Windsor Hackforge

Are you a Chess enthusiast? Chess.com is hosting the Judit Polgar vs The World chess event. It starts starts Feb 6 2026 and ends Mar 31 2026. Learn More & Enter at this link to join Mackenzie, Hackforge's volunteer Mastadon champion in participating! The World will be playing with black pieces while Judit Polgar plays with white pieces. #chess #champion #legendary #grandmaster #hackforge

🎉 Celebrate the end of #GGJ2026 at the Hackforge Global Game Jam Closing Party! Polish and submit your game, then stick around for a 5PM show & tell to see what everyone created. Feb 1, 2PM, Hybrid
More Info & RSVP at www.hackf.org/events
#GGJ2026 #Hackforge #WindsorTech #WindsorEvents

🎮 Kick off Global Game Jam 2026 with us! Join Hackforge in person or on Discord to watch the keynote, reveal the theme, form teams, ask questions, and get jam-ready. New or veteran jammers welcome: solo or team! Jan 26, 6–8 PM. RSVP at hackf.org/events

#GGJ2026 #Hackforge #WindsorTech #GlobalGameJam

Global Game Jam 2026 is happening soon, and Hackforge's registrations are steadily ticking up!
 
If you want to contribute to the event without the stress that comes with building your own game, consider volunteering as a mentor! This is an important role that helps our jammers to complete their games in only a week.
 
Mentors can help out by being available to answer questions or offer advice either in-person or online. Visit the form linked below for more details and to submit your name.
 
#GlobalGameJam #GGJ2026 #WindsorTech #WindsorEvents #Hackforge

🥳 Global Game Jam 2026 is almost here! 🥳 Hackforge is hosting again with a kickoff party, hybrid & virtual work hours all week, and a closing party to submit and show off your game. Teams or solo, digital or tabletop, everyone’s welcome!

Details: hackf.org/events. Register: globalgamejam.org

#GGJ2026 #GlobalGameJam #WindsorGaming

🐧 This month’s LUG meetup dives into ZFS! Learn the basics of the Zettabyte File System, explore features like compression, redundancy & encryption, and discuss the pros/cons of using ZFS as a root file system.
Jan 22, 7–9 PM. Hybrid @ Hackforge HQ & Zoom.

#Linux #WindsorEvents #WindsorTech #Hackforge #LUG

Level up for #GGJ2026! 🎮 OpenStreetMap Windsor-Essex is hosting an interactive workshop on using open geodata in games!

This hands on experience welcomes beginners, but come ready to explore and experiment. Don't forget your laptop! 💻

📆 Tuesday, January 20, 2026
🕦 6:30 - 8:30 PM
📍Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210)
🎟️ RSVP at www.hackf.org/events

#WindsorTech #WindsorEvents #OpenStreetMap #OSM #GlobalGameJam2026

If you're a fan of Spotify wrapped (but OpenStreetMap style), you might like to see an animated overview of your annual OSM contributions!

Osmwrapped: https://osmwrapped.com/

Hackforge has a very active OSM Interest Group. Stay posted to our socials and website for future events (or include event info/link if one is already up). Please join us if you have interest in OSM and mapping. #Hackforge #WindsorTech #OpenStreetMap

Map Roulette(https://maproulette.org) is a super cool OSM tool. Check out our video of Lauren from Hackforge exploring MapRoulette with OpenStreetMap API.
Exploring MapRoulette with OpenStreetMap https://youtu.be/sBnOh09-s34?si=_gaCjs2BFphLJA4a

What it does: This website lets you contribute to the world map and offers challenges to test your skills
If you're interested, join our OSM group in Hackforge's Discord https://discord.gg/dStjhZHXFd

#Hackforge #WindsorTech #Mapping #OpenStreetMap

Check out our cool app Windsor Essex Cycling v6 for OpenStreetMap. Windsor Essex Cycling helps people find bike routes here in Windsor. If you're interested in OSM or more OSM based tools, join us for monthly OSM interest group meetings.

To see all upcoming events, please visit www.hackf.org/events

#Hackforge #WindsorTech #OSM #Bikes

Linux graphics display servers X11 and Wayland are both awesome! If you're looking for a graphics display server, X11 is best for older machines and displays, while Wayland is best for newer machines. Which do you like to use and why is that? Are there others that should be on this list?

#Hackforge #WindsorTech #Linux

In 2025, Hackforge hosted 62 events with 915+ participants, thanks to 19 different presenters. This year we Game Jammed, we field mapped, we built AI agents, remembered the golden age of DOS, Installed Linux (RIP Windows 10), demystified the magic of CDN, and we met a whole lot of friends along the way!
A huge thank you to all of you who presented, participated, donated, and made our community what it is. Without you, Hackforge wouldn't be the awesome hub for tech enthusiasts it is today.
Three cheers for 2025, and here's looking forward to an absolutely epic 2026!

#NYEWindsor #WindsorTechCommunity #YQGTech #WindsorEvents #TechCommunity

Hey everybody we’re back on Mastodon!
Hackforge is focused on bringing together the tech community in Windsor.
This page will be run by a super awesome volunteer named Mackenzie. You can follow us here and feel free to follow him at 🐘Mstdn Kenz Stewart @monkeybean12@mstdn.ca

#Hackforge #WindsorTech #FirstPostEver

Apply by next Monday for this awesome internship!

Open to anyone between 15 and 30 years old, this is a great opportunity to expand your skills as a communicator OR developer.

📅 15 hours/week, flexible, mid-December to late March
💸 $30/hour
🔗 https://hackf.org/2023/12/04/hackforge-is-hiring-an-open-source-project-community-manager/