All, The first meeting is tomorrow (Wednesday 5 September) at 19:00 at the address below. See you there Tom Harris, Software Engineer Optiscan Imaging, 15-17...
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Andrews, Martin
martin@...
Sep 5, 2001 5:13 am
Hi all, I got sent this by a colleague at work. The presenter (Dwayne Reed) is from a company in WA (see http://www.ss.com.au/index.htm). I can't find out ...
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Andrews, Martin
martin@...
Sep 6, 2001 12:55 am
Hi all, It was good to put some faces to the names last night. I enjoyed our meeting. For those interested in the books about XP that we discussed last night,...
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Steve Hayes
steve@...
Sep 6, 2001 4:35 am
Marty, Two of the books I mentioned last night are hidden in one of my lists. Go to http://www.khatovartech.com/resources/books.html and have a look for the...
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Steve Hayes
steve@...
Sep 6, 2001 5:49 am
Hi folks, Here's a short summary of the first meeting of the Melbourne Extreme Programming Enthusiasts Group (MEPEG?). Any errors are entirely my own. Anyone ...
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Andrews, Martin
martin@...
Sep 6, 2001 6:07 am
... I admit it. I didn't write this test first. Anyway, here's my $0.02 worth... Group acronym should be: MXPEG public class AcronymPrinter { public String...
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Tom Harris
tomh@...
Sep 6, 2001 6:30 am
All, Many thanks for an interesting meeting last night. I shall reread the White Book, and try to get hold of some of the other books to have a good peruse. ...
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Martin Zaidel
martin@...
Sep 6, 2001 11:31 pm
... <snip> ... Correct, Steve! I think you're the first person to spell it correctly, and with my funny accent too... ... Has anyone given any thought to a...
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Stampoultzis, Glen - ...
stampg@...
Sep 7, 2001 12:04 am
Who in the group has laptops? I've got one. We would probably just need 1 machine per pair. I have a 5 port hub at home but that's probably not going to be...
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Steve Hayes
steve@...
Sep 7, 2001 12:06 am
I said I'd post something on our behalf, and now I can't remember what it is. Does anyone remember? If you do, perhaps you could post the question. Steve Hayes...
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Steve Hayes
steve@...
Sep 7, 2001 12:06 am
On Friday, September 07, 2001 9:31 AM, Martin Zaidel ... (by ... I'll make my laptop available as code repository, and if there are web based solutions I'm...
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Steve Hayes
steve@...
Sep 7, 2001 12:07 am
On Friday, September 07, 2001 10:02 AM, Stampoultzis, Glen - Ansett ... Clearly, I have one. ... The 5-port sounds like it would be pretty close. It would save...
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Andrews, Martin
martin@...
Sep 7, 2001 12:17 am
... I have one. ... If we get reasonable internet access somewhere, we could set up a repository on an external dev site (eg. sourceforge). That way we aren't...
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Stampoultzis, Glen - ...
stampg@...
Sep 7, 2001 12:28 am
Either that or make a habit of copying the repository to at least one other machine before finishing for the night. We're probably not talking huge volumes so...
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Mike Williams
mikew@...
Sep 7, 2001 12:38 am
... Steve> Random thought - what about taking over an internet cafe for a few hours? Pros: - don't need laptops - coffee Cons: - finding the right internet...
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Stampoultzis, Glen - ...
stampg@...
Sep 7, 2001 1:02 am
... _____________________________________________________________________ CAUTION - This message may contain privileged and confidential information intended...
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Martin Dick
martin.dick@...
Sep 7, 2001 2:20 am
I have one too, Win2000 Martin Dick ... From: "Stampoultzis, Glen - Ansett" <stampg@...> Date: Friday, September 7, 2001 10:25 am Subject: RE:...
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Martin Dick
martin.dick@...
Sep 7, 2001 2:21 am
I have a Win2000 laptop Martin ... From: "Stampoultzis, Glen - Ansett" <stampg@...> Date: Friday, September 7, 2001 10:25 am Subject: RE:...
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Shane Clauson
sc@...
Sep 7, 2001 3:23 am
No luck on the laptop here I'm afraid, but I vaguely remember having an old hub buried in the garage somewhere. I think its a 5 port model. Shane....
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Steve Hayes
steve@...
Sep 7, 2001 3:26 am
As you know, I've been living in the USA. I got accustomed to ordering books and software online (Amazon, Bookpool etc.) and having them arrive at my door a ...
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Andrews, Martin
martin@...
Sep 7, 2001 3:43 am
I've never bought stuff off the web-site, but the range on the floor is good at "The Technical Book Shop" http://www.techbooks.com.au/ Whenever I order books...
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Tom Harris
tomh@...
Sep 7, 2001 4:29 am
Guys, At Optiscan we use a number of 'old-ish' machines for lab machines. These are usually Pentium 500's with 128M RAM, 15" monitors and a *removeable* ...
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Steve Hayes
steve@...
Sep 7, 2001 5:56 am
Folks, Attached is the draft of a document I'd like to make available at the end of my introductory presentations. I'd welcome feedback/criticism. The final...
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Andrews, Martin
martin@...
Sep 7, 2001 7:11 am
Hi Steve, I like the doc. Can you please upload it to our 'files' section on yahoogroups when you have a final version? Suggestions: - You talk about the cost...
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Steve Hayes
steve@...
Sep 7, 2001 8:26 am
Marty, I can certainly post it to the files area. I'll try to fit the graph in - I agree that the visual impact would be helpful. How strongly do you feel...
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Steven Shaw
steve.shaw@...
Sep 7, 2001 4:13 pm
I've found that Bookpool can be still an economic option if you are ordering enough books. I have used Bookpool a couple of times (though not recently) and...
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Martin Zaidel
martin@...
Sep 8, 2001 12:43 am
Was it my question regarding strategies which other user groups have used (or attempted) to persuade IT managers to adopt XP? I'll post this question. Martin ...
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Malcolm Gorman
m.gorman@...
Sep 8, 2001 9:26 am
Hi Martin, The Technical Bookshop range of XP books is excellent, an entire shelf. But when I'm buying computer books I get them through Angus and Robertson. ...
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Malcolm Gorman
m.gorman@...
Sep 8, 2001 9:58 am
I'm impressed by Steve's booklist. I've read a few of them and can recommend most of them highly. Kent Beck. Extreme Programming Explained. Written for people...
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Martin Zaidel
martin@...
Sep 9, 2001 12:08 am
... The Technical bookshop is good, as another bookstore just up Swanston Street from it (across from RMIT's Story Hall)---can anyone remember the name? If...
