Baron Software

04Jul 2015 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Software Development planning or how not to have a project from Hell!

Recently I was given an assignment to develop an Android application and the agreement to the price was based on the client's budget which sometimes you get what you agreed to. What I would like to do with this posting is give young software developers guidelines on how to forge a better project and attitude towards completion for the client and the developer. This is based on recent past experience where the client either kept adding on, told that the development was not what they expected, graphics not cut correctly by the client and finally target dates missed. The following insights provide any developer with a check list making sure the project is ready to be designed, developed and finally released. Payment Payment, to judge the amount of time needed…

04Jul 2015 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Nvidia GTX 770 Video Card simple installation and high performance.

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes

Nvidia has been a leader in high performance as well as quality when it comes to their video cards. I recently installed the Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Video Card - One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One Display Port into a custom built Intel I7-4290 CPU on a Gigabyte Motherboard along with a SSD. This combination has produce outstanding performance resulting in games such as Counter Strike pushing out 500 to 600 FPS on a standard cable internet line. The power supply was a Corsair CX series CX750 750 watts which is ample amount of power for the configuration that was used. You can visit this link to view the various testing that was done against some of the other video cards available at…

16Jun 2015 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Avatar Gaming PC looks to have disappeared. So what about the warranty?

Hardware Reviews

Avatar Gaming PC company looks like they have gone under after a few years of selling some low budget machines for gaming folks. The product line were not the most solid but they gave the user a Windows 8 machine using AMD and NVIDIA components. Some of the issues they always had were the CPU fan failing after a few months (cheap cool master) and the case was very thin. The tech support guys were quick to answer and I would assume once the warranty is over (1 year) you are on your own. I would suggest to ask any vendor who still has the supply line to question whether the company is around or what type of warranty is there for a machine that the parent is gone. The…

30Apr 2015 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Lazarus Pascal Release Version 1.4

Software Events

The free Pascal compiler, Lazarus version 1.4 has been released and can be obtained for free by clicking here! The work involved by developers to get a free Windows / Linux / Mac compiler for anyone to use is simply amazing. The work is based on contributions provided to the programmers who provide free time to get this outstanding compiler ready. Everything you need to develop a Rad type of application which is driven using Pascal is quick and easy to set up. The application works pretty much like Delphi 7 did allowing users to drop components on the forms and set up simple code for events. Lazarus is a Delphi compatible cross-platform IDE for Free Pascal. It includes LCL which is more or less compatible with Delphi's VCL. Free…

30Apr 2015 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Delphi Developers Day 2015

Software Events

[caption id="attachment_43" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Delphi Developers Days 2015 Tour[/caption] Recently I attended the Delphi Developers Day 2015 in Chicago and boy was it fantastic. The sessions were kept roughly to one hour of interesting subjects that pertain to the Delphi Developer. The presentations were led by Cary Jensen and Ray Konopka along with the assistance of Loy Andersen gave all developers a chance to learn something new using the Delphi language. Each developer receives a manual that contains the full presentation along with source code that can be read as well as downloaded from the DDD 2015 web site. The code is updated as the tour continues into the European market. The two days were packed with activities from the start to the finish with very…