Ballmer leaving Microsoft
Wow, I expected this to eventually happen, but didn’t expect it today. MS has certainly taken an interesting turn over the last decade.
I personally have felt that Ballmer needed to exit back when they hired Ray Ozzie. MS is a tech company, and they need someone, that knows and loves tech, to lead them. Ballmer is a salesman. He can be a cheer leader for the software that they sell, but at the end of the day, that’s not what MS needs, IMO.
Despite that, Ballmer has kept MS profitable and built new products, and generated a lot of revenue. In short, he’s been a good CEO, by MBA standards.
Best wishes to you Steve 🙂
Google Encrypted Search?
Anyone noticed that Google has an encrypted search service? The URL is https://encrypted.google.com
Of course, let’s be realistic here. Google is an advertising company, that is good with technology. So how secure is this search, REALLY?
Now a member of BizSpark!
ND Technologies has been approved for Microsoft’s BizSpark program! This is a huge boon for our operation and allows us access to important development tools, as well as access to Investors and potential employees!
My thoughts on Pre-Paid carriers for mobile devices
I am a big believer, I mean BIG believer, in using Pre-Paid cellular services instead of traditional post-paid plans like Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, etc. for a number of reasons. Mainly though, it’s to save money. Who doesn’t like to save money, am I right?
Well, if you’re interested in my thoughts on this subject, I’ve written two articles for EnConnected.com that details my thoughts and experiences with these carriers.
Held Hostage: Another year of pre-paid carriers and post-paid shenanigans
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Website issues
Our apologies, but we’re experiencing DNS issues as we transfer to a new provider.
We hope to have these issues resolved within the next 24 hours.
*UPDATE*
The DNS issues have been resolved.
Upgrades on the Horizon!
Coming soon will be numerous updates to ZuneNuze, LDS News, EnConnected Mobile, and CarTracker.
We are currently waiting on the WP8 GDR2 update to be fully released, and on all devices, before we deploy these updates.
Also look for updates for the WP7.x version of our apps as well.
Stay tuned!
Smart Stub in development!
Our newest project is an app entitled “Smart Stub”. This app utilizes Windows Azure and SQL for the backend processing and web services, and uses your Windows Phone’s NFC capability for the front end.
With Smart Stub you will be able to easily locate, and purchase tickets to your favorite venue. Future iterations of the app will enable your Windows Phone’s NFC chip to act as your mobile ticket stub.
Stay tuned to our site, for more info on the development of this great app!
ZuneNuze updated
An update to ZuneNuze has been released to the Windows Phone store.
This update removes some dead feeds, and adds the Consumer Camp blog.
Get it here!
CarTracker released!
CarTracker has been released to the Windows Phone store.
This app is currently only compatible with WP8, although we plan to back port it to WP7.x as soon as we can.
Get the app HERE!
CarTracker is in development!
Currently on the development slate, is an app called CarTracker. It’s an app designed to help you find your car, once you park in a large parking lot. Park your car, open the app, lock in your location, and close the app. When you are ready to leave, simply open the app back up, tap on your car location and follow the directions to lead you back to your vehicle.
This app will be exclusive to Windows Phone 7 and 8.
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