Harper Reed, CTO of skinnyCorp

2008-08-06 17:30
2008-08-06 20:15
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Harper Reed, CTO of skinnyCorpWednesday, August 6th, 2008 — 5:30pm

Harper Reed will speak about skinnyCorp and its projects. Presented by Moander Law Firm and hosted by Web414, Bucketworks, and Spreenkler. skinnyCorp is an umbrella corporation for the creation of "interesting web communities" including Threadless, an online t-shirt retailer and community of designers which democratically selects the best designs for printing and sale. "With the help of our community, Threadless selects and prints hundreds of amazing new designs each year awarding over one million dollars to artists around the world." Other projects of skinnyCorp include NakedandAngry, YayHooray, and ExtraTasty.

Bucketworks
1340 North 6th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212

Web414 August 2008 Meeting

2008-08-14 19:00
2008-08-14 21:00
Etc/GMT-6

August 2008 Web414 MeetingThursday, August 14th, 2008 — 7pm

Topics: Flossin’ Flash Flex and AIR, BarCampMilwaukee3

Romke de Haan will be giving a presentation on working with Flash, Flex and AIR, developing version two of the program FlossyFX for the world famous DJ duo Flosstradamous.

We'll also have a BarCampMilwaukee3 update, and if you have any potential sponsors, have them contact pete@2xnetworks.com.

Bucketworks
1340 North 6th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212

Also listed at Upcoming and Facebook.

One more thing... We'd appreciate if you use the signup here (you must be logged in) even if you signed-up elsewhere, just so we get a good idea of how many people plan to attend.

Web414 July 2008 IRC Log

There is usually an IRC backchannel at Web414 Meetings... Here's a partial log from the Web414 July 2008 Meeting.


(07:46:09 PM) Video_Villain: the agreement: what you will and will not do
(07:46:14 PM) iraster: i made it!
(07:46:32 PM) Video_Villain: the license - who owns what and what are they allowed to do with it?
(07:46:41 PM) iraster: hmmm, should I start using contracts?
(07:46:52 PM) Video_Villain: Privacy and non disclosure
(07:47:05 PM) Video_Villain: schedule: when payment and milestones are do
(07:47:29 PM) talentline411: setting expectations... always a good thing
(07:47:30 PM) Video_Villain: scheduling: know thyself
(07:47:45 PM) Video_Villain: respect your client
(07:47:52 PM) KeVroN [n=KeVroN@h69-131-24-92.nwblwi.broadband.dynamic.tds.net] entered the room.
(07:47:57 PM) iraster: scheduling the raster way: fuck sleep
(07:48:02 PM) rohdesign: heh
(07:48:02 PM) Video_Villain: but know how to peg the difficult ones
(07:48:12 PM) Video_Villain: (that's my favorite!!!)
(07:48:21 PM) iraster: PITA
(07:48:27 PM) KeVroN: i have one in the buttttt
(07:48:27 PM) Video_Villain: I want a pony!!!!
(07:48:33 PM) iraster: charge them double... or triple
(07:48:34 PM) littletinyfish: I thought my last one would be easy, but damn ifthat was not the case.
(07:48:58 PM) iraster: change orders!
(07:49:11 PM) Video_Villain: ::schedule downtime
(07:49:28 PM) iraster: downtime? ha... don't sleep!
(07:49:33 PM) Video_Villain: - time tracking
(07:49:38 PM) Video_Villain: --track everything
(07:49:49 PM) blissdev: ooh hierarchy
(07:49:52 PM) Video_Villain: --record task and time spent
(07:50:06 PM) iraster: track how many beers you drink while working on the project
(07:50:16 PM) Video_Villain: --take personal notes
(07:50:21 PM) blissdev: what do you use that data for raster?
(07:50:28 PM) rohdesign: except for raster that would be boyland sodas as he doesn't drink beer
(07:50:34 PM) Video_Villain: --our time is important
(07:50:37 PM) iraster: document everything! it will come in useful in the future
(07:51:05 PM) Video_Villain: do an end-of-project wrap-up with yourself
(07:51:05 PM) iraster: root beer!
(07:51:15 PM) iraster: have a meeting with yourself
(07:51:25 PM) Video_Villain: --learn from your mistakes
(07:51:36 PM) Video_Villain: TIme Tracking Apps
(07:51:44 PM) Video_Villain: --calendar.google.com
(07:51:48 PM) blissdev: man, she didn't put my suggestion on there
(07:51:49 PM) iraster: i used a text file... super easy
(07:51:50 PM) Video_Villain: --getharvest.com
(07:51:57 PM) Video_Villain: --tickspot.com
(07:52:07 PM) blissdev: (uh oh she changed it fast)
(07:52:08 PM) Video_Villain: billing!!!
(07:52:15 PM) Video_Villain: --be consistent
(07:52:23 PM) Video_Villain: --keep good records, and backup!
(07:52:38 PM) Video_Villain: --don't forget your friends...at the IRS!
(07:52:41 PM) iraster: backup... hell yes! use AmazonS3 like raster does
(07:52:43 PM) Video_Villain: (my friend and ours)
(07:52:50 PM) iraster: get a good accountant!
(07:53:27 PM) iraster: a *really* good accountant
(07:53:28 PM) littletinyfish: Freelance taxes last year cost me 25% of what I earned.
(07:53:54 PM) rohdesign: ouchie
(07:54:00 PM) Video_Villain: ask jeramey for the ditching the govenrment
(07:54:09 PM) Video_Villain: --offer multiple methods of payment
(07:54:16 PM) Video_Villain: --clean legible invoicing
(07:54:20 PM) rohdesign: eggs, milk, stones
(07:54:37 PM) Video_Villain: Getting Paid
(07:54:57 PM) Video_Villain: --Make it clear what you expect and when
(07:55:07 PM) Video_Villain: --penalties for late payment
(07:55:34 PM) Video_Villain: --reward the ones that pay on time
(07:55:48 PM) Video_Villain: --legal action (kick um around all the time)
(07:55:51 PM) KeVroN: hris has
(07:55:53 PM) iraster: i think i break most of these rules
(07:55:54 PM) KeVroN: chris has
(07:56:14 PM) littletinyfish: I wanna hear Chris talk about that.
(07:56:19 PM) littletinyfish: We need more freelancing seminars.
(07:56:27 PM) Video_Villain: --re-evaluate payment schedule if necessary
(07:56:47 PM) littletinyfish: JeremyJohns.
(07:57:41 PM) KeVroN: what percent? 20-30
(07:58:35 PM) littletinyfish: Jeremy Favre
(08:02:04 PM) KeVroN: JerameyFavre
(08:04:22 PM) heygab1 [n=gabe_2@rrcs-98-100-174-52.central.biz.rr.com] entered the room.
(08:05:22 PM) heygab1: Should I stream the Chat?
(08:05:44 PM) blissdev: stream the chat?
(08:05:57 PM) blissdev: on ustream?
(08:06:05 PM) heygab1: Sure. CamTwist it. :)
(08:10:29 PM) littletinyfish: Take stickers!!!
(08:11:59 PM) KeVroN: Luv this idea!
(08:13:58 PM) heygab1 left the room.
(08:17:19 PM) Video_Villain: they are trying on shirts, and modeling them for a startup.
(08:20:03 PM) heygabe left the room (quit: Read error: 110 (Connection timed out)).
(08:20:29 PM) heygabe [n=gabe@rrcs-98-100-174-52.central.biz.rr.com] entered the room.
(08:20:45 PM) heygabe: Ok. I'm here.
(08:20:57 PM) heygabe: And I'll be streaming this channel on uStream.
(08:24:16 PM) heygabe: Welcome to Web414's July Meeting.
(08:26:07 PM) heygabe: No live stream is available tonight, but thanks to the magic of the internet, we're able to stream the #web414 channel on Freenode.net over Ustream. Wow. That's really stupid.
(08:27:35 PM) talentline411 left the room (quit: "ChatZilla 0.9.83 [Firefox 3.0/2008052906]").
(08:28:26 PM) littletinyfish: Back in action.
(08:34:05 PM) blissdev: Anyone going to Barcamp Madison?
(08:34:46 PM) blissdev: end of this month
(08:37:00 PM) littletinyfish: The end of the month has me very busy.
(08:37:26 PM) blissdev: i think ashe is and perhaps mathias
(08:37:30 PM) blissdev: other than that idk
(08:38:30 PM) heygabe: I'd like to go, but I don't want to take up space that someoen from the madison community might be better of using.
(08:38:41 PM) heygabe: Esepcialy since I won't be there or the whole thing.
(08:38:48 PM) blissdev: Hmm... that's a good point, I wonder how full they will be.
(08:39:32 PM) heygabe: I'm going to move Twitteriffic Growl notifications down here too. :)
(08:42:29 PM) rohdesign: Can some developer types have a look at this open source conference registration app? Runs on Apache/PHP: http://vsis-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/information/conftool.en.html
(08:43:41 PM) littletinyfish: Beardless Pete!
(08:44:01 PM) heygabe: Srsly?
(08:44:02 PM) iraster: we need a drupal master to get barcampmke site up to date
(08:44:26 PM) rohdesign: something to manage people registering
(08:44:28 PM) heygabe: No Beard?
(08:44:32 PM) blissdev: haven't seen brad in awhile
(08:44:35 PM) littletinyfish: In the vid.
(08:44:39 PM) rohdesign: might there be a drupal plugin we can use for managing that?
(08:44:44 PM) heygabe: Oh.. Sad.
(08:44:47 PM) littletinyfish: IRL Pete is still quite bearded.
(08:44:55 PM) heygabe: I thought pete was going Babyface on us again.
(08:45:30 PM) littletinyfish: No, he's a Skoal man...too rugged to not have a beard.
(08:45:56 PM) littletinyfish: The Bucketworks logo kinda looks like the new MillerCoors logo.
(08:46:00 PM) iraster: maybe i will shave before bcmke3
(08:46:26 PM) iraster: as a fundraiser
(08:46:32 PM) heygabe: Don't be crazy.
(08:46:41 PM) littletinyfish: Auction off your beard hairs.
(08:46:44 PM) heygabe: There's no money in shaving.
(08:46:52 PM) heygabe: Except, you know, as a professional shaver.
(08:47:14 PM) blissdev: later irc peeps
(08:47:19 PM) blissdev left the room (quit: ).
(08:47:26 PM) heygabe: Blis says goodbye.
(08:47:37 PM) littletinyfish: VidGabe!
(08:47:40 PM) Video_Villain left the room (quit: ).
(08:47:49 PM) iraster: man, my modeling career is really going to take off now!
(08:47:50 PM) littletinyfish: Beardless VidGabe.
(08:48:13 PM) iraster: @heyg4braham!
(08:48:26 PM) littletinyfish: haha!
(08:48:59 PM) littletinyfish: When is BCMKE3?
(08:51:24 PM) iraster: bcmke3 is oct 4/5 2008
(08:51:41 PM) iraster: with pre-party event on oct 3 2008
(08:52:04 PM) littletinyfish: Sweeeeeeeeet.
(08:52:30 PM) iraster: videovillain is teh funny
(08:53:52 PM) iraster: wha wha wha waaaaaa!
(08:55:44 PM) heygabe: Someone describe using UStream to relay a IRC channel.
(08:55:50 PM) heygabe: Becuase that's neato-cool.
(08:56:35 PM) littletinyfish: Psyphy Machine
(08:56:39 PM) littletinyfish: GetDropBox.com
(08:56:44 PM) iraster: irc-tarded
(08:56:46 PM) littletinyfish: Javapassion.com
(08:57:01 PM) littletinyfish: Pencil Project.
(08:57:02 PM) iraster: heygabriel is irc-tarded
(08:57:26 PM) littletinyfish: Penny Arcade Expo
(08:58:07 PM) heygabe: Think about the bandwidth I'm wasting!
(09:01:10 PM) heygabe: Can I pimp Evernote?
(09:01:43 PM) heygabe: I've been lovin' Evernote. It's out of closed beta and the way it synchs across mutliple machines and the web is fantawesome.
(09:02:06 PM) heygabe: I kind of wish Basecamp worked the same way.
(09:02:29 PM) heygabe: And the i-Site integration for quick capturing notes is really, really cool.
(09:02:59 PM) heygabe: It does OCR on the pictures you upload and so the text in those pictures becomes searchable.
(09:03:03 PM) heygabe: that is all.
(09:10:13 PM) rohdesign left the room (quit: "See ya...").
(09:11:54 PM) heygabe: That'll do it for Web1414 Tonight, gang. I hope you weren't too disappointed. We'll resume regular broadcasts again in the future.
(09:12:03 PM) heygabe: Good Night Everybody
(09:13:57 PM) aufgehts [n=deg@CPE-70-92-21-28.wi.res.rr.com] entered the room.
(09:19:59 PM) littletinyfish left the room (quit: Read error: 110 (Connection timed out)).
(09:23:47 PM) KeVroN left the room (quit: "Later Bitches!").
(09:25:24 PM) heygabe left the room (quit: ).


We've talked about the things created at the meetings being released under a Creative Commons license... but for a group effort like the above, how would we do that? Does each individual choose a license for their comments? Do we as a group, choose one, or does your use of the IRC channel act as compliance to a specific license of our choosing?

New To this Community

I'm really interested in getting into the web development scene in Milwaukee. I think there is a lot of talent here! My business develops awesome web applications, but the scales are tipped in the technical direction....now if only I can hook up cool design, I believe world domination (er, forget that) 'success beyond belief' will follow shortly.

I've been working with designers from outside the area - but there is so much to offer here, I just need to get into the scene and meet you all!

Web414 July 2008 Meeting

2008-07-08 19:00
2008-07-08 21:30
Etc/GMT-6

July 2008 Web414 MeetingTuesday, July 8th, 2008 — 7pm

Note: We've switched to Tuesday this time... Hopefully that doesn't screw up your plans, and will allow some new people to make it to the meeting.

Topics: Magento, Some Discussion, and BarCampMilwaukee3 Planning

KeVroN will tell us all about Magento, and we will also have a discussion on how freelancers or small business owners handle billing and invoicing of clients, as well as a "coolest thing/site" lightning round.

Plus planning for BarCampMilwaukee3, an update on BarCampMadison2, and the future of Bucketworks...

Bucketworks
1340 North 6th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212

Dinner? Not sure yet... We typically order food at 7PM and eat/mingle around 8PM. Please bring cash if you want to dine with us.

Models Needed! Teecycle is a site run by a local named Tim Cigelske that aims to recycle used shirts by selling them. Neat idea! Tim is looking for some models, and has asked Web414 to join the cause. If anyone wants to help Tim out and be a model, stick around after the meeting. Oh, and if you have shirts to donate to the cause, bring them too.)

Also listed at Upcoming and Facebook.

One more thing... We'd appreciate if you use the signup here (you must be logged in) even if you signed-up elsewhere, just so we get a good idea of how many people plan to attend.

It's a LAN-a party.

Laptops aren't just for working...sometimes it's okay to just get away from it all for a bit. For over a decade I've been throwing casual little gaming events. With a facility like Bucketworks in town I thought I might be able to widen the scope of things and see what happens.

Saturday the 21st, if you like playing computer games, modding them, or just talking about the latest in high-end computer hardware and modifications, I'm going to be hanging out with some friends in the Greenhouse at Bucketworks sampling some of the latest offerings and relishing some old classics. I'm going to provide some tasty treats and discs with various demos and patches, and some switches and CAT5. Depending on the group there may even be some Flash coding. BYOC. And please donate to Bucketworks, and check out the Final Cut Pro presentation when you're there (see below).

Where:
Bucketworks (Entrepreneur's Greenhouse)

When:
Saturday, 21 June (Noon till night)

What:
Age of Conan, Armagetron, Quake III, Scorched 3D, Sins of a Solar Empire, StarCraft, Supreme Commander, Tribes, Unreal Tournament, WarCraft, Worms, and whatever else people have handy.

Final Cut Pro Presentation

2008-06-21 13:00
2008-06-21 14:00
Etc/GMT-6

Final Cut Pro is able to edit film, TV, documentaries, graphics, animation and surround sound. CNN and cable news networks use Final Cut Pro exclusively, as well as major motion picture companies.

Daniel Hirsh was born and raised in Milwaukee and has worked on TV and motion picture filming and editing. He is the owner of Experimental Video Services and also works as a multimedia specialist for Stompernet in Atlanta, GA.

Where:

BUCKETWORKS
1340 N. 6th Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
414-305-1324

Presenter:
Daniel Hirsh
Experimental Video Services
Atlanta, GA

Questions? Contact Daniel Hirsh: daniel.hirsh (at) mac.com

Bucketworks Needs You!

Folks, we need to put a drop in the bucket... and no, I'm not talking about water... we got plenty of that!

Bucketworks storm damage...

During the storm, things got a little crazy (see Flickr) and there is water everywhere. It ain't pretty. If at all possible, can you put a drop in the bucket? If you've ever attended a Web414 or a MilwaukeeDevHouse, it would be cool if you could chip in a few bucks to help our little clubhouse make it through this disaster. Bucketworks has been a gracious host to us, and it's a time of need for them, so put a drop in the bucket and let's hope it adds up enough to get everything back to normal.

Right now Bucketworks is closed. Until the damage is assessed, they can't open again. What does that mean for the June 2008 Web414 Meeting? We're not sure yet... we may have to move it, as well as other events scheduled there in the near future. Like I said, there's a lot of water...

Jenn has a post on bucketworks.org that tells more, so please go there and see what is up...

And seriously, go pitch in some money! So far it's just Gabe and I that have done so, and that's pretty sad. I know there are others out there who can help, even if it's just $5 or $10.

(Originally posted on RasterWeb!)

The "Better Late then Never" Web608 Meeting

2008-06-08 18:00
2008-06-08 20:00
Etc/GMT-6

Come join us for the second Web608 meeting.

The agenda is Andrew Shell presenting on Yahoo! SearchMonkey, Abraham Williams giving a recap of the LaunchMemphis Startup Weekend, and a brain storming session for Madison's Startup Weekend in September. Also if you would like to demo any nifty projects to the group, come ready to do so.

Location:
Extra Bold Portfolio School
121 S Pinckney St
Madison, WI53703
(608) 250-9253‎
Google Map

On Saturday night, June 7th, from 7-11 a miniDevHouse will be happening in downtown Madison. If interested send Abraham an email.

Find us: Twitter, Google Groups, and http://web608.org

Thanks for the Nice Plug, Nikol.

Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us Web414 Member Nikol Hassler managed to get an awesome plug for Web414 in print. If you haven't seen it yet, I urge you to check out Birds, bees and lots of buzz at MkeOnline.com.

Where she gets Web smarts: "I attend Web414 meetings at Bucketworks and am now becoming a (Bucketworks) member so I can use a community space to further working with teens. Plus, excellent excuse to hang out with those artsy folks. Recently, one Web414 member called me the modern-day Jane Goodall, studying the geeks by moving among them. It is basically a group of smart people who create stuff for the Internet."

Nice work, Nikol. While the rest of us are simply wandering around in the mist picking bugs off each others backs, you're doing great work for the Milwaukee web community.
Let's all have a cheer for the Jane Goodall of Web414!

MilwaukeeDevHouse2

2008-05-31 18:00
2008-06-01 06:00
Etc/GMT-6

MilwaukeeDevHouse2Saturday, May 31st, 2008 — 6pm

MilwaukeeDevHouse aims to be the premier regularly scheduled hackathon event that combines serious and not-so-serious productivity with a fun and exciting party atmosphere.

If you’re a coder, designer, or just someone who enjoys software and technology development, MilwaukeeDevHouse was made for you...

MilwaukeeDevHouse is intended for passionate and creative technical people that want to have some fun, learn new things, and meet new people.

Bucketworks
1340 North 6th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212

Also listed on Upcoming, Facebook and Bucketworks.

Need more? Here's a post about MilwaukeeDevHouse1...

Web414 June 2008 Meeting

2008-06-12 19:00
2008-06-12 21:00
Etc/GMT-6

June 2008 Web414 MeetingThursday, June 12th, 2008 — 7pm

Note: As of Sunday, June 8th, 2008, Bucketworks is closed due to storm damage and flooding. We are not sure yet if the meeting will be moved or not. We will be holding the meeting at MSOE in Rosenberg Hall. Keep an eye on web414.com for details.

Topics: WordPress, Web Design Critique, MKEDH2 Summary, BCMKE3

Lisa Sabin-Wilson will present "Dissecting Magazine Themes", an implementation of WordPress which uses queries and custom fields to create magazine and newspaper-like themes. Learn how to generate leading articles, featured stories and small article lead-ins, display category icons, article images and videos using WordPress with absolutely no plug-ins or scripts. Sample Magazine Themes will be provided for discussion and Q&A.

Mike Rohde and Jason McDowell will lead a brief group discussion, critiquing a website design to determine what works and what doesn't from design and usability perspectives.

There will be a follow-up summary of MilwaukeeDevHouse2 and discussion and planning for BarCampMilwaukee3 planned for Fall 2008.

MSOE - Rosenberg Hall
1235 N. Milwaukee St.
Milwaukee, WI

Dinner? Not sure yet... We typically order food at 7PM and eat/mingle around 8PM. Please bring cash if you want to dine with us.

Also listed on Upcoming and Facebook.

One more thing... We'd appreciate if you use the signup here (you must be logged in) even if you signed-up on Upcoming or Facebook, just so we get a good idea of how many people plan to attend.

Web***

Web414... you were the first, and still are the best.
Web608 comes now with much vigor and enthusiasm.
Web815 - your younger brother... soon to be!

I was sitting in a coffee shop in Rockford, working on something (maybe http://midwestbeardoff.com) and some long haired scraggly lookin' dude walked in, sat at the bar and pulled out a laptop. I figured, "Hey, he must be a web guy too!" I kept on working, meaning to talk to him soon but he approached me. "I like that sticker... the 'Thirsty Developer' one. Where'd you get that?" I started to tell him about Web414 and the great meetups and DevHouse events up in Milwaukee... and then my mind wandered and mouth started speaking without any of my direction!

"Yeah this group of web geeks and professionals meet every month and do cool stuff up in Milwaukee. 414 is the area code there, hence Web414. I live in Chicago right now, but I'm moving back to Rockford soon... I was thinking of starting up a Web815 group. Nothing is set in stone yet, but I think it's a pretty good idea. The only thing is... would it garner interest in the area??"

I rambled for a bit more than that, but you get the idea. All of a sudden i was committing myself to starting up this web group in Rockford. Out of freaking nowhere! Oh well... better luck next time, sensibility. The cool thing is, though, that I got a great response. Corey, the guy I met, seemed pretty interested. He also said that a few of his friends would most likely attend events and gatherings with that sort of focus. Maybe there is something to this "web-areacode" idea after all...

And now, my favorite Ludacris quote:
I've got bros... (bros) in different area codes!

Microsoft's "Task Market"

Microsoft rolls out a beta of a marketplace for connecting businesses to web freelancers: http://www.taskmarket.com/

What similar marketplaces have you tried? I think elance.com is a big one.

Web608 May Geek Dinner

2008-05-22 19:00
2008-05-22 21:30
Etc/GMT-6

Come enjoy good Sushi and talk geek at Web608's 2nd Geek Dinner.

Date: May 22nd
Time: 7 PM
Place: Edo Garden, 6309 Monona Dr., Monona, WI 53716
Cost: Whatever you consume :)
Guests: Feel free to bring friends and family. Just warn them of the geeky nature.

Please RSVP!

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