[Buffalo-pm] Buffalo PM Summer Schedule

[Kevin Eye]

> I still haven't figured out my problem with that "slashtalk" program 
> (that reads slashdot to you)

I noticed this site today, BTW:
http://www.speakwire.com/

Not only does it read Slashdot and other RSS feeds to you, I'm pretty 
sure I hear a computer-generated British accent. :-) Looks like you 
can't download the audio yet, though.

  - Kevin

> Jim Brandt <cbrandt at buffalo.edu> wrote:
>> I know, I've been slacking, but here is a proposed schedule at last...
>>
>> Wednesday, June 15
>>
>> Wednesday, July 13
>>
>> Wednesday, August 10
>>
>> Based on some feedback, I've moved the meetings to Wednesday. Most
>> people didn't care about the day, but a few didn't like Thursdays, so
>> there you are.
>>
>> No one had a problem with the location, so can we still get the room,
>> Dan?
>>
>> Now we need topics!
>>
>> Some questions to help find topics:
>>
>> 1) Is there anything someone would like to see covered?
>>
>> 2) Could we do a beginner topic each session? Spend maybe 30 minutes
>> on it. Info for beginners and others can chime in on other ways to do
>> it, etc. Also, we can rotate who covers the info.
>>
>> 3) Ideas for summer sessions:
>>
>> * PerlMonks overview;
>> * More on GUI programming with Perl;
>> * Conference summaries for YAPC and OSC ON;
>> * Perl 6;
>> * Cool modules;
>> * Good coding practices with Perl;
>> * How to write a Perl module;
>> * Installing Perl on Unixy systems and on Windows;
>> * Installing Perl modules;
>> * Testing;
>>
>> So if you have any thoughts, please reply with:
>>
>> * Comments on the proposed days;
>>
>> * Offers to present at a session (and which one);
>>
>> * Another comments;
>>
>> For your reading pleasure:
>>
>> http://theperlreview.com/
>>
>> Final note: Some folks had problems with the digest option on the
>> list. I checked the settings and all looked OK, but that doesn't
>> explain the problem. This list is *very* low traffic, so I would
>> suggest just converting to normal mode.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> ==========================================
>> Jim Brandt
>> Administrative Computing Services
>> University at Buffalo
>>
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