Portable Class Libraries create a single DLL that can be used across platforms, making code sharing easier. Learn how to use them by building a weather app with a portable core. In the past, sharing ...

In a Bring Your Own Device (BOYD) world, .NET Framework support for Portable Class Libraries (PCLs) provides a base for writing code that will run on any platform -- provided you understand the ...

I like books. I think I have made that assertion evident over the years, but it’s good to say it clearly and concisely every now and again. I like books. When I say I like books, people don’t really ...

For those New Yorkers too swamped to stop at the library for their summer book fix: Never fear—the New York Public Library‘s Bookmobile is here! The portable book-bearing bus will make its debut for ...

IT'S GENERALLY agreed that books on tape are here to stay. Now the Audible player ($199; 888-283-5051) offers books-on-Internet. Log on to audible.com to choose from 15,000 hours of material at modest ...

Antonio La Cava, a retired Italian schoolteacher, decided that after 42 years of teaching, he could do even more to spread the love of reading to children. So in 2003, he bought a used Ape motorbike ...