In our next Nerdery Primer we explore the versatility of responsive design and how it can help you future-proof websites across viewing platforms. Nerdery principal software engineers Tony T and Dan P pool their collective front-end experience to lead our discussion on what responsive design is, how it works and when it’s best used. Additional topics include:

• Why you should be using responsive design
• Best practices when designing content
• How to implement
• Beards and hats (time permitting)

If you’d like to join us, please RSVP for one of our two free webinars Tuesday, May 22 at 10:15 a.m. CDT or Thursday, May 24 at 3:15 p.m. CDT.

Last week The Nerdery hosted the very first meeting of the FileMakers Pro Users Group of Minnesota (http://fmpug-mn.com/). Check out the video above to hear the group introduce their purpose and organization to an audience of around 60 in our Nerditorium. If you know anybody interested in learning more about FileMaker Pro get in touch with Tim Cimbura or Jim Medema to learn how.

It’s hard to remember, but back in 2005, Yahoo seemed like it had its game on. After losing out on search dominance to Google, it snapped up a bunch of small-but-cool socially oriented companies like Flickr (social photos), Delicious (social bookmarking), and Upcoming (social calendaring). There was a real sense that Yahoo was doing the right thing. It was, to some extent, out in front of what would come to be widely known as Web 2.0: the participatory Internet.

Also interesting is the discussion thread in the comments about how Flickr hasn’t died but instead morphed into a site where actual photographers (as opposed to iPhone snapshot takers) share photos.

8. Thou shalt not look at the clock every three minutes or any comparable interval thereof lest thou discover time passes much slower when its passing is consulted.

Our next webinars will cover Canvas, HTML5 and WebGL as mediums for Rich Internet Applications. As we dig through this toolbox of RIA technologies, we’ll help you understand their respective pros and cons to provide a Nerd’s eye view on:

• designing RIAs for interactivity
• video, audio and other media tools
• browser capabilities
• budget considerations
• preparing files for a seamless handoff to developers

We’ll address the immediate and the long-term benefits of using HTML5, including what creative directors and designers need to know about progressive enhancement. We’ll also get into how Canvas is like Flash (the other F-word, to some), only not.

RSVP for one of two free primers, Tuesday, May 15 at 10:15 a.m. and repeated with polish Thursday, May 17 at 3:15 p.m.

My best was a 7.0. Ternary colors are a mystery to me.