http://barcampsdk.org The BarCamp Experience comes to South Dakota. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:26:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While doing some research on the Amazon Kindle DX I came across this interesting Twitter breakdown: Apparently the author of the post was using their own technology Voxtrot Opinion to get a breakdown on how folks felt about the new gadget. Deane and Joe were the ones who first started discussing ... http://barcampsdk.org/data-mining-for-fun-profit/ There was a argument heated discussion at BarCampSDK that Wolfram|Alpha failed as a search engine. Thankfully now we have definitive proof that is not a search engine. http://barcampsdk.org/is-wolframalpha-really-a-search-engine/ 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 ... http://barcampsdk.org/cakephp-101/ 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. http://barcampsdk.org/bauhaus-20/ 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. http://barcampsdk.org/semantic-web/ 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 ... http://barcampsdk.org/diy-ip-pbx-pfsense-as-a-pbx-appliance-with-freeswitch/ 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 ... http://barcampsdk.org/get-php-superpowers-over-your-database/ FIRST! http://barcampsdk.org/960-grid-vs-fluid-vs-elastic/ With a few days left until the big weekend, I'd like to remind everyone to get registered and post your presentation topic on this site so everyone knows what to expect.  The actual time spots will be up for grabs the day of the camp, but go ahead and give ... http://barcampsdk.org/share-your-topics/ Preparation Pre-register on this site (registration link in the top right of this page). Please put your name on the form, to give coordinators an idea as to how many people are coming (and to get your nametag printed, instead of Sharpie'd!). Also make sure to include your t-shirt size and ... http://barcampsdk.org/what-to-expect/