Hub City .Net User Group

Students Get Windows 7 for $29.99!

keithelder — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:01:00 GMT

That’s right. Get Windows 7 for only $29.99 (offer ends January 3rd, 2010).

Head over to http://www.win741.com/ for more information.

Senior .Net Developer Needed – University of Southern Mississippi

keithelder — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:37:00 GMT

One of my contacts at USM was kind enough to let me know they are looking for a Senior .Net Developer. The salary was described as very attractive. This opening is for someone immediately. The job deals with converting law enforcement agencies over to .Net from an old DOS based system. I have to say that it sounds fun!

Here’s the official job posting on the USM web site:

https://jobs.usm.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1248784202188

Mobile, AL Barcamp May 16th

keithelder — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:23:00 GMT

The first Barcamp will be held in Mobile May 16th at the University of South Alabama, with a social event the evening before at Baumhower's Wings on Airport Blvd.

BarCamp is a collaborative conference, where experts, hobbyists and technological enthusiasts gather together for a weekend of general geekery. It is a chance to share and learn in an open environment, an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction.

You can participate in discussions, demo your projects, or create your own event on topics such as open source software, security, entrepreneurship, Twitter, mashups, mobile computing, bioinformatics, social software, programming languages, the future of technology… Topics are limited only by your imagination!

Barcamp is a non-profit event, and as such, admission is free, and meals will be provided, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors. Wi-fi will be provided by the university.

Space is limited, so check out http://www.barcampmobile.org for more information, and then register at http://www.barcampmobile.org/register/

MSDN Roadshow Coming to Jackson, MS

keithelder — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:52:00 GMT

The MSDN Southern Fried Roadshow is coming to Jackson, MS on March 10th. This event is going to feature jQuery, Visual Studio and Azure. You can find more details and also register at http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032403940&Culture=en-US.

Geek Dinner with Sara Ford February 25th

keithelder — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:12:00 GMT

Sara Ford, the first presenter at Hub City NUG will be in town after Mardi Gras and wanted to meet up and have dinner with her Mississippi fellow geeks. If you are interested in having a night of great food and conversation join us at the local favorite Crescent City Grill located in Hattiesburg on Hardy Street.

Who can attend: Anyone that wants to talk about open source software, programming, etc
Where: Crescent City Grill, Hattiesburg, MS
Time: Wednesday Feb 25th 6:30 PM
RSVP: at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/280401689
Cost?: Dutch. Whatever you eat, you pay for.

Montgomery Alabama Code Camp Jan 31st 2009

keithelder — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:03:00 GMT

The Alabama Code Camp in Montgomery, AL will be held on January 31st, 2009. This is a free event put on by the community for the community. It is a great way to learn about the latest and greatest technologies on the .NET platform, as well as learn .NET if you are new to the platform.

Code Camp Info

Directions and Other Info: http://www.alabamacodecamp.com
Register for Event: http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=134437
Date: January 31st, 2009
Where: Montgomery, AL

If you are new to .NET and want to learn, then you should definitely go as there will be a “Back to the Basics” track at the code camp. You can read more about that here.

November 20th Meeting Postponed

keithelder — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:02:00 GMT

We are terribly sorry for such a short notice of cancellation but the speaker had family priorities that came up he must attend to. We will work with USM to find us a new location that fits within their schedule as soon as we can and reschedule the meeting. We are going to tentatively schedule it for the first week in December.

We are very sorry to have to postpone the meeting, we’ll reschedule as soon as we can.

Thank you,

Hub City NUG

Meeting Nov 20th - New Language Features in C# 3.0

keithelder — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:41:00 GMT

Meeting Postponed

Update: Nov 18th, 2008

This meeting has been postponed and will be rescheduled. Stay tune for an updated time.

The next meeting for Hub City NUG will be held on November 20th at 7:00 PM at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Location: College Hall, Room 100
Date: 11/20/2008
Time: 6:30 – 9:00PM (refreshments served at 6:30, presentation 7:00, giveaways after presentation)
Presentation Topic: New Language Features in C# 3.0
Presenter: Keith Elder

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Presentation Abstract
Are you tired of writing foreach loops or loops in general? Did you know with the launch of Visual Studio 2008 and the .Net 3.5 framework new language features exist in C# 3.0 to help you write your code differently? One of the many enhancements in this release were new language features to one of the core .Net languages, C#. In this session we’ll take an in depth look at the various features of C# 3.0. We will explore the old way developers wrote code (using foreach loops for example) in C# and then transpose the code to take advantage of new language features like Lambda Expressions, Extension Methods, Anonymous Types, LINQ and more.

About the presenter
Keith Elder is a Team Leader / Sr. Software Engineer for Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online mortgage lender based in Livonia, MI and is a host of the popular online technology podcast Deep Fried Bytes. Keith is an experienced technologist, systems administrator, software engineer, and all around geek. As a Microsoft MVP he speaks throughout the South and Midwestern parts of the United States at various Code Camps, .Net User Groups, technical conferences and schools. You can read more about Keith's interests, hobbies, rants and raves on his blog at http://keithelder.net/blog/.

November 20th - New Language Features in C# 3.0

acote — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:52:00 GMT

Are you tired of writing foreach loops or loops in general? Did you know with the launch of Visual Studio 2008 and the .Net 3.5 framework new language features exist in C# 3.0 to help you write your code differently? One of the many enhancements in this release were new language features to one of the core .Net languages, C#. In this session we’ll take an in depth look at the various features of C# 3.0. We will explore the old way developers wrote code (using foreach loops for example) in C# and then transpose the code to take advantage of new language features like Lambda Expressions, Extension Methods, Anonymous Types, LINQ and more.

The second meeting for Hub City NUG will be held on November 20th on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi at College Hall Room 100 starting at 7:00 PM with refreshments starting at 6:30 PM.

About the Presenter

Keith Elder is a Team Leader / Sr. Software Engineer for Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online mortgage lender based in Livonia, MI and is a host of the popular online technology podcast Deep Fried Bytes. He is also the founder of the Hattiesburg, MS .Net User Group called Hub City NUG. Keith is an experienced technologist, systems administrator, software engineer, and all around geek.

He is also an experienced educator, trainer and speaker who has logged thousands of hours in front of the classroom teaching students of varying ages from the 6th grade to the college level. He has trained countless developers from various business sectors ranging from top auto manufactures, fortune 500 companies and Universities. Keith's technical expertise combined with his outgoing common sense friendly southern attitude make him a highly regarded speaker at technical conferences.

As a Microsoft MVP he speaks throughout the South and Midwestern parts of the United States at various Code Camps, .Net User Groups, technical conferences and schools. You can read more about Keith's interests, hobbies, rants and raves on his blog at http://keithelder.net/blog/.

Asp.Net 3.5 Books Are In!

keithelder — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:40:00 GMT

For those that were at the MSDN Roadshow held at William Carey, the Asp.Net 3.5 books promised are in. They will be handed out at the next user group meeting which will take place the third Thursday of November on the 20th. By the way, this is no cheap book, the MSRP on it is $59.99! Thus, be sure to show up to the November meeting to claim your prize.

See you on November 20th (stay tuned for more details).