Salween Solutions Blog

Is Firefox to be compiled using Visual Studio 2010?

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Mozilla’s two step optimized compile process for the 32-bit Firefox browser is maxing out the memory limit for 32-bit applications (around 3 GB) according to h-online.

One solution seems to be to compile Firefox in Visual Studio 2010 as the Microsoft compiler apparently uses less memory then the one they currently use.

If pride is an obstacle, another solution is to compile the 32-bit version on a 64-bit windows machine.

Welcome New Developer

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Salween Solutions has hired Thanasunn Dilokpinitnun the winner of the 2010 Microsoft international development competition the Imagine Cup. Thanasunn and his 3 partners brought victory to Thailand in the Cup finals in Poland last year with software they developed that provides sign language translations.

We are very proud to welcome Thanasunn as the newest member of our development team.

Technology

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT

It has been a great year for Salween Solutions in 2010. We have develop over 15 projects and able to initiate new technology and innovation in the projects.

Salween Solutions uses an agile approach to software development projects. It ensures that the client test, review and make changes to the software throughout the project without affecting timeframes or costs. This results in the better software which suites to what is actually needed.

2011, one of big plan of Salween Solutions is Sigma Projects for Resultmaker, Getting Search Engine Optimizing Website Running.

General Update

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Salween Solutions became technology consultants for the finalist teams of Imagine Cup Finalist Orientation on Sunday 16th January 2011 at Microsoft Thailand Office.

Happy 2011

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Thank you to all our clients that made 2010 such a great year for Salween Solutions. We developed projects over a range of industries and got to use some of the newest technologies including .Net 4.0, jQuery and HTML 5.

2011 looks like is going to be even bigger. This year we are emphasising our SCRUM project methodology after so many successes in 2010.

So from all the Salween Solutions staff, thanks again and Happy 2011.

We don’t need no education

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Even though an education would have prevented the writer of the above statement from using a double negative, this should be the motto of anyone serious about usability in their software.

A study by Professor Sugata Mitra has been tracking the usage of internet linked computers they embedded in walls in Delhi, India. The study found that the slum children, who had little education and never used a computer before, quickly picked up the skills to use the computer and the internet.

One of our targets when testing software for usability is enable an adult to sit down and be use the software to perform it’s functions without training or instructions. (This is arguably a tougher goal although we may assume the adult has used a computer before.)

While intuitive software isn’t the only usability indicator it is one of the most important (and fun) to aim for.

Salween Solutions gets in to iPhone development

Mon, 3 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT

We’ve just been approved by apple to develop iPhone applications for the App Store. We’ve had a lot of interest from partners and clients for this sort of development service. So it’s a case of watch this space as we prepare to develop and release out first iPhone app.

Salween Solutions turns 3 years old!

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Thanks very much for all the people that worked so hard to make this company thrive. Pat your selves on the back. Well we’re going out to celebrate!

Salween Solutions hires new Software Developer

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Salween Solutions is excited to welcome a new developer to our team. Ant is a Software Developer specialising in .Net and Web technologies. Welcome Ant!

Location Aware Applications using .Net 4

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMT

.Net 4 features a snazzy new class called the GeoLocationProvider. It can not only tell you where you are it can also raise an event when you change location! On Gavin Gear's Tech Blog he gives a simple example on how to use it in code.

Salween Solutions develop new image analyzer

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT

We’ve partnered up with Sign Works Co., Ltd., one of the biggest sign producing companies in Thailand. They a have wide and prestigious range of customers from all over the world. We’re developing a new way of calculating quotations on signs, making it possible for software to intelligently analyze the customer sign sketches and compute a quote in real time. This software will ensure Sign Works leaps the head of their field.

Are the next generation CPUs to rely on nano-noise?

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 11:00:00 GMT

If you’re interested, like I am, at how CPU technology is going to climb over the current apparent physical speed limits without resorting to increased parallelism, there is an interesting resent article by Michael Schirber in the in the Physical Review Focus.

Researchers at Arizona State University are experimenting using stochastic resonance with non-linear gates.

Current logic gates use transistors roughly 90 nanometers across, but chip manufacturers are trying to squeeze the elements down to 65, 45, and even 22.5 nanometers. At these scales, the voltages are no longer steady, due to crosstalk between different wires, thermal fluctuations, and even quantum uncertainty.

Just for fun: Brain Teasers

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Growing up I was always a sucker for brain teasers. It's possibly one of the reasons I got into software development.

The MSDN Blog EDUFun has just posted some fun brain teasers for kids and adults to test to see if you've still got it.

Salween Solutions hires new Developer from Denmark

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:00:00 GMT

We are pleased to welcome Jeppe as our newest member of the team. Jeppe is an intelligent software developer with six years experience in Copenhagen.

With a creative streak and a quick wit we're sure he'll fit right in here in Bangkok.

He starts at the beginning of July. We're looking forward to it!

Putting value on Simplicity

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Because I'm always preaching around the office about the need to remove or break down complexity in software code, some of the staff thought they'd shut me up and bought me the book Simplicity by Edward de Bono .

The book not only explains the immense advantages of simplicity, it contains many useful ways to obtain it climaxing with ten key rules of simplicity.

I enjoyed the book a lot. It was great to have someone sum up the value of simplicity. I recommend it for software architects, developers, managers and everyone else.

Thailand to set up Software Industrial Estate

Sun, 18 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Khon Kaen province will soon become a landmark location for the software industry for Thailand and Indochina.

Several government agencies and the private sector will cooperate in setting up the Software Industrial Estate and Science Park Khon Kaen, with a view to boosting the regional software industry.

This is exciting news and we'll be keeping abreast of the latest as the park develops.