Carl Franklin - Podcast Details

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.NET Rocks!Episode 1900 with Scott Hanselman!It's episode 1900! While at Build, Carl and Richard recorded a milestone episode with Scott Hanselman. Scott talks about his goals in the later stages of his career, the ideas and origins of all the podcasts, and what is important to him today. In the second half, Carl pulls out a quiz show for Scott with quotes from shows going back 20 years! Lots of great stories of different conferences, podcasts, and other events - and the things learned along the way. Thanks for listening!

2024-05-3052 min $Faith Middleton\'s All-New Food Schmooze Party$

Faith Middleton's All-New Food Schmooze Party Free Wheelin'Faith, Chris, and Carl talk about whatever comes to mind. Faith shares an article about how to know when to throw foods away. Carl gives a recipe for succulent smoked ribs. Chris raves about his air fryer. They also talk about the gas stove scare. In the second half, they share some of their favorite Connecticut restaurants.

2023-02-1735 min $Faith Middleton\'s All-New Food Schmooze Party$

Faith Middleton's All-New Food Schmooze Party Carl Franklin Does KetoFaith welcomes Carl Franklin, who besides being the show's newest producer, reversed type 2 diabetes and lost 80 pounds using the ketogenic diet. He became somewhat famous for co-hosting the 2 Keto Dudes podcast along with his keto guru, Richard Morris. Carl shares science, tips, and delicious recipes. He is also co-hosting Ketofest, a ketogenic food and science festival in New London, CT on July 16th.

2022-07-0247 min

.NET Rocks!Building Text-Grab with Joseph FinneyLearning by doing! Carl and Richard talk to Joseph Finney about his experiences building Text-Grab, a clever utility for extracting text from graphics using OCR built into Windows. Joe talks about how the 'search-with-screenshot' built into Windows 10 depends on Bing, but there is an OCR library inside Windows - why go to the cloud? The conversation dives into the challenges of handling multiple screens, screen resolutions, DPIs, language packs, and more... what seems like a simple tool is never that simple. And, as it turns out, building the app is the easy part: Now, how do you get it into...

2021-09-0200 min

2021-08-311h 00

.NET Rocks!Visual Studio 2022 with Simon, Anthony and AndyWhat's new in Visual Studio 2022? Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell talk to Simon Calvert, Anthony Cangialosi, and Andy Sterland about the upcoming version of Studio. First on the docket is 64-bit: While Studio has been able to build 64-bit applications for more than a decade, the devenv.exe itself has remained a 32-bit application. The team discusses why it makes sense to move to 64-bit and what that means for development going forward. But there's much more to Studio 2022, including improvement to debugging and diagnostics across platforms, being able to collaborate with developers in real-time using Live Share, and getting...

2021-05-1356 min

.NET Rocks!Versioning in a Pandemic with Jon SkeetJon Skeet is the first show recorded since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared - so its pretty far ranging! Carl and Richard discuss Carl's recovery from the virus, and then chat with Jon about what life is like for him in this new world. The conversation also digs into the Better Know a Framework around VB.NET going into maintenance, challenges with nodatime and versioning and more!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

2020-04-231h 01

2020-04-2300 min

.NET Rocks!Azure Cosmos DB with Josh LaneAre you ready to go into the cosmos? With apologies to the late Carl Sagan, let's talk about Cosmos DB! While at NDC in Oslo, Carl and Richard talked to Josh Lane about Cosmos DB which was first announced at the Build conference. Cosmos DB is a globally distributed multi-modal database. As of the recording it supported several flavors of document storage (including MongoDB) as well as key-value, graph and columnar stores. Josh digs into the various scenarios for an ultra-fast distributed storage solution like this - a great example of platform-as-a-service!Support this podcast at — https://re...

2017-08-0355 min

.NET Rocks!Building Better C# Docs with Bill WagnerHave you seen the new docs for C# (and many other Microsoft products)? Carl and Richard talk to Bill Wagner about his work with Microsoft getting great C# docs together on http://docs.microsoft.com. But first, a conversation about side projects, including Carl's work bringing the Polly library to the .NET Foundation as well as Bill and Richard's work on Humanitarian Toolbox. Then on to the docs - which are fully editable via GitHub, so anyone can help build the docs. Lots of interactive code options, the samples are real (and tested), video, great detailed descriptions and...

2017-01-0552 min

2017-01-0500 min

.NET Rocks!Old Programmers with Gary WisniewskiWhat is the good and bad of being an old programmer? To wrap up 2015, Carl and Richard chat with Gary Wisniewski about his blog post on the subject and more! Gary is the same Gary of Carl and Gary's VB Home Page, one of the first web sites on Visual Basic way back in 1994. The conversation digs into what's great about having lots of experience, and how it came hold you back as well. There's no magic to being a programmer at 20 years old and there's no magic when you're 60 either - it's got...

2015-12-3159 min $Carl Franklin\'s tracks$

Carl Franklin's tracks Getting the band back togetherwww.countrychev.com studios Quick test of the new podcast system. Back with more programs in 2016! Merry New Year from Carl Franklin

2015-12-0810 min $Carl Franklin\'s tracks$

Carl Franklin's tracks Getting the band back togetherwww.countrychev.com studios Quick test of the new podcast system. Back with more programs in 2016! Merry New Year from Carl Franklin

2015-12-0810 min

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up All pent up with no fucking doughnuts!Karen, Mark, Richard and Carl fill everyone in on what they've been doing since the last Mondays. Karen unleashes 3 years of pent up life at the speed of cocaine. Carl misreads the label on a bottle in the fridge at his brother's Superbowl party. Mark and Karen tell their kids to stop listening to Mondays and go to bed. Karen wears a bikini, because fuck you. Mark Miller, well... we're not really sure what happened to him. He was here, then he was gone, then he called in, then he was cooking potatoes in space with Elon Musk. Richard is...

2015-10-121h 03 $Carl Franklin\'s tracks$

Carl Franklin's tracks Day at the lakeCountrychev.com studio brings you Carl's Podcast LIVE from Royal Starr Resort. www.countrychev.com Carl talks fishing and fun at Royal Starr

2015-06-2021 min $Carl Franklin\'s tracks$

Carl Franklin's tracks Day at the lakeCountrychev.com studio brings you Carl's Podcast LIVE from Royal Starr Resort. www.countrychev.com Carl talks fishing and fun at Royal Starr

2015-06-2021 min

.NET Rocks!Update from Build!We're back from Build! On the last day of Build, Carl and Richard went up to the TWiT.tv studios to record a Windows Weekly with Leo LaPorte, Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley. That show went more than two hours, so we thought we'd make a more condensed version and focus on our favorite bits of Build. And feeing Leo lots of Scotch, you wouldn't want to miss that. The conversation starts out with a bit more of an IT bent, talking about data lakes and docker virtualization. From there Carl digs into the Universal Apps...

2015-05-0649 min $Carl Franklin\'s tracks$

Carl Franklin's tracks Carl's Christmas Special 2014www.countrychev.com studios brings you Carl's Podcast. This week Carl plays with his organ and sings you holiday favorites! Get your tape recorders out, this is one show worth listening to again! Listen at your own amusement.Thank YOU - and sign up to Spreaker so I can get on iHeart radio as well!

2014-12-0919 min $Carl Franklin\'s tracks$

Carl Franklin's tracks Holiday Reading; Our Lady's Jugglerwww.countrychev.com brings you this Carl's Corner Short. In preparation for the holiday season and because it is CyberMonday Remember people, it's more than giving "gifts" of possessions. We all have many "gifts" we can give over the holiday season.

2014-12-0111 min $Carl Franklin\'s tracks$

Carl Franklin's tracks Random Callswww.countrychev.com brings you today's installment. A short one for you to ponder. Dutchman wants to do a new segment called "hello, this is Carl" and Carl plays along. Phone numbers were off the internet, random search for #'s provided all but Maxwell, his was a miss dial by 1 number from a number for Stan. Listen at your own amusement , Thank You

2014-10-1714 min $Carl Franklin\'s tracks$

Carl Franklin's tracks Carl's Corner #24 ScienceMuseum MikeDaywww.countrychev.com studios brings you "Carl's Corner" and special in studio guest from the Science Museum of Minnesota Mike Day. In this program you will hear about "Flight of the Butterflies" exhibit and Omnitheater show of the same name, but you will hear much more about the Science Museum. Learn more about our beloved Minnesota gem on today's podcast. (Mike is from Chicago but he is a gem as well) Listen at your own amusement.

2014-10-0937 min $Carl Franklin\'s tracks$

Carl Franklin's tracks Carl's Corner #23www.countrychev,com studios brings you another installment of Carl's Corner! From Facebook friends to Trash men Carl has it all in this weeks podcast. Talking with Will Nick Mars and Jason Nelson as Facebook friends. Both have some really interesting changes in their worlds. Then on to BOOYA - know what it is? Learn all about it, where it came from and where the world championship is located this week. FINALLY Barry Kingsly talks about his book "Prisons; Nuke them all" . Listen at your own amusement - void where prohibited may cause irritability

2014-09-3058 min $Carl Franklin\'s tracks$

2014-09-3058 min

.NET Rocks!Private Cloud and Age of Context with Robert ScobleA flash from the past! Carl and Richard chat with Robert Scoble! Carl and Robert go back to the VBits days and the beginning of the public internet, the first blogs and Robert's time at Microsoft. Then the conversation turns briefly to Robert's work at Rackspace and their attempt to make the cloud even better. Robert also talks about his book the Age of Context, the stories they collected to create the book and a vision of the future!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

2014-04-0152 min

The Tablet Show The Last Tablet ShowThe Tablet Show interviews can now be heard every Wednesday on .NET Rocks! at http://dotnetrocks.com. Same great content, different website. This show is a five minute explanation by Richard and Carl.

2014-03-3100 min

The Tablet Show CSLA 4.5.5 on Windows 8.1 with Rocky LhotkaCarl & Richard talk to Rocky Lhotka about the latest incarnation of CSLA - version 4.5.5. The conversation starts out with a thorough refresher on CSLA, building business objects in portable, maintainable ways. Really portable - the objects even on run on phones! Rocky talks about making CSLA run on Android phones via Xamarin, but not on iOS - because of specific Apple rules. The conversation also dives into CSLA on tablets and tablets in the enterprise in general. It's a cool time to be a developer!

2014-03-2400 min

The Tablet Show Modern Web with Todd MorrissonWhile at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, Carl and Richard sat down with Todd Morrison to talk about his experiences building sophisticated media apps using HTML, CSS and Javascript. The conversation starts out on HBO2Go, a Vertigo project to provide a 'second screen' experience around HBO on the XBox. From there, Todd digs into the continued evolution of web technologies, how responsive web design goes beyond dealing with different screen sizes and into different input options like touch and gesture, as well as screen distances - how does the ten-foot experience of the XBox change your...

2014-03-1700 min

The Tablet Show Building a Cross Platform Mobile App with Greg ShacklesCarl and Richard talk to Greg Shackles about his experiences building Olo - an online ordering platform for restaurants. Greg starts the conversation talking about the decision to move from a different mobile platform over to Xamarin so that they could provide support for the largest diversity of devices with the largest common code base. The conversation also digs into MvvmCross, a library for utilizing the MVVM pattern across multiple platforms - Greg takes advantage of MvvmCross to minimize the amount of unique code for each platform. Great case study of the potential of Xamarin!

2014-03-1000 min

The Tablet Show HTML Input Standards with Jacob RossiCarl and Richard talk to Jacob Rossi from the Internet Explorer team about his experiences helping to develop HTML standards like Pointer Events. Jacob talks about how the HTML standards continue to evolve to deal with the changes in computing, including the diversification of input devices - how do you deal with mouse, pen, touch and gesture in a uniform way, while also taking advantage of the distinctive capabilities of each input method? The conversation digs into how the various browser makers, including Chrome and Mozilla (Firefox) work together to develop these standards, creating implementations in the browsers to test...

2014-03-0300 min

The Tablet Show Appitalize on Your Idea with Justin EsgarCarl and Richard talk to Justin Esgar about everything that goes into building a successful mobile app - not just development! Justin talks about his experiences building a variety of different mobile apps, mostly on the iOS platform. He digs into the challenges of getting a good idea together, outsourcing various services (including development), how to get your app accepted in the AppStore, how to actually market your app effectively, and what success looks like. Much of what Justin has done is in his book Appitalize on Your Idea, links in the show notes!

2014-02-2400 min

The Tablet Show The Evolution of HTML with Domenic DenicolaCarl and Richard talk to Domenic Denicola about his experiences taking HTML beyond HTML 5. The conversation starts out talking about Domenic's experiences getting WebKit working inside the Nook to implement the reader. Then it moves to WinJS - Domenic worked on a textbook reader for Windows 8 using WinJS. Domenic talks about the challenges of the 1.0 version of WinJS, working around testing limitations, and the open source libraries that Barnes and Noble built to solve the problems. And then the conversation digs deep into the next generation of HTML - Domenic talks about dynamic elements and how HTML continues to evolve...

2014-02-1700 min

The Tablet Show Native vs. Hybrid with Shawn WildermuthAt the Portland stop of the ModernApps2013 road trip, Carl and Richard talked to Shawn Wildermuth about his experiences building mobile apps across multiple platform (iOS, Android, Windows). Shawn talks about the advantages and disadvantages of straight native development, native development with tools like Xamarin, and hybrid development with PhoneGap/Cordoba/Icenium. Having customers with every solution, Shawn digs into the nitty gritty details of each development approach. There's no one right way!

2014-02-1000 min

The Tablet Show Building Mobile Apps on LightSwitch with Beth MassiWhile at the San Francisco stop of the ModernApps2013 road trip, Carl and Richard talk to Beth Massi about building mobile apps with LightSwitch. The conversation starts out with an explanation of Microsoft LightSwitch, which is part of Visual Studio and focuses on making data-over-forms apps really easy to build. Beth digs into how LightSwitch creates HTML 5 clients and now has an option to create a responsive web design client using jQuery mobile, so that you can automatically make great mobile clients for your apps. The conversation digs into a variety of cool features of LightSwitch, including its ability to...

2014-02-0300 min

The Tablet Show Tablet App Development with Lino TadrosWhile in Los Angeles for the ModernApps2013 tour, Carl and Richard talked to Lino Tadros about building tablet and phone applications across all the platforms. Lino talks about the different cross-platform choices, including Xamarin's technology, as well as the HTML-driven PhoneGap/Cordova technology. What's the right way to build your app? Lino discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each of these approaches, as well as some deeper concepts on what it means to build a quality application.

2014-01-2700 min

The Tablet Show Mobile and Tablet Apps for Disaster Relief with Tony SurmaAt the San Diego stop of the Modern Apps 2013 road trip, Carl and Richard sat down with Tony Surma to talk about his experiences building mobile and tablet apps for disaster relief organizations. Tony talks about Humanitarian Toolbox and it's efforts to build open source software for disaster relief. The conversation digs into the right way to build mobile software across all the platforms, and the specific changes needed to make apps work effectively in disaster scenarios. And a big shout out to all developers, testers and designers to help save the world at Humanitarian Toolbox!

2014-01-2000 min

The Tablet Show Windows 8.1 Development with Phil JapikseAt the Austin stop of the #ModernApps2013 road trip, Carl and Richard chat with Phil Japikse about building Windows 8.1 applications. But first, a serious conversation about disaster relief and the Humanitarian Toolbox - Phil talks about leading one of the open source projects for helping disaster relief professionals get up to speed on a given disaster site. Then the conversation turns to how organizations are building Windows 8.1 apps. What are the differences between 8.0 and 8.1? What are the breaking changes, and how do you get up and running in the new model? Lots to think about here.

2014-01-1300 min

The Tablet Show Catching Up with Chris LoveWhile at the Dallas stop of the #ModernApps2013 road trip, Carl and Richard chat with Chris Love about all things mobile... this is a wide ranging conversation about the things that Chris is most concerned about in today's modern app world. Chris digs into how enterprises are (or are not) dealing with mobile development, where tablets fit into the equation, and how big an impact the diversity of OSes is having on development. And what about mobile first web design, anyway? Lots of great thinking!

2014-01-0600 min

The Tablet Show Hybrid vs. Native Mobile Apps with Brandon SatromWhile at NDC in London, Carl and Richard talk to Brandon Satrom about building hybrid mobile applications and their advantages and disadvantages around native apps. Brandon digs into the different deployment models of mobile applications, as well as the challenge of keeping many mobile platforms up to date at once. Lots of comparisons of apps between all the platforms - iOS, Android, Windows Phone and more!

2013-12-3000 min

The Tablet Show C# Everywhere with Jon SkeetWhile at NDC-London, Carl and Richard talk to Jon Skeet about his experience using C# everywhere - including mobile development! The conversation starts out talking about Jon's top topic of the past couple of years, Async and Await. Jon then digs into developing noda-time, a .NET implementation of Joda Time. This leads to a great conversation about Xamarin's tools for building iOS and Android apps and how C# can live everywhere. Jon talks through the fun parts and the hard parts of building mobile apps and his plans for cool new cross platform development. It's a different side of Jon...

2013-12-2300 min

The Tablet Show Monetizing Your Mobile Apps with Atley HunterWhile at the Philly Code Camp at Penn State, Carl and Richard talk to Atley Hunter about how he gets users to use his mobile apps and how he keeps them - and gets them to pay!

2013-12-1600 min

The Tablet Show Building iOS Apps for Kids with Glenn HowesIn between #ModernApps2013 Road Trip legs, Carl and Richard got a chance to chat with Glenn Howes about his experiences building children's applications for the iPhone. At the Apple World Wide Developer Conference in 2013, Apple announced a kid store for iPhone and iPad. Glenn talks about trying to get his app into the store when it launched - but discovers a number of poorly defined hurdles that Apple added to create a sense of safety for parents.

2013-12-0900 min

The Tablet Show ASP.NET Web Forms for Mobile with Jeff FritzAt the Philly Code Camp stop of the ModernApps2013 Road Trip, Carl and Richard talk to Jeff Fritz about building mobile web apps using ASP.NET web forms. No, really! Jeff talks about how with some simple changes, ASP.NET web forms works just fine on smartphones, so that you can keep the goodness of web controls in your app while getting rid of the evil of postbacks and the like. The conversation also digs into SignalR, jQuery and the latest round of devices... lots of mobile geekiness!

2013-12-0200 min

The Tablet Show The Magic of Modern Apps with Aaron BockoverWhile on the ModernApps2013 Road Trip stop in Raleigh-Durham, Carl and Richard talk to Aaron Bockover about his experiences building multi-device, cloud centric applications - aka, modern apps. Aaron talks about being part of the rdio team, a music streaming app available for variety of platforms that allows you to move your music stream from device-to-device, controlling one device with another. Working with multiple devices is a hallmark of modern apps, and Aaron digs into what looks easy on the outside, but is deadly hard on the inside.

2013-11-2500 min

The Tablet Show Xamarin and Visual Studio 2013 with Chris HardyOn the Hybrid US Tour, Carl and Richard talk to Chris Hardy about using Xamarin tools with Visual Studio 2013. The conversation starts out around the Xamarin announcements with Visual Studio 2013, including deeper integration within the Studio environment and a price break for MSDN subscribers. Chris also digs into some other important details related to the Studio 2013 launch, including the change of licensing for the Portable Class Libraries so that they can be used on iOS and Android devices. Lots of discussion around the kinds of mobile apps to build, comparing games to productivity, B2B and B2C. With Xamarin...

2013-11-1800 min

The Tablet Show Developers CAN Design with Jen MeyersWhile at Øredev in Malmö, Sweden, Carl and Richard talk to Jen Meyers about developers being able to design. The conversation starts out talking about different UI designs in tablets and phones, including iOS7. Jen digs into the idea that design is just not that difficult - developers need to learn some things to work with designers or to implement any designs at all. And there's plenty for designers to learn too! UX design is its own unique science, and everyone involved has to learn to be effective.

2013-11-1100 min

The Tablet Show Calabash for Mobile Testing with Josh JohnsonCarl and Richard talk to Josh Johnson about mobile development and testing. Initially the conversation digs into iOS7 - the biggest revision to iOS since its launch. Then it's time to talk testing. Josh starts at the beginning, talking about different styles of testing, from unit to integration to acceptance testing. Josh explains how Calaba.sh works, adding a framework to your app to deploy down to the phone to do testing. Right on the phone! The conversation continues along the lines of various testing processes, including a discussion on Xamarin Test Cloud and Less Painful. Your mobile apps need...

2013-11-0400 min

The Tablet Show Startups in Ireland with John BreslinCarl and Richard talk to John Breslin about his experiences building companies in Ireland. Starting in the 90s, John was involved with internet technologies from the beginning. The conversation digs into how the internet and people's relationship with it has evolved, as well as how the companies themselves have changed. Think startups are just in the Silicon Valley? Think again!

2013-10-2100 min

The Tablet Show State of Mobile Development at DevReach 2013Carl and Richard moderate a panel discussion on the state of mobile development with Todd Anglin, Lino Tadros, Gill Cleeran and Laurent Bugnion. The conversation starts out comparing the latest incarnations of hybrid development and native development, includng how technologies like Xamarin fit into the equation. The panelists also dig into the enterprise development story for phones and tablets and where Bring Your Own Device is going.

2013-10-1400 min

The Tablet Show iPad Development with Kirby TurnerCarl and Richard talk to Kirby Turner about his experiences building iPad applications. A former .NET developer, Kirby switched over to iOS development when he bought a Mac. The conversation starts out talking about the differences between building iPhone and iPad apps. Kirby talks about the user interaction differences - where you are and how you hold the device matters a lot! Beyond consumer apps, Kirby also digs into how to handle private apps for relatively few number of iPads (less than one hundred). Check out the links for information about Kirby's book on building iPad apps!

2013-10-0700 min

The Tablet Show Migrating from WP7 to WP8 with Michael CrumpCarl and Richard chat with Michael Crump about his experiences migrating Windows Phone 7.1 apps to Windows Phone 8. The conversation starts out with a short recap on some of the recent craziness around Nokia and Microsoft and the calibre of phones and tablets coming out these days - it's time for the second wave of Win 8 devices! Michael digs into the benefits and challenges around switching to Windows Phone 8, including access to new resources, dealing with multiple screen resolutions and buildings apps where the code base can be largely shared between Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8. It's time to make the move! ...

2013-09-3000 min

The Tablet Show Consumer vs Business Apps with Rocky LhotkaCarl and Richard talk to Rocky Lhotka about the differences between consumer and business apps in the mobile and tablet space. Rocky has been thinking a lot about how we build applications for different purposes and discusses it with the boys. The conversation digs into native vs HTML, common (or branded) UI design vs. device-specific UI and more! Make sure you activate your Windows Azure credits in your MSDN Subscription! You could win an Aston Martin!

2013-09-2300 min

The Tablet Show Occasionally Connected Software with Michael PerryCarl and Richard talk to Michael Perry about his efforts to design mobile application that are resilient when they disconnect, reconnect and deal with erratic connectivity. Michael takes the problem apart, working through all the key concepts needed to tolerate being occasionally disconnected, culminating in a discussion of his open source library called Correspondence. Check it out! Make sure you activate your Windows Azure credits in your MSDN Subscription! You could win an Aston Martin!

2013-09-1600 min

The Tablet Show Big Changes in the Tablet and Mobile Space with Mary Jo FoleyTime for a bit of gossip? Carl and Richard bring Mary Jo on the show to talk about all the crazy changes around Microsoft. What does the merger between Nokia and Microsoft mean? Does Surface have a chance? Who will be the next CEO of Microsoft? MJ and the boys talk about these questions and more! Make sure you activate your Windows Azure credits in your MSDN Subscription! You could win an Aston Martin!

2013-09-0900 min

The Tablet Show Show 100 Recap of Two Years of Tablet Show!Wow - 100 shows! Carl and Richard think back over the past two years of Tablet Shows, from October 2011 to September 2013. What's changed and what's remained the same? Any breakthroughs? Any surprises? Any idea what's going to happen 100 shows from now? Thanks for listening - we couldn't do it without you! Make sure you activate your Windows Azure credits in your MSDN Subscription! You could win an Aston Martin!

2013-09-0200 min

.NET Rocks!NodeBots and RobotsConf with Chris WilliamsCarl and Richard talk to Chris Williams about building and programming robots - all kinds of robots! After Carl opens with a conversation about the Internet of Things, Chris digs into the cool tiny computers that make it possible, like Arduino and Raspberry Pi. Communicating with small computers takes cleverness too, so don't forget about serial and serial's grown-up cousin USB. From there, the conversation turns to different robots, especially quadcopters. Chris brings up his focus on getting kids more interested in computing - and embracing that they will always think about computing differently than we do! Get out there...

2013-08-2900 min

The Tablet Show Android Tablet Development with Jason OstranderCarl and Richard talk to Jason Ostrander about his experiences building Android tablet applications. The conversation starts out talking about the differences of building in Java on the desktop versus mobile and tablet devices - being far more resource constrained and performance sensitive. Jason also digs into his experiences with Android OS fragmentation, as well as building the software that ships with the Barnes and Noble Nook device. The Android ecosystem is alive and well, and there's lots of stuff to build!

2013-08-2600 min

The Tablet Show Building Road Buddy for WP8Carl and Richard talk to Jeremy Freeley and Alan O'Connor about their experiences building Road Buddy for Windows Phone 8. Road Buddy uses the GPS and accelerometer data from the phone to determine if you are in a car accident and contact emergency services with your location, nature of the impact and medical information. Jeremy and Alan talk about how they built the application, the challenges in integrating via text message with emergency services, their involvement with Imagine Cup and a whole host of other issues around getting to market with a cool mobile application.

2013-08-1900 min

The Tablet Show Hybrid Mobile Apps using Cordova with Bart Read and Kevin BoyleCarl and Richard talk to Bart Read and Kevin Boyle about building hybrid mobile apps using Cordova. Cordova is the Apache open source version of PhoneGap, which was purchased by Adobe a few years back. The conversation digs into a variety of products built to utilize Cordova, all with the goal of making it easier to build mobile and tablet applications across multiple platforms with one code base.

2013-08-1200 min

The Tablet Show Building Nokia Music for Windows 8 with Ben ButtigiegCarl and Richard talk to Ben Buttigieg about building Nokia Music. Ben talks about working with Nokia to bring a great music service to market for both Windows Phone and Windows 8. The conversation digs into the public APIs available to build your own applications on the platforms that utilize the metadata and music services of Nokia Music.

2013-08-0500 min

The Tablet Show From Windows Phone to iPhone to Android with Chris HardyCarl and Richard talk to Chris Hardy from Xamarin about his experience building an application for Windows Phone and then migrating it to iPhone and Android. Chris talks about his Days Until Xmas app he first built for Windows Phone. The conversation digs into the differences in building UI between the different phones (it's harder than you think!) and what code can actually be shared between projects. Chris has put the iOS version of the app up on GitHub so you can take it out for a spin!

2013-07-2900 min

The Tablet Show Tablet Development Using Delphi with Jim McKeethCarl and Richard talk to Jim McKeeth about programming in Delphi to build tablet applications for iOS. Yeah, that Delphi? What, you thought it went away? Delphi has changed hands a couple of times, but has continued to evolve and work with modern development practices, Internet technologies, etc. Jim describes the entire development environment, how you can build native iOS apps with the tools, and soon to build Android apps as well! Could Delphi be the enterprise tablet development solution?

2013-07-2200 min

The Tablet Show Mobile Testing with Jeff MorganCarl and Richard talk to Jeff Morgan about testing mobile applications. Jeff references his Lean Dog book Cucumber and Cheese - a Testers Workshop. The conversation starts out with the idea of Acceptance Test Driven Development, involving not just testers and developers, but all the stakeholders, including domain experts, operations people and more! Jeff talks about Gherkin, the near-natural language for describing requirements (and tests) not only in English, but 40 other languages! While the focus is on mobile testing, all testing is well served by the idea of acceptance focus.

2013-07-1500 min

The Tablet Show Mobile-First Web Design with Shawn WildermuthCarl and Richard talk to Shawn Wildermuth about his experiences building mobile applications - first! The conversation starts out with the challenges of making mobile web applications that work well. Web pages have gotten too large to load quickly or render effectively, HTTP Archive says in 2013 the average page size is 1.2MB! Shawn digs into how to architect a page so that it sends down the mobile version first, fast and light for a phone, but also usable on a regular browser, and then load additional resources if the browser is capable. Great discussions on dealing with retina displays and...

2013-07-0800 min

The Tablet Show Mobile Backends By Rob DaigneauCarl and Richard talk to Rob Daigneau about building backend services for mobile applications. The conversation starts out talking about service design patterns, the different approaches to creating services so that they are reliable, scalable and performance. Rob digs into the differences between SOAP/WSDL and REST, TCP and UDP and more. Many of these technologies are years old now, but today in the mobile-first world they're hugely important. The tools are getting better!

2013-07-0100 min

The Tablet Show Windows Tablet Media Application by Gill Cleeren at NDCAt NDC, Carl and Richard talk to Gill Cleeren about his experiences building a Windows 8 tablet application for Belgian television. The conversation starts out talking about the specifics of the application, available for iOS and Android as well. Gill talks about the challenges of implementing DRM in Windows 8 (as compared to Silverlight) and mentions the Microsoft Media Player Framework as a good starting point. From there the discussion digs into the challenges of the cable companies in distributing content, how piracy factors into the business and the risk of disintermediation - how to stay relevant in a ever more connected...

2013-06-2400 min

The Tablet Show Building Tablet Applications with Laurent BugnionWhile at NDC, Carl and Richard talk to Laurent Bugnion about his experiences building tablet applications. Laurent and his company have been building tablet and mobile applications for a variety of companies over the past few years. The conversation starts out on tools, talking about C#/XAML vs. WinJS development (C# is winning) and the focus of Windows 8.1 support. Laurent also talks about the success of the Portable Class Libraries, Xamarin support for C# in iOS and Android and more.

2013-06-1700 min

The Tablet Show State of Mobile Development at DevTeachWhile at DevTeach, Carl and Richard started out recording a panel discussion on the state of mobile development in a bar... but it was too noisy. So the actual panel part of the discussion moved to a quiet part of the hotel. The panelists talk about the differences between developing for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Everyone was pro-native, so the web development discussion part was short. Comparing and contrasting the different app stores was good fun also. The state of mobile development of strong!

2013-06-1000 min

The Tablet Show Colin Bowern Uses HTML 5 in the EnterpriseCarl and Richard talk to Colin Bowern about his experiences developing web applications in the enterprise. Colin talks about how web got into the enterprise in the first place, and how far behind most enterprises are with their web applications. And yes, IE6 gets mentioned. The conversation digs into the strengths and weaknesses of building mobile and tablet applications using web vs. native, as well as other enterprise considerations like security and policy models. Is web really enterprise ready? Colin thinks so!

2013-06-0300 min

The Tablet Show Billy Hollis Sees Design EverywhereCarl and Richard circle back with the great Billy Hollis about UX design. The conversation starts out with a discussion on styling specific to the mobile OS vs. styling by brand. From there, Billy digs into different design concepts, discussing the value of metaphors that help users understand your software's behavior. There is design everywhere, you just have to learn to see it!

2013-05-2700 min

The Tablet Show Rob Bazinet Builds iOS AppsCarl and Richard talk to Rob Bazinet about building iOS applications. One of the applications that Rob discusses is a pallative care application for the iPad that allows people who are in remote care homes routinely communicate with their doctor how they are feeling without the doctor having to go to see the patient directly.

2013-05-2000 min

The Tablet Show Atley Hunter Uses the Portable Class LibraryCarl and Richard talk to Atley Hunter about his latest apps - yes, he is still building apps! Atley digs into how developers can build applications that run on Windows 8 and Windows Phone at once. The core technology is the Portable Class Library project. The conversation digs into the range of Microsoft platforms supported by the Portable Class Library, including XBox 360 and Silverlight! Atley also talks about his experiences around the success of phone apps vs tablet, different user experience approaches and why Visual Studio 2012 rocks!

2013-05-1300 min

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up Comedy ConsultantCarl and Richard hire Jessie Sternshus, a professional comedy consultant, to help the crew maintain their comedic edge. Karen's sister's doctor prescribes a series of maritial aides. Carl has an accident and also happens to have been in his car. Mark is fixated on a threeway. Mark and Karen provide a public service announcement littered with apologies to the cultures of the world. Richard finds some very scary toys. Oh yeah, something strange happens in the studio with a gift from a fan.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2013-05-121h 03

The Tablet Show Carl and Richard Dig Into the Windows Phone 8 SDKWhile at PWOP Studios in New London, Carl and Richard sat down and chatted with each other about the leak of the Windows Phone 8 SDK. No one is certain if the SDK is final, but it must be close. The boys dig into the key points of what was found in the SDK - some new features not found in WinRT for Windows 8 (but perhaps coming in later versions), how the programming models shake out, and the requirements for the development platform. The conversation also digs into how 100,000 Windows Phone 7 apps are going to be moved to Windows Phone 8. Crazy...

2012-08-1300 min

The Tablet Show Carl Franklin Digs into WinRT on the Consumer PreviewCarl Franklin steps up to the plate to be the guest on this episode of The Tablet Show, talking about what's new in the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 for developers. WinRT has made a big jump from the Developer Preview to the Consumer Preview, and it takes a rethink to your application design. Carl goes through the changes the .NET folks will care about, like how reflection and system.io has changed. Check out the links for tons of resources to get going with WinRT on the Consumer Preview!

2012-04-0200 min

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up Penis MomHoly crap, Karen! Have some Google Love! Karen Mangiacotti is THE PENIS MOM. She tells us all about how her blog post went viral and what it was all about. Carl catches us up on his musical activities with some great new tunes. Mark finds perhaps the dumbest of the dumb criminal types. Carl has a bit of trouble at a wedding with his house cleaner's camera. Karen experiments with alternative means of getting a vodka buzz, and Richard finds amaaaaaazing toys for sale on the Internets.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2012-01-091h 24

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up Bout Friggin Time!Carl shares some unintentionally inappropriate domain names, Karen reads misleading news headlines, Old Naked Guy makes the news, Mark and Karen are... well... you'll see. Chris Castle makes his Mondays debut. Carl has a problem at the MVP Summit. Richard gives practical toys.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2011-07-241h 17

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up The Poop and Nuts ShowCarl is feeling a little bloated. Mark and Karen join a commune. Carl shares a Satchmo tune by Solvo. Karen has her own amazing tale of poo, or is it a tale of amazing poo? Mark has three incredible stories of dumb. Horror Baby gets a new partner in crime. And, as always, Richard finds toys to satisfy his toyish desires.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2011-01-121h 17

.NET Rocks!Boris Scheiman Waves His Hands at nKinect!Carl and Richard talk to Boris Scheiman about nKinect, a codeplex project to bring Kinect to .NET! Boris talks about what it takes to make nKinect work and the new features that are coming, while Carl and Richard geek out on the possibilities. Minority Report is here!

2011-01-1100 min

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up The Christmas ShowRecorded December 5th, 2009, this one sat in the vault and got forgotten. Carl's so friggin lame. Mark and Karen announce Cockblock #7 and generally keep everyone abreast of their sexual exploits, Carl has some random lessons from the last few months, Mark discovers a dumb guy's dumb guy, Karen takes on Cosmo, and Richard (as always) finds the craziest shit ever.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2010-03-2254 min

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up Dwayne Goes to HellMark and Karen tied the knot! Carl sends Dwayne to Hell on an important mission, Karen goes off on Glamour Magazine, Carl has problems with products and services, Horror Baby goes to the Aquarium, Mark's Dumbah subject gets thirsty for beer, Mark suffers the smackdown that is the nubby, Mark gets all ripply and shit, and Richard suggests a Beaver Stuffing Kit, among other fab toys.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2009-08-311h 14

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up Back with a Vengence!Carl's got neighbor problems. Mark and Karen have a very disturbed child. New Franklin Brothers Music! Carl experiences *really* hot food in a new way. Karen goes off on Mrs. America. Dwayne returns. Mark finds the dumbest of the dumb. Mark and Karen have sex. No, really. Richard finds perhaps the most disgusting toy ever.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2009-07-161h 14

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up Richard is DeadRichard dies, Carl and Mark explain why there hasn't been a show since October, Carl babysits two demons, Mark finds a discount phone sex line, Karen goes to the Oscars, and Richard comes back from the dead to show some of the most disturbing toys of all time. This show is NOT bleeped. Not Safe For Work (NSFW).Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2008-03-1050 min

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up Carl Turns 40!It's an all-new show recorded live at Pwop Studios in front of a studio audience! Carl confesses to a crime involving hornets, Karen moves on, Millah almost comes to blows with Karen's husband, and Richard finds a guy online who built a 500-some-odd foot slip and slide!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2007-08-201h 07

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up Charlie has left the chocolate factoryKaren, Richard, Mark, and Carl are back for another Mondays! Carl considers the complexity of the female voice, Karen wants the local women to get real - and a bubble tub , Mark goes postal on the TSA, Carl doesn't quite get the last Wii at Best Buy, and Richard has a boob story.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2007-04-091h 14

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up I Said the Wrong Thing Again, Didn't I?Geoff is out sick, Karen joins Carl, Richard, and Mark for the first show of 2007. Karen is in need of laugh therapy after dealing with the loss of her mother. Mark crosses the line over and over and over again. Carl considers the different versions of Vista, and Richard brings forth the most eclectic array of ah... .devices... ever assembled on Mondays. Enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2007-02-051h 04

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up All TogetherCarl, Karen, Richard, Mark, and Geoff are all together in the studio this week. Mark delivers what could be the funniest dumbah ever, Carl takes his cat to a questionable vet, Karen gets pissed at exploitive parents, and Richard... well, you know.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2006-10-3058 min

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up Talking Heads, Electric ButtsKaren explains her abscense last week, and it's the hottest story of the year. Carl finds out how to deal with Zombies. Mark finds the most accident-proned human being on Earth. Richard calmly takes it all in and distills it into some toys. Carl re-lives the ones and zeros with Roy Ogborn, and we have a live audience.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2006-08-2857 min

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up Personal DetailsMark is gravely concerned about his personal details leaking out onto the Internet via the unscroupulous lack of editing on Carl's part. Geoff is away finishing up his move back to the area. Carl teaches us what he's learned this week. Mark has Dumbah! Karen says "Get over yourself!" and Richard has achieved Toy Nirvana.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2006-07-3153 min

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up The Best of Carl FranklinThe crew takes a powder this week so that we may bring you this collection of Carl's best bits from the first 50 shows.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2006-04-241h 32

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up The Effin ShowCarl pleads that the crew refrain from using the F-word to avoid going broke on editing costs. Mark is in the netherlands suffering from terminal reverberation, Karen lays down the smack on her so-called friends, Carl learns the importance of being PC the hard way, and Richard resurfaces with some killer USB toys.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2006-03-1358 min

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up The CES Geek-Out ShowCarl and Richard do a little research around the technologies being announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas, which Richard was about to attend. Bob joins the team as an intern in the sound room, Lawrence tries his hand at announcing this stupid show, Carl complains about the crap on TV, and Mark... well... let's just say he's afraid of skin tags.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2006-01-091h 21

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up The We Suck ShowCarl, Richard, and Mark discover that it's hard to be funny when Geoff isn't there to groan and Karen isn't there to giggle. Needless to say, we think they pulled it off. You'll have to add your own laugh track, but if you don't like it you can always get your money back. Carl geeks out again, Mark rants, and Richard talks toys. Gee. Sounds just like the last show..*sigh*Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2005-12-1245 min

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up Episode 18Richard visits us from the "New Jersey" of Canada, Carl brings us Trump Versus Chump, Mark and Carl interview some scientists, Richard moves across the lake from Japanese to Korean toys, Karen brings some serious discussion to the show, and Geoff... well, Geoff's just grumpy.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/donations

2005-05-0244 min

Mondays: What Sunday Threw Up Episode 8In this week's episode, Activenick tries to pick up another chick, Karen takes a vacation, Mark visits Carl and Geoff in the studio to rant about names he's been called, poop, etc. Richard announces a contest related to this week's (somewhat unusual) toys, Geoff nearly catches fire, Carl continues to recover from his cold yet somehow manages to squeek out another original tune and Rory makes a triumphant return. Mark peruses the back of Popular Mechanics for sexual aids, and Nick gets some revenge on everyone else for being snow-pussies.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mondays-what-sunday-threw-up/do...

2005-01-311h 33