RubyNation Video Production Site Survey

I just completed the video production site survey at the Sheraton Hotel, where we’ve got the master ballroom and a junior ballroom booked for RubyNation 2010. We resolved most of the big audio/visual setup issues, so all systems are green for this year’s video production effort. We’ll be video-taping the conference sessions.

BBC Redesigns Their Web Site

The BBC has decided to re-design their web site. This blog entry provides in-depth details about the whole design process, as the BBC rebuilds its entire online digital image. There are some nice insights here. Check it out.

Exchanges Connect Top 40 Announced

The Top 40 videos for the Exchanges Connect Online Video Contest have been chosen. I was part of the team that created and ran the contest for the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Now it’s in the hands of the celebrity judges to select the final winners!

KeenerTech.com Upgraded!

KeenerTech.com has been upgraded from Rails 2.2.2 to Rails 2.3.5. Even better, the site is now hosted using Phusion Passenger and Nginx, for faster performance than ever before. As a bonus, we’ve even upgraded to the latest version of the ActiveScaffold plugin.