August 2010 Meetup

Posted by RefreshColumbia

August 26, 2010

So the last Wednesday of the month (our usual meetup date) came and went with no warning. Sorry about that. You didn’t really think we’d leave you hanging, did you? We’ve two great talks lined up and to fit them in by the end of the month, we’re having our meetup on Tuesday, August 31^st. As usual we’ll be meeting at 6pm at the faculty lounge of USC’s Swearingen Engineering Building.

Last month we went to Thirsty Fellow after the meetup, only to learn that Wednesdays are Trivia nights. That made it tough to get a table. We’re going to give the Fellow another try after this month’s meetup as there are no sponsored events on Tuesdays. Now that Fall is here, the lows are starting to dip into the 60s, which might make the outdoor deck a possibility.

This Month’s Talks:

NoSQL for the Masses

Fred Alger (@_phred) – FoxyCart
What can I, a designer who doesn’t code, do with a NoSQL database? What IS this NoSQL thing? You probably know your way around front-end code and how to setup a basic CMS, but what if you need to store some stuff in a database and get it back out? Enter, CouchDB and MongoDB, your new best friends.

HTML Email and Double Rainbows

Julia Anderson (@Blueys) – Period Three
It’s a task that has been labeled the antithesis to joy and happiness. A job so brow furrowing that Mike Rowe has yet to attempt it. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? We are of course talking about HTML Email. Julia will explain the in’s and out’s of designing for the inbox and provide tips that will keep you sane as you develop your own full-on HTML Emails.

Featured Book:

Thanks to the user group partnerships advertised in the sidebar, we give away a free book at each of our meetups. This month we’ll be giving away a copy of Introducing HTML5 by Bruce Lawson & Remy Sharp. We’ll choose a random attendee from the sign-in list, so be sure to show up and sign-in for a chance to win.

When: August 31st, 2010 at 6pm
Where: USC Swearingen Faculty Lounge – 301 Main Street (map)
Topic: NoSQL and HTML Email
RSVP: On Facebook

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