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The Uncanny Valley effect...

Posted 17 December 2008 19:34 by tonyj
I've always rejected building web applications that ape desktop applications, but articulating this rejection has always failed me. I've never been able to put my finger on why I don't like fancy ajax interfaces that mimic desktop application, but Jeff Read More...
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Essential reading

Posted 08 December 2008 20:34 by tonyj
Here's a quick list of what my top 4 general development books that everyone should have on their shelf; Code complete (2nd Edition) Steve McConnell Microsoft Press This is a practical guide to programming in general and the definitive guide to software Read More...
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"New XBOX Experience" trashes my 360...

Posted 03 December 2008 00:17 by tonyj
Whilst I like to keep this as a technical blog, I must doff my cap to Microsoft's XBOX 360 warranty and repair service. I bought my 360 in Jan 2006 and didn't have any problems with it until the new XBOX experience was launched a couple of weeks ago. Read More...
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Expand a virtual PC VHD file and extend the partition

Posted 18 November 2008 22:41 by tonyj
Ran into a few problems today, for one client who uses a VPN that doesn't work at all well with Vista, I have an XP development virtual PC. I needed to install visual studio sp1 (yet again) on it but my boot drive only had 4Gb of free space - the temporary Read More...
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