A few weeks ago, I noticed an interesting tweet from Ben Milne, the CEO of a (local to Des Moines) startup called Dwolla: Any favorite hosts for PHP driven applications? — Ben Milne (@bpmilne) November 11, 2012 I crafted a…
For a little over a month I’ve been experimenting with Windows 8. The first thing you see once the OS is installed is a guide explaining how to use the new interface. As someone who has not used Windows much…
I’ve been talking to a few co-workers about a series of articles that Ars Tecnnica has been running recently about the technology teams that were created to support their 2012 campaigns. Following the 2008 cycle, there was a lot of interest…
The winter holiday season brings thoughts of jingle bells, powdery snow, and crowds of bargain-hunting shoppers. Some of my retail clients sell up to 10% of their yearly revenue between November 23rd and January 15th. With so much at stake, it’s important…
So I have been wondering why I haven’t seen something like this yet. especially since Windows 8 release. I know Microsoft was working on a table computer but it seems they went for a traditional tablet first. I don’t think…
This past weekend I attended the Iowa Code Camp for the first time. ICC is a semiannual tech conference that’s open to everyone and free to attend. This one was held in Des Moines on Saturday; last spring it was in…
Recently we invited central Iowa web geeks to share their blog with us. (you can still do that, by the way). We want the Des Moines Web Geeks website to become a hub for what local web enthusiasts are doing.…
Join us on November 12th at 6:00 for our next Web Dojo. We'll explore the intricacies of Git with our resident guru Matt Nuzum. Topics to be covered: Intro to GIT and *distributed* version control Local setup Getting the code…
Please join us on September 17th for our next Web Dojo. We’ll be meeting again at Goodsmith’s in Valley Junction. (remember, plenty of parking in the rear) Like before, food and drink will be generously provided by Paragon. We have…
"Join us in the DSM Web Geeks chat room to see Stephen's bot in action and talk about the article." Recently I was asked to automatically change the topic of an irc channel for dsmwebgeeks.com. The requirements were to have…