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Build 2012, some thoughts..

I think you probably read my rant about the logistics at Build 2012, as posted here, so I am not going into that anymore. Instead, let’s look at the content. (BTW If you did read that post and want some more info then read Nia Angelina’s post about Build. I have nothing to add to that.) As usual, there were good speakers and some speakers who could benefit from some speaker training. I find it hard to understand why Microsoft allows certain people on stage, people who speak English with such strong ......
Posted On Monday, November 5, 2012 8:57 AM | Comments (1)

Build 2012, the first post

Yes, I was one of the lucky few who made it to Build. Build, formerly known as the Professional Developers Conference (or PDC) is the place to be if you are a developer on the Microsoft platform. Since I take my job seriously I took out some time on my busy schedule, sighed at the thought of not seeing my family for another week and signed up for it. Now, before I talk about the amazing Surface devices (yes, this posting is written on one of them), the great Lumia 920 we all got, the long deserved ......
Posted On Friday, November 2, 2012 2:29 AM | Comments (2)

What do I expect from Build Windows?

Well, quite a lot actually. The fact that the official agenda is completely empty (they're not even telling us who is doing the keynote ontheir website) leaves us with wondering what will happen. Of course, this means that people are getting more and more anxious to see what is going on and the blogosphere is filled with rumors. Which ones will be true is something we'll learn next week. I expect we'll get a lot of information about Jupiter. The new development platform is something that interests ......
Posted On Thursday, September 8, 2011 2:34 PM | Comments (0)

Build Windows, 13 - 16 september 2011

I will be attending Build  Windows next week.

It's a funny thing: there is literally nothing known about the contents. Well, there is: it's going to be about Windows 8 and Touch. When I read that last part (the Touch part) I knew I had to be there...

So, keep an eye on this blog and I will let you know what happens! You can also follow me on twitter @dvroegop for real time information.

Stay tuned!

Posted On Thursday, September 8, 2011 9:45 AM | Comments (0)

Charms and the App Bar

Ok. I admit. I made a mistake in the last post about our planespotter app. I have dedicated a full part of the hub to Social. I also had a section called Friends but that made sense since I said that “Friends” is a special group of people that connect to each other through our app and only our app. Social however is sharing our spots with Twitter, Facebook and so on. Now, we could write that functionality in our app in a different section but there is one small problem with that: users don’t expect ......
Posted On Saturday, June 23, 2012 4:10 PM | Comments (0)

Navigation in Win8 Metro Style applications

In Windows 8, Touch is, as they say, a first class citizen. Now, to be honest: they also said that in Windows 7. However in Win8 this is actually true. Applications are meant to be used by touch. Yes, you can still use mouse, keyboard and pen and your apps should take that into account but touch is where you should focus on initially. Will all users have touch enabled devices? No, not in the first place. I don’t think touchscreens will be on every device sold next year. But in 5 years? Who knows? ......
Posted On Saturday, June 23, 2012 3:38 PM | Comments (0)

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