InnoTech 2008 After Party

@ OpenSourcery

OpenSourcery's lead Drupal developer, Jonathan Hedstrom, has been working to create a striking, feature-rich website for the good people at the Oregon State Fair. The site has recently gone live, so we wanted to take a moment and boast about the outcome.

After several weeks in development, OpenSourcery's head Drupal developer Jonathan Hedstrom's video upload module is now in Beta release. Download the module here.

Developers and Drupal users can find the official release here.

Non-techies, however, might better appreciate the video module this way:

The results - and the tapes - from WebVisions 2008 have arrived, and they're freely available here. Listen to experts weigh in on everything from the future of web design to our own Sean Larkin expounding on the joys of Drupal CMS. Go directly to Sean's presentation here.

A broad range of Drupal developers, from true beginners to full-time experts, descended on the OpenSourcery offices for the June Drupal Portland meetup, and everyone left a little bit smarter.

The event tends toward informal conversation and advice, but members also dig into some of their serious concerns and reasons for excitement. Among the items discussed was a 2008 CMS Satisfaction Survey (from NTEN) showing that the top-ranked CMS software is open source, followed by commercial and, bringing up the dead rear, proprietary solutions.

Please join the Portland Drupal Users Group at June's meetup, to be held at the offices of OpenSourcery. We want any and all Drupal developers, users and curious individuals to join us and talk shop.

This month's topic is still wide open, so we invite you to bring new ideas and suggestions to the table. The meetup promises to be a great opportunity to network with other Drupal users. First time attendees are welcome. Oh, and there's free Spy Hunter and pinball all night.

Local attorney and man of many hats Kevin Spence runs a collaborative website called PortlandSmallBusiness.com, a site dedicated to peer advice and networking. Visit the site to learn about the workshops and seminars he offers local businesses.

OpenSourcery is excited to have been chosen as the most recent Featured Business, so we urge you to check out the site, read the interview with CEO Brian Jamison and give Kevin some feedback. You can visit PSB here: http://www.portlandsmallbusiness.com/

Last week, OpenSourcery sent conservation/kayak duo Sean Larkin and Will Illingworth to the River Rally outside Sandusky, Ohio. They've returned (a tad weary from their tireless participation) to share highlights with those of us who had to stay home and enjoy a beautiful Portland weekend:

We are happy to announce the public launch of the new One Economy Corporation site. One Economy's mission is to maximize the potential of technology to help low-income individuals improve their lives and enter the economic mainstream. In their own words:

We are excited to announce that OpenSourcery is a sponsor for Startupalooza (http://www.startupalooza.org/), an interactive get-together for techie entrepreneurs in the Portland community. With panels, presentations and demos, it will be "an opportunity to find out about cool tech startups, learn from successful tech entrepreneurs and meet local tech-business people in a candid, no-BS environment."