Archives for: "August 2011"
There is no ’ListItem’ in Winforms Combobox
I have been using ASP.Net for years. There is a very popup control, dropdown list. I used this control thousands of times. I know it very well. Recently, I built a winforms application. I need to use a dropdown list. ComboBox Control is the most similar… more »
Joomla got Version 1.7
Not long ago, I was using Joomla 1.6 to build some websites. But yesterday, I found there is a new version of Joomla. That is so fast. Their upgrade lifecycle is very short. Are there many new features? I found their website stated there are some… more »
PHP is still a good option.
I will consider PHP is a good option for building my applications. There are a lot of low cost PHP hosting. Moreover, many many good opensource projects in PHP are in the market. That is so easy to build an application. If I planned to implement some… more »
Google bought Motorola Mobility
Google announced they bought Motorola Mobility. I think that is good for Android. Motorola already has Android phone and tablet. I believe they will built more. Thus, Android will be brighter future. Reference: Google Official Blog more »
WPF vs Winforms
I found I like Winforms Programming more. I felt that is easy to use. I can use TableLayoutPanel to create a complex UI. I know Grid in WPF can do a similar job, but I still think TableLayoutPanel is easier. Maybe, that is because I have been using… more »
Even Iconia upgraded to 3.1, USB Ethernet Dock is still not working
I bought an USB Ethernet Dock for my Acer Iconia A500 around a two months ago. I can't get it working. Two weeks before, I got it upgraded to Android 3.1. I know Android got better supports in USB devices. Thus, there was some hopes to get USB Ethernet… more »
Tags: android
Skype for Linux
I found there is a Linux version of Skype. Although that is still a beta version, the functions are quite completed. I can use SkypeIn, SkypeOut, sending SMS and some normal functions, such as message and voice chat. There is only one weakness. UI is… more »
Tags: skype
Acer Iconia A500 is upgraded to Android 3.1
My Android Tablet, Acer Iconia A500, got an update package this morning. Now, it became to Android 3.1. That sounds running more smooth......, I know it has more enhancements, such as re-sizable widget... I will try them later. more »
Tags: android
Eclipse vs NetBeans
Most of friends are good at Java recommended Eclipse to me as my main IDE for Java. There are a lot of plug-ins, such as spring IDE. But I still feel more comfortable to use NetBeans. Because I spent some time using Netbeans many may years ago. Morover,… more »