Monthly Archives: April 2011

My Device Update Woes with the Feb 2011 Update

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Mike Clark

When I plugged my Dell Venue Pro into my PC, the Zune software picked up on it right away, and in short order let me know that there was an update to be done.  But it told me that I … Continue reading →

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Got a Windows Phone Device — Hooray!

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Mike Clark

Yesterday, I got my new device via Fedex, thanks to the kindness and diligence of Chris Koenig, MS Developer Evangelist! I’ve been trying to get the attention of someone in the Mothership to beg and plead for a gratis WP7 … Continue reading →

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Hooked up with Facebook

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Mike Clark

I’ve just hooked this blog up with Facebook, and incidentally, unhooked my technical blog (https://cyberherbalist.wordpress.com).  The unhooking of my technical blog is primarily because I’m pretty sure it is waaaaay too technical for the venue.  How many people want to … Continue reading →

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Interesting WP7 ListBox Behavior

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Mike Clark

I just finished a knock-down drag-out battle against my own code.  And I won.  Finally.  Quite frankly, this was completely unexpected behavior, and I wasn’t sure if it was native behavior or introduced by something I did, or something that … Continue reading →

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Tax Day

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Mike Clark

Well, that day has come and I finally buckled down and filed.  I use Turbo Tax, and as it has for several years, it enabled me to get this painful exercise over with the minimum of fuss.  Now, while I … Continue reading →

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Antoine Dufour

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Mike Clark

Like many software developers I like music and can even play an instrument (guitar, and not too well due to lack of practice).  Thus when I run into someone who can really pluck them strings and make great music I … Continue reading →

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I Start a Non-Tech Blog

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Mike Clark

I initially posted a non-technical, music-related piece here earlier today, but then I decided that I wanted this blog to remain on-message as far as technology is concerned, so that post is gone.  However, I will continue to want to … Continue reading →

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