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Topic: SCOSUG Discussion / New MythTV - DVI video question?

DVI is a digital connection, whereas VGA is an analog signal, so you get a slightly higher quality signal with DVI than with VGA.

Topic: SCOSUG Announcements / Annual Barbecue - version 2008

Ok, the deal is done!!

The picnic is Sunday, August 17 @ Chatfield Hollow. 12 – 5, plan on the grill being ready by 1. http://ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325182&...

SCOSUG is supplying all the basic supplies (burgers/dogs/rolls/soda and paper goods) thanks to the funds we’ve raised over the last 2 years but haven’t done anything with. Please RSVP!! Just so we make sure we have enough supplies! If you are coming, bring a side dish or beverage or something, but its not critical. You will have to bring any specialty items (ie: vegi, vegan) but again, we’ll have the grill going and other stuff.

Chatfield has swimming, so I will try to get somewhere near the lake, I’ll try to post signs too so you know you are in the right place (pengins with arrows?) I’m not sure what we can do at the park, but there will be SOME kind of display so you’ll know you’re in the right place.

Hope to see you all there!! (I will send out an email too, and this time I ‘ll remove the bad addresses!!)

Topic: SCOSUG Announcements / Annual Barbecue - version 2008

I heard from two board members that cant make the 16th. How does the 17th sound?

(edited since I got the dates wrong)

Topic: SCOSUG Announcements / Annual Barbecue - version 2008

1) Chatfield 2) 8/17 3) Noon to 5 is my suggestion planning on having food ready by 1. Then people can come/go as they please 4) $150 seems alot for a shelter but Im always suprised how many people show up so its not a bad idea. We have the budget for it?

Topic: SCOSUG Discussion / Intechra - Meeting topic?

Ok, I’ll reply tonight to them

Topic: SCOSUG Discussion / Intechra - Meeting topic?

September sounds good! I’m sure if we ply the person with plenty of food and drink, he or she would be happy to take our stuff off our hands.

Topic: SCOSUG Discussion / Intechra - Meeting topic?

I heard back, and someone is willing to come out to talk. Should I try for the September meeting? Seeing as how August is Picnic and we usually skip July since everyone is doing family summer vacation stuff!

Topic: SCOSUG Announcements / Annual Barbecue - version 2008

Hi all. It’s time to start planning our annual summer barbecue. Details need to be hammered out, so we’d like your input on the following items in the next couple of weeks:

1) Where to have it? We’ve had it at Sleeping Giant in past years. One year we had it at Wharton Brook. This year, someone suggested we have it at Chatfield Hollow since they have a kid-friendly swimming area. SUGGESTIONS??

2) What day to have it? Since meetings are generally on the third weekend, the suggestion is to have it on either Saturday 8/16 or Sunday 8/17 with the following weekend as the rain date. PREFERENCE??

3) What time do we start/end? Should we start at Noon? 1:00? 2:00? Should we keep it to a time frame? 3 hours? 4 hours? 5 hours? THOUGHTS??

4) Should we rent a picnic shelter? Cost to rent a shelter is $150, not including any parking fees at the park. Having a shelter guarantees the space and grills as well as a place to sit out of the sun. COMMENTS??

Once we’ve got these details ironed out, we’ll get to the topic of food & beverages.

All constructive comments and suggestions are welcome.

Topic: Help Wanted / LAMP Guru - High Comp

Company Profile:

Our client, a fast-growing start-up Media company, is looking looking for a PHP/Javascript Developer to build best-of-breed products that combine internally and externally build applications for a rich user experience on a large B2C and B2B web network.

Compensation and Benefits:

The contribution that is expected of the PHP / Javascript Developer is reflected in a highly competitive compensation program consisting of base salary, bonus, and equity in the form of stock options, and a comprehensive program of employee benefits.

Position Description: JavaScript Developer/Guru

Responsibilities: • Develop and maintain web applications in PHP and Javascript. • Utilize CSS and DHTML to create dynamic pages. • Develop components with Prototype, jQuery and other scripting frameworks • Have a solid grasp of Object Oriented design. • Integrate applications into various content management systems including Drupal, OpenCMS and SiteMesh • Integrate applications with client side technologies including AJAX, JSON. • Fun, happy, energetic player with a fantastic team-oriented development philosophy • Comfortable gliding in and out of new technologies and embracing projects that “reduce the number of lines of code”. • Experience working in a small group of developers in a fast-paced environment. • Experience working with various open source applications and integrating them into an enterprise framework. • Experience Object oriented PHP5 • Experience with MySQL, Linux. • 3-5 years of web application development in a B2C or B2B environment. • Strong written and verbal communication skills including analytical capabilities, specification gathering/writing, and troubleshooting skills. • Highly motivated, able to work both in a team and solo. • Must be able to meet deadlines and work well under pressure. • BS/MS in CS or related degree

Bonus Requirements: • Previous start-up experience. • Spring MVC / Hibernate. • Experience with PostGres. • Experience with Java. • Experience with Content Management Systems. • Experience with SiteMesh. • Experience with e-commerce systems.

Technology & Environment: Java, Open Source, LAMP, CSS, PHP, AJAX, HTML, DHTML

For Immediate Consideration Contact:

modisit.com Business: 860-713-2357 Direct: 860-713.2345

Topic: SCOSUG Discussion / Next Meeting June 29

Thanks, Nick, for setting this up! This should prove to be an interesting and informative talk. Can’t wait!

Topic: SCOSUG Discussion / Next Meeting June 29

Next SCOSUG meeting is Sunday June 29, 2008 6:00pm

Where: ISG Offices, Wallingford CT http://www.innovation-software.com What: Kevin Dowd will speak on BrainHat, a natural language program environment http://www.brainhat.com

Map to ISG office via Google http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&...+North+Plains+Industrial+Rd.,+Suite+9+Wallingford+CT&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=48.421237,76.992187&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=addr

Hope to see everyone there.

Nick

Topic: SCOSUG Discussion / June 15th Meeting

The Next Meeting announcement blurb has been updated.

Topic: SCOSUG Announcements / June 15 CANCELLED!

Posting here too, in case no one sees it in the other. June 15 is cancelled because its fathers day. Sorry to cause problems for anyone but I got mostly ‘cant make it’ emails so I don’t think many would have gone.

Post suggestions for new date/time in the forum.

Nick

Topic: SCOSUG Discussion / June 15 CANCELLED!

Forgot it was fathers day, we are moving the meeting. Will update the schedule as soon as I get it. Propose any date/time suggestions in the forum.

Nick

Topic: SCOSUG Discussion / June 15th Meeting

UPDATE!!! – MEETING CANCELLED!

I forgot it was fathers day. And many of you have kids, or fathers, and have other plans that day. So we are going to reschedule the meeting for another day. If you ever wanted to propose a new date/time for meetings, now is your chance!!

Nick

Topic: Help Wanted / .NET Programmer?

Not open source specific but it is a job :-)

JOB TITLE Software Engineer

FLSA: Exempt

REPORTS TO: VP Business Development

LOCATION: Wallingford, CT.

OBJECTIVE:

A .NET developer to create and maintain web-based ISP operations systems in C#, Oracle, MySQL, and a vendor-specific language. Familiarity with other .NET languages, web services, and javascript.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES: • Programming independently using Microsoft C#. • Maintaining, extending, and supporting CA ServiceDesk and its related systems. • Interfacing with other systems using both Oracle and MySQL as their RDBMS.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor Degree with 2 years experience in the related field or any Equivalent Diploma with 4 years of experience in the relevant field required. At least 1 year of experience using MySQL or Oracle databases.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: • 2-3 years experience with the Microsoft .NET framework. • Solid understanding of RDBMS, advanced RDBMS features (triggers, views, stored procedures), and ER diagramming. • Solid knowledge of object-oriented programming. • Solid knowledge of HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0, CSS2, and Javascript. • Solid knowledge of XML technologies such as DTDs and XML schema. • Solid knowledge of web service technologies such as SOAP and XMLRPC. • Experience with Visual Source Safe and Subversion. • Experience and knowledge of internet service provider operations and customer support. • Knowledge of telecom terminology a plus. • Experience with LDAP a plus. • Knowledge of other programming languages, such as Java/JSP, Perl, C++, and Python a plus. • Knowledge of Crystal Reports and/or Crystal Reports Enterprise a plus. • Experience and knowledge of Linux a plus.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Constant use of keyboard and mouse as well as computer monitors

ENVIRONMENT:

General office environment; cubicle; fast paced; can be noisy.

COMPANY:

MegaPath is the leading provider of managed IP communications services in North America. MegaPath leverages its wide selection of broadband connectivity, Virtual Private Networks, Voice over IP (VoIP) and security technologies to enable businesses to lower costs, increase security and enhance productivity. Businesses of all sizes can easily and securely communicate between their headquarters, branch offices, retail locations, mobile workers, and business partners.

Topic: SCOSUG Support / Mouse Trouble

I will try an external mouse, although that’s not a great long-term solution for me. in X conf I could also comment out the “Configured Mouse” option and try to use only the “Synaptics Touchpad” pointer config. I’m really not sure why I didn’t try that before. Thanks for the input.

Topic: SCOSUG Discussion / New MythTV - DVI video question?

I may have a DVI cable you can use, in case you’re having layer 1 issues.

Topic: SCOSUG Discussion / June 15th Meeting

I believe I can be there. I’ve updated the Next Meetings blurb on the menu bar. I should really show you and some others how to do this at the next meeting, Nick. :)

Topic: SCOSUG Support / Mouse Trouble

It’s been a while since I’ve had to dig around in X conf files. I’ll take a look and see if I can spot anything as well.

Topic: SCOSUG Support / Mouse Trouble

btw, I fixed the format of your code posting. You just need to wrap code with preformat tags (<pre> and </pre>) to get it to show up right. I’ll see if there’s a markup shortcut that can be applied to the forum’s text editor.

Topic: SCOSUG Support / Mouse Trouble

Does it do the same thing with an external mouse plugged in and the internal option disabled? I had weird issues with my trackpad and finally just disabled it going for external mouse. Works great now but that might not be an optimal solution for you. If you test it though you might be able to rule out hardware vs configuration anyway?

Topic: SCOSUG Discussion / New MythTV - DVI video question?

I dug around and found a video card with DVI out. Then trying to find a cable was another adventure as no one stocks these things. I had to order a cable from Amazon. I tried it last night and it worked. Fuzzy but it worked. Time to start checking connections and figure out why it didnt look so great. I think my card has had some abuse in its day… I’m just glad I found something that works, I was afraid of spending the cash only to find out some OTHER obsticle. So now I don’t mind buying a good card/cable as I know this’ll do what I want.

Then, back to the fun of MythTV!

Topic: SCOSUG Discussion / June 15th Meeting

Kevin Dowd is scheduled to speak about Brain Hat. Everyone is coming right? :-)

Topic: SCOSUG Support / Mouse Trouble

Whoops, that formatting did not work out so well.

In any case, you get the idea. Any and all help is appreciated.

Thanks for reading.