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April 2007
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Congratulations (again) to the CodeGear JBuilder Team
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– I remember a lot of worry and trepidation when news about the change in JBuilder to its new Eclipse based IDE. Things seem to be going good with the change as this write up proves. JBuilder is put up against the "big boys", IBM and Sun, and hold its own very well. My favorite quote... Due to ...
March 2007
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Delphi 2007 for Win32 - Let the Rage Continue
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– Delphi 2007 for Win32 has been released. For the first time, you can purchase and get instant satisfaction with electronic delivery. Initial newsgroup reports are positive about the purchase and delivery experience. (That's saying a lot. Some of them are a hard crowd to please.) As an Software ...
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Windows Vista: The Pinnacle of UI Design?
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– Windows Vista was to set the pace of UI design for Microsoft. Call it a misalignment of the planets or simple mismanagement at Microsoft, the Windows Vista UI dreams are shattering. I came across the following stories through blog reading or searches on other subjects on the web.PC World writes ...
February 2007
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What's for Lunch?
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– You are at work. A group of your friends/co-workers want to go lunch, but to where? Ah, the difficult decisions we have to make at work. Well, no more! A friend sent me this link, the Wheel of Food. Enter your zip code, and the site finds restaurants in your area from Yahoo Local. The restaurants ...
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Greatest Delphi Extension... Possibly Ever
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– There have been many popular IDE extensions, or experts as they are called, for Delphi. I was a CodeRush junkie during its hey day. I use GExperts. One day while killing time reading some borland.non-tech posts, I saw someone mention an extension I never heard about, CnPack. (Sorry, I can't credit ...
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Free Data Modeling Tool
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– I have been data modeling databases for many years. I always wanted a unified object and database modeling tool to come along. I never found one that satisfied my needs. Some object modeling tools have come close, like the last time I look at Enterprise Architect. EA is a very fine tool, but like ...
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Delphi 2006 Holl Fix Rollup 2
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– A second hot fix rollup has been released for Delphi 2006. The rollup includes hot fixes 10a through 10f.10a: Code editor international character support fixes.10b: A number of SOAP and WSDL fixes.10c: "Removes the length limitation on search paths."10d: Fixes involving the code editor and Korean ...
December 2006
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Turbo Delphi Sale!
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– Just in time for Christmas. There is no better stocking stuffer. Ok, maybe there are, like the keys to a really nice sports car. (So many great ones to choose from these days.) In any case, if you are looking to upgrade from Turbo Delphi Explorer to Turbo Delphi Professional, it's currently on sale ...
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Still here!
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– I'm still here. I've been busy with three projects and trying to sell some of my products. I have also been attempting to get Windows Liver Writer to work with Community Server. I found a good site explaining step by step how to do it, but I keep receiving the same error, "Invalid Server Response - ...
September 2006
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Copernic 2.0 Final Released
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– My favorite desktop search utility, Copernic, has reached version 2.0. I would put this tool against Google's and any other desktop search tool. It's free. Give it a spin. Here's what's new.
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Weird Al is Number One at Pascal.
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– If you haven't heard Weird Al's latest song, White and Nerdy, then you're probably not white and nerdy. ;-) Check the following clip from the lyrics... My fingers' movin' so fast I'll set the place ablaze There's no killer app I haven't run At Pascal, well I'm number oneWatch the video. It's pretty ...
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Nick Hodges' "The Delphi Hour" & Turbo Tutorials
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– Nick Hodges, DevCo's Delphi Product Manager, has been hosting The Delphi Hour, an hour long internet radio show. If you've missed any, you can listen to previous broadcasts in his archive.Nick has also produced 30 screencast tutorials for the Turbo products. Well, it's supposed to be 30 but ...
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BDS 2006 & Turbos Hot Fix Rollup Released
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– DevCo has released a roll-up of hot fixes for BDS 2006 (Delphi) and the Turbos. This is an important patch and should be applied as soon as possible. One hot fix accelerates form/code switching, especially when numerous components exist. Another hot fix fixes a memory leak when switching between ...
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Windows Vista User Interface Guidelines
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– Microsoft has released the Windows User Interface Guidelines. Their suggested approach to learning Windows Vista interface design is to reading What's New in Windows Vista, Top Rules, Top Guideline Violations, and Designing with Windows Presentation Foundation.Of these, I find the Top Rules and Top ...
August 2006
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Microsoft does the .NET Dew.
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– Those people longing for the death of Microsoft .NET have said Microsoft isn't really investing in .NET, and if you want real performance, you don't do .NET. I came across the following reading an Ars article on Windows as a gaming platform.The company's new XNA game development framework was ...
