Slightly Older Musings
Ramblings
Top 5 Software Development & Software Management tools
Lars KlintPreviously published at blog.kiandra.com.au When it comes to tools for building software, there are about as many opinions as there are software developers (affectively known as code monkeys). Compiling a … Continue reading
Windows Phone 8: Show Me Your Live Tiles (Part 2)
Lars KlintThe first part of my review had the focus set on the great software Microsoft has created for mobile, so in this second half my attention is on the hardware … Continue reading
Windows Phone 8: Show Me Your Live Tiles (Part 1)
Lars KlintFinally! My new Windows Phone 8 phone has arrived. And first things first: it’s yellow. I mean really yellow. Granted I did order it in yellow, but this is smack-in-your-face-safety-vest-neon-super-yellow. … Continue reading
A shift in approach from Apple?
Lars KlintThese are exciting times indeed. Over the last year or two we have seen the largest shift in personal computing since Apple introduced the Mac in 1984 and Microsoft introduced … Continue reading
Windows Phone 8 – Near Field Communication and Why You Should Care
Lars KlintYesterday Nokia and Microsoft announced the next generation Lumia phones. That in itself is exciting for a geek like me, and there are a range of new features which could … Continue reading
How to Create Your Own Custom URL Shortener Service Using YOURLS
Lars KlintI am expecting you might have noticed the short URLs that are being used more and more frequently on Twitter, Facebook, Google and many more places. They look something like … Continue reading
Windows Phone SDK on Windows 8
Lars KlintIf you are a Windows Phone Developer combined with adequate amounts of geek, you will most likely have upgraded your work machine to Windows 8. All is good initially until … Continue reading
Greedy Windows 8 – How to Limit the Live Tiles Data Usage
Lars KlintI recently upgraded/installed/changed my primary laptop to run on Windows 8. As a matter of fact I couldn’t wait any longer than the day after the RTM (Release to Manufacturing) … Continue reading
An Event Organiser’s Checklist
Lars KlintOver the past three years I have been part of the organising crew behind the DDD Melbourne conferences. Together with my friends Alex and Mahesh we have put together the … Continue reading