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- ExpressionEngine Conference
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I’m pleased to be part of the upcoming ExpressionEngine Conference in Portland, OR in October. I’ll be talking ExpressionEngine for just about the whole conference in one way or another. I’ll be doing three classes total, one 8-hour session split in half over the two days, and two half-day workshops opposite that.
The longer session will be a quick-start primer to ExpressionEngine targeted to those new to the platform. The other workshops will cover developing a EE content model, and reverse-engineering an existing ExpressionEngine site.
More details about the classes and costs can be found on the conference website at http://www.expressionengineconference.com.
Hope to see you there!
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- ExpressionEngine Trivia
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Here’s a fun little year-end post for users of ExpressionEngine - a trivia challenge with questions about the software and some of the key people in its history. No prizes, just bragging rights if you score well. Scroll down for answers.
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- 10 years == $10
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Today marks ten years since I joined the ExpressionEngine (pMachine then) forums and started working with products created by Rick Ellis and EllisLab. To celebrate the occasion I’ve discounted the price of the electronic version of my ExpressionEngine book from $29.99 to $10.
The sale will run until approximately 5:00PM Mountain Time.
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- Technomadism - Getting Away with IT
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If you are going to be at the upcoming EECI Conference and are curious about our Technomad Lifestyle be sure to catch our presentation of “Technomadism - Getting Away with IT”.
The information is currently lacking from the EECI website but we’ll be doing it in the same room as the Developers Track, Tuesday night from 7-8:00 PM. You should have time to get your supper, hear our presentation, and still make it to the “reely big shoooew” planned for that night.
We’ll cover our first year on the road, why we did it, what the challenges were, and how it changed us permanently. We’ll be available to answer any questions you might have around our full-time travel lifestyle (that includes teenagers).
Hope to see you there!
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- Family Salons
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The Boyink family comprises myself, my wife, a 15 year old boy and a 14 year old girl. We’ve always been homeschoolers - it’s one of the life choices that has enabled our mobile lifestyle.
The one big issue that the non-homeschooling worlds loves to bring up (and homeschoolers quickly tire of hearing about) is socialization. The fear is that by not being around 30 age-mates in a dedicated school building all day homeschooled kids will not develop what are seen as “necessary” social skills that traditionally-schooled kids will develop.