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Where to now developer

July 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

There is no denying that the future of how we use computer is changing.  The advent of applications that live on the network/Internet is making the developer think twice about where he should be headed.  As a developer, you need to be ahead of the curve as by the time your product is ready your [...]

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

An understandable description of Microsoft Mesh.

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments

“Microsoft Mesh WHAT?”  As usual Microsoft is doing a terrible job Marketing this new platform. (How many years did it take before you actually new what DOT.NET was?)
I have been doing some reading and listening to a few different people’s spin on Microsoft Mesh.  Let me now explain what I understand Microsoft Mesh is and [...]

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Tags: Development · Microsoft · google

Gartner downs Microsoft, OpenComputer and OSX, Flash and Silverlight. It’s all connected.

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments

I have been watching the blogisphere lately and am amazed no one is joining the dots in regards to some of the biggest stores of late. Strangely enough, to me they are all about the same issue. Some stories are…
Is Windows Getting Morbidly Obese?
Gartner Says Vista Will Collapse. And That’s Why The Yahoo [...]

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Tags: Apple · Development · Microsoft

Sony makes a decent VTR – About TIME.

March 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Sony is about to release a VTR that actually answers the needs of a modern Post Production House.  This has been a long time coming.  And in some ways I would like to think I had a hand in shaping its future. (see here)
A number of years ago, back when the HDCAM deck was released, [...]

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Tags: Development · Film Making · Post Production · Sony · Standards · codecs

Microsoft going Open = Signs of cracks in developer foundations.

February 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Recently Microsoft announced that they are making available API information (Docs that describe how their products work. Note: no source code). This is a huge plus for everyone using Microsoft technology. I see great things coming from this. Still, I have never seen Microsoft do anything without reason.
The documents being released where, [...]

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Tags: Development · Microsoft