Note: if you have purchased a ticket or are planning on coming, important pre-class preparation instructions here!

When: Thursday, Nov 16, 2006 6pm - 8pm

Where: Marker Seven offices, 701 Sutter, 5th Floor, SF 94109 (see directions below)

Register now! 25$ pre-sale, 30$ at the door (if not sold out) (see ticket info below)

Meet up with other San Francisco Women on the Web members to learn about the exciting technology of AJAX by participating in a hands-on workshop with programmer Catherine Block Daves. This is a follow-up hands-on workshop to our initial Introduction to Ajax lecture.

The workshop will include a brief background on AJAX concepts followed by a hands-on session. The hands-on session will cover the basics of client-side AJAX including navigating an XML response, dynamic creation of buttons, JavaScript syntax, changing styles and avoiding some common mistakes.Requirements: Bring your laptop!

Agenda:

• Background
• AJAX
• Key ingredients
• Hands on
• Q and A

Speaker: Catherine Block Daves is currently working as a software engineer developing business intelligence applications at Actuate Corporation. Catherine discovered the joy of programming in the late 90’s while working in interactive advertising (Red Sky Interactive). During the bust, she found herself with a great deal of free time and decided to follow her newfound love. She attended San Jose State University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science in May 2005, graduating Summa Cum Laude and with honors in her major. Immediately after graduation she started work at Actuate Corporation where she has spent the last year learning the intricacies of JavaScript and DOM while working on an AJAX enterprise application.

Directions:

Driving Directions | Parking | MUNI: 2, 3, 4, 27, 38, 39, 76 | BART and MUNI underground stations: between Powell St. stop and Civic Center.

Ticketing Information:
Ticket price: $25 if purchased online, or $30 payable with check or cash, (no Credit Card facilities, sorry!) at the door. See Ticket Info for more details. Please check the web site before heading out for the event, if you have not bought tickets, as we will post “sold out” if we reach venue capacity.

Ticketing Details and Policy

Online ticket purchases via Acteva are available until 4PM day of event. At that time, we will print out the names of all of the purchasers, and bring that list to the event door, where we will check off your name if you are on it. Please, if you are the purchaser of multiple tickets, have the person who purchased the ticket present when you arrive at the event.

We reserve the right to cancel the workshop by 5 days prior to the event if we have not received at least 5 purchased tickets, which is the amount required to cover costs. If that occurs, customers who have purchased tickets can use those tickets for another workshop with SF WoW. We will contact you if the workshop is cancelled and manage tickets at that time.

Class Preparation & Installation Instructions

There are two versions of instructions - for browsers Firefox 1.5.0.2 and for Firefox 2.0 RC3

You will need Mozilla Firefox with the Venkman Debugger and Firebug extensions.

Before starting, you may want to back up your profile: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_Tips_:_Backup

These instructions have been tested on Firefox 1.5.0.2 and Firefox 2.0 RC3 but should work for other 1.5.0 versions

If you don’t have Firefox installed already : http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

Installing Venkman and Firebug extensions:

Step 1:
Open Firefox

Step 2:
select menu
(2.0 RC3)
ToolsAdd Ons
(1.5)
ToolsExtensions

This will open a dialog.

Step 3:
In the dialog (bottom right corner), click

(2.0 RC3)
“get extensions”
(1.5)
“get more extensions”

Step 4:
Search for Venkman (search box is in upper right corner)

The page will show JavaScript Debugger

Step 5:
Click “Install Now” button

This will open a Software Installation Dialog
(You may get a security warning along the pop-up bar - allow installation)

Step 6:
In Software Installation Dialog
Click “Install Now”

Step 7:
Restart Firefox and select menu
ToolsJavaScript Debugger
to open debugger

For Firebug - repeat previous steps, but in step 4, search for Firebug

For the class: Class Powerpoint

Digital cameras are everywhere, even in your telephone, but the age of the forgotten shoebox and the languishing bound photo album is almost over. In fact, there’s almost too many options for organizing, storing, and sharing your photos. Do you want to share pictures with others that share your interests - whether that’s gardening, classic cars, or night photography? Are you looking to dip your toe into selling photos? Are you looking for a place that will help you experiment and learn about photography? Or do you just want to make snapshots available to friends and family - in a place they can order their own prints?

In this introduction, you will learn about a selection of photo-sharing sites, how to choose where to put your pictures, the basics of photo uploading, and the range of options that online resources offer for using your photos.

Bring your questions - or make em up at the talk!

When: November 9, 2006

7-7:30 Registration, Will Call, Ticket purchase, seating, networking and speaker setup (upstairs and downstairs at the venue)

7:30 to 8:30 PM Presentation (including time for questions)

Purchase Tickets
$15 if purchased with our online ticketing partner Acteva, or $20 payable with check or cash, (no Credit Card facilities, sorry!) at the door. See Ticket Info for more details. Please check the web site before heading out for the event, if you have not bought tickets, as we will post “sold out” if we reach venue capacity.

Where: London Wine Bar

415 Sansome St., San Francisco, CA 94111

Hope to see you there!

Speaker: Caitlin Burke

Caitlin Burke is a writer and editor with over a decade of experience in publishing. She quickly gravitated to roles where she could use technology to participate directly in just about every aspect of publishing except for large-scale printing. She started participating in online communities in the early 90s, made her first website in 1995, and made her first photoblog in 2002. You can see some of her photography at her Flickr photostream.

Transit/Parking

Parking Garages: Across from TransAmerica Pyramid on Sansome (one way east), there is a CityPark garage. Street parking (truck zone meeters) is free after 6pm. Check for street cleaning limitations.

Take 1,10,15 buses. All Market street trolleys to First Street, head North to Sansome and Sacramento intersection.

Ticketing Details and Policy

Online ticket purchases via Acteva are available until 4PM day of event. At that time, we will print out the names of all of the purchasers, and bring that list to the event door, where we will check off your name if you are on it. Please, if you are the purchaser of multiple tickets, have the person who purchased the ticket present when you arrive at the event.

We reserve the right to cancel the workshop by 5 days prior to the event if we have not received at least 5 purchased tickets, which is the amount required to cover costs. If that occurs, customers who have purchased tickets can use those tickets for another workshop with SF WoW. We will contact you if the workshop is cancelled and manage tickets at that time.

Join SFWoW for a spontaneous Scrappy Hour on Friday the 13th:
Cafe Royale
800 Post St @ Leavenworth
6pm - 9pm

Cafe Royale:
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About Friday the 13th:

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