World Wide Web - Saturday April 22, 2006, Room BSC-210
10:15 am to 11:10 am
Web Design with Style Sheets
by Joseph Wetterling
Abstract :
Not familiar with CSS? Attend the "Web Design with Style Sheets" presentation for a crash course! Cascading Style Sheets can provide surprisingly sophisticated web site designs without great sacrifices in bandwidth, speed, or accessibility. This presentation will review several style sheets from small additions to complete designs, and demonstrate how to make them and others a reality for your website.
Bio :
Joseph Wetterling has been involved in adult IT and business education since 1997, as a course developer, instructor and speaker. He currently works as a project manager in software and web development in Moorestown, NJ.
11:20 am to 12:15 pm
Podcasting & Vidcasting: or How We're Changing the Entertainment Industry
by Chris Cavallari, New Jersey Podcasters Association
Abstract :
Podcasting has become a hot topic over the past year, and with good reason. The format, which uses RSS to automatically download audio content to a user's computer, has brought freedom of speech to a whole new level. Ordinary average guys (and gals) are now able to switch on their microphones and broadcast their thoughts to anyone willing to listen. And people are listening. However, many would-be producers are finding that learning the ins and outs of pod- and vidcasting is not so easy to grasp. In this session, members of the New Jersey Podcasters Association will not only demonstrate setting up a pod or vidcast, but also delve into how the formats are changing the way the entertainment industry is - or should be - doing business.
Bio :
Chris Cavallari has been working in television, video, and film for 11 years as a cameraman, lighting director, video editor, and grip. By day he is the Lead Television Studio Technician for an Internet Webcast TV Network; by night, he writes and directs films & podcasts for his company Filmosity Productions and produces the podcast "The Martini Shot: Moviemaking for Beginners." In June 2005, Chris founded the New Jersey Podcasters Association, the premier group of podcast producers in the Garden State, dedicated to the education about and promotion of podcasting.
12:25 pm to 1:20 pm
Job$$$ from the Internet
by Donald Hsu, Dominican College
Abstract :
Iraqi war, hurricane Katrina, Japan recovery, new chancellor in Germany, Dow all time high, yes, the economy is back in full steam ahead! Eighty percent of the jobs you get today are from the Internet: 1. Accounting due to Sarbanes Oxley Act; 2. Application Developer for COBOL, C++, C#, Java; 3. MS SQL server, IBM DB2, Oracle 10g/11i, Sybase; 4. Networking security Checkpoint/Cisco; 5. Systems as UNIX/Linux, Windows; and 6. Business intelligence, project management, global finance, sales/marketing of tech product/services. With the decline in computer majors, there are even more job openings. Bring a resume, and you will get a free review by the speaker!
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1:30 pm to 2:25 pm
Spams & Scams
by Roger Amidon, DX Computer Company
Abstract :
Roger has been running his own mail servers for the past 5 years, and has been observing the flow of spam email and scam emails from a unique perspective. Roger will discuss some of the methods to reduce the spam, and how to spot the scams.
Bio :
Roger has been involved with computer technology for over 30 years. He was one of the "Pioneers" during the early days of personal computers. He invented the "Z80" board for the Altair computer as well as many other products. Roger has been developing games for almost 15 years. Oh, and he doesn't just make games, he also enjoys playing them!
3:40 pm to 4:35 pm
VoIP - The Asterisk PBX for Home or Business
by Jimi Mikusi, Information Architect, iKONG LLC
Abstract :
To the casual consumer it may appear that VoIP was just conceived, but despite the recent onslaught of commercials it has been incubating for years now. It's maturity is expressed in the Asterisk PBX. Many have wondered why their computer, which can act as a fax or voicemail system, can't provide the full featured capabilities of a business's PBX. But it can! The brain child of Mark Spenser at Digium, Asterisk was designed in the spirit of Open Source and the Asterisk@Home project makes it easy as pie. The single CD installer brings a basic Pentium II computer with an FXO interface, which goes for about $7 on eBay, to life as a fully functional PBX. Everything can be configured via a web interface not to mention web based access to voicemail! While this may seem trite to the home user, it's true power comes to life when Asterisk is "trunked" with services like Free World Dialup (FWD) and the Free World Dialup OUT (fwdOUT) networks (fwdOUT). FWD functions much like Skype allowing fellow users to make free phone calls but it also interfaces to most of the 1-800 networks around the works. fwdOUT, in the true collective spirit, extends this even further allowing users to share their phone lines with users world wide. Credits are earned when someone is permitted to access your phone line to place calls within your calling district. Credits are used when you make a call routed to someone else running Asterisk who has local Telco access to the number dialed. For example, I place a call to Amsterdam where my call is routed through my Asterisk server which looks up who in Amsterdam (on the fwdOUT network) has local telco access to the number dialed. The call is routed computer to computer via the Internet and then routed locally to the remote user's phone line and thus the recipients telephone. Reversed, someone in Mexico, for example, may desire to call someone in Jersey City where I have local telephone access. The call is routed to my Asterisk server and then to my telephone line as a local call. As with any Open Source community, the limits are only the imagination. There currently exist extension for wake-up call services (my favorite), local weather, local time, on hold music/announcements, and many more. My presentation would cover the simplicity of an Asterisk@Home installation and the steps required to configure local extensions. I would demonstrate how to interface to FWD and fwdOUT including the references to the many other communal networks out there. After the basics of Asterisk and the possibilities of its use, I would give in an intro to voip-info.org where many extensions can be found. I would use the wake-up call extension as an example of how to install an extension and bring it to life.
Bio :
A veteran netizen for over 15 years my experiences have ranged from CGI developer, Systems/Network Administrator, Security Administrator, Java Developer, and Embedded Systems Programmer. I currently run my own Information Architecture consultation business helping small business find creative ways to facilitate the flow and dissipation of data to their users.