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Lawsuit against Apple for in-app purchases
Apple sees itself once again confronted with a lawsuit. This time it is a class action lawsuit that deals with in-app purchases.
What this has to do with a nine year old girl and a father applied, you can learn in this article.
Why is not free free
Actually, the father of his nine year old daughter wanted to only allow a few free games from the App Store for its iOS device to download.
Only he knew not that these games virtual currency and goods use, which can be sending you recharge or buy with real money. He also probably had not thought that his password after entering to download the games is now still 15 minutes valid in order for further purchases do not always come back without the password prompts.
For since the daughter had downloaded the game, bought the nine-year-old cheerfully various virtual goods for the Games and relieved her father's account equal times to US $ 200.
Father sues Apple
The sight of the father of two did not, of course. But instead of his daughter to read the riot act and to resent his negligence, sued the good man (in typical 
US-style) the hardware and OS manufacturers Apple because this supermarket for minors.
US-style) the hardware and OS manufacturers Apple because this supermarket for minors.
And because he is of the opinion that Apple has certainly earned millions of dollars illegally due to this possibility, he initiated the lawsuit the same as a class action - should you wish to join the other parents this lawsuit ...
What the effort?
While I can understand the anger of the father over the loss of 200 US dollars, but listen to me an understanding as soon as he takes Apple zusuchen targeted instead of the blame on himself.
Even I can not understand about why he operates an expense because 200US dollars such. Does he expect to receive from Apple a payment that go over 200 dollars? Perhaps he means yes to claim any compensation for the mental stress to get. In America, there should be such strange judgments Sometimes. Understandable the whole thing is not for me but.
In any case I'm curious to see what else is to come. What do you say about the case?
Amazon's Android app store attracts developers with a free membership
Recently, I had reported on rumors that Amazon its own app store for Android applications planning.
Now it is a certainty: For now, developers can apply for a one-year membership register for free. Later this 99 US dollars will cost.
More you can learn this article.
Sell Android apps from Amazon
Amazon has big plans. For all the apps that will be available via the Amazon shop, should be tested in advance ausgibig. It is said that not only the content is tested for indecency, but also whether the functionality corresponds to the app description. Selling of non-working apps should be completely inhibited.
It is said that about Amazon requires a week for this test for each application. Let's wait how it looks when the large developer rush comes
America first
However, the first attempt of the App Store will be available only for US customers, so that German customers have to wait for now.
It looks better because of the German and other European app developers. You can already register and you already sell the US launch applications through the store in the US now.
However, you must, of course, the tax laws of the United States note. But what is to bear in mind exactly, I can not say as a layman.
Earn money as app developers
When merit it will be a little bit confusing. Because usually get the developers 70 percent of the selling price. Here you can specify as Entwicker Although a sale price, but this one just as the list price.
What price Amazon afterwards actually takes for your app, it's up to the online store.
Since Amazon paid apps in theory could also give away, however, there is a minimum amount of 20 percent of the list price, which is at least paid for by Amazon.
Since Amazon paid apps in theory could also give away, however, there is a minimum amount of 20 percent of the list price, which is at least paid for by Amazon.
- Example 1: Your list price is 1.00 euros. Amazon has the App for free. Then you will receive 0.20 euros.
- Example 2: Your list price is 1.00 euros. Amazon takes 2.00 euros. Then you will receive 1.40 euros.
- Example 3: Your list price is 10.00 euros. Amazon takes 2.00 Euro again. Then you will receive 2.00 euros.
The advantage is especially the fact that Amazon has the opportunity to be priced uniformly Apps depending on the category and App-scope. So of course will prevent that app developers buulen with competitive prices to the buyers.
In addition, so rather enforce the quality and not the cheapest product. Seen can benefit equally from this strategy customers as well as the app developer.
If your curious since, then you can watch here at register Amazon's App Store.
What do you think? Does the store future?
# 4.0 develop with C for Linux and Mac OS X - Mono 2.8
The new version of the Mono Framework has now been released. Mono 2.8 supports many features of the new .NET 4.0 Frameworks.
But why intent on stability developers should not immediately change your Newsletter sign here.
Mono-Framework
Mono is the open source alternative to Microsoft .NET framework. It supports programming languages such as C #, JavaScript, Python, and Ruby, and runs on different operating systems. These include Windows and Mac OS X, openSUSE, Solaris, Ubuntu, and many other operating systems.
The new Mono 2.8
The new Mono 2.8 includes many new features such as the C # 4.0 support. But ASP .NET 4.0. as well as the ASP.NET MVC 2 will now be supported. There are also many other features such as the new thread pool behavior that the .NET 4 or equivalent to the Managed Extensibility Framework, which aims to facilitate the extensibility of applications.
But also a new garbage collector is available in Mono 2.8. However, this does not seem to be working properly to Hunderprozent. So the code is referred to as "experimental" and should not be used in any project. Therefore, by default, still the old Hans Boehm's conservative garbage collector used, and the new will be incorporated by additional option settings.
How this works and what new features it gives to the more you learn in the Release Notes of Mono 2.8.
Be careful with 2.8
Although the new features make pleasure to the new mono, so should exercise caution but software developers. Because the Mono developers advise programmers who focus on stability, but prefer to use the old version 2.6.
Thus, the current version is not supported in the longer term, so that although the version 2.6 "Long-Term Support" enjoys, but then again only the 3.0 version.
Mono – Download
The free Mono framework you gain for all available operating systems here: mono Download
KW6: Google Buzz, winning advertising space, Visual Studio 2010 RC and more
Snow, Snow and More Snow. Slowly, I can no longer see him. Fortunately already knock yes the weekend at the door.
And because on the calendar Friday again is, I want to introduce at this point again the interssantesten topics and products this week and give you a few links to browse.Have fun while reading.
Winning advertising space on the Software Developers Blog
But first I want to point out my lottery, when your. Until 19.2.2010 can participate. You just need a comment in my article wins -The software developers two advertising spaces blog post and then just have a little luck. But there is also the possibility of your chances to besssern something. More but in the article. Good Luck!
Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate für alle
Now the time has come. After Microsoft so the release of the new shifted Visual Studio 2010 has to grab a Release Candidate in between, finally, the last pre-release version of the new development environment appears. Curious testers can see the Visual Studio 2010 RC download for free here.
Used screen resolutions
On the blog of Eisy you can learn what currently the most popular and the most used test screen resolutions on the web are.
Here, however, also refers to the different mobile devices like the iPhone or the BlackBerry, and analyzed what resolutions are used where. For web and app developers ensure an insightful article, even if the leaders were probably already clear. Click here for the article.
PHP in Windows Azure nutzen
Microsoft is already doing a little longer to open up for alternative software techniques.How can you use PHP in Microsoft's cloud computing platform Windows Azure showsJosh Holmes on his blog. In a small Hello World You can see how PHP can be used there.
Video Tutorial: Introduction Games DEVELOPMENT with Unity3D
In the Screencast- Tutorial Introduction Games DEVELOPMENT and scripting withUnity3D, you get a glimpse of the game development of 3D games with Unity3D. Check it out, it really is not difficult.
Develop apps for Palm Pre
Björn shows in a HowTo the basics of app development for the Palm Pre. Step by step, he shows how he there but a small TicTacToe â € "game entwickelt.Zunächst he also explains what you need everything for the app programming and where you what gets her.
A nice start for those who have not yet had contact with the app development for the Palm Pre, this but now want to address. Click here for the HowTo.
Google Buzz
Google goes social network. There has been some time coming, but only a matter of time until Google discovered the market of social networks for themselves. Now it is to be ready. When embedded in the social network's own e-mail account Google Buzz to make it quickly became a successful project to a minimum in all G-mail users.
Whether it is also the need to wait. After designating but rather as a letdown to the search engine provider Google Wave will make this time everything right. More experience you on Blog About Job.
But here's a promotional video about Google Buzz:
30 interpretations of Super Mario and Luigi
Who does not know, the two superhero Super Mario and Luigi. For an entire generation Nerd-the two are probably the epitome of her childhood ;-)
But gamers have become even older and many are now become creatively active. No wonder that it is now at an end Hongkiat printed images Collection of 30 artists out there who have dedicated themselves to the two computer heroes. But look best yourself these30 interpretations of Mario and Luigi on.
I wish you all Eina nice weekend!
Blog Parade: Your Books about tips for the IT sector
It's time again for a new blog parade.
This time I want to call you your favorite reference books imagine.
It does not matter whether it comes to programming, project management, design or any other area.
My goal is to create at the end a small directory with reviews literature covering many corners of the IT as possible.
Eure Books about tips for the IT sector:
Just put up to three of your favorite books on your front blogs that you make at work in the IT sector or good services you have given in advance a good basic knowledge.
Write what you like up to you what is perhaps not quite so successful and of course of which the author and publisher in which the books have been published.
Then sets a link to this article in your book idea and then informed me via Trackback or via comment in this post on the written article.
I will then in the literature tip directory put on every recommendation a link to the corresponding contribution from you, so that those interested can get more information.
The closing date is the 4.3.2009.
My literature tips I will publish in the next few days in a separate post.
I look forward to your book ideas!
Select the internet - a good choice?
The Hessen coalition CDU / FDP plans to allow the election via the Internet due to the increasing number of non-voters municipal elections in the future.
So is the coalition agreement, inter alia, "to increase voter turnout in local elections, we will consider ... whether voting by electronic means (Internet option) can be realized."
But that's really a good idea?
Let's look first times the last voter numbers from Hessen at:
To state election 2008 were still 64.3% of Hessen, 2009 there were only 61.0 percent.
If you still considers himself the turnout of the last local elections in 2006, then you will discover a low of 45.8 percent.
It consists in Hessen therefore indeed a need for action, and certainly in many other states.
And it is easier in any case, if you only have to turn on your computer (probably anyway is already on), log somewhere and then have to do his clicking, instead of going to a polling station to queue at a snake and then his list fill.
Sounds really verlockent and easily.
And to be honest, I would certainly choose the internet rather than to go to the extra-local.
But you make it also thereby raise the voter numbers?
Who would suddenly also cast his vote?
In any case, persons who consider choosing well for not so important as that they drive a few kilometers to a polling station.
Then I ask myself, of course, how important these voices are actually?
Of course, in a democracy, every vote is equally important.
But the voter also serious?
So it can happen to much faster, that people who are perhaps not want to vote, but suddenly spontaneously any any reason for fun or protest party shall vote without really thinking about the consequences.
It's just one click.
And then of course there's the point the risk of fraud.
Of course you can also be deceived in the conventional method, but can via the Internet, the damage done much faster and larger dimensions than accept with real voices labels.
However, you can get a grip dieses Risiko through technical and organizational measures certainly.
Conclusion
Although it is certainly easier to choose the internet and it would thus provide a higher comfort / is, on the serious turnout would / will it take in my opinion any significant impact, at most to the protest and "Fun" voters.
What do you think about that?
How much training is correct?
Training is the alpha and omega in their professional lives in order to keep pace with the rapid technological developments.
Just who in the IT sector, in engineering or other technical fields is active, knows this.
But how much training is needed for this?
The VDI (Association of German Engineers) has created this a study and came to the conclusion that for professionals such as engineers about 5% of working time should invest in training so that they are continuously on the current state of technology.
HR-Online, this general statement as part of a blog parade now in question and wants to know the opinions of other bloggers this.
But first, first the original quote from the study:
Currently an average of 2.1 per cent of working time are used for training outside their own operation. This percentage should be increased to five per cent.
So the staff is well trained and constantly kept up to date state of the art.
If this value, it is too low, or too high?
In a 40-hour working should hereafter be invested for training two hours a week.
I hold this value for quite realistic.
With regular measures I can well imagine that this is sufficient to remain constantly on the current state of technology.
A prerequisite for this is that the training is targeted and is also used in practice.
The best training is in vain if you do not apply the new knowledge.
However, one should of training related to "Keeping Current" not be confused with the training that serves to possibly achieve a higher position, such as by a master's degree program.
For this course you need a lot more time than this five percent.
In how far he can be transferred to various industries and fields of activity?
In technical occupations such as the studied engineering professions: a continuing education course is meaningful and important.
In many other professions but I can imagine that the value is a bit exaggerated to me.
But the study was indeed just made for engineers and is therefore not true for many other areas of activity.
How much training you need to stay up to date?
I am a software developer and am constantly working to stay up to date.
The transition between the normal work and learning or Weiterbidlung is fluent with me.
However, the proportion of training is during working hours but outside the company to significantly lower verschwindent low.
This takes place either during normal work or outside work with me.
How is it with you? A - How much your forms you continue?
About mice in the computer world
Yes, yes the Anglicisms.
Yesterday I talked with a colleague, the topic came up PC Mouse.
The question is once again come up: What actually is the plural of computer mouse?
Do you know it?
Usually you try so happy to avoid the majority of computer mouse, as I have done something earlier.
But that may now not be the solution.
But let's start from the beginning and indeed how to spell.
How is the computer mouse written? Together, apart, with or without a hyphen?
In English, it's simple: two words and without a hyphen, but in German?
Or is it perhaps not but Mouse Mouse?
If you look at Google for, searching for the right key on the PC Mouse is in German speaking not the mouse button but the "Right Mouse Button" most widespread.
Even if Wikipedia is not of Mouse but of mouse spoken.
And then of course there's the question of the majority.
In the above Wikipedia article is spoken of mice.
Ok, I say sometimes, but actually more than belittlement.
And what does the English Wikipedia?
There are both computer mice and computer mouses considered valid terms, which as a technically skilled computer mouses is considered.
But to be honest: you say about that you have two computer or Mice has two computer mouses?
For me somehow everything sounds strange and really smart, I am not well.
I will probably continue in the parlance cute sounding computer mice - just always use version and when writing the singular Computer Mouse.
This is not consistent, but when speaking you do not hear fortunately the spelling out.
And Wasa is with you?
KW3: Free Marketing Guide and contract templates BasicThinking sold and more
What a week: Half the blogosphere wants to sell your blogs, because a certain Robert B. decided U. to auctioning his blog, our government has the second adopted by an estimated 10 stimulus packages, and Microsoft has helped the 25 most dangerous programming errors list.
But here now to my little Wochenrückblick with links ZUA interesting articles and free downloads.
Free model contracts
It is known to be in writing detained auführlich orders.
Now help 22 different free contract templates from the web, via provider and domain contracts, to software development and content creation are paid legally this is not to move on thin ice.
Here it goes to the 22 standard contracts.
Video Tutorial: Using VB.NET images in DataGridView - View Cells
In my this week's video tutorial I have shown how to tie a DataTable to a DataGridView and also simultaneously displays images in each row whose paths are added to the DataTable.
Here you come to my Visual Basic .NET Tutorial
Basic Thinking - Sales
For large headlines in and outside the blogosphere auctioning of Basic Thinking Blog of Robert Basic has caused. Now the blog for 46,902.00 euros has changed its owner.
The delighted buyers have also been presented on the blog shortly as you in this articleyou can read.
Free Marketing Guide
The free e-book â € œMarketingleitfaden Entrepreneur and Selbständigeâ € ?? deals with the subject Marketing. In the first chapter, "Are you a top supplier?" A self-analysis is made and the second â € œMein Ultimate Marketingplanâ € ?? the development of a marketing plan explains where the reader how to create already in the first chapter, are made different questions the reader step by step his own plan.
In the other two chapters then comes self-promotion.
Who wants this eBook, can refer to this page to register and get the link via e-mail.
One hitch however, there is: you get 8-10 times per year a free newsletter, the you can unsubscribe at any time.
Winter Wallpaper
Who wants to have it nice winter on his desktop, which applies to wallpaper scene great wintry nature motifs.
My favorite is this that you can acquire as a print version commercially.
I've had enough, however, on the screen and on my digital frame 
I wish you all a nice weekend.
Project Place: project management in the global era
Those who work today on projects, has increasingly to do with team members who are not on site, but there are in other stores or even in other countries.
But not only among the so-called global players but also for SMEs and freelancers, the trend as down to work with people who are not in the same office but somewhere in the wide networked world.
Nevertheless, the activities of all members must be planned, its schedules and project documents of all available and meetings in which demonstrations, brainstorming etc. take place, accessible for everyone.
For these tasks, the Swedish company "Projectplace International" has its software-as-a-Service product Projectplace develops what it is with "Projectplace Free" is a free version.
Projectplace
"Projectplace International" with 400,000 users worldwide, Europe's leading online service for project management, many IT companies thereof or IT departments.
Their product "Projectplace" is a web-based on-demand application for precisely this area, which users have the ability to continuously and independently of the location can access their project data.
"Projectplace" provides several tools for organizing projects, for exchanging data and information, holding of meetings and much more.
Generally, we can already after the first few clicks to say that the software developers have given a lot of effort in the useability.
So the operation is very intuitive succeeded and even the availability of the missing in web applications context menu (right mouse button menus) are solved via pulldown menus well.
In addition, there is in each region a detailed screencast that explains the functions and the training of new users much easier.
The existing in six languages Software consists of six major categories, which are listed here again briefly:
- Project overview: Here you can quickly find the most important facts of your current projects, such as upcoming events, news etc. overlook.
- Document Management: Manages here your uploaded files in self-definable and can be provided with the right folder structures.
- Task Management: Created in this area your project plans, has duties to the members and monitors the progress of the project.
- Open Issues: Here you will find relevant to you work and activities
- Meetings: Manages here your offline and online meetings and hold your meetings online via its own online meeting from Netviewer.
- User Management: Creates new team member accounts and know them to user-defined groups with the appropriate user rights.
Safety aspects
The safety aspects of such online Servicesâ are naturally imens important.
Therefore, the company has introduced many measures in this regard to ensure the security of data.
These include:
- Authorization check on each transaction
- Encrypted communication (SSL)
- Full hardware and software redundancy
- Real-time mirroring of databases
- Ongoing data backups
- Fire safety and emergency power supply
- Internal processes and functions based on ISO / IEC 17799
Various information on this can be found in the security policies and security concept.
The free version Projectplace Free
"Projectplace Free" is the free version of Projectplace.
It is used indefinitely and includes three user licenses.
However, there are drawbacks to the online meetings, which is in contrast to the paid version bordered time to 10 minutes.
It must also be dispensed with telephone support, support is only via e-mail here done.
But that's understandable at a price of 0 Euro.
This Free version have small businesses with small drawbacks so completely to take the opportunity of this online product free of charge and easy to test big companies have the option first.
An impression of the software you can in this presentation screencasts get.
Conclusion
Project Place is a very interesting product that especially in today's globally networked world is useful.
In addition, my Useability like very much and with the free version can prospective customers quickly gain a first impression.
In addition, the educational films are managed and let the user rarely open questions, so that the support has to be hardly used.
All in all, Projectplace for me a thoroughly enjoyable product.
What is your opinion on this and / or similar tools? Have you perhaps even experience with it?
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