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Weekly Events Menu: 5th-11th Oct

5 October, 2009 by Jessica Williamson

Whoa cool stuff! Glad I found out...Enterprisers is keeping Thomas and me busy in Darlington most of this week, but there are a couple terrific talks you should drop into. Hope you had a fabulous time at MoMo if you signed up and made it, and try to save some time/energy for Wednesday and Thursday events if you can manage. Read below and you’ll see why…

MoMoEdinburgh: Monday, 5th October, 12:30pm at Centotre

This month’s Mobile Monday lunch features Gavin Dutch of Loc8 Solutions, an Edinburgh startup that builds location-based mobile apps for iPhone, Android, etc. His team developed the Official Edinburgh Festivals Guide app for the summer festival madness, and we promise he’s a very cool guy. As well as discussing the hot topics of mobile apps and location-based services, Gavin will share some insights into the trials and tribulations of building a small mobile apps startup in Scotland. Milano lunch is included for a tenner – glass of wine, pasta, and espresso, but you need to pay for your spot online beforehand.

The Google Story (E-Club/School of Informatics): Wednesday, 7th October, 11am-1pm at Informatics Forum G07

Jeffrey Ullman kicks off this year’s Silicon Valley Speaker Series, the best lineup of entrepreneurs you’ll find in Continue Reading »

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Wave Creator was based at Edinburgh University

3 October, 2009 by Kate Ho

larsrasmussenYou know what they say about 6 degrees of separation? Well, on Friday morning, Google Wave came up during one of our research meetings. Stuart Anderson then mentioned how he recognised Lars Rasmussen – one of the Rasmussen brothers who developed both Google maps and Google Wave – and thought he might have worked in LFCS at the School of Informatics (or the Department of Computer Science, back in those days).

Well, after a bit of Googling, it turns out he was right. Lars Rasmussen was in LFCS (see his report here and article here) back in the early 1990s along with Mark Jerrum (now at Queen Mary).

It’s a funny old world.

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Guest Bloggers Meeting Friday 1pm: You’re Invited!

1 October, 2009 by Jessica Williamson

Your StartupCafe blogging dreams really can come true!Daydreaming about starting a new StartupCafe feature? Bursting for an outlet to share your views on technology and entrepreneurship? Or curious to cover local startups and events while interviewing influential people in the tech/startup scene? We’ve got our hands full here at StartupCafe as things are taking off, but there is much more we’d love to tackle!

Meeting: TOMORROW Friday, 2nd October at 1pm – in Management School lobby (look for us on the couches). That’s the big white building next to Potterrow in Bristo Square, above the Health Centre. Might hop to a real cafe, so call/text 07746 446 346 if you’re running late and we’ll let you know where we’ve wound up.

Whether you’ve always dreamed of reviewing the latest gadgets or you get a high from spurring heated debates, we’d be delighted to chat with you. We are looking for guest bloggers to contribute on a regular basis for approx 2-4 months, and we are open to discussing what excites you.

Some features that are sitting on the back burner: Continue Reading »

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Last call: SE/RSE Enterprise Fellowship Workshop

1 October, 2009 by Kate Ho

royal_socJust a quick heads up for anyone that hasn’t heard about the Scottish Enterprise/Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellowship Workshops. There are last remaining places left on the workshop which talks about how you can apply for this fellowship grant. Details below.

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Google Giant comes to Town!

30 September, 2009 by Kate Ho

jeffreyullmanThe Silicon Valley Speaker Series organised by Mike Clouser never disappoints – and this year, it kicks off with Jeffrey Ullman, the PhD supervisor of Google Founder Sergey Brin. He has served on the Google Technical Advisory Board as well as being the CEO of Gradiance – an automated programming teaching tool. Ullman will be speaking at the Informatics Forum, next Wednesday. We’ll definitely be heading along – details below.

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Happiness is…last year’s model?

29 September, 2009 by Bela Hamid

We love technology. We love it so much that we start thinking about our next purchase, looking out for the latest in mobile phone, computing, or music technology, almost immediately after our most recent purchase. Thanks to upgrade happinesspeople like us, a hungry demand for new technology has been accelerating the pace of product development and technological change. The tech industry loves us!

BUT, some of us love Mother Nature too, and our monster appetite for all things new and improved in techie toys is having a considerable environmental impact by feeding landfills/waste treatment plants etc and poisoning our soil, water and air. The fastest growing waste stream in the UK is apparently that of electrical goods. So what is a self-respecting technology lover to do?

I ask because I stumbled across a website recently called http://www.lastyearsmodel.org which does what it says on the tin, Continue Reading »

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Weekly Events Menu: 28th Sept – 4th Oct

28 September, 2009 by Jessica Williamson

Where to go? What the heck?Enough to keep you entertained, connected, and well fed, here’s what you can look forward to this week. If you’re not already booked into Girl Geeks Dinner or Enterprisers, don’t despair, everyone is welcome at E-Club mid-week and further entertainment is on offer in Glasgow Tuesday if you can spare the afternoon. While we’re thinking about events, be sure to book your MoMo Edinburgh ticket if you want to be part of the ‘in crowd’ next week.

NGN Scotland launch: Monday, 28th Sept, details TBC

Next Generation Network, run by the UK India Business Council, is launching a Scotland Chapter and the kick-off event is being held in Edinburgh. The network helps to connect and empower young business people/entrepreneurs by fostering cross-cultural understanding and building links between countries. We’re still waiting on details to be relayed (post below if by chance you know em!), but it’s great to see Scotland pulled into the loop and there should be more NGN happenings in the future.

Pre-MOBO Awards Support Event: Tuesday, 29th Sept, 1-4:30pm at The Hub in Glasgow

The day before the MOBO Awards, Scottish Enterprise teams up with Soma Records, Inner Ear and New Media Corps to offer Continue Reading »

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Interconnect: Web Job at Women’s Network (Part-time)

26 September, 2009 by Jessica Williamson

Interconnect - Job vacancy here!Online Communication Developer for Women’s Science & Technology Network

A 6 hour per week role with flexible working days, this role seems best suited for a student, someone looking to show online expertise on their CV, or an under-utilised web worker.  With a salary of £15,641-£18,551 pro rata this is not a get rich quick scheme, but great for extra cash and experience – sounds like you’ll have a decent amount of responsibility and the freedom to show what you’re capable of doing. Job ad below…

Interconnect: the network for women studying science, engineering, technology and the built environment in Scotland is looking for a Website & Online Communication Developer. You will have responsibility for maintaining and developing the online presence of Interconnect and utilising this media to maximise engagement with the project, in particular student engagement. Interconnect is part of the Continue Reading »

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Spacial Photography for 150 Bucks

24 September, 2009 by Thomas Drapier

IcarusRecently, two space projects have been extensively featured on the blogosphere. The first one, BEAR-4 organised by a group from Canada, launched on the 23rd of August 2009. The second, Project Icarus, was launched on the 2nd of September 2009 by a bunch of MIT students. Their idea? Take a picture from space. Equipment? Barely $150: a camera, a GPS mobile phone, a few external batteries, a balloon, a home made parachute, a box, disposable hand warmers to keep everything alive, free software, and bits of strings. Put all that together, fill up the balloon with helium, launch on a good day; and voila! Continue Reading »

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What Not To Test

23 September, 2009 by Mark Sutherland

Good Enough

Good Enough

A key concern for any business is ensuring that its products meet the quality levels expected of it. Unfortunately, Quality Assurance takes time and effort, requiring your development staff to spend part of their time on testing, or hiring specialist software testers to ensure the product meets its requirements. The more testing you do, the more expensive it will be, so it is useful to have some guidelines for knowing when you can get off with as little as possible.

The simplest test is a manual inspection of the code’s behaviour and there are some situations where this is appropriate. The most obvious case is throwaway code, such as the one line shell script a developer uses to manipulate some data, or the excel function that calculates VAT on your purchases. Once it is written, and is producing the expected output, it is Continue Reading »

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