December 6, 2011 Meeting:

Kevin VanderWoude presents a How-To Session on AJAX

You've heard the term AJAX, but what does it mean?  How does it work? And more importantly, what can it do for you? Learn the answer to these and other perplexing questions during this afternoon session.

Many exciting web features you've come to depend on over the past few years rely on AJAX. Google auto-suggest, Facebook status updates, and countless other examples of web functionality are made possible by AJAX methods.

You will leave this session with practical AJAX examples that you can customize for your own web pages. This session will be geared towards web developers of all experience levels.

Kevin VanderWoude is currently a Coldfusion/ASP web developer for WorldWide Computer Solutions of Keene.  He can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Matt Nelsom presents on ecommerce solutions for WordPress sites

Over at FirstTracks Marketing Group   @MatthewTNelson  has been doing A LOT of WordPress work over the past two and a half years and now wants to share some experiences and opinions in regard to what he feels are the current best ecommerce solutions for WordPress based on his personal development and design experiences. During this presentation Matt will be discussing his personal experiences with three popular WordPress ecommerce plugins: WooCommerce, Shopp, and WP-ecommerce. What are they like to use? What features do they offer out of the box? How easy are they to set up and integrate into a site? What are potential pitfalls and limitations of the plugins? If setting up an online store with WordPress is something you have been thinking about doing then you do not want to miss this session!