A COLLECTION OF LINKS FOR LOVERS OF I.T. Dirk Strauss . . . . The past few weeks I haven't been posting much on a regular basis. Now that 2014 is in full swing, I'm ready for getting back to blogging. Below are some nice links for the new year.…
A COLLECTION OF LINKS FOR LOVERS OF I.T. Dirk Strauss . . . . Feature link: LightSwitch Content Rollup LightSwitch Community & Content Rollup–August 2013, Beth Massi Other Microsoft Virtual Academy–Your professional Virtual Learning Environment, Lee Stott Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Data-Tier Application Framework (August 2013), Microsoft Downloads What’s new…
Existing Data – LightSwitch has shown us this week how easy it is to create a fully data aware application in a very short amount of time and with minimal developer effort. But what about adding existing data?
I received a message from a reader in Johannesburg this week. His company used an Access database for one of their applications, but needed to migrate away from Access (probably because the data grew large enough to warrant the use of SQL). They had already created the SQL database and migrated the data, and now needed to quickly create a user interface.
His question to me was what technology he could use to create a GUI in the shortest amount of time, without having to learn how to program. Obviously I suggested LightSwitch. (more…)
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One of the most important aspects of an application is usability. Designing your application to make the end-user's job easy is challenging and not very easy to do. Some developers call this idiot-proofing your application, but I'm sure that there are more subtle ways to put this. Many good applications…
Task Manager in Windows 8 has been overhauled. It now includes a lot of excellent new features. In the video below, Tim Bush walks us through some of the new features and enhancements. He also shows us some of the hidden tips and tricks you might have missed. If you…
Are you thinking of buying an iPhone or have one and love the new iOS7 features? Have a look at the featured link for today. There are a few interesting 'hidden' features shown in the video clip. I think that iOS7 is going to be a super game changer. Apple…