tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44474621507536736132024-02-20T21:58:26.084-08:00GDG North AtlantaCharlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-91260660537989558292013-08-19T08:39:00.003-07:002013-08-19T08:45:34.862-07:00GDG North Atlanta August Meeting<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>GDG North Atlanta August Meeting will happen on Tue, Aug 27, at the <a href="http://atlantatechvillage.com/" target="_blank">Atlanta Tech Village</a></b> (7:30pm - 9pm), held in the 5th floor meeting space (park in the deck, take elevator from 1st floor lobby up).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">We've got 2 talks lined up for this month!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">David Chandler, long time GTUG Atlanta advocate and friend, will give a short talk about Google Apps tips and tricks, as well as living the digital life.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Steve Ziegler, Senior Architect at BetterCloud, will give a talk on implementing complex, long-running tasks on Google App Engine using the Pipeline API.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Pizza and drinks provided, as always. Donations to cover food/drink cost are welcomed.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Agenda</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">7:30-7:45pm</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Introductions, attendee self-intro, chow</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">7:45-8:00pm</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Talk - Google Apps Tips & Tricks + Living the Digital Life</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Speaker: David Chandler</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">8:00-9:00pm</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Talk - Implementing Complex, Long-running Tasks on Google App Engine using the Pipeline API </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Speaker: Steve Ziegler</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">This event is co-sponsored by <a href="http://www.bettercloud.com/" target="_blank">BetterCloud</a> and Atlanta Tech Village.</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-45205068189054289802013-07-18T05:50:00.000-07:002013-07-18T05:50:11.057-07:00<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">GDG North Atlanta July meeting is tonight, RSVP and details here - </span><a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://goo.gl/UarQf" dir="ltr" href="http://t.co/x3rKXB9tvI" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #0084b4; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank" title="http://goo.gl/UarQf"><span class="invisible" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #0084b4; line-height: 0; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://</span><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #0084b4; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="tco-ellipsis" style="background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><span class="js-display-url" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #0084b4; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">goo.gl/UarQf</span><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #0084b4; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="invisible" style="background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 0; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><span class="tco-ellipsis" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #0084b4; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="invisible" style="line-height: 0;"> </span></span></a></span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-2746843320009673282013-07-16T08:43:00.002-07:002013-07-16T08:43:17.637-07:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">For our upcoming meeting (this Thursday night), Kevin Harris will be speaking on the topic of User Experience for Developers.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Here is a brief synopsis:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Providing an overview of user experience and discussing four important things a developer can think about when building his/her next application. Discussing the difference between UI and UX, the negative effect building more features can have on your application, how to design for the user, and finally, the value a developer brings to the user experience in an application.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">About the speaker:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Kevin Harris is the Senior UX Designer at BetterCloud. He has deep experience with applying the principles and practices of user experience in a Google-centric development environment.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-72410310789586934752013-07-15T08:04:00.001-07:002013-07-15T08:19:19.141-07:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>GDG North Atlanta July Meeting</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">GDG North Atlanta continues in the spirit of the wonderful monthly GTUG meetings. We will continue hosting speakers, organizing special events, spreading the word about other like-minded events in town (and out of town), and in general provide a great place for developers excited about working with Google technology to get-together and mingle in the Atlanta area.</span><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">It's my pleasure to announce the second GDG North Atlanta Meeting on Thu, July 18, at the Atlanta Tech Village (7:30pm - 9pm), held in the 5th floor meeting space (take elevator).</span></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Kevin Harris, Senior UX Designer at BetterCloud, will be giving a talk on UX for Developers.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Pizza and drinks provided, as always. Donations to cover food/drink cost are welcomed.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Agenda:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">7:30-8:00pm</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">introductions, attendee self-intro, chow</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">8:00-9:00pm</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Talk - UX for Developers</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Speaker: Kevin Harris</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">This even is co-sponsored by BetterCloud and Atlanta Tech Village.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>RSVP <a href="https://plus.google.com/events/ccgv6lpb10ak46bpsrko1u9f2v4" target="_blank">here</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">As always, you can keep up with the latest happening with GDG North Atlanta via the <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/104371898142246724995/posts" target="_blank">Official Google+ Page</a>.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-34240235766930358702013-06-18T12:22:00.008-07:002013-06-18T12:22:59.996-07:00Reminder: Meeting tonight!<br />
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<span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Details and RSVP at </span><a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://goo.gl/nzo1Y" dir="ltr" href="http://t.co/dEpNEeKkk4" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #0084b4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank" title="http://goo.gl/nzo1Y"><span class="invisible" style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;">http://</span><span class="js-display-url">goo.gl/nzo1Y</span><span class="invisible" style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;"></span><span class="tco-ellipsis"><span class="invisible" style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;"> </span></span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-34905606558236736032013-06-03T15:41:00.001-07:002013-06-03T16:14:48.057-07:00Greets,<br />
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First thing's first, my name is George Tang. I was a regular attendee of GTUG Atlanta. For the past few months, I have been working with Charlie to assume the organizer role for Google Developer Group Atlanta (was GTUG Atlanta).<br />
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<a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/104371898142246724995/104371898142246724995" target="_blank">GDG Atlanta's G+ page</a><br />
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GDG Atlanta continues in the spirit of the wonderful monthly GTUG meetings. We will continue hosting speakers, organizing special events, spreading the word about other like-minded events in town, and in general provide a great place for developers excited about working with Google technology to get-together and network in the Atlanta area.<br />
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It's my pleasure to announce the first GTUG -> GDG Atlanta Meeting on Tue, June 18, at the <a href="http://atlantatechvillage.com/" target="_blank">Atlanta Tech Village</a> from 7:30pm - 9pm, in the 5th Floor meeting space.<br />
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<a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=atlanta+tech+village&hl=en&sll=32.678125,-83.178297&sspn=7.754811,7.229004&hq=atlanta+tech+village&t=m&z=13&iwloc=A" target="_blank">Meeting Location</a><br />
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Parking in the deck is free. Enter the 1st floor, and take elevator to the 5th floor. The big meeting space is where we'll meet.<br />
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Since it has been a while since we hosted one of these, the agenda for this meeting is to sync up on what members would like GDG Atlanta to be moving forward.<br />
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As always, pizza and drinks will be available, and we'll appreciate any donations to help off-set the chow cost.<br />
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This gathering is co-sponsored by <a href="http://www.bettercloud.com/" target="_blank">BetterCloud</a> and <a href="http://atlantatechvillage.com/" target="_blank">Atlanta Tech Village</a>.<br />
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Spread the word!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-84969150974902030282012-04-13T05:55:00.002-07:002012-04-13T05:59:11.870-07:00April 24th Meeting: Google TV Basics and Boundaries<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Convergence' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'><br />
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<b><i>On April 24th (last Tuesday of the month) at 7PM at Google Midtown Charlie Collins will do a presentation on Google TV "Basics and Boundaries."</b></i><br />
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<div style="font-family: 'Convergence', sans-serif; color: #444;">This session will introduce you to building applications for the Google TV platform. You’ll learn what “Smart TV” is, or should be; what the landscape for multi-screen, multi-device development looks like; where Google TV fits and why it matters; how to build basic applications for Google TV; and some valuable tips about design and development practices for the big screen.<br />
</div><br />
Web resources for GTV: <br />
<a href="https://developers.google.com/tv/">developers.google.com/tv/</a><br />
<a href="http://developer.android.com/training/tv/index.html">Android: Designing for TV</a><br />
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Google Atlanta<br />
Millennium at Midtown<br />
10 10th Street NE<br />
Suite 600<br />
Atlanta, GA 30309<br />
Phone: +1 404-487-9000<br />
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Please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching some great sessions - plan on pitching in $5 if you want to drink beer). Also note that PARKING IS FREE. If you park in the building's parking structure a validation/pass will be provided).<br />
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Thanks!Charlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-68659905640753780062011-11-11T07:40:00.000-08:002011-11-11T07:57:00.165-08:00November 29th meeting - Native Client for Google Chrome with John M. Novosel<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Convergence' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'><br />
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<b><i>On Nov 29th (last Tuesday of the month) at 7PM at Google Midtown John M. Novosel will do a presentation on Google's Native Client</b></i>.<br />
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<div style="font-family: 'Convergence', sans-serif; color: #444;">For ultra-high performance when JavaScript just won't cut it, <a href="http://code.google.com/p/nativeclient/">Native Client (NaCl)</a> is a new Google web technology that enables compiled C and C++ code to run <i>natively</i> and <i>sandboxed</i>, in a web-page. Google has just released version 1.0 of the <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/nativeclient/">Native Client SDK</a>. But it is still so bleeding-edge, hardly anybody knows anything about it. John will demonstrate NaCl in action and present how it has the potential to be a game-changer in this post-Adobe-Flash & post-Java-applet brave new world. John is a self-un-employed veteran desktop application software developer who occupies his enormous free time researching and developing the next big thing.</div><br />
More web resources for NaCl: <br />
<a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/nativeclient/docs/technical_overview.html">Tech Overview</a><br />
<a href="http://www.gonacl.com/dev/demos.html">Native Client Demos</a><br />
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Google Atlanta<br />
Millennium at Midtown<br />
10 10th Street NE<br />
Suite 600<br />
Atlanta, GA 30309<br />
Phone: +1 404-487-9000<br />
Fax: +1 404-487-9001<br />
<br />
Please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching some great sessions - plan on pitching in $5 if you want to drink beer). Also note that PARKING IS FREE. If you park in the building's parking structure a validation/pass will be provided).<br />
<br />
Thanks!<br />
<br />
Google Atlanta<br />
Millennium at Midtown<br />
10 10th Street NE<br />
Suite 600<br />
Atlanta, GA 30309<br />
Phone: +1 404-487-9000<br />
Fax: +1 404-487-9001<br />
<br />
Please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching some great sessions - plan on pitching in $5 if you want to drink beer). Also note that PARKING IS FREE. If you park in the building's parking structure a validation/pass will be provided).<br />
<br />
Thanks!Charlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-48152531054102734352011-10-21T12:12:00.000-07:002011-10-25T08:17:18.114-07:00Oct 25th Meeting -- Double Feature: Dart and Google Analytics<b><i>On Oct 25th (last Tuesday of the month) at 7PM at Google Midtown Philip Rogers will do a short talk and Q&A on Dart, Google's new "structured web programming" language, and Jim Snyder will present on Google Analytics</b></i>.<br />
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<li>Philip is a Googler who has been writing Dart code for a few months now, and he's one of the engineers behind <a href="http://try.dartlang.org/">try.dartlang.org</a>.</li><br />
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<li>Jim is Empirical Path's Web Analytics practice leader, and a veteran of web publishing and technology, and a certified Google Analytics expert. He's led numerous implementation, configuration, and analysis projects for content sites and marketers from Silicon Alley to Silicon Valley.</li><br />
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(NOTE: Philip and Jim's talks are unrelated. Since they are both shorter talks though we've decided to combine them into one meeting.)<br />
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Google Atlanta<br />
Millennium at Midtown<br />
10 10th Street NE<br />
Suite 600<br />
Atlanta, GA 30309<br />
Phone: +1 404-487-9000<br />
Fax: +1 404-487-9001<br />
<br />
Please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching some great sessions - plan on pitching in $5 if you want to drink beer). Also note that PARKING IS FREE. If you park in the building's parking structure a validation/pass will be provided).<br />
<br />
Thanks!Charlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-8970043063273105182011-08-17T09:17:00.000-07:002011-08-17T09:18:30.761-07:00August 30th Meeting: Android App Assimilation with Logan JohnsonOn Aug 30th (last Tuesday) at 7PM at Google Midtown Google Logan Johnson will present on <b><i>Android App Assimilation</b></i>.<br />
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<i>The best Android apps are those that tightly integrate with the <br />
platform and other applications. Unlike many other platforms, in <br />
Android this capability is available to any application developer; <br />
Android is designed for users to hop from app to app seamlessly and <br />
for data to be ubiquitous and shareable, not kept in silos accessible <br />
only from the home screen. <br />
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In this talk we’ll take a tour of integration points available to the <br />
Android application developer. We’ll touch on opportunities to <br />
integrate tightly with the platform itself and with the built-in <br />
applications; on consuming data and services from other apps; on <br />
exposing your own app’s data and services for consumption; and on <br />
providing convenient entry points into your app itself.</i> <br />
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Google Atlanta<br />
Millennium at Midtown<br />
10 10th Street NE<br />
Suite 600<br />
Atlanta, GA 30309<br />
Phone: +1 404-487-9000<br />
Fax: +1 404-487-9001<br />
<br />
Please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching a great session - plan on pitching in $5 if you want to drink beer). Also note that PARKING WILL BE FREE. Though the building policy has changed and some participants were charged upon leaving the parking garage at our last event, we're going to fix that and work out validation with Google (more details to follow).<br />
<br />
Thanks!Charlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-61454319561406268752011-07-21T08:44:00.000-07:002011-08-01T11:54:47.094-07:00August Meeting - Tues 2nd, Android Programming with Dan GalpinOn Aug 2nd (Tuesday) at 7PM at Google Midtown Google Developer Advocate Dan Galpin will present on Android programming, specifically "Bringing your Application to Android Tablets." <br />
<br />
Google Atlanta<br />
Millennium at Midtown<br />
10 10th Street NE<br />
Suite 600<br />
Atlanta, GA 30309<br />
Phone: +1 404-487-9000<br />
Fax: +1 404-487-9001<br />
<br />
Please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching a great session - plan on pitching in $5 if you want to drink beer). <br />
<br />
thanksCharlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-35810503024644017382011-06-14T14:32:00.000-07:002011-06-14T15:37:40.769-07:00June Meeting - GWT and HTML5On June 28th (Tuesday) at 7PM at Google Midtown David Chandler and Philip Rogers will present on new stuff with GWT. The focus will be on GWT and HTML5/Canvas/LocalStorage and related, but as always, anything goes. <br />
<br />
Google Atlanta<br />
Millennium at Midtown<br />
10 10th Street NE<br />
Suite 600<br />
Atlanta, GA 30309<br />
Phone: +1 404-487-9000<br />
Fax: +1 404-487-9001<br />
<br />
Please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching a great session - plan on pitching in $5 if you want to drink beer). <br />
<br />
thanksCharlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-88194320579125637202011-04-21T08:12:00.000-07:002011-05-09T14:02:56.896-07:00Google I/O Extended ATLANTA Session<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Alright, it's on, we'll be having a <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/2011ioextended/"><b>Google I/O Extended Session</b></a> in Atlanta, and here are the details. <br />
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<b>May 10th and 11th from 12noon to 9PM EST</b><br />
<b>300 Interstate North Pkwy SE Atlanta, GA</b> (more details and map below)<br />
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Google will stream the main I/O keynotes each day (starting at 9AM PST, 12noon EST) and then the two main conference rooms. We'll watch the keynotes live, and then vote on which conference room to put on the main screen. <br />
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Robert Cooper will head up this event on behalf of GTUG Atlanta (Charlie will be out of town, as will David and Chris, our normal Google hosts.) <br />
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Also, <b>The Anteo Group</b> will be helping us out a great deal by providing refreshments. We're still working on the exact menu, and it will depend on how many people sign up, but plan on snacks and drinks being provided. <br />
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REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED<br />
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Thanks!Charlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-82661494688354218552011-04-19T07:59:00.000-07:002011-04-21T07:46:20.113-07:00April Meeting - Android 3.0 "Honeycomb"On Tuesday April 26th at 7PM Robert Cooper will dive into what's new with Android 3.0 "Honeycomb." Cooper is an experienced Android developer who has ported several apps to 3.0 for use on tablets. Check out his <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.totsp.crossword.shortyz">Shortyz crossword puzzle app</a> if you have an Android device, and come to the meeting to see how it works on a fancy Motorola Xoom, or hacked up Nook Color. <br />
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We'll also start out with details of the upcoming Google I/O Extended session that will be held in Atlanta (trying to have it all finalized before then). <br />
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Google Atlanta<br />
Millennium at Midtown<br />
10 10th Street NE<br />
Suite 600<br />
Atlanta, GA 30309<br />
Phone: +1 404-487-9000<br />
Fax: +1 404-487-9001<br />
<br />
As always, please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching a great session - please plan on pitching in $5 if you want to drink beerz). <br />
<br />
thanks<br />
-- CharlieCharlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-14573912444422581952011-02-09T08:54:00.000-08:002011-02-09T08:54:52.385-08:00February Meeting - Google Apps ScriptAfter a small hiatus for the holidays and other end-of-year mayhem, we're back! <br />
Tuesday Feb 22nd, 7PM at Google Midtown: <br />
<br />
Shel Davis will re-introduce us to Google Apps Script. If you haven't heard of Apps Script, you're missing out on some good stuff. If you have heard of it, then you know it's a quick and powerful way to automate tasks across different Google products (and integrate with third party solutions). Come check it out. <br />
<br />
We'll also start out with a discussion of Google News over the last few months:<br />
* The Cr-48 (chrome laptop)<br />
* Android Gingerbread and Honeycomb<br />
* Upcoming I/O<br />
* GWT news? <br />
* Translate App<br />
* . . . anything else we think of<br />
<br />
Google Atlanta<br />
Millennium at Midtown<br />
10 10th Street NE<br />
Suite 600<br />
Atlanta, GA 30309<br />
Phone: +1 404-487-9000<br />
Fax: +1 404-487-9001<br />
<br />
As always, please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching a great session). <br />
<br />
thanks<br />
-- CharlieCharlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-71038189757099591512010-10-27T06:29:00.000-07:002010-10-27T06:29:16.662-07:00November Meeting - Tues the 2nd: Google App Engine for Business with David HoffMark your calendars, Tuesday Nov 2nd, 7PM at Google Midtown: <br />
<br />
David Hoff of Cloud Sherpas will discuss Google App Engine for Business. David is the VP of technology at Cloud Sherpas, which is a locally based company that provides managed Google Apps and App Engine solutions. <br />
<br />
Google Atlanta<br />
Millennium at Midtown<br />
10 10th Street NE<br />
Suite 600<br />
Atlanta, GA 30309<br />
Phone: +1 404-487-9000<br />
Fax: +1 404-487-9001<br />
<br />
As always, please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching a great session). <br />
<br />
thanks<br />
-- CharlieCharlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-6793247347041240532010-09-05T06:12:00.000-07:002010-09-05T06:12:08.480-07:00September Meeting - Fri Sept 24th: Cross device mobile dev with Josh MarinacciMark your calendars, Sept 24th, 7PM at Google Midtown: <br />
<br />
Josh Marinacci of the Palm Developer Relations team will show you<br />
how to do full cross-device mobile app development using tools<br />
such as PhoneGap, Sencha, JQTouch, and more.<br />
<br />
NOTE: Our Sept meeting won't be held on the last Tuesday like our normal pattern, rather it will be Friday the 24th (same time and place though, 7PM, Google Midtown). We're making this exception because it gives us the opportunity to have Josh speak to the group while he is in town. Trust me, it's worth it. If you're interested in mobile development at all, on any platform, you'll want to come check this session out. <br />
<br />
Google Atlanta<br />
Millennium at Midtown<br />
10 10th Street NE<br />
Suite 600<br />
Atlanta, GA 30309<br />
Phone: +1 404-487-9000<br />
Fax: +1 404-487-9001<br />
<br />
As always, please spread the word about this event and we look forward to seeing you there (anyone is welcome, come see us at the Google and have some pizza/drinks while catching a great session). <br />
<br />
thanks<br />
-- CharlieCharlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-49851114666966652232010-08-24T07:11:00.000-07:002010-08-24T07:20:47.800-07:00August Meeting - Tues 31st: Better Java with Guava and Guice (and GIN for GWT)For this month's gathering GTUG-Atlanta will discuss the Google Guava libraries for Java, Guice, and GIN/GWT. The theme here is that you can create concise, powerful Java code with these helpful libraries. Yes, I said "Java" and "concise" in the same sentence! Same place (Google Midtown, info below), 7PM Tuesday August 31st. <br />
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We all know Java has its rough spots, but Guava and Guice can help iron a lot of that out. Guava is packed with useful utilities that we'll explore, and Guice is a lightweight dependency injection framework that can help you better organize, test, and maintain code. Some of the features in these Google created open source libraries are slated to be included in Java 7.<br />
<br />
I'll be presenting an overview on Guava and Guice. If you aren't familiar with these, this talk should be a great introduction. If you are familiar, please come and heckle me and help us out with questions and general discussion. <br />
<br />
Robert Cooper will then be presenting an intro to GIN (GWT INjection). I don't know if he'll call it "Sipping on GIN and Guice" or not, that's his choice, but I'd note that that title is there for the taking. GIN is a dependency injection framework for GWT that is built on top of Guice. <br />
<br />
Hope to see you there, and please help spread the word. <br />
<br />
Google Atlanta<br />
Millennium at Midtown<br />
10 10th Street NE<br />
Suite 600<br />
Atlanta, GA 30309<br />
Phone: +1 404-487-9000<br />
Fax: +1 404-487-9001Charlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-52136255185581849472010-07-22T13:39:00.000-07:002010-07-22T13:39:14.750-07:00July Meeting - Tues 27th, 7PM Google Midtown -- "Open Spaces Android"I think it's officially official that Android is the new hotness. Several people have asked about a GTUG-Atlanta Android related event and here it is. Our first Android related session will be next Tuesday, the 27th, at 7PM -- "Open Spaces Android." <br />
<br />
By Open Spaces Android we mean, keep it related to Android, but anything goes, and the group will decide the agenda from suggestions once we get there. <br />
<br />
We'll bring a few topics to keep in mind, or to get things started, but really this is going to be an informal style gathering without a pre-defined speaker, and we hope it will be driven by what the group wants to talk about. <br />
<br />
Some possible topics might include:<br />
<br />
<br />
* Topic Talks (networking, databases, sensors, location, themes, <br />
testing, more) <br />
<br />
* Stupid Android Tricks (features, shortcuts, tips, etc.) <br />
<br />
* Favorite Android Apps <br />
<br />
* Device Lab (pass around some phones and check them out)<br />
<br />
* Android Jokes (lolcat, Log.wtf, GRAVITY_THE_ISLAND, more) <br />
<br />
* Android Toys<br />
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<br />
Google Atlanta<br />
Millennium at Midtown<br />
10 10th Street NE<br />
Suite 600<br />
Atlanta, GA 30309<br />
Phone: +1 404-487-9000<br />
Fax: +1 404-487-9001Charlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-7849835101605062032010-06-15T06:59:00.000-07:002010-06-29T05:42:10.103-07:00June Meeting - Google I/O RecapGTUG Atlanta will be meeting June 29th (last Tues) at Google midtown, 7PM, for a Google I/O recap.<br />
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Google I/O is a developer focused technical conference that Google puts on each year. For complete I/O coverage you can see the session abstracts and watch the videos (which are excellent) here:<br />
<a href="http://code.google.com/events/io/2010/sessions.html">http://code.google.com/events/io/2010/sessions.html</a>.<br />
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Our GTUG agenda will be to have a brief overview of I/O in general (with pictures and discussion of the happenings), and then we'll dive into specifics. Robert Cooper will tell us about all of the new stuff in Android Froyo, and Chris Ramsdale will talk about updates surrounding GWT and AppEngine. After the more formal talks we'll wind up with our usual open forum discussion (and lightning talks, ~5 mins or less, are welcome too). <br />
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We'll have beer, soft drinks, and pizza for those that are willing to make a donation to the cause (pitch in 5 bucks for the refreshments). <br />
<br />
Hope to see you there, and please spread the word!<br />
<br />
Google Atlanta<br />
Millennium at Midtown<br />
10 10th Street NE<br />
Suite 600<br />
Atlanta, GA 30309<br />
Phone: +1 404-487-9000<br />
Fax: +1 404-487-9001Charlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-24523620114130574142010-03-17T14:04:00.000-07:002010-03-25T08:58:15.752-07:00*UPDATE (date changed)* Next Meeting - April 27th 2010Next meeting 4-27-2010 7PM at Google Midtown. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://maps.google.com/?q=Google%20Atlanta@33.781484,-84.387392&hl=en">Google Atlanta</a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Millennium at Midtown<br />
10 10th Street NE<br />
Suite 600<br />
Atlanta, GA 30309<br />
Phone: +1 404-487-9000<br />
Fax: +1 404-487-9001</span><br />
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Agenda:<br />
<br />
Rick Thomas -- Wave Development<br />
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David Chandler -- GWT and AppEngine<br />
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Lightning Talks<br />
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General Discussion<br />
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Note that this meeting will NOT have food and drink provided unless we all agree to pitch in 5 bucks or such. We can discuss on the mailing list.Charlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-31008056594608817462010-01-22T10:59:00.000-08:002010-01-22T11:02:13.227-08:00First Meeting Scheduled - Thurs Feb 11th 7PM Google Midtown<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Google has agreed to host our first meeting (Feb 11th, 7PM) at their Midtown offices! </span></span><br />
</div></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/?q=Google%20Atlanta@33.781484,-84.387392&hl=en">Google Atlanta</a></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Millennium at Midtown<br />
10 10th Street NE<br />
Suite 600<br />
Atlanta, GA 30309<br />
Phone: +1 404-487-9000<br />
Fax: +1 404-487-9001</span><br />
<br />
I am excited to get this group started, and to meet everyone and learn more about Google technologies! Please help get the word out, let your friends know, and join the Google Group - <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/gtug-atlanta">http://groups.google.com/group/gtug-atlanta</a>.<br />
<br />
The lineup will be a short intro about the group and the plans for it, by me, and then a presentation by Chris Ramsdale (Googler) on GWT best practices. After Chris' presentation we should also have time for a round of 5-6 lightning talks - quick talks by *YOU* that last only 5 minutes or so, on any topic related to Google Technology you want. This should open up things for discussion and get us talking, and it gives people who haven't had time to pre-schedule things an opportunity to speak to the group. (We will likely have time for 5-6 of these per meeting, so everyone may not get a chance each time, but I will bring a sign up sheet or such, if you don't get a chance on one occasion, there will be another.)<br />
<br />
A few procedural notes about the setup, attendees will have to sign the standard Google Badge/Meeting NDA (I will attach a PDF copy of the agreement to this group for review, nothing shocking in it, just standard letting you in to the inner sanctum type stuff), and there is no free parking at the building. The building has a 24/7 parking lot that accepts credit cards, just not free. Another option is the 10th street MARTA station which is right next to the building.<br />
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Hope to see you there! Again - Feb 11th, 7PM Google Midtown.Charlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-66181863130431893482010-01-15T09:50:00.000-08:002010-01-15T09:56:07.173-08:00Incubation PhaseI spent a little bit of time on the site here today, and created a new Google Group - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/gtug-atlanta">http://groups.google.com/group/gtug-atlanta</a>. </span><br />
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Please join the group and let fly with ideas. I would like to have a meeting later this month, to get on schedule for once a month in 2010. I Heard from Googler Chris Ramsdale today that we can likely use the meeting room at Google Midtown! Woot. With that all that is left really is a little recruiting, an agenda, and coming up with something to say!<br />
<br />
As for general meeting format I think the idea of a mixed mode, with some time allotted for lightning talks, and then some time for a pre-planned speaker, is my favorite. I would like to organize things that way. 30 mins or so of anyone who wants to speak (with a strict 5 minute time limit, JavaPosse style), and then 30 for a speaker, and 15 or so for questions and general mayhem. Not too long, not too short.<br />
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I will make sure to keep this site up to date with the latest details.Charlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447462150753673613.post-37255446484474428272010-01-12T11:34:00.000-08:002010-01-12T11:35:07.776-08:00Bootstrapping phase!I am just getting started setting up an Atlanta GTUG. This site is the first artifact, but, once things are setup hopefully we will be able to roll pretty quickly. <div><br /></div>Charlie Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654311962757710151noreply@blogger.com0