D's Viewpoint

//Build/ brings Windows 8 to us. How does that influence developers? Should it be HTML5+JavaScript or should it be Silverlight? Here is a look from my perspective and a viewpoint on other significant announcements.

Why use WCF RIA Services as Business Logic Layer in a .NET architecture? This blog post tries to answer this question in context of OliveLite. It laso shows where the WCF RIA Services Toolkit provides value, and what role Entity Framework plays.

An analysis of the current software update 1.70.605.0 for the HTC Thunderbolt over the expected rumored 2.07.605.2 update.

A point of view on the browser only netbook, the Chromebook from Google being launched in the market starting June 15, 2011

Builds upon the wish list of October 2010, specifically in comparison the Android platform, Wi-Fi Hotspot and Skype.

There is now a new source code release 0.0.2 for OliveLite. This release adds the Search feature. It is now possible to search across all content within the OliveLite system. This has been implemented using the Lucene.NET and HTML Agility Pack packages. This release also demonstrates how the plugins contribute to the search index by implementing the ‘Reindex’ action on their controllers.

Microsoft released the service pack 1 for Visual Studio 2010 today. Here is the experience installing it, which was found to be streamlined with no surprises.

The source code version 0.0.1 for OliveLite is released on Codeplex. You can download using the url http://olive.codeplex.com/releases/view/61210. This is an early alpha release not recommended for production use.

Skype is great for audio/video calls, but receiving calls is a problem if you use a computer, as you will need to have it always on. Google Voice is free, but you need a phone to forward it to. And then dialing using Google Voice is not great either. You need a computer to do this. SIP is great for free telephony, but then again you need a computer. Not any more...

Today is a sad day. My nearly 10 year stint with Universal Music Group came to an end. Reflecting back on those 10 years, it has been a very satisfying and rewarding time. I have seen some trying times and navigated very troubled waters. Lead my team through thick and thin. I have lived up to the expectation of both my superiors and my reports....