Author Archives: Mike Clark

Now Available: Ham Radio Technician License Practice Exam App

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Mike Clark

My Ham Radio Technician license class practice exam app — that horrendous bug fixed — is now available in the marketplace. Actually, it was back in the Marketplace a few days ago, but I’m just now getting around to mentioning it. If … Continue reading →

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“That Leviathan Whom Thou Hast Made”

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Mike Clark

I’ve found an interesting new author: Eric James Stone. I was digging around in the Mormon Dialogue and Discussion Board in inestimable boredom one night this week when I happened upon mention of a Nebula-winning Mormon-themed science-fiction novellette entitled “That Leviathan … Continue reading →

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More Fantastic Guitar Work

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Mike Clark

Another CandyRat artist, this is Ewan Dobson. . . I’m not sure what is going on with the conical hat. A commenter on YouTube says that this he resembles the fighting character Raiden in the video game Mortal Kombat. I … Continue reading →

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Bugs, Stupid Bugs

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Mike Clark

I hate stupid bugs. I don’t mean to call all bugs stupid, just those bugs that make me feel stupid. I actually put the first Ham Radio practice exam app into the App Hub last week after what I thought was … Continue reading →

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Reflections upon the death and life of Osama bin Laden

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Mike Clark

Not that it is “news” to be talked about here in this blog, but as expected more information about bin Laden and his hideout have now been released by the United States government. Interesting stuff. One bit of self-referentiality is … Continue reading →

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Getting Close to “Done” on 1st Practice Exam App

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Mike Clark

It’s getting close, I can feel it! There’s only one troublesome issue: that tombstoning has proven to be a bit of a puzzle! Whenever I am trying to return the user to the pivot they were on when they tombstoned it … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy Theories about: bin Laden

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Mike Clark

Well, you knew it had to happen. Some folks belong to the conspiracy of the week club, and of course to them nothing the US government does is anything BUT a lie to cover up whatever their favorite story-teller wants … Continue reading →

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Osama bin Laden is Toast

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Mike Clark

“I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure” – Mark Twain This blog is hardly in the forefront of news, so nobody reading this will be surprised, but Osama bin Laden has been … Continue reading →

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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!