A lot of companies in Central Oregon use Microsoft’s SharePoint for web applications and portals, and on Saturday, October 1st (right after Ignite Bend and the WebCAM conference) COCC is hosting SharePoint Saturday, a free conference day of sessions covering many aspects of the technology. It’s being hosted by the … Continue reading
Do you need a basic, back-to-school computer for your kid? Want to pick up a laser printer on the cheap? Is it time to replace an outdated CRT monitor with a slim LCD flat screen? You’re in luck! COCC holds an annual sale of retired equipment, such as computers, monitors, video projectors, … Continue reading
The July meeting for COWPU has been posted. It’s Tuesday, July 1st at 6pm at the McKay Cottage. The topic is Amazon Web Services. Topic: Amazon Web Services – Is "Cloud Computing" the answer? So you’ve created a sweet web application… now what? Age old decisions come into play when … Continue reading
Late notice, I know. The June COWPU meeting (Central Oregon Web Professionals Usergroup) is Monday, June 2nd. Topic: Nothing in particular Location: McKay Cottage Hello fellow Cowpuddlians! The first of the month is just around the corner. Our group has McKay Cottage for June 2 at 6pm. The restaurant is … Continue reading
The title says it all. Though if you’re unfamiliar, "COWPU" stands for Central Oregon Web Professionals Usergroup. The meeting is indeed on April Fool’s Day. Topic: Make Your Site Go Faster with Web Caching (by Ricardo Newbery) Location: McKay Cottage A presentation by web application developer, Ricardo Newbery, on web … Continue reading
PU.Camp is Coming: announced on the Central Oregon Web Professionals Usergroup (COWPU). PU.Camp will be a gathering for people to share and learn in an open environment. It will be an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants. The format and name are inspired by BarCamp (which was … Continue reading
Despite the (possibly) off-putting name, the Central Oregon Web Professionals Usergroup (COWPU, get it?) is having its next meeting this Wednesday, January 24th, 6pm at Edge Wireless. The topic seems to be "Browsers," although the "Meetings" page on the website is broken, so I can’t really give you any more … Continue reading
I’m almost ashamed to say that even though I’m in the computer field, I don’t know much of the offerings here in town. Part of that is intangible—I wouldn’t put services and repairs only here in the shopping guide; part of that is, well, I just don’t need to hit … Continue reading
Jen has announced on her blog the next meeting of the local web professionals usergroup on Wednesday, December 6th. Programmers, SEO-er’s, Web developers & designers in Central Oregon… This is an opportunity to network and share ideas with others in your field! This month’s topic is citywide wifi. (Big thanks … Continue reading
Just a reminder that the "Web Professionals User Group" inaugural meeting is tonight, starting at 6 at Edge Wireless. I’ll be there. Check out Jen’s post here and the Upcoming.org page for it here for details.