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Windows 8 Programming Isn’t So Bad
Earlier this weekend I got a bit frustrated that Microsoft didn’t include a calculator based on the Metro (ne “Modern”) interface. The only one provided is the old fashioned “desktop” version that’s been in Windows since… Well, probably Windows 2k, if not earlier. Since I’ve been wanting to learn how to create Win8 apps with XAML for…
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Mini-Project Part 1: Credit Card Payoff Calculator
I’ve been going over my finances and I’ve decided that I want to come up with a schedule for paying off a couple of credit cards. I decided it’d be a fun short project to create a small HTML5 app using jQuery that I could use to see what the the difference would be between…
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Google almost gets it right with Android 4.2
Google recently came out with three all new Android devices, all called Nexus– 4, 7, and 10. I’m not as interested in the 7 and 10 as I am the 4, primarily because it’s the only phone in the new line up. When I first learned about the new version of Android, 4.2 (although without…
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Not the Way I Intended to Spend My Evening (Fun with EF Code First Development)
I decided to spend a bit of time last night working on my weight loss website. Got my development environment started up, and launched the app to do a quick run-though to see where I’d left off, and… The app craps out on accessing the database. Great! I didn’t remember if I had changed anything since the…
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Weight Loss Site Update #1
Finally got around to starting this. I had been hemming and hawing about designing the page for recording weight entries, trying to decide on how to go about it by using jQuery on a single page, with no postbacks to the server. Eventually I simply made the decision to forge ahead with a solution using…
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Beware Low-End Android Phones
A bit of history, first… Earlier this year, the two year contract on my Verizon Palm Pre Plus ran out, so I began looking for a replacement. I really wanted to switch from Verizon’s really costly plans– At the time, I was spending $90/month for 450 minutes, 500 text messages (don’t even get me started…
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Motivation for Starting a New Project– I’m Too Fat!
I’ve struggled with my weight pretty much my whole adult life. Through all the ups and downs, I’ve discovered a few tips and tricks that make weight loss much easier. Some are fairly obvious, like the keeping in mind that in order to lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you consume. It seems…
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