Tinderbox Weekend
Mastering Tinderbox
Hamburg: May 19-20, 2012
We've reimagined Tinderbox Weekend completely. This year, we’ll focus on mastering Tinderbox, on systematically bringing beginners and intermediate Tinderbox users up to speed. Small, highly-interactive and hands-on sessions will help you understand Tinderbox and to master its incredible power and flexibility.
There will be plenty of time to explore your own projects and plans.
- Tinderbox views: maps, outlines, charts
- choosing the right view for your work
- Attributes: extending simple notes
- Prototypes
- Tinderbox maps
- Patterns of spatial hypertext
- What maps say
- Display expressions, hover expressions, and adornments
- Graphs, dashboards, timelines
- Aliases: one thing in many places
- Agents
- finding interesting notes
- actions
- Rules and smart adornments
- Twig
- More Tinderbox actions
- Extracting information
- Letting Tinderbox do the boring work
- Web services and shell commands
- Importing information
- a tour of Tinderbox imports: spreadsheets, opml, mind map files
- using Explode
- Autofetch: automatic updating from the internet
- runCommand: automatic updating from other software
- Export made easy
- the new (simpler) export markup
- from Tinderbox to HTML: making everything right
Archives of some previous Tinderbox weekends are here.
At most Tinderbox Weekends, we like to meet informally for a group dinner Saturday evening. It’s by no means mandatory, but it’s a great way to get to know other Tinderbox users—these tend to be some of the most interesting people you’ll meet! If you can’t attend the weekend but would be interested in joining the dinner, do drop us an email and we’ll let you know when and where.
Things we’ll have available:
- WiFi
- A projector
- A few connectors (dongles) but it’s always good to have your own
- Coffee/light food
- Power strips for your laptops
- A CD handout
Things you should bring:
- Your laptop (not required, but many people like to have it)
- Any Tinderbox questions or problems you’d like resolved—we love a sticky problem!
Speakers and program subject to change without notice. Refunds allowed more than 30 days in advance, less a $50 processing fee. No refunds after 30 days before the event. Multiple attendees from the same organization receive a 25% discount.
We're Making Plans!
Who'll be there?
Tinderbox weekends are small, informal gatherings of Tinderbox enthusiasts from throughout the country -- and indeed the world. Some will be Tinderbox beginners, some will be experts.
Mark Bernstein, Tinderbox's designer, will lead sessions and will be available throughout for discussions.
What if I can't possibly come this weekend?
We're going to offer a corresponding membership to people who simply cannot make it in person. Think of this as a sign of support for Tinderbox.
We'll send you handouts -- either on paper or CD -- and perhaps we'll be able to set up an electronic link during part of the meeting to field your questions. It'll be much better to attend, but if you simply can't make it, a corresponding membership might be nice.
I Have A Great Idea For A Session!
Tell us! Call or email tinderbox@eastgate.com .
What time?
We start at 10am on Saturday, and run to approximately 5:00. After a brief rest, many of us will get together for an informal blogger dinner. Other bloggers and Tinderboxers are welcome, too!
On Sunday, we start at 9:30 and continue to 3:00.
What's included?
A copy of The Tinderbox Way, and handouts including a CD filled with exclusive sample files and screencasts.
Can I connect?
We expect to have WiFi connectivity. Bring your laptop.
Fine Print
Speakers and program subject to change without notice. Refunds allowed more than 30 days in advance, less a $50 processing fee. No refunds after 30 days before the event. Multiple attendees from the same organization receive a 25% discount.
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