Today will be my last day out west before heading back to rainy New York City, a near two week trip in which I've been immersed in CiviCRM. Needless to say, I've learned a lot and am excited for the new features to be had in the upcoming 4.5 release.
The documentation team has had a very productive week, especially considering we've taken on rearranging much of the book content. At the time I'm posting this we've closed a total of 20 documentation issues, including all new 4.5 features that we are able to document. Today we added more reorganized and in-depth Membership documentation. We also added a section on maintaining quality email lists, which explores how CiviMail handles unsubscribes, bounces and holds.
While we've been working hard, we have taken the time to enjoy the beautiful outdoors here in Truckee, CA. Today's expedition was a trip down to Donner Lake. The weather was perfect for a hike and the we couldn't resist the urge for an impromptu swim in temperatures we could only estimate at a brisk 50 degrees farenheight (10 C). Josh (arandajl08) from Mission Matters Group was fortunate enough to be the first one in, and the only one to be recorded doing so. He was also sport enough to let me post it to Youtube. Note the contraction of his limbs and face as the chill sets in...