02Apr 2016 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Fixinsight for Delphi 2016.03 released!

Rad Studio Delphi Development, Software Releases
Fixinsight for Delphi 2016.03 released! What's New Introduced rule W529 ("Should be 'raise' instead of 'raise object'?") Rule O802 now works in entire project scope Added buttons 'Save as Default' and 'Load Defaults' to FixInsight Settings window Improved parser Minor fixes When working with software there will be software bugs that slow the process but if you find the bugs during the development stage it is clearly less overhead to fix them instead of when the software is released to the public.  The cost involved to fix a bug at the end of the project rises since the release has been held as well. The software was designed strictly for the Delphi platform helps the software developer to reduce the amount of bugs or chances of a bug by providing the…
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18Mar 2016 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Windows 7 auto upgrade is happening

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes
  Upgrade from Windows 7 is possibly happening on your machine. The latest news concerning a auto upgrade with your Windows 7 operating system on a machine regardless whether it is a notebook or desktop may fade into memory unless you take steps to prevent an automatic upgrade of your Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 machine, it will happen even if you're not around to approve it. Our IT department witness it happen on a machine that is basically on most of the time, the update was filter from Microsoft and the upgrade began before anyone could stop it.  Is this big brother forcing users to go their way regardless they want to or not, could be.  There have been various reports of certain applications that have stopped working due…
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11Mar 2016 by richard@baronsoftware.com

The Raspberry Pi 3 is on sale!

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes, Hardware Reviews
Raspberry Pi 3 is on sale! The Raspberry Pi is the credit card sized computer that changed the world. It’s Linux-based, and is perfect for tinkering or learning to program. The Raspberry Pi is a single board computer that has an ultra low cost, compared to typical computers. The primary reason for its creation was to give kids a low-cost computer with which to learn how to program. It's got a beefy quad core processor that runs at 1.2GHz, 1GB RAM, and most of the ports and capabilities that any normal computer would have. Generally, it runs on a Linux operating system and can run games, word processing programs, and spreadsheets.  For board comparisons you can click here. Some of the features are: ARM 64bit Quad Core Processor 1GB RAM Onboard…
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11Mar 2016 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Apple news that may be announced on March 21

Software Events
Apple news that may be announced on March 21   Apple is preparing to make the annual product announcements on March 21st, 2016.  High expectations are there for newer geek toys from one of the favorite vendors which is apple.  Some of the possible noted things are: New iPhone 5se Headlining the event will be the 4-inch iPhone SE and a new 9.7-inch iPad. Rumors suggest the iPhone SE will look nearly identical to the iPhone 5s, but it will include new internal hardware that brings it in line with newer Apple devices. It is rumored to have an A9 chip, an improved camera, and NFC support for use with Apple Pay. New Apple Air 3. The new 9.7-inch iPad has been referred to as the iPad Air 3, but it may…
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09Mar 2016 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Embarcadero Announces Strategy and Product future

Rad Studio Delphi Development, Software development Concepts, Software Events
Embarcadero Announces Dedicated Business Developer Strategy and Product Future With the web site refreshed it seems that Idera is starting to make the right moves on getting Delphi / C++ Builder back into the arena.  Rad Studio provides the highest level of mobile, database, web server, Windows application development all in one package.  The 2016 product roadmap also will be bringing the ability to create Linux applications on the server which is a step to go against the Microsoft Visual Studio product line. At the moment there are over 3 million Delphi users through out the world and that is a fantastic step towards the product update that will be occurring soon.  You can also read additional information by clicking on the embarcadero emblem to view the feedback concerning the…
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