Microsoft has a long history of parody videos, and its latest is quite possibly the nerdiest, most facepalm-worthy one yet, which is saying something. Microsoft’s OneNote team posted a parody on YouTube spoofing LMFAO’s “I’m Sexy and I Know It” with a music video about OneNote and the Surface Pro 3, called “Click it and … continue reading
There are plenty of methods to catch and fix bugs before a piece of software is shipped, but Microsoft is testing a new one that may be a wee bit invasive for developers: biometrics. A Microsoft Research paper entitled “Using Psycho-Physiological Measures to Assess Task Difficulty in Software Development” details experiments with developer biometrics, or … continue reading
We all know that, at its core, programming is about math. And there are plenty of examples out there of beautiful math; most are familiar with fractals and computer-generated images such as 3D landscapes. But there is another way to use all that math to make art: demos. If you grew up on computers in … continue reading
For your edification, the term “pink slip,” which has largely fallen out of favor due to our paperless offices, originates with the Ford Motor Corporation. While there is only word-of-mouth evidence out there, the term is said to have come from slips that were placed in worker cubbyholes at the end of each day. White … continue reading
Microsoft Research is going against everything Internet users have been told and lectured about over the past couple of years by encouraging the use and reuse of simple passwords. “Our findings directly challenge accepted wisdom and conventional advice,” wrote Dinei Florencio and Cormac Herley of Microsoft Research, and Paul C. van Oorschot of Carleton University … continue reading
It wasn’t long ago that some very smart people on the Internet saw that countries like China, Burma, and eventually even the United Kingdom were trying to control what their citizens did on the Internet. To combat this authoritarianism online, the Tor project was created. Tor is, essentially, a network of proxies around the world … continue reading
Wouldn’t it be nice if you had the powers of Marvel’s Charles Xavier and you could control someone else’s mind? If someone was annoying you, you could just make him or her walk away. Mind control is a very attractive power, but it is also a scary thought. Sure, it would be nice if you … continue reading
“Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime.” – programmer Chirag Gude Programmers in search of some higher wisdom in pursuit of better code need not trek to a temple atop a Tibetan mountain. … continue reading
Updated versions include new OData access protocol features and Windows Phone 8.1 API support … continue reading
This week’s projects feature Chart, Fast and SideComments, all written in JavaScript … continue reading
Keynote surprises with DIY virtual reality, and telling omissions of Google Glass and Google+ … continue reading
Google is partnering with Code School to offer three free months of coding lessons for women and minorities … continue reading
This week’s projects feature a Web Starter Kit and graph database from Google, along with Meteor and NodeBB … continue reading
Google announces Web Fundamentals and beta release of Web Starter Kit to help developers learn modern Web development … continue reading
