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Internet Explorer continues its Reign over Firefox, Chrome, and Safari According to 2012 Q1 Data
An amazing thing happened last month. I was at DrupalCon in Denver. It’s a Woodstock of open...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 05/01/2012
Learn Windows Phone in Denver
Windows Phone Unleashed is the premier developer event for Windows Phone. If you live in Denver,...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 04/30/2012
Mac Security Situation is Getting Worse
In a recent ZDNet article by Emil Protalinski (Apple ‘10 years behind Microsoft in terms of...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 04/26/2012
Can Windows Phone pick up when Android drops off?
In a recent CNET article by Dan Farber (Android not Critical to Google? Really?), he talks about...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 04/26/2012
Windows 8: Connected Standby
Windows 7 has Power Management features allowing you to impact power consumption. One feature is...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 04/17/2012
Windows 8: Windows Phone SDK (7.1.1 update) Ready to Go!
Cliff Simpkins: I’m pleased to announce that the Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 Update is now available for...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 03/31/2012
Nokia files Patent for “Phone in a Tattoo”
Unwired View is reporting on a recent Nokia patenting looking into haptic tattoos to help you feel...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 03/24/2012
Windows 8: Semantic Zoom versus Optical Zoom
Windows 8 is full of groovy nuggets of innovation. One of my favorites is the Sematic Zoom. This...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 03/22/2012
Sorry, Google Chrome is not supported
It’s Back to the Future. Browser wars are so passé. Yet here we are. No so long ago, Netscape went...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 03/12/2012
Game Developers Conference
Welcome to the 26th iteration of the Game Developers Conference® (GDC), the world's largest...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 03/05/2012
Really?! OneNote vs. EverNote
Leonardo da Vinci gave us a different note-taking paradigm. His notes started in the middle of the...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 03/05/2012
Broken: Windows 8 and the Windows Phone SDK
Windows Phone SDK not working in Windows 8 We know many of our software developers are excited and...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 03/05/2012
SQL Express v LocalDB v SQL Compact Edition
LocalDB is created specifically for developers. It is very easy to install and requires no...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/26/2012
Drupal and Microsoft? Yes!
In March, DrupalCon is coming to Denver. I am excited to attend. The speaker and session list is...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/24/2012
#MVA: Finally something Free! from Microsoft
What’s Microsoft Virtual Academy? MVA is a fully cloud-based learning experience focusing on...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/22/2012
Oh, no you didn’t! Office 365 at Home?
In an article by Richard Hay: I recently transitioned our household to hosted email accounts with...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/22/2012
Open Call: Submit your Pictures for the official Windows Wallpaper Gallery
Millions of people a month come to the Windows Personalization Gallery to download themes and...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/22/2012
Why Google Docs Suck!
To get your point across, style matters. Making your point takes flair and sometimes some swagger,...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/22/2012
Visual Studio 11: New Features Preview
Tim Huckaby and Cameron Skinner, General Manager – Visual Studio Ultimate at Microsoft, discuss the...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/21/2012
Windows Phone: Go Underground
It’s more than once I get asked the question “Where should I start to learn C#?” So often I start my...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/16/2012
Lasers can be Magnetized: Faster Hard Drives
One of my local, community leaders, Dennis Martin, specialized in Storage technologies. In a recent...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/16/2012
Utah’s Code Camp Announced!
UTAH’S PREMIER DEVELOPER EVENT Neumont University 10701 S Jordan River Parkway | South, Jordan, Utah...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/15/2012
Windows 8 avoids “Bill Shock” with Mobility Overhaul
In a recent article, the Windows 8 team introduces a set of mobility features in Windows 8 that can...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/15/2012
WP7 Sample: A GPS-enabled Phone App in 5 minutes!
One of the best parts of Windows Phone application development is how fast you can add sophisticated...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/15/2012
Hey .Net, Happy Valentine’s Day!
My colleague Developer Evangelist in Arizona, Michael Palermo, has found his true love – sort of....
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/14/2012
Proven Marketing Strategies to Promote your Windows Phone App
Creating a Windows Phone Application is straight-forward. The rich and robust Silverlight...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/14/2012
WP7 Sample: An Accelerator-based App in 5 Minutes
As I have discussed in previous posts, there are lots of great sensors at the disposal of the...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/14/2012
Customize the WP Emulator’s Skin!
Yeah, I’ll say it. This is awesome. On CodePlex, there’s a new project, the Windows Phone 7 Enulator...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/13/2012
WP7 REST without Sleeping
My colleague Developer Evangelist for Windows Phone in California, Daniel Egan, has posted a helpful...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/13/2012
WP7 Sample: A Microphone-enabled Phone App in 5 Minutes!
There are a lot of sensors on the Windows Phone. We’ve got: Microphone GPS Location Camera (front...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/13/2012
Mango Sample: Give your app the Finger!
My colleague Developer Evangelist, Sam Stokes, in California has written a compelling article on...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/07/2012
A Phone App on every Platform?
My colleague Windows Phone Developer Evangelist, Daniel Egan, has set out to do the impossible. Only...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/07/2012
Mango Sample: A Cloud-based Phone App in 5 Minutes
When you create a Windows Phone application you might have some data to store. Where do you store...
Author: jerry-nixon Date: 02/07/2012