The Top 10 Over-Engineering Mistakes in Silverlight Applications
This is a great article by Jeremy Likness. Of course non of us have been guilty of any of these have we? No? Good, thought not!
View ArticleWriting a .NET console application using the SharePoint 2007 Object Model
This is definately filed under the “I’ll write it down because I’ll forget next time category”. If you write a .NET console application using the SharePoint 2007 Object Model you may well get the...
View ArticleNew JavaScript editing features for Web development in Visual Studio 11...
Looks like the JavaScript editing capabilities in Visual Studio 11 are getting a much needed upgrade. It’s leaner, faster, and uses the same base as IE’s JavaScript engine.
View ArticleISEB Intermediate Certificate in Enterprise and Solution Architecture
I was lucky enough to complete this 3 day course last week at the QA training centre in London (King William Street). It’s a professional certification from the BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT....
View ArticleThe trials and tribulations of HTML5 video in the post-Flash/Silverlight era
Although the writing is on the wall for the Silverlight/Flash browser plugins, HTML5 still lacks a number of key features in the video space – particularly around DRM. A new article by Ryan Paul over...
View ArticleMicrosoft releases Silverlight 5, will it be the final version?
On the 9th December Microsoft released Version 5 of the Silverlight browser plugin for IE, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari on both Mac and PC. New features include: Powerful 3D capabilities using the XNA...
View ArticleLiving with a reimagined Windows
There’s no doubt that Windows 8 is a bold move by Microsoft and as such it tends to create extreme reactions in people – either loving it or hating it. Having used it in anger for a couple of months,...
View Article25 inspiring Windows 8 app designs
The Windows 8 app store might be new, but it’s quickly growing and the quality of applications are rapidly increasing. Despite the fact that Windows 8 is fresh out of the oven, developers are quickly...
View ArticleScience adviser for Minority Report talks about the future of human interface...
Oblong was founded in 2006 with the goal of creating the next generation of computing interfaces and their Chief Scientist, John Underkoffler, designed the computer interfaces in the films Minority...
View ArticleWindows 8 and Silverlight
So, the dust has settled on Build and what can we take away from this big Microsoft reveal? Here are my thoughts: Windows 8 from a user perspective Windows 8 Start Screen My experience here is based...
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