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Developing with Microsoft Surface – a few lessons learnt
Developing with Microsoft Surface isn’t quite like any other rich interface development. Here are some practical learning points that can help to ease commercial development on Surface.
Posted on February 20th, 2010.
Silverlight and security: Developing secure applications
Silverlight is just like any other web-based interface – a lot of thought needs to be put into securing it properly.
Posted on February 8th, 2010.
Forget the Kindle and iPad: Paper remains a superior technology
Despite the predictions that Apple’s tablet computer will be a game-changer I wouldn’t be writing off paper-based media for a while yet…
Posted on January 14th, 2010.
Silverlight 4 beta: First impressions for rich application development
It’s only a few months since Microsoft launched Silverlight 3, but a beta build of the next version of Silverlight is already with us.
Posted on November 19th, 2009.
Securing WCF web services for Silverlight with Forms Authentication
One of the most straightforward ways of securing Silverlight-enabled WCF web services involves leveraging ASP.NET Forms Authentication.
Posted on October 28th, 2009.
Lies, damned lies and Adobe’s penetration statistics for Flash
Another quarter, another set of statistics from Adobe claiming “worldwide ubiquity” for the Flash plug-in. As with many vendor-commissioned surveys, the results of the Flash penetration survey are based on a truth that is spun out to an absurd degree.
Posted on October 7th, 2009.
Microsoft Surface Applications: a round-up of the best apps so far
The challenge with Microsoft Surface is coming up with ideas that make the most of the unique features of a multi-touch, table-top computer.
Posted on July 3rd, 2009.
Developing mobile applications in a fragmented market
Developing applications for a mobile phone is a nightmare – which of the five or six competing application platforms should you use?
Posted on June 30th, 2009.