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Door64 Calendar ICAL Calendar Export is now available!

Submitted by matt on Thu, Sep 6 2012 - 11:16 PM

For all who has asked and waited so patiently, I'm happy to announce that the Door64 Calendar's ICAL FEED is ready for your Google / iCAL importing enjoyment!

http://door64.com/calendar/ical

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IEEE: Austin, Texas Needs Software Engineers

Submitted by matt on Fri, Jun 1 2012 - 11:47 AM

IEEE just published my blog post covering the results of Door64's first quarter hiring priority survey. Those findings resulted in Austin's Painpoint Job Fair that is attempting to address those needs.

We are thrilled that 25 Austin-area employers have registered, and over 100 focused candidates with relevant experience have already signed up to attend on June 29!

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Founder Dating in Austin

Submitted by matt on Sun, May 13 2012 - 10:02 PM

FounderDating (and no, it's not romantic) has just launched in Austin. The online network allows you to connect with other talented folks who are ready to found a company in your area.

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As the Bay Area Struggles, Texas Booms

Submitted by matt on Mon, Apr 30 2012 - 10:33 AM

"If you could afford a bigger house with a lower mortgage rate and get paid a higher salary, the math of that is pretty hard to resist.

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Door64 in the news on KUT / NPR

Submitted by matt on Fri, Feb 17 2012 - 10:33 AM

Interviewed at the North Austin Door64 Happy Hour this past Wednesday:

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Austin battles shortage in high-end software engineering talent

Submitted by matt on Mon, Dec 12 2011 - 12:57 AM

Article in the Austin American-Statesman dated 10-Dec-2011:

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Austin's Cinetics closing their funding round on Kickstarter today!

Submitted by matt on Fri, Oct 14 2011 - 1:53 PM

If you attended the 2011 Door64 Tech Fair a few weeks ago, you probably stopped by to see Justin Jensen's CineSkates - a mobile platform for photographers/video

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Door64 & MyJobSearch.TV Covered in recent IEEE online article

Submitted by matt on Fri, Aug 5 2011 - 11:49 AM

"More than 60 Door64 members registered to be interviewed for the videos, which run from two minutes to more than four.?"

See the full story here:

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Engineering guy on YouTube: How LCD Screens work

Submitted by matt on Fri, Mar 18 2011 - 5:28 PM

Found this video today about how LCD monitors work:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiejNAUwcQ8&hd=1

Now I can say that I learned something today. Hope you did too.

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LinkedIn Groups and Shooting Yourself in the Foot

Submitted by matt on Tue, Feb 15 2011 - 5:59 PM

Sometimes I have to shake my head. LinkedIn has this way of making life difficult for community managers, and they've done it again (I'll explain below).