About: Rich Gibson is a Perl/Database programmer in Santa Rosa. He has worked professionally with computers since 1982 when he created Public Utility Rate Case Models in SuperCalc on an Osborne II. While the technology has changed, his fascination with using finger muscle power to control electrical impulses has not.

His current fascination is creating tools to aid in the acquistion, management, and presentation of information with a geographic component. He is currently converting an old golf cart into a mobile geo annoation platform.

Google Maps and Mapping Hacks
1:00pm both days. Learn creative ways to add to and customize the satellite images and underlying API of Google Maps. Plus, learn some simple techniques available to developers and power users who want to draw digital maps.

Wireless Hacks
Noon, both days. Whether your wireless network needs to extend to the edge of your office or to the other end of town, some non-obvious, "from the field" techniques will show you how to get the job done.