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Please update your bookmarks, because the new url of this blog is http://khason.net/ (you have not update RSS feeds, it will be done automatically). Why I did it? Why I decided to go to “stand-alone”… Well. there are some reasons. Generally, I do not want to explain all those here, but trust me, there are some. The main reason is, that there is no responsible person in charge for this blog platform in Microsoft Israel. This why, if your blog is popular and you have a respect to your blog visitors...
[This blog was migrated. You will not be able to comment here. The new URL of this post is http://khason.net/blog/what-boots-faster-%e2%80%93-netbook-powered-windows-xp-or-nokia-e71-mobile-phone/ ] Some days ago, somebody from Microsoft was shocked, when I told him, that I’m planning to run Windows XP (and later Windows 7) as operation system for mission critical automotive device. He even checked with Windows XP embedded team boot times for XP. They told him, that the minimum can be achieved is...
[This blog was migrated. You will not be able to comment here. The new URL of this post is http://khason.net/blog/asus-r50a-umpc-review/ ] So, I got new branded Asus R50A UMPC for test. This ultra mobile machine with 5.6" WSVGA (1024x768) screen, based on Intel US15W chipset, comes with Intel Atom Z520 (1.33 Ghz, 533Mhz) processor, 1Gb of RAM and 20GB SSD. Also it has 3.5G mobile unit, integrated 802.11b/g network card and GPS. First impression was very cool. Slick design, big screen build in...
[This blog was migrated. You will not be able to comment here. The new URL of this post is http://khason.net/blog/the-original-tetris-on-windows-vista/ ] For last days I’m very busy with Bidi support for Silverlight development . Working a lot of hours in order to finish it until TechEd . So, I’m very tired and need relaxation. What can be better, then Tetris? But, there are millions of Tetrises. What to choose? What’s the question? The original one . This genius game was developed by Vadim Gerasimov...
[This blog was migrated. You will not be able to comment here. The new URL of this post is http://khason.net/blog/the-truth-about-htc-has-been-revealed/ ] HTC is underground factory, that manufacturing cat eater cyborgs ( Cats? Why Cats? Don’t you know, what PDA is? It’s P ussy D efended A sset. Other words male mouser ). Especially, those cyborgs eat cats is disguise of Mobile Phones. Where HTC located? HTC located on the moon. Not in China. The facility is in one of moon craters inside the old...
[This blog was migrated. You will not be able to comment here. The new URL of this post is http://khason.net/blog/microsoft-future-healthcare-vision-%e2%80%93-boom-biga-boom-ux-troubles%e2%80%a6/ ] About a week ago, Microsoft healthcare division put a lot of money into their future vision. The results are: cool SF promo, real big UX troubles. Let’s try to understand why Fellow young pre-diabetic girl runs somewhere in wide, while big physiologist brother is watching her on 15” e-paper monitor with...
[This blog was migrated. You will not be able to comment here. The new URL of this post is http://khason.net/blog/computer-languages-and-facial-hair-%e2%80%93-take-two/ ] About four years ago, I wrote an article about relationship between facial hair and computer languages success (this is cached page, the original article has been lost). Today, I want to recall this article and see what happened with my theory. Let’s start from Fortran, Ada and Simula. Fortran inventor, John Backus, died in Oregon...
[This blog was migrated. You will not be able to comment here. The new URL of this post is http://khason.net/blog/binary-kid/ ] Yesterday, I took two of my children to the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem . This was the second time, my small son, Tony, was there. First time he was 5 years old. Today he’s 7. Following the dialog was there, when we saw machine code emulator (binary calculator) Tony : Daddy, now I know why you and mommy call me “binary kid” Me : Why? Tony ( with enthusiasm ):...
[This blog was migrated. You will not be able to comment here. The new URL of this post is http://khason.net/blog/yet-other-large-industrial-area-switched-to-vista/ ] I do not think, it's necessary to explain that. Those photos took in large industrial area in center region of Israel. A picture worth a hundred words... ... and a little zoom Long life, Microsoft Windows Vista...
[This blog was migrated. You will not be able to comment here. The new URL of this post is http://khason.net/blog/macbook-air-is-small-but-handy/ ] Do you really think, that MacBook Air is the smallest and most comfortable notebook in the world? Not really. Matin, make it much more useful (not only notebooks). Does he?
[This blog was migrated. You will not be able to comment here. The new URL of this post is http://khason.net/blog/hanukkah-is-almost-over/ ] Well, very smart Jew sells special made sufganiot (Hanukkah Jelly Doughnuts). Delicious! via Ben Tamblyn
[This blog was migrated. You will not be able to comment here. The new URL of this post is http://khason.net/blog/very-bad-startup-name/ ] Today morning, I got call from someone, who ask me to assist new startup with WPF development. I asked a name of the startup. The name is "Proc To Light". Nothing special, they are doing very interesting application, that support analysis to make right decisions regarding different business process. I typed the name of the startup and phone number into...