Whose Android is it Anyway?
Android is now the majority smartphone OS in terms of market share and a significant portion of that Android market is owned by Samsung. What’s interesting is that Samsung is not just shipping Google’s Stock Android but rather is skinning it with its own custom UI. I...
Chrome > Android
Andy Rubin is no longer working on the Android project at Google but, at least for now, is still part of the organization -- see his parting email here courtesy of the Wall Street Journal. The good news is that Sundar Pichai is going to be in charge of Android, but...
Code Journal 1.3.0 Released!
I’m happy to announce that version 1.3.0 of Code Journal is now available for both direct customers and Mac App Store users. This version brings a lot of UI refinements and I have taken your feedback very seriously and streamlined the user flows and functionality...
Work to Live
I am pretty religious about keeping sharp with my coding skills and keeping up to date with the software industry as a whole. I spend a lot of time keeping up to date with the latest tech and programming techniques in an effort to become a more productive developer....
XNA is Dead, Long Live MonoGame
If you haven’t been following the indie game development scene, then you might not have heard that Microsoft has confirmed that XNA is dead. This comes as little surprise to me and many in the community, since Microsoft’s recent actions, such as not supporting XNA on...
Programming Pitfalls: WinRT MediaElement URL Scheme
I’ve been doing a good deal of C# WinRT development recently and for the most part it hasn’t been bad. This week, however, I found a pitfall that is not only so simple it’s silly but also managed to waste an hour or so of my time. WinRT has a class called MediaElement...
About Me
Hi! I’m Mike! I’m a software engineer who codes at The Mad Botter INC. You might know me from Coder Radio or The Mike Dominick Show. Drop me a line if you’re interested in having some custom mobile or web development done.
