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Make Your iPad Bookshelf Look Better

By TheGeekNextDoor
Updating the images for free books helps

If you own an iPad, then you likely have downloaded one or two (or dozens in my case) of free books through the iBooks Store. The way they present the books leavesĀ a bit to be desired. your books are a basic color with the title and the author on them.
An easy way to make your… »

Windows Phone 7 – Your new development target

By TheGeekNextDoor

Windows Phone 7 allows for some seriously easy development for those that already develop with Microsoft’s tools. If your business is considering a phone based application for it’s employees, consider a Windows Phone. Talk with us about how we can make your Windows Phone needs an actual… »

Visual Studio 2010 Is Out

By TheGeekNextDoor

Visual Studio 2010 is out and promises to help speed up the development process. Take a look at all things Visual Studio 2010 at Microsoft’s MSDN… »

Why the iPad Will Succeed Where Other Tablets Have Failed

By TheGeekNextDoor
Apple's iPad

A few months ago, I was ecstatic to get my first Windows 7 Acer multi-touch screen laptop that converts into a tablet. It has the best of both worlds. It has a keyboard and a touch screen. What else could you want?
For starters, you could want applications that were touch and screen orientation aware
That one… »

The Problem with Android Software is the Average Developer

By TheGeekNextDoor

I love my iPhone. I love my Nexus One. Having both is like having two children to a parent. Each one has it’s own special abilities. They both can place calls, surf the Net, read email, navigate you around town, run applications, and play games. The difference between the two is the style with which… »

The Android Problem – Will the Nexus One Help or Hurt?

By TheGeekNextDoor

It won’t be long now before all of the speculation over rumors of Google’s Nexus One can be put to rest. Rumors have run from a $199 unsubsidized direct sell phone from Google to the now most widely accepted rumor of $530 sold directly by Google with a $180 price tag when bought through T-Mobile… »