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Microsoft rolls out new developer toys: Bing#, Gestalt and more

Microsoft rolls out new developer toys: Bing#, Gestalt and moreWonderful! Even more proprietary, nonstandard code and datato further lock customers and developers to their very much closed platform, consciously made that way.I understand why the american states and EU have bitched about IE and WiMP, but an even bigger threat...

Tags: C#, INTERNET, .NET, Bing#, new developer toy, developer toy, Gestalt, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

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Google hopes to remake programming with Go

Could be a really cool programming for old C/C programmers!!I will definitely try it out.No. No pointers.Umm, no. No pointers, no "*" symbols littered in my code anymore, thanks.. . . and, frankly, it pushes typing from bad to worse. No OOP, and no replacement, other than what...

Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, Development tools, Programming languages, cloud computing, large project, object-oriented programming, Google Inc., programming

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Dead-Finger Tech: Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch unibody, 2009)

Dead-Finger Tech: Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch unibody, 2009)I'm with you thereI bought my 13" Mid-June Unibody 2.26Ghz MBP 3 weeks ago and it has impressed me. I upgraded the hd and ram for $150. I bought it just for mobility since I have a great workstation and large LCDs at...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Notebooks, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, LCD, Apple MacBook Pro

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Fight Windows tax with a penguin stick

Fight Windows tax with a penguin stickWho needs LinSux?Only poor, jobless and ignorant guys who think they are pros like Linux Geek need LinSux. If that small amount of money feels like tax then you need to work harder and get a better job. By the way am about to...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, netbook, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-11

CRIKEY! He can swallow whole companies! But not communities.

CRIKEY! He can swallow whole companies! But not communities.Basic flaw of free software"If a project no longer meets their requirements, be it from a licensing or political perspective, they simply cease working on it and go onto other things that interrest them instead."Basically, there is no real tie to those...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft development tools, Crikey, software

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

Using open source to reduce business risk

Using open source to reduce business riskWhat the bottom line?The bottom line is that with Suns failure the open source argument is in trouble. As is two of the products you mention a business should consider switching to:OpenOffice is maintained by Sun. It has been maintained is such a way...

Tags: OpenOffice, Databases, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, MySQL

Discussion threads 2009-04-11

How vulnerable are the iPhone and BlackBerry juggernauts? Very.

How vulnerable are the iPhone and BlackBerry juggernauts? Very.My question is about the Palm PreI've heard that you can't access the Graphics subsystem through the SDK. Does this mean that there'll be no games at all, or will all of the games be flash based?bad analysis"Commodity market. And commodity markets...

Tags: Handhelds, Digital media, Digital music, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry juggernaut

Discussion threads 2009-04-02

Live coverage of Apple's iPhone 3.0 preview event

Welcome to live coverage of Apple's iPhone 3.0 preview event. The event is over now but you can read about it here as it unfolded. [ See also: Apple announces copy and paste, MMS, Spotlight, more for iPhone ] 08:47am: While we're waiting, what...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Gameloft, Developer Beta, Games, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-03-17

Are open source developers too dominant? Ubuntu, Firefox prove yes

Are open source developers too dominant? Ubuntu, Firefox prove yesGetting excited about a browser or an OS???? Why?Those should be just mature very reliable tools. The excitment should be in the things they allow you to do without getting in your way. I bet that at one time you were...

Tags: Web browsers, open source, Ubuntu, Mozilla Firefox, open-source developer, punk, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-03-02

Palm gets in game but doesn't change it; Reality lurks

Palm gets in game but doesn't change it; Reality lurksagreed.. price is incredibly important...i think they really need to match iPhone pricing.. in spite of actually having, what i think IS a superior device.. with no apps + no ecosystem really a part of the product as well they need...

Tags: Games, Palm Inc., Apple iPhone, game

Discussion threads 2009-01-09

News to know: Cloud wars; Apple; Google; China is watching you

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Amazon launches pre-emptive strike against Microsoft’s planned cloud platform. Techmeme A new mystery: What's Microsoft got up its Office Live sleeve? Zack Whittaker:...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., IPO, Robots, Linux, E-mail, Digital Media, Financial Services, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-10-02

Best Apple App Store apps

Best Apple App Store appsNot a buyer but am a developerI'm working on a new 3G app called 'Rose Garden'. It gives any i-based phone user the chance to grow a host of flowers and fruits including the traditional long-stem rose variety... the object is to somehow find a...

Tags: 3G, WIRELESS, App Store, ebook reader, Apple App Store app, Apple App Store, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Jobs' Apple as premier platform mantra to accelerate

Jobs' Apple as premier platform mantra to accelerateNo, ZDNet talkbacks are the reason[i]So, instead, they declare the Mac user irrational.[/i]5 minutes on ZDNet talkbacks are all we need to declare Mac users irrational. :)False on many frontsWhy PC users are not excited about their machines? Completely wrong. Plenty...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, job, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, computer

Discussion threads 2008-06-09

Google kicks off its Facebook ground war

Google kicks off its Facebook ground warGoogle kicks off its Facebook ground warGotta love how Google is always playing the "me too!" card on their services. If only they spent more time innovating instead of copying others and sitting around playing with office toys. This service will be...

Tags: Social networking, Google Inc., Facebook

Discussion threads 2008-05-12

Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack?

Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack?I totally agree[i]But anyone who is doing actual work on a Mac should buy a Mac. And that means a kosher, Apple machine.[/i]If you are serious about your work, then you spend the money on a serious machine, (be it a Windows...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Kalyway installer, Apple Inc., Kalyway, Psystar, open source, Apple Software

Discussion threads 2008-04-28

What is the rate of Mac OS X Leopard adoption?

What is the rate of Mac OS X Leopard adoption?Buying new versions of OS is a PC user thing more than Mac user.One thing you understand after owning a Mac for a while after owning nothing but PC Windows computers is the constant upgrade to latest versions "hamster wheel" you...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, PC Windows, Mac OS X Leopard adoption, PC, Apple Mac OS X Leopard, Apple Mac OS

Discussion threads 2008-03-31

Microsoft declares its modeling love with a new language, 'D'

Microsoft declares its modeling love with a new language, 'D'or maybeOr maybe its time to start using a managed language, professional IDE, and the .NET Framework to solve all the problems you mentioned above and many more! VB.NET or C# offer much better options than yesterday's languages.Not Invented Here[i]Maybe it's...

Tags: C#, Programming languages, Research & Development, .NET, Development tools, modeling, HTML web page, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-05

Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" alpha 4

Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" alpha 4Wish they would stop with the silly namesJust name it Ubuntu 8 and drop the cutesy names. I hate looking for software and it the download says "works with Gutsy"...is mine Gutsy?Fastest Torrent client out there: Deluge[url=http://www.deluge-torrent.org]FYI[/url]Bar none.Looking forward to it.Looking forward to it.Might...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.04

Discussion threads 2008-02-03

Here's why I predict iPhone will come down to $299 within a few months

Here's why I predict iPhone will come down to $299 within a few monthsCompared with......the Nokia N95, the iPhone is a 'toy'.[url=http://www.nseries.com/open]Nokia: Open to Anything.[/url]RE: Here's why I predict iPhone will come down to $299 within a few monthsHmmm, strongly agree with you but the price adjustment can happen only...

Tags: 3G, Handhelds, WIRELESS, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-01-25

IBM to give OpenOffice the Outlook e-mail killer it needs?

IBM to give OpenOffice the Outlook e-mail killer it needs?Gag meE-mail has nothing to do with OpenOffice.org -- in fact, it has nothing to do with office suites, except that Microsoft chose to bundle their groupware with their office suite.If all we needed was groupware, we already have it.Unfortunately, too...

Tags: Microsoft Office, Outlook e-mail, OpenOffice, groupware, IBM Corp., Microsoft Outlook, server, e-mail, software

Discussion threads 2007-09-10