Author Archives: Mike Clark

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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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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