Video DVDs would be too expensive to produce and the quality can be iffy. A cheaper solution, and one that I've seen that was really useful, is to get a binder together of all the Powerpoint presentations and transcripts of speeches. My boss went to a asset management symposium a few years back and came back with binders full of materials from every single presentation made, even the ones she didn't go to. Even though I wasn't there, it was almost as good. Shoot, they could even just make a CD-ROM of PDFs and source files (if any). That would be much faster and easier than video. My department creates similar products with Applescript that my company bundles as ancillaries with other books or just distributes over the web. It's a cinch.
> >Too bad they dont web cast, we would offer the streaming and bandwidth >for free. > >Sad story. They should at least video record the conferences and sell >the DVD's it would be so awesome. > >-giovanni > >Tom Benson wrote: >> If you are looking to become or are currently a full time developer >> (self employed or otherwise) then I recommend it. >> >> Distance has kept me from attending any REALworld conferences to date >> (I'm in Australia, and the closest my work has taken me to Texas is >> Florida & the Carribean). I have however attended many conferences in >> my time and the main advantage is the social interaction you >> experience with other professional developers working in the same >> environment. There is nothing like meeting all these great people >> face to face and buy people who have gotten you out of a bind at one >> time or another a beer or five ;-) >> >> - Tom >> >> >> On 07/03/2007, at 7:54 AM, Joe Cabrera wrote: >> >> >>> Has anyone out there attended the RB Conference as something of a >>> beginner? Do you think you got enough out of it to justify the >>> expense? >>> >>> I'm still on the fence and the deadline for the discount is quickly >>> approaching. I've done some basic apps involving mostly 2-D >>> graphics and some text handling and wouldn't mind getting a better >>> grasp on things of that nature, including OOP. I'm definitely the >>> kind of person who learns better in a classroom environment rather >>> than out of a book. Also, I've no interest in gaming apps, database >>> use, or programming for anything but Mac OS X, if that helps. >>> >>> thanks, >>> Joe Cabrera >>> joecab_at_earthlink_dot_net _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
