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The Sad State of Mobile Password Security 21 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
Just when password security began to improve, mobile computing became ubiquitous and redefined the problem we thought we had solved. This post is long overdue, and I would like to explore the issues f...
Dead Simple Web Deployment Process 7 Aug 2013 | 02:59 am
Setting up even a basic website with any server-side logic used to be difficult and time consuming. You needed a place to store the code (hopefully versioned), a build process, a deployment mechanism,...
Virtual Machines (IaaS) in the Azure Cloud–Outline 19 Jul 2013 | 09:09 pm
I’ve recently taken some time to deep dive into the Azure IaaS / VM offering, and created an outline with my notes. I’m posting my findings here in case they are useful to anyone. Intro IaaS – Infra...
Setting up a DNS Server in Azure IaaS/VMs 24 Jun 2013 | 08:45 am
With the recent GA release and rapidly growing usage of virtual machines within Windows Azure, many are trying to set up an independent/non-VPN network. The great part of Azure virtual machines is tha...
Upgrading CRM 4 Attachments to 2011 Using a Linked Server 12 Apr 2013 | 08:59 pm
We ran into a situation where our CRM 4 database would take days to upgrade to 2011. It turns out we had accumulated over 150GB of attachments from CRM tracked emails. In order to drastically speed up...
Converting Subversion to Mercurial/Git 8 Apr 2013 | 07:18 am
A few years ago, I set up a privately hosted Subversion repository to hold the source code for all of my various non-work related projects. These days, it is showing it’s age, as the world and my prof...
The Pomodoro Technique & Scrum/Agile 19 Mar 2013 | 06:10 am
I recommend checking out the Pomodoro Technique. It’s a super simple productivity technique that is designed to improve your focus and your own productivity by eliminating distractions, and maintain c...
My Ivy Bridge i7 PC Build 14 Mar 2013 | 09:23 pm
I recently had an opportunity to sell my original i7 920 PC, and build a 3rd generation Ivy Bridge. My goal was to minimize power usage so that I could run it as a 24/7 media server, and maximize its...
Why I Would no Longer Choose Silverlight 28 Oct 2010 | 05:10 pm
I recently spoke to some of the wonderful guys on the ASP.NET team over at Microsoft (@shanselman @haacked and others). Somebody asked if anyone had any complaints they wanted to share. I brought up t...
Why I Would no Longer Choose Silverlight 28 Oct 2010 | 01:10 pm
I recently spoke to some of the wonderful guys on the ASP.NET team over at Microsoft (@shanselman @haacked and others). Somebody asked if anyone had any complaints they wanted to share. I brought up t...
