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    Google Rocking the London Startup Scene

    While I was in London last week, Telerik’s UK Country Manager and I took some time to visit the Google Campus, a massive co-working and startup incubation space. There are six floors of co-working space where you can apply to be a resident if you are a startup based in London and an awesome cafeteria/coffee shop where anyone can come in for the day. On the top floor is Google’s offices. Even though Telerik has a London office, we registered online and spent a day working at the co-work space, mostly to get a feel for the co-work space and check out the scene. (Also, Telerik’s KendoUI was...
    August 17, 2012 2 min read
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    [Podcast] Phil Japikse and Lee Brandt on Collaboration

    In this episode, I sit down with Microsoft MVP Lee Brandt to discuss the difficulties in communication and collaboration amongst project teams as well as with people outside of the project team. Lee offers some great ideas on why the problems arise and how to improve the communications gap.
    August 15, 2012 1 min read
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    The Importance of Social Interaction on Software Projects

    Have you ever played the “Telephone Game”? The way it works is simple. Line everyone up, and say a phrase to the first person. That person (and each person in turn) repeats that phrase from memory to the next person in line. When the last person gets the phrase, he/she compares it to the original phrase. Almost every time, what comes out the other end is fairly mangled. Take the same group of people, and have them form a circle. Stand in the middle of the circle, and say the same phrase. Now have each of the people repeat the ...
    July 25, 2012 2 min read
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    According to an Old Saying, “There is an App for Everything”

    And the Telerik Windows Phone Showcase Gallery proves it right. We’ve just added 15 new customers’ apps using Telerik RadControls for Windows Phone. You are into swimming? FusionWare Swim Tracker will precisely monitor your progress. If you are feeling like partying with friends, Drinks is the correct choice for you. Providing a growing list of alcoholic drink recipes, it will turn you into a fun guru. Moreover, you can also create your own drinks and submit them to the database. The lie indicator, Pinocchio Lies or the excellent stock market monitor, Markets & Me are just a tiny bit of all the new apps featured on our...
    July 23, 2012 1 min read