Category Archives: WP7

Modern Enterprise Applications – Native Application vs. Mobile Web

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

In my recent post, A Mobile Web Strategy, I covered some of the architectural decisions that go into build a mobile website.  I glazed over the process of choosing whether to a mobile web application or build a native application. … Continue reading →

Posted in HTML5, Mobile, Modern Application, Software Architecture, UX, Windows 8, WP7, WP8 | 1 Comment

My Thought on Windows 8–A User’s Perspective

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Recently there has been a lot of different reviews for Windows 8. Some of them good some of them bad. Dr. Jacob Nielsen, a user experience expert, wrote an article providing his insights into Microsoft’s new operating system.  The article … Continue reading →

Posted in Metro, UX, Windows 8, WindowsRT, WP7, WP8 | Leave a comment

Windows Phone 8 – Its Coming!

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Last week was a busy week for Microsoft. First they announced that they were building their own Windows 8 tablet. Then later in the week they conducted a Windows Phone Summit, giving developer their first glimpse into the next version … Continue reading →

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Windows 8 is Coming….Should I Care?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Recently I have been using the Developer Preview of Windows 8.  Back in September Microsoft announced how developers can build the next generation Windows applications. So Microsoft is trying to revamp its tablet industry while moving their operating system forward. … Continue reading →

Posted in .NET, C#, HTML5, Metro, Software Architecture, Windows 8, WP7 | 1 Comment

Everything Goes in Cycles

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

Recently a colleague of mine at BlueMetal Architects presented to the following trend image: State of The Environment I find it funny how these things go in cycles.  It is like the cycle of Client/Server –> Desktop –> Distributed.  If … Continue reading →

Posted in HTML5, Software Architecture, Windows 8, WP7 | 1 Comment

Code Once Use Twice….or More

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

If you have programed against any of Microsoft’s Xaml based user interface frameworks then you might have heard about the MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) pattern.  One of the benefits of this pattern is the separation of the view  from the view model.  … Continue reading →

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“Update on the 5’s”

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

Microsoft’s MIX11conference is next week in Las Vegas. This is Microsoft’s conference dedicated to UX.  It has been at this conference where the various versions of Silverlight have be announce/released.  It was at this, last year, that they announced the … Continue reading →

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