http://blog.openrain.com elite web software Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:07:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've been using FiveRuns TuneUp as a quick and easy tool for proactively identifying performance issues in production Ruby on Rails applications. (TuneUp is free and brain-dead easy to use for any Rails developer, so definitely check it out.) We're excited to announce our RAMP program partnership with FiveRuns and ... http://blog.openrain.com/2008/11/17/openrain-partners-with-fiveruns/ If you'd prefer to receive event announcements via twitter instead of this blogs RSS feed, follow the OpenRain twitter feed instead! Tweets will be minimal and primarily cover event reminders and links. http://blog.openrain.com/2008/11/11/follow-openrain-on-twitter/ Put the word out! The first Phoenix Android Developers meeting will be held this Thursday... When: Thursday, November 13th, 2008, 6pm. Where: OpenRain HQ, 2220 South Country Club Drive, Suite #107, 85210 [Google Group] [Map] [iCal Event Feed]  Pizza and drinks will be served. RSVP requested via the Google Group so the appropriate amount ... http://blog.openrain.com/2008/11/11/first-phoenix-android-developers-meeting/ Tremendous thanks to attendees, feedback/patch providers and great conversations throughout the conference. Here are the slides from both OpenRain sessions... Peer-Aware Desktop Application Development, by Preston Lee. [PDF] [Keynote] Hacking With ruby2ruby, by Marc Chung. [PDF] Thanks again and we hope to see you at a conference soon! http://blog.openrain.com/2008/11/11/rubyconf-2008-slides/ Ben found a big security issue today with the Logitech MX Revolution on OS X, basically making it possible to read the contents of a screen supposedly hidden by a password-protected screen saver. Great find, Ben! http://blog.openrain.com/2008/11/04/logitech-mx-revolution-security-flaw/ Wednesday through Saturday, November 5th-8th, Marc Chung (blog, twitter) and Preston Lee (blog, twitter) will be representing OpenRain at RubyConf 2008 in Orlando, Florida with two sessions on Hacking with ruby2ruby and Ruby Peer-To-Peer Development with Journeta, respectively. We'll post status updates on our Twitter feeds periodically and would love to hang out with ... http://blog.openrain.com/2008/11/04/catch-us-at-rubyconf-2008/ RubyConf is only a couple weeks away, and Marc and Preston will be giving "brown bag" style versions of their RubyConf sessions in preparation....   Peer-Aware Desktop Application Development with Preston Lee. Friday, October 24th, noon, OpenRain HQ. 40 minute target. Hacking With ruby2ruby with Marc Chung. Friday, October 31st, noon, OpenRain HQ. ... http://blog.openrain.com/2008/10/22/rubyconf-preview-sessions-next-two-fridays/ Geek 'n' Eat XIII will be held the Friday before Thanksgiving: Noon-1pm on Friday, November 21st at Pacific Seafood Buffet. The room is reserved under the name "Geek 'n' Eat". (For the repeat offenders, it's the same room as GnE XII.) We'll have more book give-a-ways for review courtesy of ... http://blog.openrain.com/2008/10/22/geek-n-eat-xiii-thanksgiving-warmup-edition/ Just a quick reminder that the first Phoenix iPhone Developers Meeting--originally scheduled for tomorrow evening--is postponed pending Apple's release of a new SDK agreement, which was supposed to be out by by now. Stay tuned! http://blog.openrain.com/2008/10/21/firstiphone-development-meeting-postponed/ We're ecstatic to officially announce The OpenRain Alliance: a free resource program for Phoenix's diverse breadth of technical entrepreneurs needing a hand in getting a startup off the ground. This is a free program for bright, motivated people such as yourself to get quick and easy access to physical resources normally ... http://blog.openrain.com/2008/10/14/introducing-the-openrain-alliance/