Monthly Archives: March 2011

BigInteger: Wow!

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Mike Clark

An interesting new construct in .NET 4 is the BigInteger. You may recall that the max value of the following integer types are: Int16.MaxValue = 32,767 Int32.MaxValue = 2,147,483,647 Int64.MaxValue = 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 Now, it won’t be often that you will … Continue reading →

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Ham Radio Licensing — Practice Exams!

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Mike Clark

I may have mentioned in this space that I have been working on three new apps, practice exams for Amateur Radio licensing. Well, after getting the Fraction Calculator squared away I am getting back to work on them. There will … Continue reading →

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The Trials of Trial Mode

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Mike Clark

I would have been done with Fraction Calculator sooner if not for the need to cram Trial Mode into it first.  Microsoft recommends it, since more users will download an app if they can try it out first, and apparently … Continue reading →

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AppBar Button Demo

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Mike Clark

Yesterday’s blog entry about dynamically adding and removing AppBar buttons generated a question from Alex Sorokoletov. He asked: “Do buttons jump when added/removed?” The answer is, no, the operation is quite smooth. It is a common proverb that a picture … Continue reading →

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Adding/Removing AppBar Buttons on the fly

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Mike Clark

I am now back to working on an app that will be brand-new for the Marketplace, namely a Ham Radio practice exam app that I have mentioned on my product page, though not here, apparently.   I temporarily abandoned it to address problems in my … Continue reading →

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RIP Zune

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Mike Clark

Word has come that Microsoft isn’t going to produce any more Zune devices, due to lackluster demand.  Well, though this is no surprise, I am saddened. I have a Zune HD, and I really like it.  I bought my wife … Continue reading →

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Superior Tools, Superior Platform

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Mike Clark

It was quite interesting reading about Jamie Murai’s struggle to install the Blackberry Playbook development tools, here, and after his story went viral, his update here.  It reminds me for all the world of what happened with Palm’s swan song … Continue reading →

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