Aug 21, 2008 7:52pm GMT
It's been a quiet week on my blog, in part because it's that time of year again – the kids go back to school, and the parents do a lot of last-minute shopping and organizing. On my way to work this morning, I dropped my daughter off for her first day of Junior High. Yep, they really do grow up so fast. At her new school, the kids each get 9 weeks of computer classes. I'm still not sure what... more »
Django: Fret FreeAug 18, 2008 6:21pm GMT
On August 14, the first beta testing version of Django was released. We've been to a lot of events this year, and I heard people talking about Django at a few of them. In fact, several people I talked to didn't realize that Linux Pro Magazine is based in Lawrence, Kansas, but they did know that Django was developed here. Although our October issue won't hit the newsstands for a few more weeks,... more »
Article: Open source technology is hungry for new college gradsAug 10, 2008 10:36pm GMT
Linux.com's Amber Gillies wrote an in-depth article about how to make the move from college to a career in open source. According to Amber, "The key to being successful in the IT industry is interning while still attending college and taking some certification courses after graduation." Amber interviewed Drupal's Angela Byron, who started at Drupal after participating in Google's Sum... more »
Carla Schroder Rocking Linux TodayAug 10, 2008 10:12pm GMT
I'd intended to send a big congrats out to Carla Schroder when she first accepted her new role as Managing Editor of Linux Today, but OSCON and LinuxWorld got in the way and I accidentally skipped it on my List of Things To Do. Of course, I was reminded about this task when someone approached the Linux Pro booth at LinuxWorld and asked me whether we'd recently hired Carla. The answer is no – w... more »
LinuxWorld videos: Community ManagersAug 07, 2008 4:21pm GMT
We've posted videos of Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier (openSUSE) and Jono Bacon (Ubuntu) on our homepage. Our editor in chief, Joe Casad, was ready for his close up, while I did crowd control and said things like "Cut!" and "It's a wrap!" Our friends over at Alternageek.com, Linuxchic and Tech Monkey, ran the cameras. Be sure to check out their site for podcasts, additional video... more »
LinuxWorld: Installfest videoAug 06, 2008 3:05pm GMT
Our friends from Alternageek posted a video interview with James Burgett of the ACCRC (Alameda County Computer Resource Center). James says that the project isn't just for the Bay Area and has sent Linux computers to every continent. Check back at http://alternageek.com/linuxworldexpo/ for additional Alternageek videos from LinuxWorld. more »
PHPWomen Article Contest: Winners Announced!Aug 06, 2008 2:39am GMT
PHPWomen announced the winners for the recent article contest, and congratulations goes out to Akrabat with Recursion and gerard with PHP CLI Tips And Tricks! The winners will receive copies of Zend Studio for Eclipse and a subscription to Linux Pro Magazine, in addition to having the opportunity to have their articles featured on our homepage. more »
