10Feb 2017 by richard@baronsoftware.com

2017 STATE OF GLOBAL TECH SALARIES

Software Events
2017 STATE OF GLOBAL TECH SALARIES For the second year in a row, Hired has tapped into its data to reveal insights into technology workers’ salaries and the hiring market more generally. Because Hired facilitates the job searching process from the initial interview request all the way to the final job offer, we have unprecedented visibility into salaries across a variety of positions and companies. Most of the tools available to companies and job seekers are flawed and inaccurate. Salary calculators don’t account for company size, years of candidate experience or location, while many job sites are based on anonymous, self-reported data which can vary widely in accuracy. Hired’s data, on the other hand, is based on actual job offers made to real people. This second edition of Global State…
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10Feb 2017 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Getting Started with WinZip 21

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes, Software Releases
Simple tutorial on how to use WinZip 21 How to Zip Files WinZip is the perfect tool for collecting and compressing files that you want to share or archive. In addition, when sending and receiving confidential files, it makes for an easy-to-use security tool. Let’s look at two ways to zip files: one quick, one with more options. How to zip a group of files quickly This is a quick way to zip files that are stored in the same location. It takes very few steps, but still gives you access to settings for encryption and other options. Select the files that you want to add to the Zip file (they must be in the same location). Right-click one of the selected files and choose Add to Zip file... The…
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28Jan 2017 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Windows Developer Day Creators Update is coming up

Software Events
Windows Developer Day Creators Update is coming up On February 8, 2017 you are invited to see what’s new for developers in the Windows 10 Creators Update, what it means for your apps and games, and more about Microsoft’s latest developer products. Whether you’re building for the web or UWP, the latest consumer app or line-of-business tool, there’s something in it for you. To register please Click here The Agenda for the session is listed below Keynote   09:00 – 10:00 AM Kevin Gallo takes us on a tour of what's new in Windows 10 Creators Update. He'll apply a developer's lens as he shows off new Windows capabilities and tooling and will share some news along the way. Improving user engagement with Windows and Cortana Skills   10:15 – 10:45 AM Engaging…
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14Oct 2016 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Look ahead with Embarcadero and Delphi

Software Events
Look ahead with Embarcadero and Delphi Embarcadero is hosting a webinar for customers that are on update subscriptions only concerning the next update as well as the anticipated release of Godzilla which will contain the ability to build Linux server applications with a single code base.   Finally Embarcadero is heading in the right direction by giving a privileged webinar for yearly paying customers.  The webinar will discuss the next update release for Berlin which is release update 2.  The biggest piece is about Godzilla which a lot of developers have been wanting for the past few years. What Berlin Update 2 have ? Windows Desktop Bridge Integration Windows 10 VCL Calendar Control “Quick Edits” IDE enhancement C++ Refactoring and Compiler flags Enhanced - Latest Platform Support Enhanced - VCL and FMX Styles…
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12Oct 2016 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Using Elevate Web Builder Book Review

Book Reviews
Using Elevate Web Builder Book Review 2nd edition by Erick Engelke Erick Engelke has written the first ever book about using the Elevate Web Builder product from Elevate Software. What is Elevate Web Builder ? Elevate Web Builder is a visual rapid application development environment for web applications. It is simple and easy to create beautiful web applications by simply dragging and dropping components on to forms, and then changing their appearance and behaviors as desired.  EWB is written with Delphi Pascal as the driving force allowing software developers to quickly build a web based application using a great software language. Elevate Web Builder Book or on-line manual ? The book simply provides code samples along with a description for the section from using PHP, JavaScript, JSON, etc.  It is a…
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