Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts

Antique / Vintage Technology Market August 18 at the college

Wednesday, August 7, 2019



PSARA annual Antique/Vintage Technology Market and Swap, Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline 98133.

Huge outdoor event: radio phono, audio, ham, electronics, tubes, books, records and more.

Sellers $20. Open 6am for seller setup. Buyers no charge.

Open 9am - 1pm and the public is welcome. Bring the family. Buy, sell, trade, learn, have fun.

Whatever your interests you will always find some amazing things, from tubes to typewriters, telephones, tapes, telegraph, tech gizmos... if it's old you may see it here.

Sponsored by Puget Sound Antique Radio, a nonprofit radio club with members all over the state and nation.



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North City Tech Meetup - Angel investing in start-ups

Monday, July 29, 2019

John Sechrest
Monday, August 5, 2019 
from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.

Shoreline Library
Shoreline 98155

Free – Open to the public 

North City Tech Meetup - Angel investing in start-ups

This topic is appropriate for anyone interested in starting a company looking for early stages investors as well as people who are interesting in becoming such early stage investors: “Angels”.

John Sechrest presents: Angel Investing for Startups
  • Can the process of Angel Investing help startups go faster?
  • Can it also be profitable as an investment for Angel Investors? 
  • How can startups make the most of an Angel Investment? 
  • Who exactly are allowed to be Angel Investors by Federal Law? 
  • What are the best ways to invest? 
  • What are the things that Angel Investors should look for in startups? 
  • Are all startups Angel Investable? 
Come get your Angel Investing Questions answered.

John Sechrest: Founder of the Seattle Angel Conference. Co-Organizer of the Lean Startup Seattle. Global Facilitator for Startup Weekend.

As an entrepreneurial collaborator, I focus on entrepreneurial and innovation efforts as a way to develop new projects and companies. 
My efforts are focused building the tools, skills and processes that enable people to make a positive impact on the world. 
All of the changes we are seeing in the world will find lasting and sustainable solutions by entrepreneurs and innovators creating new pathways to solving complex issues. 
By connecting resources, people and projects together and building feedback mechanisms into the conversation, I make significant impacts on the groups that I work with. I continue my efforts to impact the startup climate in the Northwest.

Links for John Sechrest’s work:

The North City Tech Meetup is a free meetup, usually the first Monday of each month at one of our local libraries: Lake Forest Park, Shoreline or Kenmore. People of all levels of interest and experience are encouraged to attend. There is always time for introductions and discussions.

You can visit the Meetup.com page for each month’s topic.



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Apple recalls 15-Inch MacBook Pro laptop computers due to fire hazard

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Apple has issued a recall on certain Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro laptop computers. 

The batteries in the recalled laptop computers can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Consumers can determine if their laptop computer is included in this recall by checking the laptop’s serial number here

The serial number can be found by choosing “About This Mac” from the Apple menu. Only MacBook Pro 15-inch model laptop computers with certain serial numbers are included.

The recalled laptop computers have a 15.4-inch (diagonal) display, 2.2-2.5 GHz processors, 256GB-1TB solid-state storage, two Thunderbolt 2 ports, two USB 3 ports, and one HDMI port.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled laptop computers. Contact Apple to determine if the laptop computer is a part of the recall and to schedule a free battery replacement.

Consumer Contact: Apple at 800-275-2273 anytime, or online information on the Replacement Process.

There are Apple stores at University Village and Alderwood Mall.

Incidents/Injuries: Apple has received 26 reports of the laptop’s battery overheating, including five reports of minor burns and one report of smoke inhalation, as well as 17 reports of minor damage to nearby personal property.



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3R Technology opens computer reuse store in north Seattle

Friday, July 5, 2019

Reuse and recycle electronics at new north Seattle store

Eco-minded people in North Seattle have a new place to reuse and recycle electronics.

Local electronics recycler 3R Technology has opened a store in North Seattle that sells used computer equipment including Apple computers, laptops, desktops, monitors, tablets and servers.

The store also offers eco-minded people an easy-access location where they can safely and securely reuse or recycle surplus electronics including computers, TVs and small appliances for free.

The store is located at 9801 Aurora Ave N Seattle 98103, Hours 10am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 5pm on Saturday.

Glen Gaidos, 3R’s CEO and founder, says, “We want to give the community a way to reuse more electronics and make tech affordable to all. This store is a one-stop-shop for everyone’s electronics recycling needs.”

The store offers great values on refurbished computers and electronics. Low-income people are eligible to receive special discounts on computers and apply for low-cost Internet.

All computer equipment sold at the store has been thoroughly tested and includes a 30-day warranty.

The store offers free certified recycling of most household electronics including computers, printers, and TVs. All hard drives are either securely wiped or shredded to ensure data is destroyed.

3R Technology has helped individuals and businesses recycle electronics and destroy sensitive data for nearly twenty years. They are the largest IT asset disposition company in Seattle. 

Their main processing facility is in South Seattle, in the Georgetown neighborhood. They’ve operated a reuse store at that facility for many years and based on its success they decided to open a new store at 9801 Aurora Ave N.

3R is a certified Responsible Recycling (R2) and National Association of Information Destruction (NAID) business. These certifications ensure that all items dropped off for reuse and recycling will get their data destroyed and properly recycled if they can’t get reused.



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Tech Meet-Up: Save Thousands with Household Energy Efficiency

Monday, June 24, 2019

Matt Simerson
North City Tech Meetup, Monday, July 1, 2019, 7pm to 9pm at the Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline 98155. Free and open to the public 

Matt Simerson presents: Save Thousands with Household Energy Efficiency.

This presentation is suitable for a general audience everyone is encourage to attend.

Household Energy: where our energy comes from, what we use it for, how much it costs, and how to prune thousands of dollars from your annual energy expenses. 
Matt will cover our energy sources here in the PNW, energy storage, electric vehicles, type of insulation and what each type is best for, the cost effectiveness of insulation, home appliance efficiency, and home automation.

About Matt Simerson: I have an educational background in mechanical engineering and transitioned to software engineering by vocation. I am a builder by nature. I build software and computer platforms for $work and I build houses, cabinets, cars, and other things for fun. 

I volunteer with the Shoreline Garden Club, Friends of Llandover Woods, coaching competitive math teams, and by weaning our own household off fossil fuel consumption.

The North City Tech Meetup is a free meetup, usually the first Monday of each month at one of our local libraries: Lake Forest Park, Shoreline or Kenmore. People of all levels of interest and experience are encouraged to attend. There is always time for introductions and discussions.

You can visit the Meetup.com page for each month’s topic.


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North City Tech Meetup: Alternative Voting Systems

Tuesday, January 29, 2019


The next North City Tech Meetup will feature Cindy Black of Fix Democracy First on Alternative Voting Systems

Monday, February 4, 2019, 7 - 9pm at the Kenmore Public Library, 6531 NE 181st St, Kenmore 98028.

Free – Open to the public

Alternative Voting Systems: Creating More Representative Government
  • How does our current voting system impact voting and elections? 
  • What about gerrymandering? 
  • Are there solutions and methods to create more representative democracy?

This presentation will explore our current voting system and how adopting alternative voting systems like ranked choice voting and proportional representation could lead to fairer elections and better representation. Hosted by Cindy Black, Fix Democracy First Executive Director.

Fix Democracy First is a nonpartisan non-profit organization in Washington State fighting to improve our Democratic processes, and has been supporting public financing of campaigns, fair elections, overturning Citizen’s United, alternative voting systems, protecting voting rights, and other similar pro-democracy efforts for almost two decades.

Cindy Black is the Executive Director of Washington State’s Fix Democracy First, and committed to helping pass pro-democracy reforms and building an active citizen's movement here in Washington State, through ongoing coalition building, common sense legislation, and civic outreach. 

Cindy was also the Campaign Director for WAmend’s successful Initiative 735 statewide ballot campaign, making Washington the 18th State to call for a U.S. Constitutional amendment to overturn court decisions like Citizens United. She is also the host of Democracy Speaks, a local community radio/podcast program, focusing on important local, state, and national democracy issues, as well as solutions to create fairer and better representation for all.

The North City Tech Meetup is a free meetup, usually the first Monday of each month at one of our local libraries: Lake Forest Park, Shoreline or Kenmore. People of all levels of interest and experience are encouraged to attend. There is always time for introductions and discussions.

You can visit the Meetup.com page for each month’s topic.


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Senior Citizen technology help day Monday

Friday, January 18, 2019

Want some help?
We have teenagers
Are you a senior citizen? 
Could you use a little help with technology? 

If so, stop by the Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave. NE, on Monday, January 21 between 8:30-11:30am.

Students from Shorewood and Shorecrest High Schools will be hosting a “Senior Citizen Technology Help Day” to provide one-on-one technology assistance to senior citizens who want to learn more about using technology in their daily lives.

Computers will be available for seniors to learn how to:
  • Send and receive emails
  • Create a social media profile
  • Video calls
  • Send photos online
  • Watch online videos
  • Search for information
  • Use emojis
…and much more!

Seniors are also encouraged to bring any of their own devices (cell phones, laptops, tablets) that they need help with.

If you have any questions, please contact Curtis Campbell at curtis.campbell@shorelineschools.org or 206-393-4412.



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Ian Maddox on Cloud 2019 at the North City Tech Meetup

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Ian Maddox
The next North City Tech Meetup will feature Ian Maddox on “Cloud 2019”

7:00pm to 9:00pm, Monday, January 7, 2019, Shoreline Library, small meeting room (on your left as you enter), 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline 98155. Free – Open to the public

Cloud in 2019: What's new and where are we headed?

A technical examination of how cloud computing has evolved over the past decade, what its current strengths and weaknesses are, and what's next.

Ian Maddox is a serial entrepreneur who ended up a Solutions Architect at Google. He has founded several startups and held senior leadership roles at others. Some of those companies saw successful exits while others imploded.

In his current role, he consults and advocates on behalf of Google Cloud with a special focus on PCI compliance, security, and IoT.

The North City Tech Meetup is a free meetup, usually the first Monday of each month at one of our local libraries: Lake Forest Park, Shoreline or Kenmore. People of all levels of interest and experience are encouraged to attend. There is always time for introductions and discussions.

You can visit the Meetup.com page for each month’s topic.

Upcoming Meetup:

February 4th, 2019, Cindy Black, “Alternative Voting Systems: Creating More Representative Government”


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Senior Citizen Technology Help Day on January 21

Monday, December 24, 2018

Are you a senior citizen? Could you use a little help with technology? If so, stop by the Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, on Monday, January 21 between 8:30-11:30am. 

Students from Shorewood and Shorecrest High Schools will be hosting a “Senior Citizen Technology Help Day” to provide one-on-one technology assistance to senior citizens who want to learn more about using technology in their daily lives.

Computers will be available for seniors to learn how to:
  • Send and receive emails
  • Create a social media profile
  • Video calls
  • Send photos online
  • Watch online videos
  • Search for information
  • Use emojis
  • …and much more!

Seniors are also encouraged to bring any of their own devices (cell phones, laptops, tablets) that they need help with.

If you have any questions, contact Curtis Campbell 206-393-4412.



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The Polytech hosts Hour of Code

Saturday, December 1, 2018

Hour of Code is an international event
Map from Hour of Code

Hour of Code​​ is an international event held during Computer Science Education Week, December 3rd-9th. The Polytech​ is pleased to host an Hour of Code event at their newly remodeled campus. 

We live in a world surrounded by technology. And we know that whatever field our students choose to go into as adults, their ability to succeed will increasingly depend on understanding how technology works. But only a tiny fraction of us are learning how technology works. Only 35% of all high schools teach computer science.

The Polytech not only offers computer science courses, they offer a way for high school students to begin training for a career in the technology field. 

As part of their commitment to make high-quality advanced workforce education courses​ available to teenagers, The Polytech is joining in on the largest learning event in history: The Hour of Code. More than 100 million students worldwide have already tried an Hour of Code, and all of The Polytech staff and students are ready to participate.

To encourage others to participate in The Hour of Code, The Polytech is opening its campus to the community. Anyone is welcome to visit the campus and complete their one hour of coding instruction during regular business hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm during the week of December 3rd.

For students who want to continue their studies in this field, The Polytech has a unique offering of business and technology programs. Their partnerships with local community colleges enable high school students to begin learning introductory C++ programming as well as the option of earning an industry certificates for these high-demand careers:
  • Application and Desktop Support Specialist 
  • Desktop Support Technician 
  • Server Administrator
  • Network Infrastructure Specialist 
  • Network Engineer 
Join The Polytech to complete your Hour of Code and learn foundational 21st-century skills during Computer Science Education Week!

The Polytech is a WA-State approved private school serving students in grades 11-12 through a combination of small group and one-on-one instruction, college courses taken in partnership with local community colleges, and internship experiences. Students may earn industry certificates, college credits, and a high school diploma at the same time. For more information, call 206-557-4646 or visit thepolytech.com.

The Polytech is located at 540 NE Northgate Way Suite D in Seattle. Look for us behind Starbucks!



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Blockchain and the Transformation of Trust

Thursday, September 27, 2018

North City Tech Meetup, Monday, October 1, 2018, 7:00pm to 9:00pm.


Speaker: James Pauley, Jr.

Blockchain technology has been driving a growing investment and startup frenzy over the past three years. This was highlighted recently with the exponential growth and volatility in valuation of the currencies and tokens based upon blockchain protocols.

This talk will introduce the concept of a blockchain and why solutions based upon this evolving technology are positioned to become as revolutionary for management of value exchange and trust transactions on the internet as HTML was for information exchange.

Resources to develop a basis of understanding for our discussion.
  • “A Beginner’s Guide to Blockchain Technology” Coindesk
  • “The Business Blockchain: Promise, Practice, and Application of the Next Internet Technology” William Mougayar
  • “Blockchain Economy” William Mougayar – Ted Talk
  • “Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business, and the World” Don Tapscott, Alex Tapscott
  • “How the blockchain is changing money and business” Don Tapscott – Ted talk.
  • “Blockchain company Bitpesa wants to transform payments in Africa” Elizabeth Rossiello, Founder on CNBC
James Pauley is a retired Microsoft employee and founder of Sojourn Information Systems. He is a blockchain and crypto currency professional and consults on blockchain and cryptocurrency-based solutions for business and individuals.

Everyone is invited, there is no fee. You may RSVP at our Meetup page, but feel free to show up without registration.

The North City Tech Meetup is a free meetup, usually the first Monday of each month at one of the North End libraries: Shoreline, Lake Forest Park or Kenmore.



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North City Tech Meetup: Deep Learning (AI)

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

The next North City Tech Meetup will feature Adi Oltean talking about Deep Learning (AI)
Monday, September 10, 7 to 9pm at the Lake Forest Park Public Library, lower level Town Center, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park 98155

Deep Learning: What is it? What makes it possible? What can we do with it?

Machine learning, and its latest incarnation (Deep Learning) is not just a buzzword. It is an evolving technology that is already changing our lives. In this talk we will learn what Deep Learning is, what makes it different than other machine learning or AI initiatives in the past, and what hardware and software innovations made it possible. We will conclude with concrete scenarios where GPUs are used to accelerate and scale machine learning models in production.

Adi Oltean
Adi Oltean is a principal software engineer at Microsoft, focused on hardware acceleration techniques for deep learning, indexing and storage.

Attendance is free and the general public is invited. You do not need to be a member to attend.

RSVP is not needed, but is appreciated. RSVP Here

The North City Tech Meetup is a free meetup, usually the first Monday of each month at one of our local libraries: Lake Forest Park, Shoreline or Kenmore.

You can visit the Meetup.com page for each month’s topic. Topics tend to be technical but at a level appropriate for the general public.



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Orbital Space Colonies presentation at North City Tech Meetup

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Larry Gales, PhD
The next North City Tech Meetup will feature Larry Gales, PhD. presenting “Orbital Space Colonies, a Far Better Home in Space than Mars”. 

June 4th, 7 to 9pm at the Shoreline Public Library, 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline.

  1. Why should humans attempt to live beyond our planet earth.
  2. Why is space so insanely expensive and what can be done about it.
  3. What are the advantages/disadvantages of orbital space colonies versus life on the Moon, Mars, or other planetary bodies?
  4. How can space colonies allow us to achieve interstellar flight and colonize much of our milky way galaxy, all within the framework of existing technology.

Larry last presented on Energy Efficiency, this time it will be more speculative, but just as interesting and informative. Larry is great presenter and his presentations tend to be very interactive.

Larry has an MS in math and a PhD in computer science from the University of Washington. He has worked as a computer programmer, computer consultant, and as a Research Associate Professor at the Center for Quantitative Sciences in Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife, at the University of Washington, often applying or analyzing computer models of biological systems.

In retirement he has concentrated on environmental issues, and once a year teaches an 8 week course titled “Energy, the Environment, and Climate Change: a Future for our Children”, with a special emphasis on energy efficiency. But while the environment has recently been his main emphasis, for many decades he has used his scientific background to closely follow all aspects of space technology, including space conferences, online discussion groups, and personal contacts. These have given him a very broad understanding of the issues involved in space technology.

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September Meetup will be a Pitch Panel - If you are interested in participating contact Ken Berkun

September 10th, Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th St ·Shoreline

This is an opportunity to practice your startup’s pitch in a safe and friendly environment, receiving constructive suggestions on how to improve your presentation.

Six companies will make a five minute pitch to a panel of experts and receive constructive feedback on their presentation. This is NOT Shark Tank - our friendly and supportive environment is designed to help you improve your presentation and help you raise important seed money.

Leaders of all types of businesses are welcome to present, not just tech.

Panel Members include:
  • Ken Berkun, Serial Entrepreneur and Angel investor
  • Jonathan Feil, attorney to tech startups
  • Loren Lyon, Angel Investor and Tech Executive
  • 2 Others, TBD
You may find this presentation useful when working on yours.


The North City Tech Meetup is a free meetup, usually the first Monday of each month at one of our local libraries: Lake Forest Park, Shoreline or Kenmore.

You can visit the Meetup.com page for each month’s topic.



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King County Information Technology hosts Government Hackfest at Amazon

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Virtual assistants
King County Information Technology and Amazon Web Services partnered on a two-day government Hack-a-thon to create government products that live in the Cloud, are aggressively analyzed, and get support from increasingly popular virtual assistants like Alexa.

More than 150 government team members from Seattle, King County, City of Bellevue, Snohomish County and others are developing products.

The most viable projects included:
  • An Alexa-type assistant that directly connects users to King County services like pet licensing or a Public Health clinic.
  • An Alexa-type assistant that will provide a verbal explanation of the Voter’s Guide or content in an initiative. This allows visually impaired voters to get official voter information delivered in a way that works best for them.
  • Predictive analytics to maximize appointment bookings at King County Public Health clinics. The information could be used to identify barriers to keeping appointments.
  • Real-time sentiment analysis of twitter feeds during large scale emergencies. Negative sentiments can be quickly identified to find an urgent, but currently unknown, issue like a closed road or health emergency. 

“People need nothing less than the best from their government,” said Tanya Hannah, King County Chief Information Officer. “We are excited to leverage the private sector expertise in our own backyard to deliver exceptional products for our community.”

King County will move the top projects quickly into production.


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Basic computer, Zumba, and chair yoga at the Senior Center in April

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Bring your PC laptop for a 4 week
basic computer class
Three classes are starting up at the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Senior Center in April. They are open to both members and non-members. You can join at any time by checking in at the front desk.

BASIC COMPUTER CLASS --- 4 week course, 2 hour sessions/week; first class Wednesday, April 4th; 2:00pm - 4:00pm; bring your PC laptop (no MACS); cost is $30 per month for members and $35 per month for non-members

ZUMBA GOLD CLASS --- Zumba Gold is all the fun of Zumba at a lower intensity and less impact. Easy to follow moves while listening to great Latin tunes. Classes held on Mondays and Thursdays beginning April 2nd, from 8:30am - 9:30am. You can join this group any time during the quarter! Cost is $3/class for members and $4/class for non-members.

CHAIR YOGA --- due to popular demand, we will now offer Chair Yoga -- NO kneeling or floor exercises! Attend the first class on April 4th free to see if it's right for you! Classes will be held on Wednesdays from 11:00am - 12:00 noon. Cost is $5/class for members and $7/class for non-members. Please arrive 10 minutes ahead of class to meet the instructor and address any questions you may have. Late arrivals will not be admitted to class so as not to disrupt the session.

The Senior Center is located in the southernmost building on the Shoreline Center campus, 18560 1st Ave NE. Parking in south lot.



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Certified Scrum Master to speak at North City Tech Meetup Monday

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Aki Namioka will speak at
North City Tech Meetup
North City Tech Meetup, Monday April 2nd , 7pm at the Shoreline Public Library, Large Meeting Room, 345 NE 175th, Shoreline 98155

Attendance is free, RSVP requested, but not required.

Scrum and Agile Software Development by Aki Namioka

In 2017, more than 50% of the IT organizations in this country have adopted Agile, and the demand keeps growing. Why? What is so compelling about Agile? This meeting will start with a short introduction to Agile, and then Aki will use the interests of the audience to guide the rest of the conversation.

Topics can include, but are not limited to: Agile adoption, Agile practices, benefits of Agile, and trends in Agile organizations. Bring your burning questions to the meeting for a fun engaged dialog about Agile, Scrum, XP, etc.

Aki Namioka has been an Agile practitioner since 2002 and a Certified Scrum Master since 2010. She is currently a Senior Agile Consultant with Plaster Group, and has helped several organizations transform into high-functioning Agile teams, using XP, Scrum, and Kanban. Aki’s background includes Boeing, IBM Global Services, and Cisco Systems. Her clients include Starbucks, and Puget Sound Energy. Aki enjoys learning from others in the Agile community, and is on the Steering Committee for BeyondAgile, on the Board of Agile Open Northwest, and was co-chair of Agile Open Northwest 2018.

The North City Tech Meetup is a free meetup, usually the first Monday of each month at one of our local libraries: Lake Forest Park, Shoreline or Kenmore.

North City Tech Meetups follow an every-other-month schedule. One month we feature a speaker and alternate months are general discussions. You can visit the Meetup.com page for each month’s topic.



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North City Tech Meetup Monday

Sunday, February 4, 2018

Paul Barrera will speak
at North City Tech meetup
North City Tech Meetup, Monday February 5th, 7pm at the Lake Forest Park Library Meeting Room 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park 98155

Attendance is free, RSVP requested, but not required.

Start Ups – Starting Out on the Right Foot; Planning With the End in Mind

North City Law will provide a presentation to the North City Tech Group on February 5, 2018, concerning the business and tax law implications of start-up businesses, with special attention to the unique concerns of tech companies.

Topics will include: choice of entity, initial and interim equity contributions, business and regulatory formalities, privacy concerns, intellectual property strategies, ownership changes, and finally (leveraged) buyouts, spin-offs, bust-ups, and all the other various ways to receive the benefit of your investment.

North City Law, PC ‘Conquassabit Capita’

North City Law, PC, helps individuals and closely held businesses grow, protect, and transfer their wealth. Serving Snohomish and King counties, North City Law is a rapidly growing firm that couples high-touch guidance, support, and transactional work with aggressive litigation strategies to serve the interests of its clients.

Paul A. Barrera is the founding attorney of North City Law, offering business, estate, tax, and civil litigation advice and representation. Paul focuses on serving entrepreneurs, himself having founded two business in technology and real estate. Prior to law school, Paul worked for six years in finance and accounting as a cost analyst and fraud investigator. Paul is committed to serving the local community, holding public service positions with the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce, the Washington State Bar Association, and the Shoreline Rotary. As a husband and father of three, Paul enjoys travelling to new places near and far, and following national and local politics as a concerned citizen.

The North City Tech Meetup is a free meetup, usually the first Monday of each month at one of our local libraries: Lake Forest Park, Shoreline or Kenmore.

North City Tech Meetups follow an every-other-month schedule. One month we feature a speaker and alternate months are general discussions. Visit the Meetup.com page for each month’s topic.



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Quantum computing presentation at North City Tech Meetup Dec 4

Monday, November 27, 2017

Microsoft Quantum
North City Tech Meetup is pleased to present speakers from the Microsoft Quantum - the Microsoft Research team working on quantum computing.

Quantum Computing is an exciting emerging technology that has potential to vastly speed up certain difficult computing problems.

It also has the potential to completely disrupt our current security system which is based on “unsolvable” equations that quantum computing can solve.

Join us on Monday December 4th at 7pm at the Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th St, 98155 for this introduction to quantum computing and what Microsoft is doing to bring it fruition.

There is no charge. You may RSVP, but this is not required.

Microsoft Quantum
They will speak first on quantum computing and Microsoft's approach, followed by a 20 minute demo of Microsoft’s Quantum Software Preview Release.

We are releasing by end of year (including a new quantum programming language, local quantum computer simulator, Visual Studio integration, and more!).

Afterwards there will be plenty of time for questions and answers.

The Speakers
Martin Roetteler is a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research Redmond and member of Microsoft Quantum – Redmond (QuArC). Prior to joining MSR, he was a Senior Research Staff Member at NEC Labs America (2005-2013) and a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Quantum Computing, Waterloo, Canada (2003-2004). Martin received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany (2001). In the past, he worked on projects funded by ARO, NSA, the European Union, and the German DFG. From 2011-2013, he was the main PI of the IARPA QCS project TORQUE, a joint effort between Raytheon/BBN Technologies, NEC Labs America, U Waterloo, and U Melbourne. Martin's current research focuses on quantum algorithms, quantum programming languages, and the development of quantum circuit libraries.

John Azariah is a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft Research Redmond, and a member of Microsoft Quantum – Redmond (QuArC). He is currently the compiler lead of Microsoft's new programming language for Quantum Computing. He has nearly three decades of experience writing commercial software at Oracle Corporation (Oracle Forms Runtime; 1993-94) and Microsoft (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Visual J#; 1994-2000). He founded and led BrightSword Technologies in India and Singapore, delivering custom software solutions to a global customer base; and then, as the Software Architect at MYOB, Melbourne, Australia, he drove the design and implementation of the largest SQL Azure installation on the Azure Cloud Platform. He was a Microsoft MVP for two years before returning to Microsoft Redmond. He is active in the Azure and F# communities, and presents regularly on the topics of distributed and cloud computing, and functional programming (particularly in F#) at various international developer conferences. His current interests include code generation techniques, programming language theory, domain specific languages, and type systems. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College with majors in Computer Science and Chemistry.

The North City Tech Meetup is a free meetup, usually the first Monday of each month at either the Shoreline or Lake Forest Park Library.

North City Tech Meetups follow an every-other-month schedule. One month we feature a speaker and alternate months are general discussions. We meet at either the Shoreline Library or Lake Forest Library depending on their availability. You can check out the Meetup.com page for each month’s topic.


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One-on-one computer help at Shoreline Library

Sunday, October 29, 2017

On most Fridays and Saturdays at the Shoreline Library, you can have 30 minutes of one-on-one computer help.

Just call 206-362-7550 to make an appointment. Volunteers are available for 30-minute sessions to answer your computer or software questions. You may bring your own laptop, but TechTutors cannot provide hands-on or hardware assistance.

Appointments will be between 11am and 1pm.

Shoreline Library 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline 98155.


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Privacy in the New Millennium Monday

Thursday, September 28, 2017

North City Tech Meet up
Privacy in the New Millennium, Monday, October 2, 2017, 7:00pm to 9:00pm, Shoreline Public Library 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline.

Everyone is invited, there is no fee. You may RSVP at the Meetup page, but feel free to show up without registration.


Privacy in the New Millennium - how much do you really know about current practices and risks, and is there anything you can do about it?

Most people have no idea of how broad and deep personal data collection is today, both online and offline. Learn about:
  • the types of personal data that are being collected,
  • how it's collected
  • how it's being used
  • why you should care, and
  • what you can do about it

Program Chair’s note: I can guarantee that you will find this presentation thought provoking and perhaps even terrifying. The presenter takes a very strong stance in favor of stronger protections of your own data.

Speaker Bio: Jon Dough – the Privacy Guy

The presenter, who, in the spirit of this presentation, prefers to keep his name private, has a Computer Science degree from the University of Washington, and has been working in tech for over 35 years, specializing in privacy and security issues for most of the past 10-15 years.

The North City Tech Meetup is a free meetup, usually the first Monday of each month at either the Shoreline or Lake Forest Park Library.

North City Tech Meetups follow an every-other-month schedule. One month they feature a speaker and alternate months are general discussions. You can check out the Meetup page for each month’s topic.


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