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Testing WordPress Android App

Sam Moreira — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:24:26 +0000

This is my first blog post using the WordPress Android App. So far, I can say it’s very easy to use and you can easily create a quick post for your blog when the only device you have on hand is your Android phone. However, I’m missing a critical feature, which is the ability to edit [...]

Google Accounts on Twitter

Sam Moreira — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:26:56 +0000

Over the weekend, the Google Blog team posted a list of Google accounts on Twitter. I had no idea Google had so many twitter accounts. If all other companies also posted some sort of directory of where we could find what is interesting to us about them, it would make it easier for us to [...]

How To Use Custom Objects as Hashtable Keys Without Getting Duplicated Keys in Your Collection

Sam Moreira — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:22:43 +0000

Have you ever faced an issue of having duplicated key objects in your Hashtable even though the objects represent the same entity? In this post I’ll show a way to circumvent the Hashtable behavior. Sometimes we have a need to use objects as Hashtable keys instead of strings. At least for me, most of the time, [...]

How to Monitor File System Changes in C#

Sam Moreira — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:25:21 +0000

Have you ever needed to monitor a specific directory or file for changes? .Net Framework has a class called FileSystemWatcher within System.IO namespace that allows developers to take action when a specific event occurs in the File System. In this posting, I’ll show you how you can use the FileSystemWatcher class to monitor your files [...]

How to Implement Automated Properties in C#

Sam Moreira — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:23:35 +0000

C# 3.0 and later versions give developers the ability to have underlying property structures automatically taken care by the compiler, which behind the scenes, creates the private members and implements the get and set inner workings. In this posting, I’ll cover how to create regular and automated properties in C#. Before automated properties became available, the [...]

Google Docs Now Has Cell Content Validation On Spreadsheets

Sam Moreira — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:47:40 +0000

Wow! This is a feature I would like to have available on Excel, but until Microsoft wakes up, I’ll surely be giving Google Docs a try. Sometimes I have to create forms, in which some cells can only accept a certain type of data. When working on Excel to accomplish this goal, I usually can’t [...]

Free Microsoft E-Learning Courses to Sharpen your IT Skills

Sam Moreira — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:36:52 +0000

If you’re short on money to spend on training or if you’re just looking for a good deal, check out Microsoft Learning. There you can find close to 50 free e-learning courses available on several categories. The majority of them are, of course, introductions and overviews of specific technologies, but there are also a few [...]

How to Respond and Raise Events in .NET

Sam Moreira — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:57:18 +0000

I was talking to a friend over the weekend and the “Events in .NET” subject came up. Basically, over the years working with .NET, he had created several applications that responded to .NET events, but he had never worked on the other side of the fence: raising the event itself. During the conversation, I’ve realized [...]

US and UK Android Developers Get Support for Priced Applications On Android Market

Sam Moreira — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:23:30 +0000

Google will finally allow Android developers to charge for their applications distributed via Android Market. That was a great move from Google; the ability to charge for applications will not only allow current Android developers to get compensated for their hard work, but also make Android more attractive to new developers. As a result, end users, who own Android-based [...]

Why Not Move Your Files to the Cloud with Microsoft Office Live Workspace?

Sam Moreira — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:38:44 +0000

Tired of copying files to a flash drive or send them to your e-mail account every time you have to work on a different computer? Why not give Microsoft Office Live Workspace a try? It’s free and allows you to access your files from anywhere. When I started using Office Live Workspace a while ago, I [...]

Want to Become a Google Apps Authorized Reseller?

Sam Moreira — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:05:02 +0000

Google launched in January of this year a reseller program that allows solutions providers to become Google Apps authorized resellers. That’s a great opportunity for solution providers trying to break into the SaaS (Software as a Service) market. As a Google Apps authorized reseller, you’ll be able to create unique solutions to help your existing and [...]

Finally, POP3 Settings Available for US Hotmail Customers

Sam Moreira — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:30:36 +0000

Last week I blogged about POP3 settings for Hotmail not being available for US customers. Well, even though I haven’t read anything official from the Hotmail Team about it, it seems like US Hotmail customers can now take advantage of POP3 settings from any e-mail client that accepts it, such as your iPhone, Windows Mobile [...]

Inefficient Business Processes In My Company? How Come?

Sam Moreira — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:31:19 +0000

If you have ever undertaken the task of redesign inefficient processes, you have probably, in some point in time, asked yourself why they are inefficient in the first place. In this post, I’ll touch on some of the common reasons inefficient processes are introduced in the companies. So, how do companies end up with inefficient processes? [...]

Microsoft Getting Ready with My Phone Service

Sam Moreira — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:51:04 +0000

Microsoft is getting ready to provide a service similar to Google Sync, called My Phone. This service will allow users to synchronize data from their mobile devices to a password-protected site. So far, it sounds like Google Sync (covered in a previous post). However, unlike Google Sync, Microsoft My Phone will allow users to synchronize not only [...]

Google Announces Google Sync for Mobile Phones

Sam Moreira — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:20:52 +0000

Having headaches keeping your contact list and calendar events in your mobile phone synchronized with your Gmail and Google Calendar? Google has announced Google Sync today, which will allow iPhone and Windows Mobile users to synchronize contacts and calendar events with their Google counterparts (Gmail and Google Calendar Events). Owners of phones that support SyncML will also be [...]