Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Mobile Network Speed


What is the difference?

The Droid Bionic finally gets it right, with 4G LTE service, a supersized 4.3-inch display, smooth software integration and all the other features Android fans have been coveting.


I’m not sure what LTE means in the 4G context however here is what it means in the 3G context

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Heroku - Free Cloud time (Facebook apps)

Heroku - Free cloud time for Facebook apps
  1. Cloud platform
    1. http://www.programmableweb.com/api/heroku
  2. Free Time
    1. http://devcenter.heroku.com/categories/billing
  3. Easy Facebook apps
    1. http://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/facebook-ruby
    2. http://blog.programmableweb.com/2011/09/16/facebook-apps-in-the-cloud-made-easy-by-heroku-partnership/

Site: programmableweb.com

What a great site!

For example now that Google + is released you can subscribe to an API and get updates on Mashups, How-to, Developers and Comments as the community registers information!

http://www.programmableweb.com/api/google-plus

Windows 8 Orientation

What am I learning about Windows 8?
(will be updated as new info presents itself...)
  1. (new)WinRT=Windows Runtime
    1. WinRT (the new Windows Run Time) is not a replacement for Silverlight or .NET, it’s a replacement for Win32. And that means that it’s the new native runtime for Windows, and not a managed code layer that sits higher on the stack.
      1. http://www.winsupersite.com/blog/supersite-blog-39/windows8/winrt-replacing-win32-140605
  2. Modes=2
    1. Desktop
    2. Metro Style
  3. BCL=base class libraries 
  4. Lists of Features / Terminology
    1. http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-features-terminology-140559
  5. Charms
    1. http://dotnetspeak.com/index.php/2011/09/what-i-learned-at-the-build-conference/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DotNetSpeak+%28DotNetSpeak%29
  6. Samples
    1. Metro
      1. http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Windows-Developer-Preview-6b53adbb

Best Pre-Release Windows 8 Links

My favorite pre-release windows 8 links

will be updated as I find 'em

2011-08-18
http://www.lhotka.net/weblog/WinRTAndNET.aspx