The San Francisco Android User Group

Lightning talks and mini-presentations

November 27, 2012 · 5:30 PM
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*Please take note of the important check-in details at Yelp*

By popular demand, our November meetup will be another "social" event... to give us an opportunity to check out what other Android developers are up to.

So, if you are interested in presenting on something near-and-dear to you (that is related to Android), then this is your shot at the podium.

In these informal lightning-talk style mini presentations, you could share best practices and tips & tricks; discuss tools, frameworks, or interesting APIs; ask questions; present ideas and solicit feedback; and even demo code. We just ask that you keep your presentation short (ideally up to 5 minutes) and non-commercial. Think developers, not customers.

If you know you'd like to do a lighting talk, there is nothing "special" that you need to do (it's OK not to use slides), but consider posting a short blurb about what you would like to discuss as a comment below.

Finally, we recommend that you check out our best practices for presenting if you are brave enough to get on the stage.

The venue, food, and drinks (beer as well) will be provided by Yelp. The giveaways will be provided by our other sponsors.

CHECK-IN PROCESS

Doors will open at 5:30pm to allow enough time for the check-in process.
Please update your meeting handle to reflect your FIRST NAME AND LAST NAME. Security will be checking IDs at the door. *Please note: You WILL NOT be allowed into the event unless we have your first and last name (that matches the name on your ID) prior to the event.
Beer and wine will be served at this event, so please keep in mind only folks 21 and over are allowed into the event. (Another reason for the ID check)
Guestlist will be closing at 11:30AM the day of the event (Tuesday - November 27).
If you will be coming with a guest, please provide us with their first and last name as well.
Waiting list folks will be allowed into the event AFTER we get through all the confirmed attendees.
Yelp is generously providing pizza, drinks, and beer on top of the venue space, so please be respectful of the attached event terms/guidelines: YELP EVENT GUIDELINES.

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Asif Akhtar Nizami

Hello, if you are looking for a gig in Bay Area for "Android Developer", please reach me at [masked] or [masked] to discuss. Thanks.

0 · January 7
Stoney Vintson

Will video of the lightning talks be posted by Marakana or another entity? I have a good audio recording ( 2012-11-27_AndroidMeetup 38.3 MB) of the lightning talks.

0 · December 3
- Aleksandar Gargenta
  
  I believe so. I have to check with our video production team. Yelp did record the event.
  
  0 · December 7
- Stoney Vintson
  
  Dave Carty, I tried to reply to your request for the audio, but your settings do not allow me to reply.
  
  0 · January 4
JP

Answering a question that was raised yesterday.
Check out electronics from overseas at Expansys. (Not an endorsement or recommendation).
Resources for x86 on Android:
http://software.intel.com/en-us...
ADB drivers:
http://software.intel.com/en-us...

General resources:
http://software.intel.com/en-us...

0 · November 28
Aleksandar Gargenta

Much better than I expected. The speakers were amazing, sessions were informative, and the audience was engaged. Yelp folks really took care of us! Thanks everyone!

0 · November 28
Stoney Vintson

Excellent information. So much in packed into one night. Thanks :)

0 · November 27
G. Blake Meike

That was excellent! Perhaps, if we schedule far in advance, we can pull off the single-topic lightening talks. That would be very cool.

0 · November 27
Aaron T. Harris

I'm the Lead Engineer for Yahoo! Sportacular -- I don't have speech prepared but I can answer questions. Any Sports fans?

0 · November 26
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- Philipp Berner
  
  are you familiar with in app purchases?
  
  0 · November 26
- Aaron T. Harris
  
  No sorry, I haven't had a need for it.
  
  0 · November 27
- Johannes Kraemer
  
  I've implemented it. What's your issue with it? The docs explain it pretty well IMHO.
  
  0 · November 27
Philipp Berner

I'm looking to talk to people who do in app payment and subscriptions. I work on www.getkeepsafe.com (>5m downloads)

0 · November 26
elbert shiang

welcome the entry level for Android like me(hardware designer)?

I am in the process to figure out the development flow to port the android to ARM based system for personal interesting. what is the pro and con compared with window R. So far, I did not have clear solution yet.

How do I validate such system?

0 · November 26
JP

Getting your apps ready for Intel processors

0 · November 26
G. Blake Meike

I recently waded through building a system that downloads and caches images, for display in a UI. There were a couple of surprises that might be of interest. I'll talk about a few things that worked and a few that didn't.

0 · November 26
Aleksandar Gargenta

In terms of topics for tomorrow's lightning talks, here are some ideas to consider: testing approaches, UI design-patterns, monetization strategies, frameworks, debugging techniques, app ideas/demos, native vs. mobile-web, 4.2 APIs, security issues, community involvement, custom ROMs, working with embedded devices, ADK, etc.

And don't forget that Yelp will be serving beer and wine :-)

0 · November 26
Johannes Kraemer

I will show how I implemented puzzle games using Inkscape SVG files and an xml parser as opposed to android layouts and my own little "engine".

1 · November 26
Aleksandar Gargenta

Yelp's AV setup takes in HDMI, DVI, and VGA. If you want to display your phone's screen, make sure to bring the appropriate adapter (usually, micro-USB to HDMI). Alternatively (maybe even preferably), use the emulator.

0 · November 26
Harald Rudell

I will talk about a native app I am working on, some aspects of Java and why Titanium might be interesting.

I hope a phone display can be projected on the wall?

0 · November 25