A COLLECTION OF LINKS FOR LOVERS OF I.T. Dirk Strauss . . . . Feature link: Code Information Indicator Styles Changing Code Information Indicator Styles in Visual Studio 2013, Abhijit Jana Other Samsung claims innocence in face of benchmark-rigging allegations, Aaron Souppouris Office Mobile for Android Phones Preview, Paul Thurrott…
iOS7 Beta is on a lot of eager Apple fan's iPhones. Personally I don't do the Beta thing on my iPhone, but nevertheless I am quite surprised at some of the nice features. I can't wait to upgrade my iPhone to iOS7, but for now I'll stay clear of iOS7…
Ajax Control Toolkit release for July brings performance improvements to the fore. This July release of the Ajax Control Toolkit introduces Control Bundles. To take advantage of this and other performance features, you need to do two things. Create an AjaxControlToolkit.config file to list all the controls used on your site…
Visual Studio 2013 Code Editor – The Preview has hit our developer shores, and I have to say that I am suitably impressed. The IDE looks great (You can change the colour of the IDE to one of a few colours) and the enhancements to the Code Editor are fabulous.
I thought I would take a closer look at some of these new features and post them here for your reference. If you want to read more, see the blogs of Brian Harry and Zain Naboulsi.
If you haven’t downloaded the Visual Studio 2013 Preview, head on over to the Visual Studio site and get the preview today. (more…)
Promoting Dev Skills shouldn't be a problem for great developers, right? Well I can promise you that Luke Clum highlights a few points you probably haven't thought of. His 8 tips on promoting your dev skills is essential for any developer seeking to increase his or her 'street cred'. Uzi…
Apple’s dev site was hacked on Thursday last week (or as Apple puts it, was accessed by “an intruder”). That's putting it lightly. Apple also noted that there is a possibility that developers' names, mailing addresses, and/or email addresses were compromised. To all the iOS devs out there, better check…
Visual Studio 2013 LightSwitch Extensions don't seem to want to install correctly. If you want to try your hand at LightSwitch in VS2013, Beth Massi shares a quick tip on how to do this. Then, they are like little gems you pick up on a desert beach. Yes, I'm talking…
New Windows 8.1 Features - Get the low-down on what is new in Windows 8.1 and discover some new features that really excite geeks like me. I have been playing with the preview for a while now and I have to say that I am really loving it. Robert Green…
Visual Studio Editor Features - Visual Studio 2013 has been beefed up with some awesome new editor features. Have you had a look at the Preview yet? The Visual Studio team have really done a great job in my opinion and I simply can't wait for the final release of…
Energy Consumption Tool in Visual Studio 2013 aims to solve a very real problem, and one that I am sure that most of us as developers don't give a second thought to. If your applications are battery hungry, this will quickly result in bad customer experience. To keep your application's energy…