.NET Training Camp 2012 (started well, ended as a disaster)

.NET is one of those technologies of Microsoft which promoted itself very well. CNUG conducts camps to enlighten people with such technologies (mainly technologies from Microsoft, as every CNUG member is a Microsoft Student Partner) whenever its the right time. Such a camp was conducted today by us (CNUG students) and the topics were the following
i) Introduction to .NET
ii) Microsoft Robotics Studio
The camp started off well with Shaul's (our lead MSP) session of Intro to .NET, which went on for more than the time allotted. And not to mention, it was worth the extra time. The attendees loved it, I could see it in their faces.
After Shaul's session, Prem was on. He handled the Microsoft Robotics Studio session. It went on pretty well, but it was too much of technical stuff. Too much that the attendees didn't expect. Then it was called off for lunch. Me, Saranya, and Prashanth were to handle the HOL (Hands On Lab) session after lunch. This was truly a disaster. The machines in the lab were not ready. First of all it took hell amount of time to copy the VHD to all the computers manually, and after that when we mounted the VHD's the cursor's were not working. Then we turned ourselves to our own laptops. We provided our laptops to the attendees, and made them to share it. Most of us had the Express versions of Visual Studio which again was a problem because the demo needed the complete version to demonstrate interoperability of .NET. But we somehow managed, as Shaul promised them with an online session for whoever could not follow up with the HOL session.
At the end of the day, we all learn from our mistakes. The lag with the lab session had to happen, so that we could make it better for the next time..

Amazing battery life in Windows Phone 7

"Windows Phone just loves batteries and batteries love it back!"  -pocketnow.com

The LG Optimus 7  can go upto two to four days on moderate to heavy usage.. This picture says it all.

This is because Windows Phone doesn't require much power to get things done. And the most interesting thing is the concept of Live Tiles which lets you update your Facebook status, your twitter, or LinkedIn .
Have a look at this site.

Windows Phone Marketplace crosses 60000 apps..

Windows Phone Marketplace crosses 60,000 applications. It has been growing at an extraordinary rate. I believe this stupendous increase in the apps is mainly due to the i unlock joy program. More than 15,500 publishers have contributed to the marketplace..These figures come from AAWP.
I feel quite proud that out of 62000(roughly) apps, i've contributed 5 of them. A great competition is going to put forward to the Android Market or the iApp Store. 

Came across Google SketchUp

I was looking for a lightweight tool that would allow me to draw geometrical shapes and easily show dimensions on them. Since my network speed is kinda low, I possibly can't download softwares like CorelDraw.  That's why I was looking for an online tool, but unfortunately I couldn't find anything of that sort. After searching a while, I came across Google SketchUp which was only 36MB in size. Till today, I wasn't even aware that Google had such a tool.

A really light weight application, that is easily downloadable. Great for building 3D models, and easily sharing them online. You can also build 3D models of buildings and share them on Google Earth. How cool is that!!!
I wasn't actually looking for a 3D modelling software but perhaps it satisfied my needs. The only thing I didnt like about SketchUp is that the circle never looked like a circle. They always look like a polygon with many sides.

My first post

Hi.. This is the first post in my blog. I am currently converting caffeine to code. This is one of those times, when I stay up late to finish up some work (atleast till my head drops on the keyboard). It is already 3 in the morning, and the caffeine is still doing its job. I don't know why, but I have noticed that I can stay up late only when I am alone at home.

Dont assume that I am a hardcore programmer or something of that sort, because only I know what kind of stupid and simple code I write. Well, I have already submitted two applications to the Windows Phone 7 MarketPlace, and they have been certified. :)... I have also sumbitted my claim form for the "i unlock joy" program. So, I would probably get a Microsoft T, and 2GB pen drive. Not at all exciting as compared to a Windows Phone 7 itself.. For that I have two more apps to go, which is almost impossible before the deadline.

But now, I am more concerned with my current app.. I was confused whether to use a pivot or panorama page for my current application, so I decided to take a peek at this video . The connection is surprisingly slow at this time of the night. Maybe my neighbors are also awake. .......dfadf adsfkadjf;lkajdlkerqw.erqe(head on keyboard) ......zz.........zzzzzzz...zzzzz....zzzzzzzzzzz....