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Book Review: Windows Presentation Foundation Unleashed by Adam Nathan

T. Michael Testi — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:51:48 EST

If you want to get up to speed quickly then this book will give you the boost you need.
Windows Presentation Foundation, also known as WPF, is a graphical subsystem of the Dot Net Framework 3.0 that will allow you to create richer, more dynamic applications than you ever could before. Windows Presentation Foundation Unleashed was written as a definitive guide to getting real world results from WPF and Visual Studio. It is for those...

Book Review: LINQ Unleashed for C# by Paul Kimmel

T. Michael Testi — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:46:15 EDT

If you want to get up to speed quickly then LINQ Unleashed for C# will give you the boost you need.
Language Integrated Query; also known as LINQ, is a Microsoft .NET Framework component that adds native data querying capabilities to the .NET languages using a syntax similar to SQL. The goal of LINQ is to make it easy to retrieve any information programmatically from any data source by unifying how data is accessed, no matter where it comes from,...

Software Review - Auguri 2.1 - From Advanced Analytics Group

T. Michael Testi — Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:29:28 EDT

Auguri 2.1 provides the tools for the analysis of data through the process of predictive data mining.
Advanced Analytics Group has released Auguri 2.1, an integrated Windows data exploration, analysis, and forecasting tool with emphasis on nonlinear dynamical methods. Its purpose is to provide the tools for the manipulation and analysis of data through the process of predictive data mining. Auguri reads data from most sources in ANSI or binary...

Software Review: NetAdvantage For WPF 2008, Volume 1 from Infragistics

T. Michael Testi — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:49:54 EDT

If you are tired of having to repeatedly design your application interfaces, then you need to look at NetAdvantage For WPF.
Infragistics over the years has positioned itself as a leader in the development of the presentation layer technologies. By creating high quality, reusable presentation layer tools for Windows Forms, ASP.NET, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Tablet PC, and Java Environments, they are able to provide their customers with the ability to...

Software Review: DatabaseSpy 2008 From Altova

T. Michael Testi — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:50:02 EDT

If you do any work with databases, you will find that DatabaseSpy 2008 is a much needed tool.
DatabaseSpy is a multi-database query and design tool. It is able to connect to all major databases and as well is meant to ease SQL editing and database structure design for a fraction of the cost of single-database solutions. Its goal is to simplify querying, managing, visualizing, designing, and constructing relational databases. So just what is...

Video Training Review: Audition 3 Essential Training with Bruce Williams from Lynda.com

T. Michael Testi — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:15:04 EDT

If you are interested in learning more about Audition 3, or more about audio editing in general, then I recommend this video.
Audition 3 Essential Training focuses on audio theory and mixing while explaining all of the new features in Audition 3. Audition can be used by home recording engineers, musicians, podcasters, radio production personnel, and anyone who wants to score their own videos. Your instructor is Bruce Williams, who has been in radio since 1987. He has been...

Software Review: Adobe Audition 3 from Adobe Systems

T. Michael Testi — Sat, 9 Aug 2008 21:17:42 EDT

If you need to do anything with regard to serious audio production, then you need Adobe Audition 3
Adobe Audition 3 is the latest release of the comprehensive Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) production solution from Adobe Systems. It features a multitrack, mix/edit environment that you can use to create your own music, record and mix a project, produce a radio spot, clean up audio for a movie, as well as compile and edit a soundtrack. In fact it...

Product Review: Dazzle Video Creator Plus - from Pinnacle Systems, Inc.

T. Michael Testi — Thu, 7 Aug 2008 06:42:35 EDT

If you need to convert your analog videos to digital and edit them, then you should check out Dazzle Video Creator Plus.
We all know that pretty much everything has gone digital these days, but that does not mean that analog does not still exist out there. What about all of those family videos that were recorded on VHS tape? Or that special news segment that features your child's class room, the video of your wedding, or other older analog recordings. What can...

Software Review: UModel 2008 from Altova

T. Michael Testi — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:57:09 EDT

If you want to get into UML modeling then UModel 2008 is a perfect solution.
UModel is a UML tool for software modeling and application development. By its general nature, UML is a complex set of models that can be used to describe and design software. For that reason, UML is something that is loved or hated depending on your point of view on the topic of application design modeling. UModel was developed with the interest...

Software Review: Adobe Director 11 from Adobe Systems

T. Michael Testi — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:26:51 EDT

Director 11 is a highly needed update.
Adobe Director 11 is a media generation product that allows users to build applications using a movie metaphor where the user is the director of the movie. It is a popular choice for creating CD-ROMs and stand-alone kiosks, and it supports both 2D and 3D media. Using Adobe Director 11 along with the Adobe Shockwave Player, you can create and...