This is the presentation I gave at the AtlantaPHP September meet-up. It’s a showcase of five useful features included in CodeIgniter. You can download the slides or pdf. The slides have embedded videos in slides 11, 17, and 22 so if you get the PDF you’ll have blank pages instead. You can still watch the demos below.

Big thanks to Danny Mustafic for recording the presentation (which should be available here in a few days) and to Chris Spruck and Kevin Roberts for putting the event together.

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Today is the 5th anniversary of what could be called the birth of coworking. It didn’t happen in such a clear cut manner, people had already been gathering and working together and “coworking” already, but the actual term was used  for the first time by Brad Neuberg to describe what we call coworking today. From Wikipedia:

“The term “coworking” was coined by Bernie DeKoven in 1999, and in 2005 used by Brad Neuberg to describe a physical space.

Neuberg organized a coworking site called the “Hat Factory” in San Francisco, which is a live-work loft that is home to three technology workers, and is open to others during the day.”

I discovered coworking some time last year shortly after I quit my full time job and started freelancing from home. I had truly miscalculated how much I needed to be in contact with other people in order to fuel my own creativity and productivity. Shortly after going solo I tried out Ignition Alley and I loved the vibe of working alongside other professionals from different backgrounds and fields, all united for our desire to get out of the house and into a better environment. I started making the 20+ mile commute each way about once a week and noticed that even after spending that much time on the road I was enjoying my work more, and was getting more done. Later on, I signed up as a full time member at StrongBox West where I was spending anywhere between 5 to 7 days a week (what an awesome bunch they are!)

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