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Table Of Contents

Issue 8.2 (January/February 2010)


Column
(Source Code) 		Thoughts from the Publisher: Seven Years and 2100+ Pages (Page 5)
News News from the REALbasic Community (Page 8)
Review Three Media Center Applications (Page 10)
Review Mac Mini Media Center (Page 11)
Review A "Hackintosh" Project (Page 11)
Review REALbasic Tutorial (Page 12)
Review ScreenCastsOnline (Page 12)
Feature Why We Fail: Exploring the culture of software development failure (Page 13)
Feature Good Database Design Principles: Designing a database upfront can save you a lot headaches later (Page 16)
Feature Saving Data: A simple method for saving a data structure (Page 23)
Feature Blending by Layers: Using layers for powerful graphical effects (Page 35)
Column
(Beginner's Corner) 		Basic RB Controls, Part 2: Working with radio buttons, checkboxes, and other "simple" controls (Page 50)
Column
(BKeeney Briefs) 		Project Estimating: Dealing with the highs and lows of estimating (Page 53)
Column
(From Scratch) 		ClipSaver: Build a clipboard manager (Page 54)
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(Databases for REAL) 		SQLite Update: REALbasic 2009 Release 5 (Page 57)

 


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