iPad vs Laptop vs Desktop, an interesting approach

April 25, 2012

Here is an interesting article comparing the cost of usage with respect to electricity between an iPad 3, MacBook Pro 15″, Dell Latitude ruggedized laptop and a Dell OptiPlex desktop. The article is pretty detailed in the analysis on the cost, and gives some savings comparisons.

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tablets/moving-to-ipads-will-reduce-the-cost-of-your-electric-bill/1256

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iPad as a Sysadmin Tool

April 25, 2012

A nice article to review if you are considering using an iPad in your enterprise and how you can use it in a Sysadmin role.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/reviews/2012/04/the-ipad-as-a-sysadmins-tool.ars

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Linode plus iPad plus Wireless Keyboard

April 25, 2012

So, I am primarily a Mac user, my main phone is an iPhone 4S, I use an iPodtouch for my music & podcasts and I watch Hulu and Netflix on my iPad. So, to write a short blog post about Linux may seem odd to me.

I actually have an Ubuntu VM I use on occasion on my MacBook Pro, and it does do some things very well. I have had the chance to meet the gang from Linode at POSSCON in 2011 and 2012. They offer a great Linux distro hosting service, and I recommend checking it out if you are in the market or are interested in a web hosted Linux distro. I also came across this nice article on Linux Journal about a guy that switched to Linode hosted Linux VM and connects to it with his iPad.

http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/swap-your-laptop-ipad-linode

If you live in the eastern part of the US, I highly recommend attending POSSCON in 2013.

http://www.posscon.org/

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iOS Text Editor Review

April 25, 2012

I found a link to this article over on Gizmodo. If you are looking for a good text editor for your iPad, this is a great place to look for a comparison.

http://brettterpstra.com/ios-text-editors/

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So, how is it developing your first iOS app or game?

April 25, 2012

I have several people ask me what it is like to develop for the iOS platform. Likely because I am a .Net developer in my daytime job and I also go to a good number of MSDN related user groups, code camps and other MSDN events. I usually do not have enough time to tell it all, but I found an article that does a great job of it. I follow the TUAW Apple tech blog and one of the writers for the site posted this very well written and must read article for anyone that is curious. The article may seem long, but it is a great read, I highly recommend it.

http://www.tuaw.com/2012/04/02/developing-my-first-iphone-game-the-inside-story/

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Great blog posts on Protocols and Delegation

April 25, 2012

It appears that my original, albeit not so good blog post on Delegation in iOS get mosts of my page views. So, I thought I would add some links to some really nice articles with samples.

Protocols, part 1 : Why?
http://weblog.bignerdranch.com/?p=467

Protocols, part 2 : Delegation?
http://weblog.bignerdranch.com/?p=469

Protocols, part 3 : Adopting Protocols in Class Extensions?
http://weblog.bignerdranch.com/?p=465

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