Bradley L. Jones

XNA is a framework provided by Microsoft. It was originally provided to do game programming. As the framework and target environments expand, it is becoming clearer that the importance of XNA is increasing. Using the one framework, you were originally able to target either Windows machines or the Xbox. The targets then increased to include […]

The below YouTube video was shown to me. While titled “Hug a developer today…,” I found my blog title to be the better statement. It is also how the video starts. If you are a developer, then this video is for you:  

Chris Bennett commented, “While the developer tools make it very easy to develop applications, this device is a complete departure from prior versions of Windows Mobile. And as such, many of the applications and techniques used on prior versions do not apply.” If you haven’t seen a preview of Windows Phone 7 Series in action, […]

This week is Microsoft’s MIX10 conference. While I’m not attending in person, I am trying to catch the keynotes and as well as following some of the Twitter comments. In Scott Guthrie’s opening keynote, there was a lot to be noted. It was clear that some of the big news was on Microsoft’s efforts to take one more stab […]

Microsoft MultiPoint Server 2010 has managed to turn a PC into a mainframe. In fact it is much more like a mainframe than ever before. MultiPoint provides the ability to allow multiple people to use a single computer simultaneously. Using their own monitors, keyboard, and mouse, they have access to the Windows machine in much […]

Of course, the moment I post on mobile applications, I get yet another press release. This time AdMob, a mobile advertising network, has provided information on consumer usage and attitudes in regard to Android, iPhone and webOS applications. In their AdMob Mobile Metrics Report, they provide a number of points including the following:   iPhone […]

Over the last few days, I’ve had a number of statistics related to mobile devices come across my desk. For example, a press release from Prompt Communications for asknet included a few stats on mobile growth. For example, 2010 mobile sales are expected to top $1 billion. This was after an expectation that the mobile […]

Today Google announced Buzz. This will be added to Google. You’ll find new icons on mobile google as well as find more on buzz at buzz.google.com. Google Buzz should allow you to share and communicate inside of Gmail and more. It extends what Gmail does with social networking. It tends to bring social media to […]

Real developers are tough and can take criticism in the same way that Superman can take punches. On the flip side, developers can be quick to throw criticisms as well. This week a number of interesting factors were brought to my attention about goofy developer things. The bottom line is simply; there are things developers […]

As a person running web sites, I get press releases on a regular basis. Being that the sites I oversee are focused primarily, on developers, it is no surprise that most of the release focus on developers and development. Of course, every now and then I get a press release that leaves me wondering a […]

The iPad from Apple has been in the news for what seems like nearly a half a century; however, it was just officially announced this week. While I would not normally cover this, I was shown a review of the iPad that was simply so good and so entertaining that I had to pass it […]

Tuesday January 26, 2010 This Week’s Topics Comments from the Editor New & Updated Articles on CodeGuru Lambdas in VC++ 2010 Enhance MFC Applications with Preview and Thumbnail Support Top 10 features of WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation Accessing and Updating Data in ASP.NET: Filtering Data Using a CheckBoxList Windows Phone 7 Rumors Gain Steam Using […]