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Acer Aspire S7 review – two months in 23 Jan 2013 | 08:31 pm
Given my new focus on Windows 8 apps and the loss of my MacBook Pro I was in the market for a Windows 8 laptop. My requirements were that it had a touchscreen display with at least 1080p resolution, f...
For the love of pixels 3 Dec 2012 | 12:51 am
There’s something entrancing about the pixel. Square and elegant and when pushed by the right people they can form beautiful art, stunning animations and gorgeously crisp text. But as resolution and p...
8 things you probably didn’t know about C# 29 Oct 2012 | 09:31 am
Here’s a few unusual things about C# that few C# developers seem to know about. 1. Indexers can use params We all know the regular indexer pattern x = something["a"] and to implement it you write: pub...
Using your Xbox Kinect as a webcam for Skype on Windows 23 Sep 2012 | 09:51 pm
Thanks should go to ScottOrange on the MSDN forums however it’s along thread that has lots of pieces to pick out and try. What worked for me (eventually): Download the Kinect SDK from Microsoft Instal...
Building a great Windows 8 developer & gaming desktop for $900-$1500 24 Aug 2012 | 06:39 pm
With Windows 8 just around the corner its time to build a new desktop PC that will scream for both development and games. Having set a personal budget of around $1500 I started the arduous process tha...
Designing a great API 29 Nov 2011 | 06:16 pm
Several years ago I worked on a payroll package developing a core engine that required an API to let third parties write calculations, validations and security gates that would execute as part of it’s...
Designing a great API 29 Nov 2011 | 01:16 pm
Several years ago I worked on a payroll package developing a core engine that required an API to let third parties write calculations, validations and security gates that would execute as part of it’s...
My one-year check-in with my Windows Phone 7 22 Nov 2011 | 02:37 pm
It’s been almost a year since I bit the Windows Phone 7 bullet and put my iPhone 3G away . As a long-time Mac fan (our house is nothing but Macs) I wasn’t sure I’d last… Contact & calendar managemen...
My one-year check-in with my Windows Phone 7 22 Nov 2011 | 09:37 am
It’s been almost a year since I bit the Windows Phone 7 bullet and put my iPhone 3G away. As a long-time Mac fan (our house is nothing but Macs) I wasn’t sure I’d last… Contact & calendar management C...
Typography can be fun 20 Nov 2011 | 07:40 am
People are always surprised when they hear you’re interested in typography. The appreciation and interest in the shape of letters and symbols is definitely a little more unusual to find as a hobby but...
