go over the basics of CakePHP.

CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP that provides an extensible architecture for developing, maintaining, and deploying applications. Using commonly known design patterns like MVC and ORM within the convention over configuration paradigm, CakePHP reduces development costs and helps developers write less code.

Woot.

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bauhaus 2.0

balancing clients, creativity, and code

What can we learn from Bauhaus furniture, wallpaper, and books?

A discussion about improving interactive agencies and the education of developers and designers.

With a cameo appearance by le Corbusier.

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Semantic Web

I’ll be talking with y’all about the semantic web, its meaning, its usefulness, and what it portends for the future of the web.

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DIY IP PBX: PfSense as a PBX appliance with FreeSwitch

Expect a light intro to PfSense, a FreeBSD Based firewall distro that’s hardened and capable of putting extremely expensive Cisco equipment to shame and it’s laundry list of functions/packages. Following a brief intro to PfSense I’ll detail the FreeSwitch package, an easy to configure version of the extremely flexible, scalable and fast open source soft switch.  I’ll have all the details of the hardware & software setup I’m using to run it successfully in a SOHO 5 line implementation.

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Get PHP Superpowers Over Your Database

You won’t have to get bitten by a radioactive spider to handle this presentation. Learn how to harness the power of DB_DataObject, Smarty, and PHP to build your own MVC (model-view-controller) web application.

Stop writing CRUD code and find out more about what all the cool kids are talking about without learning that mineral language.

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960 grid vs fluid vs elastic

FIRST!

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Install Mac OS X onto your Dell

..or HP, Compaq, Sony, etc.

I will be doing a session explaining how this task can be accomplished.  I’ll explain hardware selection, software patching, and installation procedures.  If time permits I will also outline some possible issues you might face after installation (device recognition, etc).

If you’ve been considering a Mac but can’t budget one right now, or perhaps you want to keep using your Dell but can’t stand Vista; this is a great way to test out the Mac OS on hardware you already own or can get cheaper.

NOTE: I do not condone piracy, and my procedures are based off the assumption that you have a legally purchased copy of OS X.  There are other “pre-patched” distributions of OS X floating around the web and although I acknowledge they exist I prefer to do my own patching so I can be sure of what is going on.

-Justus (a.k.a. dellintosh)

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