28Jan 2017 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Windows Developer Day Creators Update is coming up

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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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28Jan 2017 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Twitter sells Fabric software to Google

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Twitter sells Fabric developer software platform to Google Fabric, Twitter's developer platform, now belongs to Google. The move was announced on Fabric's blog back on January 19th as well as being confirmed in a Twitter thread by Sr. Director of Product, Jeff Seibert. Acquired by Twitter in 2014, Fabric is a "a modular mobile platform" designed to help app developers improve the " stability, distribution, revenue and identity" of their products. Everything from the ability to natively embed tweets in other apps to signing in with your Twitter credentials were made possible by Fabric. Fabric will merge with Google's Firebase development platform. "We quickly realized that our missions are the same - helping mobile teams build better apps, understand their users, and grow their businesses," the Fabric team wrote in its…
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24Jan 2017 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Labor Department sues Oracle Claiming hiring and pay Infractions

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Labor Department sues Oracle Claiming hiring and pay Infractions   The U.S. Department of Labor warns that the lawsuit could cost Oracle multiple millions of dollars in federal IT contracts if it is found in litigation to be non-compliant to federal rules.  On January 18th a lawsuit contending that Oracle has made a practice of paying white men more then other men and women. It also unfairly favoring Asian workers when recruiting and hiring for technical positions. Since 1977  Oracle employs 136,000 globally with about 37 percent classified as minorities and 29 percent of which are women.   Women comprise 25 percent of the company's management positions. Source Cites Possible Political Motivation One source cites that there could be a possible political motivation behind the lawsuit.    The source quoted to…
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24Jan 2017 by richard@baronsoftware.com

TechSmith Snagit update is now available.

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TechSmith Snagit update is now available Once again TechSmith has delivered on their promises by providing an exciting new update to the Snagit application.  Version 13.1 provides some new abilities in gear with software developers and technical writers.  Snagit gives you a simple way to create and edit screenshots or record videos to show a complex process, give detailed feedback, or share important information with the people who need it most. Snagit features such as: Image capture - Make sure to capture exactly what you need. Click and drag anywhere on your screen to select a region with pixel perfect accuracy. Video capture - Sometimes it's easier to talk things through. Create, narrate and trim quick videos of your screen for demos, feedback, reviews, and more.   Mobile capture -…
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