tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718132847334598292Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:22:33 +0000FrameworksDesignMicrosoftPerformanceWindows 8TechnologyRIASilverlightSolid State DrivesPeople InterfacesSmall Business Software and Ideas.http://blog.wildmousesoftware.com/noreply@blogger.com (Phil Curnan)Blogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718132847334598292.post-7461562486270917287Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:14:00 +00002011-09-13T14:47:27.805-04:00Windows 8MicrosoftSo after the initial Sinofsky, et al keynote what do we know and do we like it?New info:No release date yet, build quality not date driven.Developer preview available for download tonight at 8:00 pm PT at dev.windows.com.Quick thoughts:.Net and Silverlight are now legacy technologies.It really is the biggest change since Windows 95. Bigger if you consider the money at stake.MS is putting consumerhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WildMouseSoftware/~3/cYAnijNC9ps/build-windows-8-keynote-quick-hits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phil Curnan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WildMouseSoftware/~4/cYAnijNC9ps" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.wildmousesoftware.com/2011/09/build-windows-8-keynote-quick-hits.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718132847334598292.post-4847678068533896535Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:50:00 +00002011-08-21T19:01:29.425-04:00We've just found out that Cnet's download.com is now wrapping downloads with their own installer. Their installer by default add's a new toolbar to the user's browser, changes the user's search engine, and changes the user's home page. We use download.com as a means of distributing our free "Simple Warehouse Mapper" product. We find their actions obviously disappointing and against our best http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WildMouseSoftware/~3/39yxDgpThs4/please-dont-use-downloadcom-to-download.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phil Curnan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WildMouseSoftware/~4/39yxDgpThs4" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.wildmousesoftware.com/2011/08/please-dont-use-downloadcom-to-download.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718132847334598292.post-8215166845525257077Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:47:00 +00002011-08-04T17:48:43.252-04:00Solid State DrivesWindows 8MicrosoftA solid state drive.For desktops and laptops a solid state drive would be a line in the sand between previous versions of Windows and W8. The user experience would be enhanced tremendously with the following capabilities:Instant On / OffFaster pre-load of common application components such as .NET and OfficeQuick launch of VM's wrapping legacy applicationsWhat about additional cost? Increased http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WildMouseSoftware/~3/uNz_JOLzIqY/best-new-hardware-requirement-possible.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phil Curnan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WildMouseSoftware/~4/uNz_JOLzIqY" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.wildmousesoftware.com/2011/08/best-new-hardware-requirement-possible.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718132847334598292.post-6233613737791946523Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:50:00 +00002010-04-02T12:56:35.938-04:00Solid State DrivesTechnologyFrameworksPerformanceI've been thinking about the impact of SSD's in three areas: databases, frameworks, and virtual machines.I've always been one who is willing to drop down to an ISAM/hash datastore when the application had stringent speed requirements. I can see that becoming a waste of time if average data read/write time is reduced by 95-99%. Higher level data access methods (that I've sneered at in the past) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WildMouseSoftware/~3/O3DSsryfFJ4/impact-of-solid-state-drives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phil Curnan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WildMouseSoftware/~4/O3DSsryfFJ4" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.wildmousesoftware.com/2010/04/impact-of-solid-state-drives.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718132847334598292.post-4029343408295088938Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:54:00 +00002007-08-29T18:03:10.652-04:00RIAPeople InterfacesSilverlightDesignThe thing classic and web business application developers must know about Silverlight and other RIA applications is that the applications will be judged by a different set of standards than current and legacy applications. They must first of all be beautiful. Beauty is the first step to immersion. Beauty for business applications moves beyond the classic grid and tabular displays to people http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WildMouseSoftware/~3/vYxLpXG15YQ/its-all-about-design.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phil Curnan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WildMouseSoftware/~4/vYxLpXG15YQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.wildmousesoftware.com/2007/08/its-all-about-design.html