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Wiring Up TimeAgo and ASPNET MVC 21 Aug 2013 | 03:43 am
Imagine you want to display something on a page so that instead of raw dates, the user is shown something more relative to the current time. You’ve probably seen this in some of the applications you ...
First Impressions of the Intel Haswell Ultrabook 10 Aug 2013 | 10:25 pm
I was on vacation last week, and spent most of Monday driving home. When I got there, I found that a nice present had arrived: a new Intel 4th generation Haswell Ultrabook for me to review. If you h...
How Do I Shutdown Windows 8 13 Jun 2013 | 03:44 am
With the new Windows 8 operating system, Microsoft has made it harder than ever to figure out how to actually shut down your computer. I think this is due to a major emphasis on the tablet form facto...
Refactoring with SOLID at FalafelCon 11 Jun 2013 | 07:24 pm
Yesterday I presented at the first ever FalafelCon conference in Mountain View, California. My session Refactoring with SOLID Principles is now available on SlideShare. I was a little pressed for ti...
Regional Differences 21 May 2013 | 08:16 pm
Last week I ran a poll (that maxed out at 400 responses on twtpoll) asking how developers recommend using regions in C# (or not). You can see the results here: About 15% of the respondents chose Oth...
Moving a Site to Windows Azure in 5 Easy Steps 21 May 2013 | 07:42 am
One of my sites is currently having issues where it’s currently hosted. They’re resolved by restarting the application, but that’s gotten tedious and I simply don’t have time to invest in troubleshoo...
When To Comment Your Code 9 May 2013 | 07:01 am
My opinions on comments in software code have evolved with my experience. When I was a teenager first learning to program for real, I rarely used comments unless the code was for an assignment, in wh...
Speaking at FalafelCon 6 May 2013 | 11:13 pm
Hey, California people, I’m coming your way. I’ll be speaking at FalafelCon 2013 next month about Refactoring with SOLID Principles. The event is taking place 10-11 June 2013 at Microsoft’s Silicon ...
Walking While Working 26 Apr 2013 | 11:38 pm
Staying in shape as a programmer can be difficult, but recent studies have shown that even if you’re among those in our profession who do work out regularly, sitting for long periods of time at work i...
Speed Up YouTube Videos 22 Mar 2013 | 09:27 pm
If you’ve ever wanted to speed up a YouTube video, like you can do with Pluralsight training videos, here’s a quick tip to show you how to do so. Today, I was watching the KendoUI 2013Q1 Release Keyn...
