The HTML 5 Video Tag <font size=-2><a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73 target=_blank>PRO</a></font>
I am working now on updating the slides of my ‘Introduction to HTML 5’ course. I am updating both the commercial version available at www.xperato.com and the community version available for free personal usage at www.abelski.com. The new video tag that allows us to place video in our web page without using any proprietry technology such […]
Please Don’t Send Me Professional Questions
For most people, this post will most likely seem strange and for some, it might even look a bit of an arrogant one. For a very small group of people, the problem I am about to describe in this post might sound familiar. I have always (and still am) enjoy assisting others and sharing my knowledge and […]
Scala and Java Integration <font size=-2><a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73 target=_blank>PRO</a></font>
The possibility to develop code in Scala and seamlessly integrate it as part of code written in Java allows us to enjoy the power of Scala without throwing away software systems that were already developed in Java. In addition, once specific modules are written in Scala we can at any time compile those modules into […]
The jQuery Mobile Library <font size=-2><a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73 target=_blank>INFO</a></font>
If you have experience developing native applications and games for mobile telephones then you probably already know the difficulties in developing different versions of the same application for the different platforms and for the different phone models. The possibility to develop a web application surely exists. Yet, when doing so, in most cases, we are […]
SMKB WP7 Course Summer 2010 Final Projects <font size=-2><a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73 target=_blank>ACD</a></font>
Towards the end of the ‘Applications Development for Windows Phone 7’ course I taught in SMKB during 2010 summer semester, my students started to work on their final projects. They were asked to develop either an educational game or an educational application for the windows phone 7 platform. The following screenshots present a glimpse of […]
Scala. Bridging The .NET and Java EE Worlds. <font size=-2><a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73 target=_blank>BIZ</a></font>
Scala is an object oriented and a functional programming language. If you already know Java or C# you will find Scala an easy to learn and a powerful one. Most of the new features that were added in C# (comparing with Java) exist as well, and apart of enjoying the power of OOP you will […]
Windows Phone 7 Fundamentals <font size=-2><a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73 target=_blank>PRO</a></font>
I have just completed to update my ‘Windows Phone 7 Fundamentals’ course. This course is available for free personal and academic usage at www.abelski.com. I chose to add few more topics. The topics currently covered include the following: Introduction User Interface Isolated Storage WebBrowser Control Application Bar Location Services Accelerometer Playing Video Application Life Cycle […]
Dynamic Functions in C# <font size=-2><a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73 target=_blank>PRO</a></font>
The C# programming language allows us to write code that creates new methods during its execution. These methods are known as dynamic functions, and once created we can use delegates to treat them just as any other ordinary function. The following video clip explains how to use the System.Reflection.Emit classes in order to create a new simple […]
Exceptions in Java and Threads <font size=-2><a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73 target=_blank>PRO</a></font>
When a specific method throws an Exception that isn’t handheld the exception is passed over to the method from which that specific method was called. If that other method doesn’t handle the exception the exceptions is passed over to the previous method and so on. Eventually, the thrown exception reaches the primary method of the thread in […]
The IdeaPad Windows 7 Based Tablet <font size=-2><a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73 target=_blank>INFO</a></font>
The Lenovo Ideapad U1 is the first hybrid notebook in the world. It can functions both as a notebook and a tablet. It runs on the Windows 7 operating system. The applications developed for this tablet are the same applications developed for any personal computer running on the Windwos 7 operating system.