In case you missed the announcement earlier today… amidst the hubbub from Google (’Gears’) and Microsoft (’Surface’), Palm finally introduced the device so many have speculated about in recent months. As it turns out, this new device dubbed ‘Palm Folēo’ is a mobile companion not only for the Trēo smartphone, but other smartphones as well. [...]

So, this is the second part of a 2 part series describing my attempts to install the newest runtime/client technologies from Adobe and Microsoft - Apollo and Silverlight. Yesterday, in part one, I detailed my somewhat difficult, but ultimately successful, installation of Apollo. Today, I will do the same as I attempt to install Silverlight.
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For a month or two, I have held both Apollo and Silverlight at arms length waiting for the dust and hype to settle a bit before investigating these offerings from Adobe and Microsoft. Now that I have a little time (between projects), I will attempt to install both and describe my experience here in a [...]

I love music - most music anyway. But some music is particularly suitable for writing code or other tasks that require concentration. I know some programmers who listen to heavy/speed metal when they work, but I can’t see how they pull this off. For me, nothing is better than ambient techno with a little down-tempo, [...]