[ This post is about software's disability to meet users' expectations. I know you have developed lots of software/applications over your career! Have you ever evaluated them on disability index? No, then read on. "You" = refers to our typical "software engineer" ]
Ever heard someone saying “this software sucks”… I love such moments. It makes [...]
Two days back I bought W660i, a Walkman series mobile phone from Sony Ericsson. It features 2 MP Camera, Walkman 2.0, FM Radio, 512 MB card, Bluetooth, Video Call, Email/RSS, USB mass storage, Flight mode, Synchronization services, Stylish, and all these in less than INR 9K.
In addition to those common features, this phone features something [...]
Q: How many times in a day you wait for Adobe Acrobat Reader to load?
A: Almost 2-5 items a day, as I’m an avid Internet user. Let me list down where Acrobat Reader sucks:
The Adobe Reader 8 installer a massive 20.8MB setup to download and time [...]
Hmmm… a new tool in my hands
… and following equation makes me crazy about it!
C# 2.0 + ADO.NET = LINQ = C# 3.0
In simple words Language Integrated Query (LINQ) exposes the power of SQL queries within C# syntax. This technology along with its tools allows you to connect to SQL database, extract metadata, build typed [...]