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If You Use an Android Phone, Please Take Me Out of your Contacts…
I know that sounds harsh. Especially so considering the large usage share that Google’s Android mobile OS enjoys. Everyone knows someone with an Android phone. In fact, chances are, at least a plurality of your friends are using the platform … Continue reading
Posted in Enterprise Technology, Geek Desk, News
Tagged Andorid, Apple, iOS, Malware, microsoft, Mobile, Privacy, Security, Smartphone, Virus, Windows Phone
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New version of E6B Gizmo
I’ve submitted an upgrade of E6B Gizmo, version 1.1, to the Windows Phone Marketplace which should go live shortly (I’ll keep you posted). It just contains a couple of little bug fixes, but the big news is that I’ve made … Continue reading
Posted in E6B Gizmo, Geek Desk
Tagged Application, Development, E6B, e6b gizmo, microsoft, Windows Phone, WP7
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Well, my first Windows Phone 7 app has been certified and accepted into the Windows Phone Marketplace today. For more information on the app, see my post from earlier this week. It turns out my app, E6B Gizmo, is the … Continue reading
Blog Migration!
Hey, everyone. I just migrated my blog to WordPress (the software, not the site) from BlogEngine.NET. I’ve been using the latter for quite a while now, and while fairly flexible and capable, I got to the point where it required … Continue reading
Scary, But In a Good Way-Project Natal
Okay, I’m blown away. When I first heard about Project Natal from Microsoft, I thought, “C’mon, how good can this be?” Then I kept getting more info about it, and I saw the concept video (below). Then I though, “C’mon, … Continue reading
Posted in Diversions, Gaming and Entertainment, Geek Desk, News, Video
Tagged console, project natal, xbox, xbox 360
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Windows 7 Had a Secret
Indulge me for a bit of background. Less than a week ago a colleague and I were talking about the possibilities of a virtualization system that would allow future versions of Windows to forgo all of the baggage of compatibility … Continue reading
Posted in Enterprise Technology, Geek Desk
Tagged mdop, microsoft, windows 7, xp mode
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A Ph.D. in Horribleness
If anyone hasn’t checked out Joss Whedon’s “Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog” yet, go ahead and enjoy it right here. Joss (the creator of several comedy/sci fi TV Shows, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the current, less comedic, more … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming and Entertainment, Geek Desk, Humor
Tagged comedy, joss whedon, tv, webisode
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Windows 7 Snacks
Microsoft Learning has developed some cool learning “snacks” about about various Windows 7 topics to help you start to get familiar with enhancements and changes in Windows 7. These snacks are simply short demos/training clips for the various subjects. Here … Continue reading
Windows 7 Beta Publicly Released
In SteveB’s CES kickoff keynote Wednesday night, he announced the public availability of the Windows 7 Beta release. Windows 7 is the next release of the desktop operating system from Microsoft, to succeed Windows Vista. This is good news for … Continue reading