[comodev] CoMoDev news (plain text version!)
- From: David Beers <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <comodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 15:44:36 -0600
Ouch, that was ugly. Should have stuck with my first impulse and used plain=
text. Well, let this be a warning to all who like to send email in HTML! =
Here's a (hopefully) more readable version:=A0
***Announcing the CoMoDev Email Discussion List***
I took the liberty of subscribing those who have expressed an interest in=
the Colorado Mobile Developers group to an email list I created for the=
group. =A0If you are receiving this message you're subscribed. =A0You can, of=
course, unsubscribe if you like: send a message to=
comodev-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word 'unsubscribe' in the subject=
line. =A0However, this will be the main way I will use to keep in touch with=
the whole group and it makes it possible for all of you to do the same. =A0To=
post a message to the whole group just reply to this message or send a new=
one to comodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
After doing some research it looked like freelists.org was one of the better=
options that didn't have obtrusive advertising. =A0I wanted something with a=
searchable web archive and the ability for users to configure how they want=
to the list to work for them. =A0And that was free. =A0To view and edit your=
preferences you can browse to www.freelists.org, search on CoMoDev, follow=
the link to our FreeLists page, and click "Login directly to this list".=
=A0The first time you login, just leave the password blank and give the email=
address you gave me earlier. =A0You'll be sent a temporary password that you=
can use to login. =A0Once logged in you can click "Change Settings" to=
enable/disable features like digest, out-of-office, hide yourself from the=
membership list, etc.
***First Meeting a Big Success***
Well, at least it was a success from my point of view. =A0Turnout of 8 was=
better than expected with three great "walk-ins" that I hadn't communicated=
with (not counting the waiter). =A0I expect to see at least one or two more=
in June. =A0We have some very diverse backgrounds but obviously no shortage=
of things to talk about. =A0We also have our first sponsor: David Fedor,=
Director of Developer Architecture at PalmSource, is personally pitching in=
an Amazon gift certificate that we can raffle off at the next meeting. =A0Mr.=
Fedor is also talking about coming to our August meeting, schedule=
permitting. =A0He can't say whether he will have any prototype Palm OS 6=
"Cobalt" devices that he can demo for us at that time, but the fact that he=
didn't give a definite "no" could always mean it's a possibility. =A0I notice=
that Dell has been the first vendor to release devices with the new Windows=
Mobile 2003 SE, so perhaps someone would like to rush out and buy one of=
those so the rest of us can play with it! =A0(To whomever would like to do=
this, may I recommend the one with the 624MHz processor and the dual=
wireless connectivity?)
***A few loose ends***
1. I didn't get contact information from some of the new members,=
specifically John Lowe and David Horowitz. =A0If any of you got business=
cards or vCards from either of these guys, please let me know so I can get=
in touch with them.
2. We settled on not one but two possible dates for the next meeting: =A0June=
8 or June 22. =A0I'd like to hear from Jason and Conrad, who didn't make the=
first meeting as to whether one of these dates is better than the other.=
=A0Once we decide, I'll make either the 2nd Tuesday or 4th Tuesday our=
regular meeting time to avoid future confusion. =A0Some folks said that=
groups like this have a hard time meeting during the summer when people are=
away, but among the ones present I didn't hear any say they wouldn't want=
to keep meeting through the summer. =A0I'm happy to keep meeting as long as=
we can get at least 3 or 4 others.
3. The future meeting place is still somewhat up in the air. =A0Rock Bottom=
Brewery does indeed have great beer and food, IMO, but the sound level was=
too high for comfortable conversation. =A0Suggested options:
* Rock Bottom Brewery has a nice small banquet room. =A0If people like the=
location and the restaurant this might be quiet enough for us and even give=
us room to spread out and do something more like a presentation. =A0Dick=
Grier mentioned that it's easiest for folks who drive a long distance if we=
meet at dinner time and people can have a meal while we talk. =A0Downside:=
there will be a cost to the banquet room. =A0At press time I hadn't heard=
back as to what that cost is.
* Meet in someone's home. =A0While the group is small this is a good option=
if a centrally located member wants to step up to the plate and offer their=
home for a couple of hours a month. =A0I for one would be willing to help=
with food if we do this and I'll bet others might as well, so it isn't a=
burden on the host.
* See if we can use one of the meeting rooms at Microsoft in the DTC. =A0The=
location is near where we were and the facilities first rate for a user=
group, if they are available. =A0Food could be brought in. =A0Not sure if=
they'd be keen on beer. =A0The atmosphere would be more, shall I say, formal?=
=A0That has its advantages and disadvantages. I haven't called about this=
yet.
=A0
***Agenda for June Meeting***
In recognition of the fact that we have roughly equal numbers of Palm and=
PocketPC developers in the group and a degree of interest by each in the=
other, our June meeting will include a couple of 20-minute show-and-tell=
presentations. =A0Dick Grier, will be demonstrating how easy it is to develop=
for PocketPC using Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Compact Framework.=
=A0We're very glad to have Dick as a member of the group since he's been a=
stalwart contributor to the Windows CE / PocketPC developer community for=
many years and has published some excellent books on the topic. =A0On the=
Palm OS side, I'll be demonstrating PalmSource's brand spanking new free=
open source development environment, the Palm OS Developer Studio (PODS).=
=A0PODS will be familiar to anyone who has used the Eclipse IDE framework,=
which has a sophisticated plug-in system to enable support for many=
different languages and platforms (referred to in the Eclipse lingo as=
"perspectives"). =A0By the time of the meeting it's likely that PalmSource=
will have an update of the pre-release version of this development=
environment. =A0PODS is the only environment at this time that supports=
writing software that targets Cobalt devices (Palm OS 6).
Look forward to hearing some discussion start on the mailing list. =A0I was=
going to say "Bring it On!" but that has been used conspicuously in a less=
happy context so I guess I'll just say, "Welcome to the group!"
David
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