Chris Alexander

Chris is an engineer, developer and technical writer currently studying for a Masters degree in Applied Robotics at the University of Reading. His interests range from building websites to hacking software libraries to distributed artificial intelligence architectures. When he's not causing mayhem in the labs, he's causing mayhem on the web.
Latest articles
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Getting Started with Kinect Development
by Chris AlexanderBuilding apps on top of the Kinect device
Latest news
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Detect IE 10 site compatibility problems automatically with Compat Inspector
Published 9 years ago by Chris Alexander
New version of script helps developers debug frontends faster
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ReFS, a new resilient file system for Windows Server 8
Published 9 years ago by Chris Alexander
Microsoft unveils its resilient NTFS cousin
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PhoneGap brings full API support to Windows Phone 7
Published 9 years ago by Chris Alexander
Build HTML 5 apps and deploy to WP7 as well as Android, iOS and more
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Azure rumoured to get persistent VMs, not so certain to get Linux support
Published 9 years ago by Chris Alexander
Microsoft bows to business pressure and "leaks" news of persistent VMs
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Critical security update for ASP.NET over holiday
Published 9 years ago by Chris Alexander
Microsoft publishes out-of-band security update 3 days after Christmas
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Silverlight goes to version 5, Microsoft almost embarassed to announce it
Published 9 years ago by Chris Alexander
Release announcements at 9pm on a Friday don't bode well for product futures
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Windows Defender Offline protects against rootkits and other malware
Published 9 years ago by Chris Alexander
USB memory stick to the rescue
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Robotics Developer Studio supports .NET 4, Kinect SDK 2
Published 9 years ago by Chris Alexander
But "low-cost" robotics still prohibitively expensive
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Mono for Android 4 lands
Published 9 years ago by Chris Alexander
Ready for Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, and more
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6% of UK desktops part of botnets
Published 9 years ago by Chris Alexander
Up to 20% infection rates across the EU