Archive for March, 2010
SoMD GiveCamp in the BayNet and ColdFusion Art
I’ve been learning ColdFusion recently. I quickly realized the potential to use it to generate images. I posted some algorithmic art generated with ColdFusion. It’s nothing too extravagant, just a fun creation from a beginner at ColdFusion. Check it out, on my facebook fan page. I will release some source code if there is interest. [...]
GiveCamp in the Newspaper
The Southern Maryland GiveCamp was in the local news! Volunteering isn’t always about stuffing envelopes or sorting cans. This past weekend, 100 computer experts donated their time to design Web sites and other products for local nonprofit organizations during the first Southern Maryland GiveCamp. Inspired by similar events held… read more
GiveCamp Day Three
By Sunday morning, the slow connection speeds had increased significantly. I came to the folks working on the Discover U Children’s Museum and we got ready on finalizing some graphics for their new website. The product is live already here. The site had a DotNetNuke template, so I did not have to do any coding. [...]
GiveCamp Day Two
We have exceeded the goal of having 100 volunteers (I believe the final count was 102). This goal means that the event organizer has promised to have his head shaved on a live video stream and then posted on YouTube! In addition, the Microsoft Developer Evangleist who is helping organize this event has promised to [...]
SoMD GiveCamp Day One
There was a tent, but the weather outside was so good that people hung out outside without any tents. We had the opening ceremony. The nonprofit groups presented. They told us about their organization while we waited for dinner. Thankfully they (most of them) had a grasp on the concept of presenting their info in [...]
Give Camp and ColdFusion
I’m going to the Southern Maryland GiveCamp tomorrow to contribute my graphic design skills. I’ll be posting from there tomorrow and Saturday and maybe Sunday. This seems to be a much bigger event than originally planned. I was supposed to be the Head Judge for the Pokémon TCG State Championship for Maryland this Saturday, but [...]