On August 28th Tony and his new bride Sheena had a very nice Ceremony at the River Run Center in Guelph.

We’re very happy for Tony and Sheena and wish them many years of Happiness!

DIYODE Manifesto

I hate to say it, but I think we’ve gone off the tracks. We’ve lost our can-do attitude. We are a generation who would rather buy something than make it. Who would rather throw something away than fix it. More kids are swinging Wii remotes than hammers, and the venerable soap box derby has been completely displaced by Mariokart. Is this something that we are going to stand for, or are we going to fight it?

You can help DIYODE by Voting for their submission on the Pepsi RefreshEverything Contest, you may also sign up for reminders to vote on the Diyode site.

If you’d like to share your knowledge, learn something new, or just chat with some like minded individuals be sure to check our website for Community Meeting Announcements.

This weeks meeting is a general discussion meeting, feel free to bring a laptop to work, or come with an open mind and join conversations around the table.

If you’re looking for a job, be sure to check out our Job Postings.

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

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)

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.

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.

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

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.

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

For 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.

Related Links

• Microsoft Canada’s Official Windows Phone Blog Posts
• Mark Arteaga Blogs on Windows Phone 7

This weeks event is a technology social, come join fellow developers and technology specialists to talk about code, industry trends, or just enjoy a night out with some like minded developers.

If you are developing for WP7 and have questions this is a great place to get your questions answered.  Since a physical Windows Phone 7 device seems to be at a premium these days [not for long] you may even get to test your app on a real device!

The event will be held at Starbucks located at 4 King St West, Toronto, ON between 12pm and 7pm [lots of time to talk windows phone].

This FREE event is to focus on current, or hopeful Windows Phone 7 developers, also to reach out to the indie-coder.

If you are in the Toronto area and are planning to come let Mark know via his blog or twitter @MarkArteaga!

Mark and his “awesome” team of Developers create custom software that integrates with Sage SalesLogix, as well as many other Software Solutions built on the Microsoft .NET Platform.

The new home of BITtelligent Software is 1111 Franklin Blvd Unit 9, Cambridge Ontario, Canada.

Congratulations to Mark and his team, we hope you enjoy the new digs!

Hey Coffee and Coders,

A quick update from our friends over at Telerik.

Telerik is hosting a webinar tomorrow [July 22, 2010] from 11:00am EST. This Webinar is to over view their JustCode, JustMock Tools (Refactoring and Mocking tools) and OpenAccess ORM ([Database] Object Relational Mapping) Tool.

Each attendee of this webinar will receive a complimentary licence of JustCode and JustMock [$500 value]!

Be sure to register early as i’m sure this will fill up quickly.