From perlguy at earthlink.net Mon Mar 7 09:41:36 2005 From: perlguy at earthlink.net (Douglas E. Miles) Date: Mon Mar 7 09:32:31 2005 Subject: [Phoenix-pm] Part Time Job Opportunity In-Reply-To: <421D02AE.3010008@earthlink.net> References: <421D02AE.3010008@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <422C9250.9040302@earthlink.net> I've seen no responses so far. I guess everyone is gainfully employed. :) Did anyone send this over to PLUG? If not, will somebody volunteer? They really need to find someone to cover this class. Thanks! P.S. I'll probably start meetings again in April (don't let that stop you from having a meeting without me sooner), since I won't be teaching next quarter. I probably will be teaching again the quarter after that. Douglas E. Miles wrote: > Hey all! > > As you may recall, I'm now teaching a class at The Art Institute of > Phoenix. They've asked me to teach a new class next quarter, but I > don't have time to do it. It is an introductory programming class. The > language has not been determined yet, so you *may* have some influence > in this decision. You need to have at least a Bachelor's degree. If > you are interested send your resume to: > > cmcghee@aii.edu > > Chris McGhee > Academic Director > Game Art & Design > Visual Game Programming > Interactive Media Design > Art Institute of Phoenix > 2233 West Dunlap Ave. > Phoenix, AZ 85021 > 1-602-331-7516 > > Also, copy me at perlguy@earthlink.net so I know if there is interest. > If you are a member of PLUG, would you mind forwarding this to that list > (if you won't get flamed for it)? Also, feel free to pass this on to > anyone who might be interested who is not on this list. Thanks! > > _______________________________________________ > Phoenix-pm mailing list > Phoenix-pm@pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/phoenix-pm From perlguy at earthlink.net Fri Mar 11 08:56:02 2005 From: perlguy at earthlink.net (Douglas E. Miles) Date: Fri Mar 11 08:46:27 2005 Subject: [Phoenix-pm] [Fwd: Windows XP Annoyances Needed for New Book] Message-ID: <4231CDA2.3060409@earthlink.net> -------- Original Message -------- Dear User Group Leader: It's the Mother of all Annoyances: Windows. Specifically, Windows XP. So naturally, we're doing a book called "Windows XP Annoyances" and we'd like your help! We're looking for your gripes, complaints, hassles, and other frustrations with Microsoft's favorite OS. Billions of people use Windows, and we want to help them...and your help would be much appreciated. We'll be covering XP in all its flavors (including XP with Service Packs 1 and 2, Windows Media Center Edition), and in all its settings,(from standalone PCs to running on a WiFi network). If any members of your group have annoyances they'd like to see solved, have them email marsee@oreilly.com with "Windows XP Annoyances" in the subject line. Just have them note which version of XP they're using (with SP1? SP2! Windows Media Center Edition?) As thanks for sharing, we'll make sure to get copies of "Windows XP Annoyances" sent to your group shortly after publication. --Marsee *** An example of an Annoyance: Lock Numbers Out, Arrow Keys In THE ANNOYANCE: I use the keys on the number keypad for navigation, never for numbers. I'm tired of clicking NumLock to turn the function off. THE FIX: You can turn it off in your PC's CMOS Setup program, but there are two quicker, easier ways to do it: *For a permanent fix, edit the Registry (once you've backed it up). From the Start menu, click Run, type regedit, press Enter, and navigate your way to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard. Double-click InitialKeyboardIndicators in the right pane, and change the value to 2. Close RegEdit. *If you don't want to fiddle with the Registry--or if you want a handy way to toggle NumLock on and off--use the numlock.vbs script. You can drag and drop a copy of the file into your Start Menu's Startup Group (hold down the Ctrl key while you drag it) to turn NumLock off when your system boots, and drag a copy to your desktop so you can toggle NumLock back on. Grab a copy from http://www.oreilly.com/pcannoyances. From glim at mycybernet.net Sat Mar 19 11:25:00 2005 From: glim at mycybernet.net (glim@mycybernet.net) Date: Sat Mar 19 11:53:09 2005 Subject: [Phoenix-pm] Yet Another Perl Conference, North America, 2005 Registration now open Message-ID: ----------> Yet Another Perl Conference, North America, 2005 Registration now open. Conference dates: Monday - Wednesday 27 - 29 June 2005 Location: 89 Chestnut Street http://89chestnut.com/ University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada Info at: http://yapc.org/America Direct registration: http://donate.perlfoundation.org/index.pl?node=registrant%20info&conference_id=423 Full registration fee $85 (USD) Book now for great deals on accommodations and ensure a space for yourself. Speaking slots are still open. If you would like to present at YAPC::NA 2005, see: http://yapc.org/America/cfp-2005.shtml Details of this announcement: http://yapc.org/America/registration-announcement-2005.txt <---------- More Details ============ Registration for YAPC::NA (Yet Another Perl Conference, North America) 2005 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is now open. The conference registration price is USD$85. This price includes admission to all aspects of the conference, respectable amounts of catering, several activities and a few conference goodies. The YAPC North America 2005 conference features... * Fantastic speakers + most are the core creators of the technology on which they present + many are professional IT authors, trainers and conference speakers * An excellent learning opportunity * A chance to meet Perl professionals from all over North America and the world + YAPC attendees tend to be very involved in Perl and so are another great way to learn more about what the language has to offer beyond just what the speakers have to say * Extra-curricular / after hours activities * A great location in downtown Toronto All this, and the price is more than an order of magnitude cheaper than what commercial conferences can offer. This is because YAPC is a 100% volunteer effort, both from its organizers and its speakers. Quality is *not* sacrificed to achieve this stunning level of affordability. YAPC provides the best value-for-dollar in IT conferences. And it's a ton of fun, too. The dates of the conference are Monday - Wednesday 27-29 June 2005. The location is 89 Chestnut Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Note that a different date block was previously announced; we moved the conference date to accommodate venue availability.) http://89chestnut.com/ -- a facility within the University of Toronto If you are at all interested in attending the conference... Book now! Book now! Book now! We have room for about 400 attendees and we hope to sell out well in advance of the late June conference date. However, the critical matter is that of hotels. The YAPC::NA 2005 organizers have made group arrangements with several facilities around the city to provide _excellent_ quality accommodations in _very_ convenient locations at _terrific_ prices for the _full_ capacity of conference attendees (around 400 people). (Finding, booking and paying accommodations is the responsibility of the attendees, but we will provide you with a list of the hotels and university dorms to try first based on our group arrangement with them when you register for the conference. Also, see the web site at http://yapc.org/America/accommodations-2005.shtml. More details will be up shortly. The dorm option will be approx. C$55/night, the hotel options will be more like C$90/night, and for slightly different prices there will be options for putting more than 1 person in a room. Exact details and how to book will be emailed directly to people who have registered for the conference as soon as they become available.) *The catch is -- book now!!* The group reservations will expire in early May, at which point in time the group rates will mostly still apply, but the rooms will be given out on an "availability basis". Which means that someone else outside of the YAPC group can book the rooms as well. Make no mistake -- the rooms *will* be sold. Toronto is a very active conference city in the summer and there will be _no_ guarantee of vacancies either at the facilities we made arrangements with or anywhere else in the city if you leave it to within 6 weeks of the conference date. So, if you want to save yourself the likely-fruitless headache of scrambling around looking for accommodations at the last minute, Book now! Book now! Book now! Have any questions? Email na-help@yapc.org for more details. Additionally, we are still welcoming submissions for proposals via: http://yapc.org/America/cfp-2005.shtml The close of the call-for-papers is April 18, 2005 at 11:59 pm (Toronto time). If you have any questions regarding the call-for-papers or speaking at YAPC::NA 2005 please email na-author@yapc.org We would love to hear from potential sponsors. Please contact the organizers at na-sponsor@yapc.org to learn about the benefits of sponsorship.