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Yearly Archives: 2008

Linux Plumbers Conf: speakers, early bird registration, V4L microconf

8/17/2008 – 3:39 pm
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The Linux Plumbers Conf early bird registration is drawing to a close- grab a cheap seat while you still have time.

Need a bit more convincing? Check out our speakers list.

We released our speaker list this week and we have a great group. I am most excited that we are finally bringing together a few of the video4linux developers for a face to face microconf.

In particular it will be good to talk about libv4l, a low level library that does frame conversion, since nearly all video applications need conversion soon to support gspca devices. Hans De Goede started the library a few months ago and we are both working to patch applications to get support into OpenSuSE 11.1 and Fedora 10.

Having applications use a library also opens up the possibility of doing some smart things like launching a proxy server (ala. dmix, pulseaudio) and having Cheese and Skype able to use the camera at the same time. Although, it would be nice if Skype got involved so we wouldn’t have to LDPRELOAD our way in ;)

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It’s a good time to be on Twitter

2/14/2008 – 4:53 pm
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Twitter is a micro-blogging platform resting somewhere in between IRC and e-mail. It is a nice informal way of staying in touch and people are inclined to use it because of the quick and easy format.

Primarily I use twitter to stay up to date on local Portland tech but it seems that the Novell and OpenSuSE twitter users are growing.

If you want to add me on twitter my account name is philips.

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Six Weeks to Robot at Ignite Portland

2/9/2008 – 10:56 pm
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Recently I presented at Ignite Portland and a video has been published on YouTube. The event was rockin’ and being a part of the whole thing was amazing. If you weren’t able to make it you really missed out.

Luckily, we have the technology to bring the event to you! LinuxAid lovingly recorded all of the talks and posted them on YouTube. The complete collection can be found here.

If you want to dig in even further Silicon Florist has made a links arrangement of the event which includes Flickr links, blog posts and Twitter archives.

Be sure to keep your eye on IgnitePortland.com in the future so you can be a part of these great events.

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Come see me at Ignite Portland 2

1/30/2008 – 1:01 am
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Ignite Portland 2Woo! I sent my slides off for my Ignite Portland 2 talk this afternoon (late, sorry). Assembling the twenty slides for my presentation took nearly 6 hours. You see, at Ignite the presenter has no control over the pacing; therefore, knowing exactly what you want to say and when is very important. And that takes time.

If you are unfamiliar with Ignite the presentation format consists of 20 slides that automatically advance every 15 seconds. Result: a 5 minute talk. This style of presentation is also known as pecha-kucha which is Japanese slang for chatter. My friend Ron sent me some great background articles if you are interested: here and here.

I am going to be giving a presentation on the high school robotics program known as the FIRST robotics competition. The story will be rooted in my experience mentoring Meeks Technical Team 2411

If you are free Feb. 5th come and see me and the other 13 awesome presentations! Arrive early too because hundreds of others will be swarming to get in.

Tuesday, February 5
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (doors open at 5:15 pm)
Bagdad Theater
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214
Admission is FREE
Please RSVP

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