Identity theft has become the number one crime in the world today where anyone can be at risk. An individual or business can have their finances, reputation, and privacy ruined in an instant leaving the victim responsible and often taking years to restore. Defensive Computing is a introductory course that gives anyone or business owners a basic understanding of what and how to defend against this type of crime. This class will also show the necessary safe guards to use on computers, software, br …

This is the Seattle-wide discussion forum for technology (esp. IT, web, mobile, game, cloud, social, telecom ...). The forum is a platform for professionals to collaborate, share ideas, foster creative brainstorming. It is also a platform for companies to increase their branding and network. You could also join discussion and get event update at our Email group: http://groups.google.com/group/seattle-tech-forum

Welcome to Eastside Incubator (Ei). This community is designed to help software founders (who ship code) and business founders (who ship customers) develop their entrepreneurial talent. It is like a gym for software-focused entrepreneurs. There are three components to this group: the physical space (in Redmond), the networking events, and the online forum. The value of each of these depends largely on the contribution of the members. So if you have a problem, ask it so that somebody who has alre …

The .NET Developers Association is a eastside community oriented group aimed at furthering the education of .NET developers.

The goal of this group is to come together as a community and talk about search based on open source stacks (solr/lucene/elasticsearch) and tie this into applications with emphasis on AI, machinelearning, games and more

We are women who work with, want to work with, or are simply interested in technology, be it software, hardware, aerospace, biotech, energy, or anything else. Instead of playing in our own sandboxes, let us meet, teach and learn from each other. We may have different levels of knowledge and experience, and that’s OK! We are here to share, to learn, to support each other and, most importantly, to have fun. Group activities may involve: Tech jams: showing each other what we are working on and w …

This is the place to be for mobile fans (including BlackBerry, Symbian, WIndows Mobile, iPhone, Android), developers, and entrepreneurs who are involved in the planning and implementing of applications as well as those wishing to learn more about the business opportunities related to the technology of the BlackBerry. Symbian, Windows Mobile, and other platform folks are also welcome. We get together monthly to share information on projects, opportunities, and how-to’s related to developing for t …

We're a group of professionals that want to explore all the best practices of Agile Methodologies and Frameworks. We want to meet, discuss, build relationships, exchange ideas, tips, tricks, tools, news and foster agile project innovation. We're made up of Scrum Masters, Agile Gurus, Product Owners/Managers, Developers, Testers and newcomers to Agile. We welcome people from all backgrounds, not just the IT field, to join us, learn and network with our community. We meet once a month with a happy …

You like to invent, tinker, create prototypes, gadgets, software, music, apps and versions of products, movies, books, crafts, sofware and just plain dream up new ideas all the time? Have you heard of crowdsourcing sites like: Quirky.com, Kickstarter.com, Indiegogo.com, bandcamp.com, etsy.com, rockethub.com, ahhha.com, edisonnation.com, geniuscrowds.com, more coming online weekly... All these sites leverage money and brainpower of many to bring to fruition real world products, projects and ide …

WA is the home to the two biggest cloud service platforms (Amazon Web Services and Windows Azure). However, a platform is as good as what you do with it. This is a hands-on group for anybody, who wants to do something useful with popular IaaS, PaaS or SaaS cloud platforms (Amazon Web Services, Windows Azure, Rackspace cloud/OpenStack, Google AppEngine, Cloud Foundry, Joyent, Heroku, Force.com, and others). The definition of "useful" is limited only by your imagination :-) The format of the meetu …

Kick start 2011 by hacking on Go, Google's new programming language. If you're a systems programmer who wants to push their productivity full throttle - this group is for you. If you're staring at pictures of elephants, take a break from writing map reduce jobs, and ditch your old copy of The Little Schemer, and join this group. If you ride a fixie, sport wayfarer glasses, and want to look even cooler than you already do, this group is for you.

Facilitated by Microsoft, the premise of this event is to provide an open forum where partners, customers and Microsoft folks can meet to discuss all things related to Microsoft Cloud Services. This forum will provide first-hand experience and best practices that will enable its members to learn from each other and transfer knowledge. Please join us for this great opportunity to learn, share and network with your peers and other company leaders. Register for a free trial of Office 365 Want to …

Reaching out to all Cloud Computing Enthusiasts ! This is a group for users, enthusiasts and those curious about Cloud Foundry Open PaaS and BOSH Deployment. - Learn to deploy and scale applications in seconds, without locking yourself into a single cloud. - Network with other industry professionals and with the Product Management Team at cloud Foundry. - Learn about Cloud Foundry for the Enterprise - Provide feedback on features you'd like to see Cloud Foundry is an open platform as a service, …

The KEGS Digital Imaging Special Interest Group explores the use of computers and technology in producing and manipulating digital photographs and images. We discuss picture taking, scanning, editing and printing techniques that produce the best digital images. We also, talk about the hardware and software needed for Digital Imaging. We have knowledgeable members who can help with the most basic tasks as well as more complicated tasks such as HDR.

Product Management is a rare skill and it is also increasingly critical for the success of a company. Everyone has learned tips and tricks on being a good product manager and this group serves for these people to share their experiences and also learn from others. We invite experienced product managers, people who are considering a transition to product management and people who are just interested in knowing what is the big deal about product management.

EastsideInc is the meetup group for revenue generating startups in the Eastside Incubator community. It is invitation only. Eastside Incubator (www.EastsideIncubator.com) is open to all software startups on the Eastside and in the Greater Seattle Area.

Local MicroStrategy community for Business Intelligence professionals and users in Seattle and Portland. Join fellow MicroStrategy users to share best practices, hear about the latest releases, generate new ideas and discover how to make the most of your MicroStrategy investment. Ideal for customers, partners & all users of MicroStrategy software.