I have been playing around with the Windows Phone 7 platform for a while now. It is a good platform to quickly create applications using the day-to-day language/IDE and get something fun out there.
At this point I have quite a number of applications published in the Marketplace. Microsoft has taken some interest in some of them and has selected me for their Developer Hero Program.
Here is a link to the article with some background on how I came up with the ideas for the apps. Check it out.
After getting frustrated with keeping up with WordPress upgrades using my older hosing service, I decided to move to WordPress.com to host this blog. I have to say that the entire process took about 10 minutes including:
So, if any of you out there is using a hosted solution for just blogging. Switch over today, save yourself some time, money and headache.
There goes the Mac Mini. After tinkering with the Mac Mini for about 2-3 months it turned out to be a less than ideal development platform. Although this little experience has totally changed my view on Mac software and hardware. I would recommend an Apple macbook/pro to any regular computer users who use web based applications for most of the daily tasks. I think the premium paid on the hardware is justified. In terms of 3rd party software available on the platform however, I have mixed feelings. Yes most of them look great, very visually appealing effects etc but it is damn hard to find applications that offer the same functionality on the windows platform.
Software does exist, it’s just that you have to pay for every single little thing that you are used to getting for free in the windows/linux worlds.
Almost a year ago Microsoft announced its health platform. Since then Google has joined the bandwagon as well with Google Health. Microsoft had quite a bit of a head start. As a result, with growing partner feedback , they keep updating the Healthvault API and introducing new functionality to meet the needs of partners.
HealthVault SDK contains a couple of sample applications. However, I could not find a step by step tutorial into building a new HealthVault integrated application. So I decided to write a tutorial on how to create a HealthVault integrated web application.
If you are interested in reading more, articles are hosted on Netsoft USA web site.
Sad news,
It looks like my previous ISP has not kept my data and I’ve lost most of the blog. I will try to re-create most of the posts. Thanks for the support!
-Burag
