http://www.datadial.net/blog Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:36:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Design Patterns are an essential tool for any object orientated programmer who wants to take his/her skills to the next level. Understanding the specifics of Design Pattern practices and methodologies will help developers uncover reoccurring patterns in software development and give them the tools to apply the correct solution. For every ... http://www.datadial.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/20/design-patterns/ RSS (Really Simple Syndication) can become an invaluable tool if used correctly. Although the use of RSS is usually reserved for techies, it is only a matter of time before this technology is embraced by regular web users. RSS feeds are designed to aggregate multiple feed of information by grouping and ... http://www.datadial.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/20/the-benefits-of-rss-feeds/ There are many tools on the market for creating application for mobile phones and portable devices. This blog post investigates the technologies necessary for creating Microsoft related ASP.Net mobile applications. Window Mobile (OS) Window mobile is a compact operating system for mobile devices. These devices include Pocket PCs, Smartphones, Portable Media Centres ... http://www.datadial.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/20/introduction-to-developing-net-mobile-applications/ Like many of Microsoft’s recent software products (Visual Studio .Net, .Net Framework or C# 3.0) SQL Server 2008 has been enhanced based previous versions by fixing bugs and adding new functionality built based on existing features. This is a welcome strategy that helps ease the transition for developers and database ... http://www.datadial.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/20/sql-server-2008/ Web usability is about designing your web site so that users can achieve their desired goal quickly and easily. Taking time out during development to make sure your site meets usability standards can have a huge benefit to your business. “A web usability redesign can increase the sales/conversion rate by 100%” - Jakob ... http://www.datadial.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/20/web-usability/ Over recent years broadband has become the benchmark standard for internet access at home and at work and the days of dial-up speeds of 56k are a thing of the past. If you have been using the internet for long enough to remember how painfully slow this was, you’ll be ... http://www.datadial.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/19/mobile-broadband/ The .Net framework 3.5 (released November 19th 2007) is the latest framework to be released by Microsoft. It has a host of new features and will be shipped as standard with the latest version of Visual Studio .Net 2008 IDE. .Net framework 3.5 is an incremental build which means that instead ... http://www.datadial.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/19/microsoft-net-framework-35/ Most businesses have to deal with a wealth of information on a daily basis, in the form of emails, office documents, meeting agendas, business plans, project milestones etc. You don’t have to be a genius to realise that even the most well oiled business can find it hard to organise ... http://www.datadial.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/19/microsoft-sharepoint/ Firstly let me start by saying that I do not claim to be an expert in either PHP or ASP.Net. Although I use ASP.Net daily, I am fairly new to it. I have decided to do little investigation to the age old debate about the difference between PHP and ASP.Net. ... http://www.datadial.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/19/aspnet-vs-php/ As the web progresses and continues to deliver more elaborate and rich media content it is inevitable that the speeds at which this information is delivered must increase or at least stay relative to what is considered acceptable. This means that the broadband speeds offered by internet service providers (ISPs) ... http://www.datadial.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/19/the-future-of-uk-broadband/