My thoughts on software development, technology and design.

Web Sites and Apps Coexisting

December 10, 2013
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How first class apps and websites exist together in todays mobile centric world is still up for some debate. I think ...

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Getting Work Done With Your Tablet

December 06, 2013
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I have blogged about the recent flood of 2 in 1 devices to the PC/Tablet market, this appears to be an attempt to be ...

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Toughpad 4k

December 05, 2013
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The fidelity of this device is amazing, however, talking about a 20 inch tablets as portable is a real stretch. With ...

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Two Devices or Two in One?

November 26, 2013
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The consumer PC market appears to be bifurcating into ultra portable devices (like tablets) and the more conventional ...

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Comparing App Stores

November 20, 2013
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The two best app stores on the planet continue to be Apple’s App Store and Google play. This begs the question what ...

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Convert an ArrayList to an Array of Strings

November 16, 2013
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I have needed to do this on multiple occasions and have forgot about the ToArray method on almost every occasions. I ...

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Bing integrates MSDN API Search

November 07, 2013
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I have used Bing because it is convenient and because it provides rewards for XBox, however, whenever I would need ...

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Encryption, Hashes and Broken Things

November 06, 2013
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This week I found myself having to explain to well meaning folk the important differences between encryption and a hash ...

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Generating Power During an Outage

November 05, 2013
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We have been very fortunate with our current location in Central Ohio, in that the inevitable snow storms that bombard ...

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