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Warpstock eNewsletter #3

This is the third enewsletter about Warpstock 2004, the educational event of the year for OS/2-eComStation devotees and supporters. We have a lot to report as the eighth annual Warpstock comes closer.

IN THIS ISSUE

  • Presentations and classes confirmed
  • Early bird registration closing soon
  • Getting to Denver/Accommodations
  • Sponsorships

CLASSES AND PRESENTATIONS

Warpstock 2004 is shaping up to be one of the most informative and valuable events ever for OS/2-eCS users and developers. Classes and presentations recently added to the schedule include:

Presentation:
Solveig Haugland, a long-time member of the StarOffice and OpenOffice.org communities, will give a major presentation on key features in the OpenOffice.org suite of office applications. Solveig is currently a technical trainer with getopenoffice.org. She is also co-author of the "OpenOffice.org 1.1 Resource Kit," a comprehensive tutorial covering all components in the application suite.

Demo:
Developer Jan van Wijk will focus on demonstrating the many functions of his versatile DFSee utility for OS/2 or eCS. Items covered will include partitioning, imaging and cloning. Data-recovery will be addressed, if time permits. Participants will also be able to ask Jan questions about DFSee.

Class:
Mozilla-based Content Management for your Website
Arne Blankerts will present a half-day class on how you can use PHP and XML to update your website, vastly reducing the time that would be needed using HTML. Arne will also show attendees how using Mozilla's XUL-technology can make things even better. In this class, you'll learn how to handle XML with PHP4/PHP5 in a simple, easy way. Additionally the course will cover the development of a XUL-based Interface for your private Content Management System (CMS) using Mozilla and some Javascript.

Demo:
Exploring Mozilla
Arne Blankerts will take attendees on an exploration into the many extensions and options provided within Mozilla, just waiting to be used and tested. This presentation will show you how to get the best out of the beast, what extensions are available and how one can install them. For the experienced crowd, a short visit to the power off XUL, the Mozilla GUI language, will show how even you can create your own extensions, and thus add the feature you've always been waiting for.

Presentation:
Arne Blankerts will also lead a general discussion about the work done by netlabs.org, an important center developing Open Source software for OS/2 and eComStation.

Class:
Using Mesa2 to create a Salebook and Cashbook for a travel agency
Edgar Scrutton is a retired teacher who now handles IT and bookkeeping-accounting for his wife's travel agency in Windsor, Ontario. The Salebook and Cashbook he originally developed in DOS have gradually evolved over eighteen years as the travel agency business grew.

This session will show an integrated collection of spreadsheets that are structured to meet the requirement of Canadian and Ontario legal and tax reporting requirements. Supporting dual Canadian and American currencies, these sheets rely heavily on Mesa2 scripts to ease the process of maintaining accounts and commissions receivable. Session attendees will be taught the use of primary and secondary data entry; script creation and execution; and how to create formulas across multiple sheets to track expense accounts monthly and yearly.

A CD-ROM will be distributed with notes, sample MESA2.M2 files and a demo version of MESA2.

Class:
C/REXX partnership: calling Rexx from C and calling C from Rexx
Paul Curtis will lead a half-day class on the details of interfacing to Rexx and C. Some of those details include: making your own DLL available to be called by any rexx script, getting read/write access to variables on both the C side and REXX side including stem variables from the memory pool, getting access to the command line exactly how it was entered, instead of how C startup parses it with argc and argv, which is often undesirable. Also, some trade offs with C versus Classic REXX and ObjectREXX will be noted, as well as tools to build/compile.

Demo:
Paul Curtis will demonstrate his CSSDir utility, which replaces and upgrades the DIR command included with OS/2 and eCS. Using CSSDir Paul will show you how to:

  • Sort by EA size, size, name, etc over multiple directories, and/or drives which could include millions of files, easily and quickly with CSSDir.
  • Limit files found by dates, include files that are of a given size, exclude files and directories.
  • Change the layout of file details for views you want instead of the standard dir limits.
  • Limit sub directories searches to a given depth, not all or nothing as regular dir does.
  • Find duplicate files on your system.
  • Produce multiple reports sorted differently in one pass and invocation.
  • How to snap-shot your system to detect systems changes with CSSDIR. (time permitting)

For a complete list of confirmed presentations and classes at Warpstock 2004, go to:
http://www.warpstock.org/event_info/2004/presentations.html
or
http://www.warpstock.org/event_info/2004/classes.html

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION

Register before August 15 and save yourself some money. More information about the various registration packages available, pricing and donwloadable form are available at: http://www.warpstock.org/event_info/2004/registration.html You can also register online at our web store, http://bamart.com/warpstockinc

GETTING TO DENVER/ACCOMMODATIONS

Warpstock 2004 will be held in the Sheraton Denver Tech Center Hotel. Make your reservation by September 25, and you'll receive the special Warpstock rate of $79 per night for a Standard or Double King room. Ask for the special Warpstock rate when you reserve. For more information:
http://www.warpstock.org/event_info/2004/location.html

Nineteen international and US carriers serve Denver International Airport. You'll find the list of carriers at:
http://www.flydenver.com/flights/airlines.asp

Check out web travel sites such as Oritz.com or Expedia.com for the prices of flights from your location.

SPONSORSHIPS

Looking for a sponsorship opportunity? We have sponsorship deals for companies, organizations and individuals to fit every budget. You can become a Warpstock Supporter for just $20 US. See:
http://www.warpstock.org/event_info/2004/sponsorship.html

THE FINE PRINT

This e-newsletter is intended to provide regular communication in the weeks leading up to the event. If you have any feedback, especially positive feedback, write to the Mark Dodel at eNewsReply@warpstock.org

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