Silicon Valley Computer Society - Events Feed

Build It Yourself SIG Meeting

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:58:06 -0700

Start: 08/02/2010 - 7:00pm

End: 08/02/2010 - 7:00pm

TonidoPlug -"Personal Cloud in a Box"
Amar K., CodeLathe, Inc

TonidoPlug is a tiny, low power, low cost plug computer based on a 1.2 GHz Sheeva (ARM) processor that works as a personal home server and NAS device. Users can connect any of their external USB hard drives to a TonidoPlug and access all their files, music and media stored in the drive from other computers or mobile devices. Additionally, using TonidoPlug, users can share content directly with friends without uploading or attaching files in an email.

Silicon Valley Drupal User Group

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:28:21 -0700

Start: 08/06/2010 - 5:30pm

End: 08/06/2010 - 5:30pm

How to Improve the performance of Drupal sites

Location

Hall 106

2505 Augustine Drive, Suite 100
UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley
Santa Clara, CA 95054

Windows Software SIG

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:56:31 -0700

Start: 08/09/2010 - 7:00pm

End: 08/09/2010 - 7:00pm

Portable Applications on a USB Stick
Kevin Lynn, SVCS Windows Software SIG Leader and Tom Wilson, Willows SeniorNet Learning Center

Now you can carry your favorite computer programs along with all of your bookmarks, settings, email and more with you. Use them on any Windows computer. All without leaving any personal data behind.
Tom Wilson has been using portable applications for several years, will demonstrate several of his favorite applications by plugging his USB stick into a laptop.
As usual, there will be a “Random Access” session to discuss Windows problems and solutions.

SPAUG Meeting

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:17:47 -0700

Start: 08/11/2010 - 7:15pm

End: 08/11/2010 - 7:15pm

Computer Instruction at Foothill College
Judy Baker, PhD, Dean, CTIS Div., Foothill College

The Foothill College CTIS Division provides two online Associate of Science degrees: Computer Software Development and Database Management. Our day, evening, weekend, and online courses span all aspects of computing from beginning to advanced. Learn employable skills in Enterprise Networking, Internet Technology, Computer Software Development, Interactive & Multimedia Technology, BioInformatics, Database Management, Video and Computer Game Design and much more. We also have anarray of short courses designed to bring you quickly up to speed in the use of a variety of technologies.

Digital Imaging SIG

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:15:55 -0700

Start: 08/16/2010 - 7:00pm

End: 08/16/2010 - 7:00pm

Publishing Your Own Photobook
Jean Staats and Maurice Green

The advent of on-demand publishing has made it relatively simple and inexpensive for individuals to compose and publish their own books, either in small quantities for private use or for sale thru large distribution sources. There are a growing number of publishers offering these services on line, including Blurb, Lulu and Shutterfly. The speakers will discuss and demonstrate some of the techniques and the options available. If you have published a book online, feel free to bring a sample of your work and share your experience with us.

Photoshop CS5 Workshop

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:30:02 -0700

Start: 08/23/2010 - 10:00am

End: 08/23/2010 - 5:00pm

Maximum Photoshop CS5 Tour, San Jose
David Cross, Kelby Training

Photoshop Expert and best-selling author Dave Cross has put together THE must-see Photoshop tour of 2010! Join Dave as he shows you how to maximize your creative potential, dramatically boost your productivity and skill, and discover how to get the most from Photoshop's most powerful tools and features, including the hottest new Photoshop CS technology.

Digital Imaging SIG Special Event

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:14:13 -0700

Start: 08/23/2010 - 7:00pm

End: 08/23/2010 - 7:00pm

SPECIAL EVENT
JOINT MEETING with Sunnyvale Photo Club

PLEASE NOTE THE DATE - Monday, August 23, 2010

Saving Time in the Workflow
Peter Kinnan, onOne Software

Peter Kinnan will walk through six award winning plugins from onOne Software and demonstrate how to save time in Photoshop, Light Room, and Aperture. Utilizing plugins in your workflow will allow you to achieve results that either you can not get in Photoshop or that take many complicated steps. These plugins are designed to streamline the process and get you back to shooting!