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Barcamp Texas did not really get started until 1:15. Minor irritation, since the night before their website had said 10:00. Anyhow, once it got going, I had a fantastic time!

The day was kicked off by Tom Brown, a college classmate who I have not seen in years, talking about Open Source Currency. I also listened to talks on installing Drupal, web security, podcasting, and how to analyze a site for CSS and SEO. On Sunday, I was convinced to give a talk on SEO.

I spent most of my time next door in the Creative Space. Here I met Silona, the person responsible for getting Maker Faire to come to Austin. I helped her attempt to get her video cam to work with iMovie for an hour before she decided to use the cam in her laptop and sit in peoples laps as she conducted her interviews. I also spent several hours with the Hush Labs folks trading system related information. This alone was worth the price of admission.

The beer flowed all night. At some point, Erica convinced me I should travel to Austin to attend the Maker Faire Town Hall the next evening. When I went to my hotel room at Midnight, the party was still going strong.

Barcamp Texas was a great event and I hope they are willing to hold another one soon.

UPDATE - Tom sent this link to videos of barcamp texas on youtube.