Windows 8 is released for about a month. Moreover, there is a new version of Visual Studio for Windows 8. But I have a few amount codes in WPF and Winforms. I will be still with these projects for a little while. Moreover, nowadays, the trend is moving toward web apps and mobile apps. That is the reason, I put rest of my effort to build asp.net websites and android app. Get myself into Metro UI app is not very attractive unless Windows 8 is more popular in the tablet market. Thus, I will stay in visual studio 2010 for a little while.

Agile Development Method has its standard procedures, such as story board, stand-up meetings. Please do not be rigid on standard procedures. Each development team has its culture, each team member has his/her characters. If the procedures do not fit with the team, please do not mind to change them. I believe each team has their "adapted" version of Agile Development Method. There is not a set of standard procedures can fit for every team. We should only stick on the principles. Agile is to make the development process being "lighter" and being able to response the changes of requirements.

Today, Windows 8 is officially launched. Moreover, Microsoft has a value upgrade deal, in Australia, that is only $14.99!
I have tried the Windows 8 Preview, that is more faster and it has IE 10, which is far better than IE 9!!! But the key improvement is in the touch interface, it has Metro UI which is the　revolutionary changes in interface design! That is the reason I am considering to buy the new Dell XPS 12, that is notebook and has a touch screen. Dell calls it as the Convertible Ultrabook! The screen can be flipped over, turned into a tablet. That is so cool! For work, because it has a keyboard, I still can use it to do programming and operate Windows in the traditional desktop. When I backed home, I can flip over the screen and turn it into a tablet. Then I will switch it into Metro UI mode and use touch instead of typing. I think that is the best way to use Windows 8!
P.S. Dell has the newly released Latitude 10 tablet too!

Yesterday, I rented a cloud server from Rackspace. This server installed Windows Server 2012.

This is my first times to use this operation. It is using the similar interface with Windows 8, that sounds a kind of Metro UI and without a "Start" button. I found I need some time to learn, I have spent 10 minutes. I did not find the control panel and IE successfully. Finally, I typed a URL in windows explorer, then I got IE opened.

That is IE 10, which is same as Windows 8 too. Moreover, I found that is much much faster than IE 9.To sum up, that is faster and need time to adapt the new interface!

I found the cost of traditional Online PPC Advertisement is increasing. That is because more people are using Online PPC Advertisement, therefore more people are getting in the bid of keywords. Well, even I said that costs more, that is much cheaper than other traditional media. I think we need to still work hard on finding a creative way of free advertisement, such as blogging, twitter and facebook. Cutting cost, mates.