John started programming computers in the 1970s when you had to use punch cards and wait until tomorrow to get your compile finished. In the ensuing years, he moved from mainframes to PCs and was an early employee at Microsoft, working on multiple products include Visual C++ and Excel. Since joining Mobilize.Net in 2012, he's been focused on helping customers understand their options to modernize legacy software. John and his wife live on a hobby farm near Seattle, WA with three chickens and two Border Collies.
Recent Posts by John Browne:
by John Browne, on Oct 24, 2013 3:06:00 PM
The folks over at VisionMobile have updated their Developer Economics survey with some interesting changes since last year in mobile application development trends and plans. Herewith are a few nuggets: …
Read Storyby John Browne, on Oct 8, 2013 11:46:00 AM
I don't think there's any debate that software is about as complex as anything on the planet; since the dawn of the computer in the 1940s people as diverse as …
Read Storyby John Browne, on Sep 7, 2013 3:01:00 AM
Looking over a portfolio of legacy applications, it might be relatively easy to identify the ones that clearly need to be modernized, but figuring out to what can be slightly …
Read Storyby John Browne, on Aug 29, 2013 1:35:00 PM
Driving home yesterday I heard a story on All Things Considered about overflowing sewers in Miami. Since my college studies in microbiology had made me familiar with what actually happens …
Read Storyby John Browne, on Aug 7, 2013 5:17:00 PM
As end of support/end of life for Windows XP looms ever closer, kind of like the asteroid in Armageddon, more and more people are trying to figure out what to …
Read Storyby John Browne, on Aug 3, 2013 4:17:00 PM
In a study of customer satisfaction both the Samsung Galaxy SIII and Galaxy Note II bested all of Apple's iPhones measured (4, 4S,and 5). Whoa! Consumers like something else better …
Read Storyby John Browne, on Jul 31, 2013 4:06:00 PM
OpenSignal just released a great rundown on Android fragmentation. Summary: bad and getting worse. This is a cool graphic (you can compare 2013 to 2012). I urge you to click …
Read Storyby John Browne, on Jul 24, 2013 9:42:00 AM
As we said in our last blog post, Forrester's global IT spending forecast shows that PC sales are going flat and tablets (and smartphones) are growing. This just in: tomorrow …
Read Storyby John Browne, on May 9, 2013 11:54:00 AM
The Rhyme of the Ancient Programmer (with heartfelt apologies to STC) It is an ancient Programmer, And he stoppeth one of three. ‘By thy long gray beard and bloodshot eye, …
Read Storyby John Browne, on May 3, 2013 3:55:00 PM
Perhaps because Windows 8 is pre-installed on most new desktops and laptops we're seeing a bit more confusion about how to install the VBUC. So I thought I'd either 1) …
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