2XL Networks

So it's coming to that time... The end of another year in business. Things have gone well in 2008, despite the economic turmoil the U.S. has been facing. Hopefully we can look to 2009 for things to start to improve, and with that, we'll be looking to improve our processes in 2009. Smoother everything... from account setup to invoicing to backups.... everything can use improving. If you're not putting a critical eye on your processes and looking to improve them, then you're standing still, and people who stand still get passed by.

Here's to a bright future! We hope to see you there...

Yeah, it’s on…

MilwaukeeDevHouse3 is Friday, November 21, 2008 at 6pm at Bucketworks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Join us!

Well, it's almost here. This coming weekend, October 4th and 5th, 2008 at Bucketworks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, we'll be deep into BarCampMilwaukee3... This is (obviously!) the third BarCamp we've thrown in Milwaukee.

Web414 has pretty much become the driving force behind making these events happen, and we are proud to be associated with that fine group of people.

If you are passionate about any part of technology or creativity, I'd urge you to come to BarCampMilwaukee3. It's a free event for participants (thanks to our sponsors) and the key word is 'participant' as we don't really allow spectators at BarCamp, you need to jump in, get involved, and share what you know.

As we say back at headquarters, "You are an expert at your own experience" So show up and prove it to yourself... See you there!

BarCampMilwaukee3 will take place October 4th and 5th, 2008 at Bucketworks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 2XL Networks is once again proud to be involved with this endeavor, and we hope to see you there.

More details will follow, but if you're interested in finding out what BarCamp is all about, take a look at BarCamp.org or the Wikipedia entry on BarCamp.

MilwaukeeDevHouse1 was a success, with some of us sticking around until 6AM. People worked on various projects, or just socialized with other geeks. So we're doing it again.

Our friends at Fresh Coast Ventures are taking the lead on this one, which is happening Saturday, May 31st, 2008 at 6PM at Bucketworks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

We may be there filming for an upcoming project we are working on... but more on that later.

And of course, the big question is: What will you work on?

We're all set for MilwaukeeDevHouse1, which will take place Friday March 14th, 2008 at Bucketworks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

MilwaukeeDevHouse aims to be the premier regularly scheduled hackathon event that combines serious and not-so-serious productivity with a fun and exciting party atmosphere.

If you’re a coder, designer, or just someone who enjoys software and technology development, MilwaukeeDevHouse was made for you...

MilwaukeeDevHouse is intended for passionate and creative technical people that want to have some fun, learn new things, and meet new people.

More info is available at Web414. We hope to see you there!

We're in the planning stages for MilwaukeeDevHouse.

It's modeled after SuperHappyDevHouse.

And at some point, there will be a nice site for milwaukeedevhouse.org

Stay tuned!

DrupalCampWisconsin is happening soon! Saturday, January 19th, 2008 at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We’ll be running from 10AM to 10PM and dealing with all things Drupal.

Recently a client of ours was looking for a shopping cart solution, and after trying to find a decent PHP/MySQL application that actually worked, we ended up choosing Übercart, which is a collection of modules that run within Drupal. (Both Übercart and Drupal are open source.)

So far it's been a positive experience. Being familiar with Drupal helps quite a bit, and if you are starting from ground zero as far as Drupal knowledge and Übercart knowledge, you've got some work ahead of you. Even with a good familiarity of Drupal, Übercart has a great deal of configuration options, which is good when you want a powerful solution, but can make it difficult to get up and running quickly.