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Hey Students… Go Dev Mental!

31 Aug

godevmental You may have noticed our past post Microsoft Event: Tech Days 2010 coming this fall which outlined the Microsoft Tech Days event that is making it’s away around Canada starting in 2 weeks. Tech Days is an incredible learning experience, but does come at a cost [$349.00 Early Bird Pricing Available], if you’re a student you’re probably thinking that is your food budget for second semester. This year is your lucky year…

Touring with Tech Days is an event focused on Students called Go Dev Mental, which contains two tracks focusing on Microsoft Technologies.

windows-phone-7 The First Track is all about the upcoming Windows Phone 7 which will cover developing for the Phone using the two development platforms Microsoft Silverlight which brings a Rich Experience to the phone, as well as, the XNA Framework which allows developers to create games on the Windows Phone (but also Zune, PC and XBOX 360)

Microsoft Web Stack The Second Track focuses on the Microsoft Web Platform which will introduce students to Microsoft WebMatrix, an application for building and deploying awesome websites. This track also features Microsoft Silverlight and Expression Blend for building animated content on the web in a “Flash”-y fashion.

If you’re a Student, and would like to take a step into the Microsoft Development Stack, Register for Go Dev Mental today! In preparation for the event check out the Microsoft Dream Spark Program to get a set of Microsoft Development Tools at No Charge.

 
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Guelph Coffee and Code… August 26th 2010

25 Aug

Computer Nerd Inside With this weeks meeting of Coffee and Code landing on Women’s Equality Day (USA), I’d like to encourage more Women of Technology to come out to Guelph Coffee and Code to share your experiences or just to chat with our growing community of other technology specialists.

If you or the company you work for is hiring, Guelph Coffee and Code is an ideal place to come find potential candidates.  Our members are knowledgeable, willing to learn, and outgoing. We also have a Job Posting page which we are more than willing to post a Job Posting to find candidates for you.

 
What: Guelph Coffee and Code
When: Thursday, August 26, 2010 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: The Albion Hotel
49 Norfolk St.
Guelph, Ontario   Canada
 
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This Weeks Meeting….

18 Aug

Photo Taken By Cory FowlerCome on out to The Albion Hotel [49 Norfolk St, Guelph, Ontario] between 6pm – 8pm on Thursday for your weekly dose of Coffee and Code.  

Come out and join other like minded individuals from your community. We enjoy talking code, technology, and brainstorming community projects. It’s a great place to come out and get some help if you need it too.

Best part, it’s free to attend [food and beverages are extra].

Upcoming in the Community

Our friends over at CTTDNUG are holding their first monthly meeting of the season Wednesday August 25th, 2010 at the Manulife Building in Kitchener [25 Water St. Kitchener, Ontario]. Admission is free, however they do ask for you to register for the meeting, as there will be Pizza and Beverages provided. This months meeting is on Windows Phone Series 7 Development with Presenter Mark Arteaga from RedBit Development.

Upcoming Events

techdays_magnify Don’t forget about Microsoft Tech Days 2010 Canada. This 2 day Development Conference is jam packed full of both Development and IT Professional Education.

It is also possible to speak at Tech Days by entering to become a Local Flavours Session, if you’d like to show off your mad programming skill, or an open source project you have been working on that will help the community at large, submit a Local Flavours Submission Form and contact the track organizer.

 
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CTTDNUG: August 25th Windows Phone 7

13 Aug

windows-phone-7 On August 25th join Canada’s Technology .NET User Group [@CTTDNUG] for a presentation on Windows Phone Series 7 with Mark Arteaga. If you would like to learn how to develop for the phone, or would just like to see one of the devices up close and personal this is the place to be.

That’s right, up close and personal, Mark will be bringing his Developer Edition device along with him to show off what Windows Phone 7 really has to offer.

Head over to the CTTDNUG Community Site to register.

Session Abstract

Developing for the “Third Screen” – Windows Phone 7

windowsphone7-layoutFor the longest time Microsoft has been talking about their “Three Screens and the Cloud” strategy but did not really have a compelling mobile story. With the arrival of Windows Phone 7, the third screen has arrived and with that the new Windows Phone developer story has arrived. During this session you will get a high level overview of the platform plus go into some of the new APIs available for Windows Phone 7. We will cover the new application model, Windows Phone 7 specific services, sensors, multimedia plus more! Come and learn how to build for the third screen, build for Windows Phone 7.

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