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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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February 19

Targeting multiple platforms

By on February 19, 2013 in Geek Speak

I hear you, it’s not always easy to create an application on many platforms. You want to build an iOS app, use Objective-C. You want to build a Windows Phone app, use C#. You want to build an Android app, use Java. It’s not an easy process, but there are tools, and ways of doing [...]

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February 13

Developer Movement Virtual Camps

By on February 13, 2013 in Events, Featured

As part of the Developer Movement program, we wanted to offer you some online camps to get you up, and running on all our amazing technologies. I don’t know about you, but even if I can learn by myself, I always enjoy watching some expert talks about what they know the most, do some code demos, [...]

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February 11

Is the cloud really secure?

By on February 11, 2013 in Geek Speak

First, let’s make it clear, I’m not a security expert, but I do care about security. I also get quite often questions about the security of Cloud Computing, so let me share my own point of view on the topic. They are the experts As a lot of developers, I know how to build, and [...]

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January 21

Make Web Not War Hackathon at Confoo

By on January 21, 2013 in Events

  For the third year the Make Web Not War team will be at Confoo (by the way, it’s not too late yo buy your ticket for the conference itself). This year again we are planning something fun for the attendees of the conference, but we also wanted to create an amazing event before the conference. [...]

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October 29

The Developer Movement is back, get rewards to build apps

By on October 29, 2012 in Featured, Geek Speak

I have a good news for you, The Developer Movement is back! Remember last year, I told you about this awesome program that rewards you if you build applications? The second edition is better than ever… The Developer Movement So what is the Developer Movement? It’s a program for Canadian individuals, or individuals who own [...]

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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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September 10

Linux on Windows Azure, it’s possible

By on September 10, 2012 in Geek Speak

I bet that most of you aren’t used to seeing the word Windows, and Linux in the same sentence! I did a couple of blog posts on Windows Azure in the past as I’m really happy with this service, and the openness the team shown since the beginning make this service a powerful tool for [...]

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September 5

Put some sparks in your life, free software offers

By on September 5, 2012 in Geek Speak

One of the questions I got when I meet developers in person is about free software. They want to know if there is a way to have a free access to some Microsoft paid version of some softwares. We have a good list of free software, but let me talk to you about some programs, [...]

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August 28

Open Source & Microsoft, some resources

By on August 28, 2012 in Geek Speak

Are you serious? A blog post about Microsoft, and Open Source! Yes, we have been playing well with others for a couple of years now, and I think it would be nice to let you know about some resources for you. Open at Microsoft – http://www.microsoft.com/openness This is site is the main place about everything [...]

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