[comodev] Re: CoMoDev news (plain text version!)
- From: Kathleen Green <snowshoesw@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: comodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 17:02:38 -0700 (PDT)
David,
Thanks for setting all of this up.
My only request as far as a meeting place is concerned
is that is has much less smoking than the Rock Bottom
Brewery, preferably None. When I got home that night
I had to "Febreeze" myself, my clothes, and my car to
get the cigarette smoke smell out :-(
Kathy
--- David Beers <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Still had some problems with that last one didn't
> we? I tweaked the MIME settings so that quoted
> printable characters should be replaced with the
> actual character instead of the garbage. There *is*
> a setting to allow HTML, but at this point I'm
> afraid to try it for fear of sending another
> unreadable message!
>
> Hopefully this one will look clean. There is a list
> of config options about 6 feet long on this service,
> so it might take a while before I get it working
> *exactly* the way we want it to. Sorry for the
> extra bandwidth use while I test.
>
> David
>
> On Thu, 20 May 2004 15:44:36 -0600, David Beers
> wrote:
> > 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
>
=== message truncated ===
__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Domains ? Claim yours for only $14.70/year
http://smallbusiness.promotions.yahoo.com/offer
Other related posts:
