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LUV August Meeting
Aug 4 2009 19:00
Location:
The Buzzard Lecture Theatre. Evan Burge Building, Trinity College, Melbourne University Main Campus, Parkville. 
Talks:
- Jon Oxer - Geek My Ride
- Simon Hobbs - The Guts Of Drupal
After the meeting, come have dinner with us at Maria's Trattoria! 122-124 Peel St.
Read more for full details on the August talks, and detailed info on how to find the Buzzard Lecture Theatre at Trinity College.
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Jon Oxer - Geek My Ride
Some modern cars pack more processing power in their in-car entertainment system than the space shuttle does in its entire flight management system, and some of the things recent cars can do are pretty nifty. The electronics in a modern car is typically treated as an inscrutable black box but it's actually quite easy to connect a laptop up to most cars and see what is going on behind the scenes. In this talk Jonathan provides an introduction to the current state-of-the-art in vehicle electronics and shows how he has modified his RX-8 with Linux-based data logging, full-time Internet connectivity, and other gadgets.
Jonathan has been labeled "Australia's Geekiest Man" and has been hacking on both hardware and software since he was a little tacker. He is past-President of Linux Australia, founder and Technical Director of Internet Vision Technologies, and author of several tech books. He is set to host the upcoming TV show "SuperHouse" featuring high-tech home renovation, open-source automation systems, and domestic hardware hacking, and is Executive Producer of "Geek My Ride", a new TV show coming soon to Channel 31.
A recording of this presentation is available via blip.tv: Geek My Ride.
Simon Hobbs - The Guts Of Drupal
This presentation will be a whistle-stop tour of the Drupal underbelly. We start with a simple use-case of creating and displaying some custom content. Then we look at the basics of how Drupal achieves the result underneath the hood. What components come with Drupal core, and when we need contributed modules or custom code.
Simon is a Drupal developer and consultant and runs a Melbourne based business called Em Space focussed on delivering solutions built with Drupal. Simon is also involved in organising the monthly Drupal meetups in Melbourne, which you can find out more about via the Drupal Australia user group.
A recording of this presentation is available via blip.tv: The Guts Of Drupal.
The Buzzard Lecture Theatre, Evan Burge Building, Trinity College Main Campus Parkville Melways Map: 2B C5
Notes: Trinity College's Main Campus is located off Royal Parade. The Evan Burge Building is located near the Tennis Courts. Maps of Trinity and the surrounding area (including its relation to the city) can be found at:
http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/about/location/map
Parking can be found along or near Royal Parade, Grattan Street, Swanston Street and College Crescent. Parking within Trinity College is unfortunately only available to staff. If you are interested in coming to dinner afterwards, it may be advisable to park on the Swanston St side of Melbourne University.
For those coming via Public Transport, the number 19 tram (North Coburg - City) passes by the main entrance of Trinity College (around stop 12). The city end of this tram departs from the Elizabeth Street tram terminus (Flinders Street end). Timetables can be found on-line at:
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