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Entries Tagged as 'Apple'

Microsoft Xbox TV blows Apple TV out of the water

October 12th, 2011 · No Comments

Microsoft historically comes from behind, and history may be repeating itself with Microsoft coming from behind like a tsunami.  See this new Xbox TV commercial as an example. This is amazing if it actually works.  No more remote control.  My life will love me, the price of a Xbox is worth it just for that [...]

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Tags: Apple · DRM · IPTV · Microsoft

Mobile developers, set to repeat mistakes

October 3rd, 2011 · No Comments

As a 42 year old developer who started using a VC20 computer when I was 9 years old, I have seen how the world has evolved over the years.  It amazes me how we are set to repeat the errors of old.  Even with the internet recording the history of programming patterns, the new generation [...]

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Tags: Adobe · Apple · Development · flash · flex · google · Microsoft · Silverlight · Standards

Ice Cream Sandwich, a reboot for Android

September 6th, 2011 · No Comments

Mobile development has always been a pet hobby of mine.  I have been studying it for quite some time.  Not knowing which way to jump. Yesterday, however, I discovered a huge issue with Android.  A fundamental fault in Android that, as a developer, lets all the hot air out of it as a mobile platform. [...]

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Tags: Apple · Development · google

HTML5, the unforeseen pitfalls

September 6th, 2010 · No Comments

Recently I saw a blog post shouting out how HTML5 is going to be our savior and that the ability to simply “VIEW SOURCE”, like on any HTML website, will bring never before seen leaps in innovation because you cannot hide the code.  This idea is of course completely one sided and very misguided, but really, this “Feature” if [...]

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Tags: Adobe · Apple · Development · flash · flex · google · Silverlight · Standards

Mobile, its all multi platform going forward.

July 20th, 2010 · No Comments

As the debate about how to develop for mobile still battles on, in recent development, common sense may grab control of the wheel and actually start steering us to a clear future. Captain Heterogenious (Multi Platform) will over throw the mutineers. As a developer, it has been with confusion and bewilderment how the media has [...]

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Tags: Adobe · Apple · flash · flex · google · Standards