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Tablet! on Microsoft Releases Windows 8 · 2012-10-25 06:52 · Score: 1

OMG WANT : http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/tablet/thinkpad/thinkpad-tablet-2/

omg on Ballmer Tells the BBC There's More MS Hardware On the Way · 2012-10-25 04:06 · Score: 1

http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/tablet/thinkpad/thinkpad-tablet-2/ *drool

Re:to continue the trend? on Windows 7 Not Getting A Second Service Pack · 2012-10-24 06:41 · Score: 1

Whoops, I break that rule pretty much all the time.

Re:to continue the trend? on Windows 7 Not Getting A Second Service Pack · 2012-10-24 06:38 · Score: 1

Win8 should run better on older hardware than win7.

Re:Why change the interface at all on Are Windows XP/7 Users Smarter Than a 3-Year-Old? · 2012-10-23 04:08 · Score: 1

I write software for a living and have been using Win8 for 2+ months now. Thus far the way I have it setup, it's just as if I was using Win7. But I'm using it in a desktop environment. So for, it's great at doing both. I don't really see metro at all doing my daily tasks unless I'm actually running/testing a metro app. I'm not sure what all the hub bub is about.

Re:I never expected my iPad to run OSX application on Windows RT vs. Windows 8 Could Burn Consumers · 2012-10-19 12:20 · Score: 1

Weird, my Windows 8 doesn't look like WinRT at all, it looks like Windows 7, no tiles.

Re:Too little, too late on Microsoft Surface Pricing Goes Toe-to-Toe With Apple iPad · 2012-10-16 11:10 · Score: 1

I went to http://pragmaticstudio.com/ios, it was fun but I can't seem to get away from .net for real work.

Re:Too little, too late on Microsoft Surface Pricing Goes Toe-to-Toe With Apple iPad · 2012-10-16 10:27 · Score: 1

Yes, nobody is passionate about it. ASP.NET MVC, now opensourced, super cool and fun to work with. RavenDB, super cool OS doc db written in C# for .NET, also fun to work with ServiceStack - OS lots of coolness and fun ServiceStact.Text - fast as shizzle json parser, open source fun Dapper - a coolio micro ORM, fun times with this too, Massive is another the list goes on, cool stuff created by passionate devs. Sure there are the 5:01 devs that herp derp to work everyday and leave at 4:59 but every company has those. I have an iOS device and I'm not sure I'd have as much fun writing obj-c all day. I think I'd go the MonoTouch route if that happened. At any rate, there are tons of passionate .net devs out there and the job market is red hot right now, which is great.

Re:Too little, too late on Microsoft Surface Pricing Goes Toe-to-Toe With Apple iPad · 2012-10-16 06:06 · Score: 3, Interesting

I agree, unless Apple starts making a C# clone along with a super kickass IDE and all the other goodies that go along with the .NET stack.

htpc on FCC To Allow Cable Companies To Encrypt Over-the-Air Channels · 2012-10-15 11:09 · Score: 1

sickbeard+sabnzb+giganews

Re:MS, give it up, no wants your phones. on Microsoft Reportedly Launching Its Own Windows Phone Smartphone · 2012-10-03 12:26 · Score: 2

I'll be getting one, either the 920 or maybe an htc, not sure yet.

Re:ZunePhone on Microsoft Reportedly Launching Its Own Windows Phone Smartphone · 2012-10-03 12:15 · Score: 1

Not me but I'll check out the surface phone, that or the 920. It's nice to have options.

Re:I like the not so subtle FUD... on TypeScript: Microsoft's Replacement For JavaScript · 2012-10-02 01:06 · Score: 1

Yeah, I got a kick out of that line too.

Re:DEFINITELY No!!! on TypeScript: Microsoft's Replacement For JavaScript · 2012-10-02 01:03 · Score: 1

Man, people that think C# isn't getting The attention it once did from MS aren't paying attention and obviously don't use the language and tools. Funny stuff.

Re:Remember the old addage on TypeScript: Microsoft's Replacement For JavaScript · 2012-10-02 00:56 · Score: 1

Huh, how is c# not getting the MS focus it once did?

Re:Remember the old addage on TypeScript: Microsoft's Replacement For JavaScript · 2012-10-02 00:52 · Score: 1

I've been developing with MS tools and languages for 15+ years and have yet to be burned. Thanks to MS I've made a nice living while having fun.

Re:What a clusterfuck of documentation on Gates and Others Offer $150k For Open Source School Software · 2012-09-23 02:22 · Score: 1

I thought the page was laid out pretty well and made sense, maybe I should enter.

Re:What software ?? on Gates and Others Offer $150k For Open Source School Software · 2012-09-23 02:16 · Score: 1

I didn't read anything about it running on windows. Besides I'd think you'd want it to run in a browser. Also, I thought the reqs for both apps was pretty clear.

Fabulous idea IMO on Why Non-Coders Shouldn't Write Code · 2012-09-21 04:36 · Score: 1

signed, Independent Consultant

Re:Windows Phone 8 on What Windows Phone 8 Needs To Do To Succeed · 2012-09-17 15:01 · Score: 1

75/hr for .net development is pretty easy to come by of a greedy recruiter isn't involved. I live in the Midwest.

Re:Buck the trend, and stop trying to be Google/Ap on What Windows Phone 8 Needs To Do To Succeed · 2012-09-15 00:32 · Score: 1

Refactoring in VS takes about 3s add in Resharper and its something you don't even think about.

Re:Buck the trend, and stop trying to be Google/Ap on What Windows Phone 8 Needs To Do To Succeed · 2012-09-14 16:56 · Score: 1

Yeah re-factoring in VS is really a drag, wait, no it's not...

Re:If Microsoft Windows Phone 8 is going to succee on What Windows Phone 8 Needs To Do To Succeed · 2012-09-14 16:46 · Score: 1

Yeah, put me down for a Surface Pro too.

Re:Windows Phone 8 on What Windows Phone 8 Needs To Do To Succeed · 2012-09-14 16:42 · Score: 2

I can't complain about the sales of my WP7 app. Windows 8 will be a huge opportunity for developers, potentially hundreds of millions of potential customers.

Re:Windows Phone 8 on What Windows Phone 8 Needs To Do To Succeed · 2012-09-14 16:38 · Score: 1

Win 8 Pro is $40 bucks? All the VS Express stuff is free. Even if it wasn't free, a great .NET dev can pull down 3k/week easy.

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