January 23, 2010 — Steve Garfield blasts through a condensed version of his dynamic three hour class on choosing a camera, getting great audio, lighting, shooting, editing, and hosting. This presentation includes WordPress-specific examples for embedding video.

Special thanks to the Microsoft NERD Center for hosting WordCamp Boston.

January 23, 2010 — How do you protect your intellectual property as a blogger? Should you register a trademark, a copyright? What are the rules around using third party materials? Miguel Danielson and Kimberly Isbell talk about responding to DMCA take down notices, first amendment issues, and all the other legal issues bloggers commonly face – including time for Q&A.

Special thanks to the Microsoft NERD Center for hosting WordCamp Boston.

January 23, 2010 — Learn how to keep your WordPress-powered website secure from hackers and exploits. Brad Williams from WebDevStudios.com shows examples of hacked sites, shares tips and plugins for keeping WordPress secure, and talks about his experiences with WordPress and security.

Special thanks to the Microsoft NERD Center for hosting WordCamp Boston.

January 23, 2010 — You’ve heard the rumors- MU is coming to WordPress Core in 3.0. Learn what this merge means to you and what it means for Automattic. Hear from Jane Wells about what UI changes are expected and what prompted the change from WordPress.

Special thanks to the Microsoft NERD Center for hosting WordCamp Boston.

January 23, 2010 — A beginner’s guide on how to edit/manipulate WordPress (themes, plugins, etc) files to accomplish what you want without having to hire a developer from Shayne Sanderson.

Special thanks to the Microsoft NERD Center for hosting WordCamp Boston.

January 23, 2010 — Creative yet inexpensive Internet marketing techniques such as blogging can build a company’s online presence, spawn brand loyalty, and generate leads/results. Because a corporate blog is a place for customers, prospects and like-minded individuals to share ideas, it reinforces a company’s image and brand as a thought-leader. Karen Rubin discusses what kind of content you can create to attract your customers, how to bring people to your blog and how to keep the momentum going.

Slides for this presentation are available here.

Special thanks to the Microsoft NERD Center for hosting WordCamp Boston.

January 23, 2010 — Boone Gorges talks about the structure of BuddyPress and how the parts work together. He demonstrates a few examples of how you can use plugins, config files, and child themes to make BuddyPress work for your unique and freakish purposes.

Special thanks to the Microsoft NERD Center for hosting WordCamp Boston.

January 23, 2010 — The Parent/Child theme structure allows website owners, designers, and developers the ability to create custom theme designs quickly. Daisy Olsen discusses various aspects of this useful theme creation technique.

Special thanks to the Microsoft NERD Center for hosting WordCamp Boston.

January 23, 2010 — Rob Larsen shows you how to create cross-browser, HTML5 enhanced WordPress themes using nothing more than a little extra JavaScript, basic WordPress knowledge and some knowledge of the new elements.

Special thanks to the Microsoft NERD Center for hosting WordCamp Boston.

January 23, 2010 — Is your WordPress or WPMU install beginning to feel a bit lethargic? In this session Daniel Collis-Puro shares real, honest-to-goodness, rubber-hits-the-road tips on performance optimization, nginx front-end proxy caching, and optimizing the LAMP stack. Feed your need for speed and your love of WP at the same time, and leave other WP admins in the dust.

Special thanks to the Microsoft NERD Center for hosting WordCamp Boston.