Bradley L. Jones

Are you doing PowerShell? Are you doing it on Linux? If not, you could be! Last month Microsoft released a video talking about their open sourcing of PowerShell on Linux. In the video, Jeffrey Snover, the inventor of PowerShell, talks about the changes that have happened. The video includes a number of demos of using […]

The next update for Windows is coming on August 2nd and it will be free to the over 350 million devices already running Windows 10. For those not running Windows 10, the clock is ticking down to the July 29th date for the free upgrade offer that Microsoft put in place. In addition to continuing […]

As you might have heard, Microsoft is working to purchase LinkedIn for $26.2 billion dollars (US). That’s a price of $196US a share. My first question when I heard this news, was on why Microsoft would buy LinkedIn versus just doing business. Odds are, if you are using Codeguru or reading my posts, you are […]

In a world where the current buzz terms include IoT, wearables, and “maker” space, it is no surprise that some interesting techie solutions are coming to market. It is also no surprise that there are numerous KickStarter campaigns for silly ideas, too. One thing, however, is for sure. Whether it is the simple idea of […]

As sites age, it is not uncommon to realize that a new platform or infrastructure is needed. This need for a new platform can result from a variety of reasons. It could be that the current platform is no longer supported. It could be that costs for the current platform are too high. More likely, […]

This week, PlayStation took a step forward with the announcement of their HMD that will be available for $399. This is hundreds of dollars cheaper than a lot of the other devices I’ve written about previously, and it is near what I consider the viable price point for the mass consumer market. This is not, […]

Let’s face it, the world today is full of distractions. When it comes to trying to crank through you to-do list at work, there are a variety of things that can get in the way ranging from a ringing phone to email to the lure of social media. Out of curiosity, we asked our developer […]

As I’ve said, this is going to be the year that Mixed Reality and Virtual Reality technologies make a serious entrance into the mainstream developer market. I’ve already mentioned Magic Leap, Microsoft HoloLens, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and many other devices. Today the focus is on another Mixed Reality device, the Meta 2. Meta, a […]

In a recent meeting of the Indianapolis Developers Association, we discussed the topic of Virtual Reality and where it stands today. We found that most of the developers in the meeting were familiar with Virtual Reality, but were less familiar with Augmented Reality. Most had never heard of the term Mixed Reality. All three terms […]

I declare today as VR Day! Two big steps forward in the Virtual Reality market are happening today. The first is the opening of orders for the HTC Vive. Pre-orders start today. The second big step forward is the announcement that Microsoft is notifying developers for pre-orders of the Microsoft HoloLens as well. These two […]

Scott Guthrie announced that Microsoft has signed an agreement to acquire Xamarin. Will the industry go crazy with excitement? Doubtful. This announcement is one of those leaves most people mumbling, “finally” more so than jumping up for joy. This is the announcement that people expected last year or even the year before. While it is […]

Today there has been a lot of interesting discussion within the organization I work for around the public cloud. The trend has been that the public cloud has been growing in popularity and in use. One of the discussion points around the public cloud was what was helping drive the increased adoption and use.  Ironically, […]