[pm-h] Time for the first "Houston.pm Beginners/Novices Hangout"

Will Willis will.willis at gmail.com
Tue Oct 29 21:11:57 PDT 2013


Are there any MovableType Theme/Layout experts among us? If so, I'd love to
pick your brain over a hangout on ways I can improve my personal site, and
maybe understand what features I could better utilize.

Thanks.


On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 6:50 PM, G. Wade Johnson <gwadej at anomaly.org> wrote:

> On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 16:28:53 -0500
> Mike Flannigan <mikeflan at att.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > The day doesn't matter to me.
> > I vote for 6:30 - 7:00 PM start time.
> > I vote for 1.5 hrs max.
>
> Thanks, Mike.
>
> Anyone else?
>
> G. Wade
>
>
> > On 10/26/2013 12:19 PM, G. Wade Johnson wrote:
> > > For those people who are interested in the Introductory
> > > hangout/office hours/mentoring/help session thing, I'm trying to
> > > come up with a good time to try the first one.
> > >
> > > The ideas I'm considering:
> > >
> > > Length:
> > >    1. 1 hour
> > >    2. 1.5 hours
> > >    3. 2 hours
> > >
> > > Times:
> > >
> > >    1. Lunch hour-ish (maybe 11:30-1:30)
> > >       - Advantages
> > >     a. Help for work projects easier
> > >             b. Doesn't impact people's evenings
> > >       - Disadvantages
> > >     a. Help for home projects is weirder
> > >             b. Some companies might object to using work time.
> > >     c. May not want personal Google account on work computer
> > >
> > >    2. Late afternoon/Early evening (maybe 5:00-7:00)
> > >       - Advantages
> > >     a. Partial overlap of work time, for work projects
> > >             b. Partial overlap of home time, for home projects
> > >     c. Small impact on people's evenings
> > >     d. Small impact on work time
> > >       - Disadvantages
> > >     a. Overlaps many peoples' commutes
> > >             b. Some companies might object to using work time.
> > >     c. May not want personal Google account on work computer
> > >
> > >    3. Evening (maybe 7:00-9:00)
> > >       - Advantages
> > >     a. Help for home projects is easier
> > >     b. Minimal impact on work time
> > >       - Disadvantages
> > >     a. Significant impact on peoples' evening time
> > >             b. Potential issues getting help on work projects
> > >
> > > Days:
> > >
> > >    I'm thinking of picking a day next week or the one after to try
> > > this. Some input before I choose gives you a chance to help decide
> > > this.
> > >
> > >    At the moment, I'm mostly considering weekdays. If anyone would
> > >    prefer to do a weekend, speak up.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > G. Wade
> >
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