My thoughts on software development, technology and design.

Why I think the iPad helps Microsoft Surface 2

January 10, 2011
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When Microsoft Surface (code name Milan) was first released in April 2008 it introduced us to a real of touch centric ...

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I am Software Engineer but maybe not a business man

January 08, 2011
2 min read

When the Windows Phone 7 SDK finally dropped it gave me all the excuse I needed to get into and absorb all the polish ...

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LINQ Primer

December 15, 2010
4 min read

I recently did a primer on LINQ for my colleagues at work and I wanted to put my notes in a place where I could get ...

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My First Windows Phone 7 App

December 02, 2010
3 min read

Several months ago I made a trip to the east coast to visit the US capital. While the vacation was fantastic it would ...

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Future of Silverlight

October 31, 2010
2 min read

This latest PDC has been a real eye opener in terms of what the future really means for Silverlight and how that future ...

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A chance to win a Windows Phone 7

October 03, 2010
1 min read

This is a shameless plug and my attempt to get a free Windows Phone 7. Hope it works! ...

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Windows Phone 7– Silverlight Gesture Support

September 08, 2010
2 min read

Ok this is my last blog about Windows Phones 7 for a while, I have gone a bit of a WP7 splurge and this should be the ...

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Windows Phone 7– Text Input using Soft Keys

September 06, 2010
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The more reading I do for Windows Phone 7 is the more I realize how ill prepared a Windows or Web developer is for ...

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Windows Phone 7 – More Information

August 25, 2010
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I have basically completed my first app for Windows Phone 7, I am poised to register it on the Marketplace. I am still ...

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