My thoughts on software development, technology and design.

Adobe CS2 for free!

January 13, 2013
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I am all about free software (legitimate of course) and so I was extremely surprised to see Adobe make CS2 available ...

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Workstations to Ultrabooks

January 13, 2013
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I was handed a brand new workstation last week and I am simply flawed at the size and weight of the thing compared to ...

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The Catastrophe of Success by Tennessee Williams

January 08, 2013
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I hold Tennessee Williams in the highest regard within the landscape of 20th Century American literature. I recently ...

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How to stop your Twitter account from sending spam

December 19, 2012
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So the last few days I have seen several friends send me DMs that they themselves did not create. The messages were ...

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Windows 8 Update failing at 15%

December 03, 2012
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I have noticed a series of failures for recent important Windows 8 updates (including KB2769034, KB2769165, KB2770917, ...

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Developer Serengeti - Where do you fit in?

November 30, 2012
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The build up to the Windows 8 release was full of the expected hyperbole, the notion that the most widely distributed ...

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Settings Privacy Policy for Win 8 Dev

November 26, 2012
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If you are creating and releasing apps for the Windows 8 marketplace that access the internet you will need to ensure ...

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MVVM and MVC Contrast

November 08, 2012
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Over the past eighteen months I have been developing a series of apps at home and in every instance I found myself ...

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Windows 8 PubCenter Ads Stealing Focus

October 30, 2012
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I am putting the finishing touches on an app I am working on for the Windows 8 Store. I am opting for a free app that ...

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