How to get Lync working on Mac [updated]

Early September the good news started spreading among Microsoft Office fans who are for whatever reason using a Mac. Microsoft announced the release of Lync for Mac. Lync is Microsoft’s … Continue reading “How to get Lync working on Mac [updated]”

Fast face detection by Apple in iOS

Apple together with the Core Image Framework for iOS5 and Lion 10.7 introduces a really cool and easy to use face detection API.  The face detection technology was bought by … Continue reading “Fast face detection by Apple in iOS”

Three pillars of Unit Tests

Ok, now we know what TDD is all about and how to do TDD. Really? Well, no. In fact we only know how TDD works, but TDD is about writing … Continue reading “Three pillars of Unit Tests”

MVC3 Forms Authentication using strongly typed User Roles

We often need to authenticate users and, depending on their roles, give them access to specific areas. MVC3 gives you a such possibility by means of RolesAdapter. But using RolesAdapter … Continue reading “MVC3 Forms Authentication using strongly typed User Roles”

Pretty Time – timestamp formatting made easy

It’s of the highest importance to present information in an understandable way. Users of applications shouldn’t waste their  valuable time figuring out the meaning of information. A great example is … Continue reading “Pretty Time – timestamp formatting made easy”

Red, green, refactor cycle – smallest TDD iteration

As I wrote before, TDD is a methodology. It requires a set of disciplines, and one of them is ‘red, green, refactor’. It is about writing test first, make it … Continue reading “Red, green, refactor cycle – smallest TDD iteration”

The Cloud as the answer to Consumerization of IT

The consumerization of IT forces IT providers to think differently. Business users want to have access to similar features and devices both at the office and at home. Increasingly, these … Continue reading “The Cloud as the answer to Consumerization of IT”

What does TDD mean?

Test Driven Development (TDD) is not about writing tests. Writing tests is writing tests, period. TDD is more than that, it’s a methodology.  It has started as a part of … Continue reading “What does TDD mean?”

Do you feel like Mango?

A basket full of food: Apple, BlackBerry, Mango or maybe Gingerbread or Honeycomb? The fight between mobile operating systems has begun long time ago. Without a doubt, we can say … Continue reading “Do you feel like Mango?”

What’s the best cloud road to follow: Google Apps or Microsoft Online Services?

For many organizations it is clear that moving your e-mail and documents to the cloud is the right way to go. During the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference several resellers shared … Continue reading “What’s the best cloud road to follow: Google Apps or Microsoft Online Services?”