5 local techies showed off their "work that wasn't for work" last night at SiteCrafting. I felt like it was a good round-up of interesting projects–from Twitter apps to algorithms used for mapping DNA to URL shorteners, there was a lot of everything. Represented were several SiteCrafting people–SiteCrafting was also a wonderful host for the event!–plus a couple from Topia, the two most recognizable tech companies in Tacoma at this point. Also some entrepreneurs, techies and communications folks from some big employers in town, and even someone from Tacoma Economic Development who dropped by to see what kinds of things Read more…

Six to eight local techies will present on their side projects–"work that isn't work" at SiteCrafting. We'll have some pizza and such (hopefully you can chip in a couple bucks if you come!) and interesting presentations about Twitter apps, URL shorteners, and crowd-sourcing sites. If those things interest you, this is the event for you! Here's the details on FeedTacoma's Events Calendar. We'll start gathering at 5:30, with demos starting at 6.

Andrew Fry, in a catch-up meeting this afternoon, announced the first panel is complete for the upcoming SST 2009 Conference. Panel One: Entrepreneurship in the South Sound – Creating Connections Brian Forth, SiteCraftingGraham Evans, Washington Technology CenterJohn Dimmer – TacomaAngel Network representativeDerek Young, Seasonal View LLCMark Briggs, Serra Media via tacomatechconnect.blogspot.com I’ve been on the Steering Committee for the upcoming South Sound Technology Conference and am very excited about the day-long program we’ve arranged. The event is free (always good) and is a good primer for understanding what’s new in technology and the role it plays in Tacoma. I’m very Read more…