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April 2

Windows Store App Labs now available in Montreal, register now, it’s free!

By on April 2, 2013 in Featured, Geek Speak

I’m happy to announce that we now have Windows Store App Labs in Montreal. In my post about Notman House last week, I mention quickly the app labs, but I want to be sure everybody understands what is an App Lab!   Why I should attend? A Windows Store App lab is a free two hour [...]

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March 28

Microsoft lounge at Notman House

By on March 28, 2013 in Geek Speak

At Microsoft Canada, we like startups. We want to help them be successful so we targeted three startups spaces where we would be able to set a lounge, and have a Microsoft presence. We already set up a space at MaRS in Toronto, Launch Academy in Vancouver, and now, Notman House in Montreal. Talk to [...]

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March 18

Register for the Toronto communities workshop on April 6th

By on March 18, 2013 in Events

On April 6th, Make Web Not War is planning their second Windows 8 workshop alongside some of your favorite Toronto user groups: DevTO, HTML5 Toronto, and JavaScript Toronto. This one will focus on highlighting applications and games built using javascript and web technologies.   There will be a couple of excellent speakers coming in from [...]

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March 6

Getting Intimate with Windows 8 App Development

By on March 6, 2013 in Events

So, what does Windows 8 app development entail, really? Well, we’re here to help demystify and get you close and personal with the whole process. This weekend, March 10, 2013, from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., Web Not War has teamed up with DevTO + HTML5 Toronto + Javascript Toronto to bring the Toronto developer [...]

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October 22

True North PHP in the cloud

By on October 22, 2012 in Events

In exactly two weeks, a collaboration of Great Toronto Area (GTA) PHP user groups will host their inaugural conference, True North PHP.  It is with great pride that Make Web Not War is a gold level sponsor for this amazing event! This 2 days conference will give you the opportunity to learn about things you didn’t [...]

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May 8

Take your HTML5 skills, and build on Windows 8

By on May 8, 2012 in Events

One of the things I love about Windows 8 is the way I can create new applications. I don’t have to learn new programming language: I can use my actual HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills to build beautiful applications. As I really like to do offline events, meet people, learn from others, and expert, I [...]

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April 9

Design clinics in Toronto & Vancouver

By on April 9, 2012 in Geek Speak

In May, we will do Windows 8 design clinic in Toronto and Vancouver. As you can leverage your actual HTML5 skills to develop Windows 8 applications, I think it could interest you. There are also some designers in the Make Web Not War community that may want to learn about metro UI. This free evening [...]

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February 4

Make Web Not War Communities Night in Vancouver

By on February 4, 2012 in Events

As you saw in this blog, last December, we did a Make Web Not War Communities Night in Toronto. It was a real success: we had awesome presenters, delicious foods and passionate discussions with people from the industry. We are actually in the planning process of the next one, that will be held in Vancouver. [...]

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December 23

Long live Make Web Not War!

By on December 23, 2011 in Uncategorized

Make Web Not War (MWNW)  emerged in 2009 in Toronto. The vision was to bring together open-source communities and Microsoft to explore the possibilities of using open-source technology on the Microsoft platform. No one knew if the idea would fail or be deemed visionary, even cool. Luckily developers thought MWNW was worth exploring and the [...]

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December 13

The state of the Web–FITC Spotlight HTML5

By on December 13, 2011 in Uncategorized

In the beginning of December, I was the keynote speaker for FITC Spotlight HTML5. It was a full day of HTML5 presentations in one track. It was my first experience at FITC and I enjoyed it. Many years have passed since the invention of the Web. More than ever, the Web is present in our [...]

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