GTUG Atlanta

November 29th meeting - Native Client for Google Chrome with John M. Novosel

2011-11-11T07:40:00.000-08:00

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.

For ultra-high performance when JavaScript just won't cut it, Native Client (NaCl) is a new Google web technology that enables compiled C and C++ code to run natively and sandboxed, in a web-page. Google has just released version 1.0 of the Native Client SDK. 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.

More web resources for NaCl:
Tech Overview
Native Client Demos

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

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).

Thanks!

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

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).

Thanks!

Oct 25th Meeting -- Double Feature: Dart and Google Analytics

2011-10-21T12:12:00.000-07:00

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.

Philip is a Googler who has been writing Dart code for a few months now, and he's one of the engineers behind try.dartlang.org.

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.

(NOTE: Philip and Jim's talks are unrelated. Since they are both shorter talks though we've decided to combine them into one meeting.)

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

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).

Thanks!

August 30th Meeting: Android App Assimilation with Logan Johnson

2011-08-17T09:17:00.000-07:00

On Aug 30th (last Tuesday) at 7PM at Google Midtown Google Logan Johnson will present on Android App Assimilation.

The best Android apps are those that tightly integrate with the
platform and other applications. Unlike many other platforms, in
Android this capability is available to any application developer;
Android is designed for users to hop from app to app seamlessly and
for data to be ubiquitous and shareable, not kept in silos accessible
only from the home screen.

In this talk we’ll take a tour of integration points available to the
Android application developer. We’ll touch on opportunities to
integrate tightly with the platform itself and with the built-in
applications; on consuming data and services from other apps; on
exposing your own app’s data and services for consumption; and on
providing convenient entry points into your app itself.

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

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).

Thanks!

August Meeting - Tues 2nd, Android Programming with Dan Galpin

2011-07-21T08:44:00.000-07:00

On 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."

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

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).

thanks

June Meeting - GWT and HTML5

2011-06-14T14:32:00.000-07:00

On 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.

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

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).

thanks

Google I/O Extended ATLANTA Session

2011-04-21T08:12:00.000-07:00

Alright, it's on, we'll be having a Google I/O Extended Session in Atlanta, and here are the details.

May 10th and 11th from 12noon to 9PM EST
300 Interstate North Pkwy SE Atlanta, GA (more details and map below)

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.

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.)

The Weather Channel has helped organize this event and will be providing the space where we will meet. The location for the event is 300 Interstate North Pkwy SE Atlanta, GA 30339

Also, The Anteo Group 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.

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

Thanks!

April Meeting - Android 3.0 "Honeycomb"

2011-04-19T07:59:00.000-07:00

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 Shortyz crossword puzzle app 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.

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).

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

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).

thanks
-- Charlie

February Meeting - Google Apps Script

2011-02-09T08:54:00.000-08:00

After a small hiatus for the holidays and other end-of-year mayhem, we're back!
Tuesday Feb 22nd, 7PM at Google Midtown:

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.

We'll also start out with a discussion of Google News over the last few months:
* The Cr-48 (chrome laptop)
* Android Gingerbread and Honeycomb
* Upcoming I/O
* GWT news?
* Translate App
* . . . anything else we think of

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

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).

thanks
-- Charlie

November Meeting - Tues the 2nd: Google App Engine for Business with David Hoff

2010-10-27T06:29:00.000-07:00

Mark your calendars, Tuesday Nov 2nd, 7PM at Google Midtown:

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.

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

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).

thanks
-- Charlie

September Meeting - Fri Sept 24th: Cross device mobile dev with Josh Marinacci

2010-09-05T06:12:00.000-07:00

Mark your calendars, Sept 24th, 7PM at Google Midtown:

Josh Marinacci of the Palm Developer Relations team will show you
how to do full cross-device mobile app development using tools
such as PhoneGap, Sencha, JQTouch, and more.

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.

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

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).

thanks
-- Charlie

August Meeting - Tues 31st: Better Java with Guava and Guice (and GIN for GWT)

2010-08-24T07:11:00.000-07:00

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hope to see you there, and please help spread the word.

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

July Meeting - Tues 27th, 7PM Google Midtown -- "Open Spaces Android"

2010-07-22T13:39:00.000-07:00

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."

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.

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.

Some possible topics might include:

* Topic Talks (networking, databases, sensors, location, themes,
testing, more)

* Stupid Android Tricks (features, shortcuts, tips, etc.)

* Favorite Android Apps

* Device Lab (pass around some phones and check them out)

* Android Jokes (lolcat, Log.wtf, GRAVITY_THE_ISLAND, more)

* Android Toys

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

June Meeting - Google I/O Recap

2010-06-15T06:59:00.000-07:00

GTUG Atlanta will be meeting June 29th (last Tues) at Google midtown, 7PM, for a Google I/O recap.

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:
http://code.google.com/events/io/2010/sessions.html.

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).

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).

Hope to see you there, and please spread the word!

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

UPDATE (date changed) Next Meeting - April 27th 2010

2010-03-17T14:04:00.000-07:00

Next meeting 4-27-2010 7PM at Google Midtown.

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

Agenda:

Rick Thomas -- Wave Development

David Chandler -- GWT and AppEngine

Lightning Talks

General Discussion

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.

First Meeting Scheduled - Thurs Feb 11th 7PM Google Midtown

2010-01-22T10:59:00.000-08:00

Google has agreed to host our first meeting (Feb 11th, 7PM) at their Midtown offices!

Google Atlanta
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street NE
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: +1 404-487-9000
Fax: +1 404-487-9001

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 - http://groups.google.com/group/gtug-atlanta.

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.)

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.

Hope to see you there! Again - Feb 11th, 7PM Google Midtown.

Incubation Phase

2010-01-15T09:50:00.000-08:00

I spent a little bit of time on the site here today, and created a new Google Group - http://groups.google.com/group/gtug-atlanta.

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!

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.

I will make sure to keep this site up to date with the latest details.

Bootstrapping phase!

2010-01-12T11:34:00.000-08:00

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.