I was recently talking with a friend of mine about how best to edit some values in a Microsoft SQL Server table. There were several hundred rows in the table and outside of attaching to it via Access there was talk of writing a “quick” program to do it, etc. … Continue reading
If you’ve been reading [other] recent blog posts by certain industry commentators interpreting statements made by Microsoft’s Julie Larson-Green at last week’s UBS Global Technology Summit you may well be thinking that Windows RT is dead. You may be thinking that Microsoft is planning to reduce their stable of Windows … Continue reading
Sometimes you come across a tool or utility that’s just too good not to tell everyone you know about it. Feed For Free is just such a tool. Feed For Free (or Freed43 as it’s called on its website) is a free online web page parser whose purpose in life … Continue reading
I’ve seen a lot of companies over the years launch product reinvention initiatives designed to breathe new life into their businesses, capture more market share, and in some cases “get back in the game” after a long sabbatical from continuous innovation. The latter situation is the one that tends to … Continue reading
Microsoft now has a [fairly] solid, credible ecosystem that incorporates desktop, tablet, phone, and even the “living room” with Xbox, all tied together via SkyDrive. My feeling is that the most successful software projects over the next few years will be those that offer a solution that touches as many … Continue reading
