Meetings


February 21, 2012: Jeff Fansler

WP7 Mango Details Windows Phone 7 is the start of something new at Microsoft. It merges a beautiful, simple, and functional design with development tools that make creating interesting applications easy to do. A major upgrade for both users and developers has been released called Mango. In this talk...

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January 17, 2012: Dennis Burton

Single page web apps using node.js and Windows Azure Details How often do you look at the tools available to you outside of your web framework of choice and your relational database? In this talk, we will explore creating a fully functional web site without the use of a traditional web server and without...

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December 15, 2011: Geek Dinner!

Toledo Technology Mixer Please reserve December 15th for a special “Toledo Technology Mixer”. The plans are still being finalized, but TechToledo is planning a dinner gathering that evening with several other technology groups in the region. The groups are planning their “holiday dinner...

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November 15, 2011: David Giard

Effective Data Visualization The Ideas of Edward TufteWe spend much of our time collecting and analyzing data. That data is only useful if it can be displayed in a meaningful, understandable way.Yale professor Edward Tufte presented many ideas on how to effectively present data to an audience or end...

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October 18, 2011: Jay Harris

The Geek's Guide to SEO So, you have a web site. Your own soapbox to the world. As a developer, it seems easy for us to claim a spot on the world wide web, set up shop, customize the look and feel, and throw up some content. The hard part is attracting people to your new little flag in the sand. Hey...

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September 20, 2011: Richard Campbell (NWNUG 10 Year Anniversary)

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August 23, 2011: Don Miller

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #fa4739} Due to the DevLink conference, the NWNUG meeting will be held on August 23rd at the same venue, HCR Manorcare. Tools and Shenanigans of the Independent Developer Details One of the first challenges of being an independent is having...

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July Geek Dinner!

Taking a break from our normal meeting format, NWNUG would like to welcome its members to attend the Toledo Geek Dinner on Tuesday, July 19 (a separate event organized by Toledo Geeks, Twitter: @ToledoGeeks). This event will take place at El Comino Real in Maumee (551 W Dussel Dr, Maumee, OH 43537)....

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June 21, 2011: Brian Genisio

Cross Training in Silverlight and Flex Details Silverlight and Flex developers unite! Let us learn each others’ technologies. Be fluent in both! This session will compare and contrast the differences between Silverlight and Flex. You might be surprised to learn how similar the two environments...

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May 17, 2011: David Giard

Introduction to Microsoft Workflow Foundation Many applications require workflows to manage scenarios such as approval processes and complex business logic. Often these tasks can last for weeks and require status tracking, waiting for input from external persons and systems, and execution of parallel...

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