Salem-News.com Articles written by David Duncan

OSCON on a Budget

If open source software is your bag, then you might want to head for the Open Source Convention in Portland.

(PORTLAND) - This week I'm checking in from OSCON in Portland, the eighth annual Open Source Convention, hosted by O'Reilly Publishing at the Oregon Convention Center.

Primarily aimed at informing businesses about the wide array of open source software available, most of the sessions and tutorials are priced at hundreds of dollars each.

In the midst of this gathering of world-class talent there are also some great educational opportunities that are free. Read on.

At the OSCON registration desk, you can obtain a free Exhibit Hall pass. Major companies and local groups will have booths in this area, Wednesday & Thursday, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Monday Marks Major Digg.com Revision

(San Francisco) - The leading technology news site, digg.com, will switch to 'version 3.0' sometime Monday. Already ranked 35th most popular site in the US, Digg 3.0 will expand from it's current technology focus to include more mainstream-oriented categories for entertainment, gaming, science, world & business, and online video.

Anonymously launched in December 2004 as a experiment by Tech TV personality Kevin Rose, Digg was a radical departure from an old paradigm: that site owners had to exercise heavy editorial control to achieve good content.

Craigslist Adds Salem Section

(SALEM) - Entries started appearing Sunday in the new Salem Oregon section of the internationally popular online classified ads service, craigslist.org. Prior to the addition of salem.craigslist.org, Salem residents had to place ads under the section for the nearest listed city, Portland, and then put 'Salem' in the specific location field of the ad.

Due to the newness of the Salem section, there are still more Salem entries in the portland.craigslist.org section, so checking both sections yields the best results.

Craigslist started in San Francisco in 1995 and grew to 10 cities by 2000, when Portland was added.