Archive for February, 2011

No More Coworking Lockouts with Tropo and CouchDB

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Has this ever happened to you?

You’re feeling a bit randy so you decide to head over to your local coworking facility or hacker dojo to get some work done. Although it’s a bit of an odd hour, the caffeine is pumping in your veins and you’re raring to code up the next big thing. CloudKnock in action Unfortunately, when you get to your coworking site your realize that the door is locked, and you don’t know who is inside to call or send a message to so they may come and let you in. Bummer!

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How to Build a Reminder Service Using Tropo and Ruby on Rails

Sunday, February 27th, 2011

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New Tropo Scripting API Tutorial – The Chance Facilitator

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Since random number generation is a common “first app” for people learning a new language, we decided to add a new tutorial showing an application that utilizes the math functions of each of the five supported languages (JavaScript, Ruby, PHP, Python & Groovy) to create the Chance Facilitator in Tropo.

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Civic Hacking in Philadelphia

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Yesterday in Philadelphia, Tropo had the pleasure of taking part in the Data Camp event sponsored by Code for America.

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South Beach Startup Drinkup Tonight!

Friday, February 25th, 2011

Join Voxeo Labs and Tropo for some free tasty beverages at the First South Beach Startup Drinkup on Friday February 25, 2011 from 8pm to 11pm at:

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New Java based WebApi implementation

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

I’m happy to announce that Tropo finally has a Java based WebAPI implementation.

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Send a Fax with your Voice!

Monday, February 21st, 2011

Tropo just recently partnered with PamFax to deliver faxing capabilities via an API.  Jason Goecke wrapped their API with a very simple Ruby gem called pamfaxr available at GitHub and installable using a “gem install pamfaxr” from your command line.  Using the PamFaxr Ruby gem, I will demonstrate how to send a simple fax as well as how to build a Tropo Voice to Fax transcription application using our Scripting API!

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Hacking Fun with Tropo and Phono at #SHDH42

Monday, February 21st, 2011

Diggz and SocialVirgil hit up SuperHappyDevHouse 42 this weekend in San Jose at the tech museum, joining over 300 hackers from all over the bay area. Virgil shot & edited this montage video with some highlights of the day’s fun:

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How to Build a VoIP-Based Baby Monitor

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

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Tweetchat Mobile Lookup Powered by Tropo

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

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