October 2008 – GeekTieGuy

HP TouchSmart application development guidelines: download them now

29October2008GeekTieGuyWork in general

I just noticed that the development guidelines for how to write an application that works with the HP TouchSmart software has been made available for download. Go get it at http://www.touchsmartcommunity.com/download/60/HP-TouchSmart-Software-Developer-Guidelines/ There’s a license agreement you need to read and agree to before you download. Please read it carefully. The document is not what I

PDC 2008, Day 2 – HP TouchSmart front and center

28October2008GeekTieGuy2 CommentsMicrosoft

The PDC keynote this morning was amazing to me. It felt like the HP TouchSmart PC was utilized for about half of the entire keynote by Steven Sinofski and Julie Larson Green. Four machines on stage, front and center. Since the HP TouchSmart doesn’t have VGA out, there was a camera guy up on stage

Quick impressions from PDC 2008, Day 1

27October2008GeekTieGuy1 CommentMicrosoft

Windows Azure (hmm, hard to pronounce for non-U.S. people, wonder if they ever consider things like that). Ozzie was great, knew his material, delivered well! Wonder what they’ll charge once it’s ready. Red shoes on the dev team, nice touch. Best presentation, HANDS DOWN: Surface! Cool technology, excellent demos, super easy SDK. One word: wow!

HP TouchSmart / badges at PDC 08

24October2008GeekTieGuy2 CommentsSoftware development

You’ll see a lot of the HP TouchSmart PC at the Microsoft PDC 2008 starting on Monday. Not only physically, but also as it relates to the software. Can’t say any more than that right now. We’ll have two of the HP TouchSmart software developers attending, so if you see them, don’t be shy. Please

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Monthly Archives: October 2008

HP TouchSmart application development guidelines: download them now

PDC 2008, Day 2 – HP TouchSmart front and center

Quick impressions from PDC 2008, Day 1

HP TouchSmart / badges at PDC 08