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.NET (11)
The First Hartford, CT Code Camp coming August 16th, 2008
Rob Conery and team release SubSonic 2.1 Beta
Microsoft Entity Framework Beta 3 and Entity Framework Tools CTP2 Released
The latest versions of the Entity Framework Beta and Entity Framework Tools CTP are available according to the ADO.NET Team...
Resources for Writing Facebook Applications with .NET
If you doing any reading on the web you will have heard about Facebook, you may even have a Facebook...
Great Discussion on Hanselminutes about Realworld LAMP to .NET 3.5 Migration
I am a regular listener of Hanselminutes and usually make it part of a daily walk I do around the...
Why Does Releasing the Source Code for the .NET Framework Libraries Matter?
Someone please tell me why this news from Microsoft really matter? I can get all I need by using Reflector...
ADO.NET Team Releases Entity Framework Beta 2 & the 1st Entity Framework Tools CTP
Microsoft has released the Entity Framework beta 2 and the 1st beta of the Entity Framework Tools CTP today.
Chris Sells Summarizes .NET 3.0 Framework Downloads
In the event you have been living under a rock, Chris Sells’ post summarizing the all of the available .NET...
.NET Tools Updates.
I have pointed out in the past various tools I use for .NET development as they are upgraded and such....
RubyCLR - Ruby meets .NET
My day job dictates most of my work be in .NET using C#, for the most part it works well....
New C# 3.0 Features Announced
In case you are like me and NOT at the PDC, Microsoft has obviously been making some big announcements. One...
AJAX (8)
Microsoft Atlas Control Toolkit Released
Microsoft has made available a really nice set of extended controls for use with Atlas. The announcement was made by...
Microsoft Atlas April CTP Released
In case anyone missed it, Microsoft released the April CTP of Atlas, their Ajax toolkit. I have been using the...
Microsoft Atlas March CTP Available Now
The latest and greatest CTP of Atlas is available now. You can check it out here and download it. This...
AJAX Resources
I have been doing a lot of research with regards to AJAX technologies lately. I figured I would share some...
Starting to use AJAX
The current project I am working on is an ASP.NET (C# 2.0) application that is a specialized eCommerce system.
Atlas Project Site Opened
Microsoft has opened up a new web site for the Atlas Project. In case you haven’t heard the Atlas Project...
Microsoft announces Atlas Project
Microsoft announced today information about an initiative for supporting Asynchronous JavaScript (AJAX) in ASP.NET 2.0. AJAX is not a new...
Ajax.NET and HtmlControls, Request Cache, Namespace Mappings,...
In case you are not aware of what Asynchronous JavaScript is and how it can be used you should check...
ASP.NET (9)
Do you feel like a little Assembly Language with your ASP.NET?
This one is for some of you old timers (me included) who may have started out with x86 assembly language...
ASP.NET Development Server Problems Under Vista
I guess I was bored last night so I decided to upgrade my development system to Vista. I have been...
ELMAH - Google Code
I have blogged in the past about using ELMAH (Error Logging Modules and Handlers) for error logging in my ASP.NET...
Great ASP.NET 2.0 Tips and Tricks List
In case you are one of the only people writing ASP.NET code who do not know who Scott Guthrie is,...
ELMAH for ASP.NET 2.0 Available
I have been using a module for Error Logging and Notification released on GotDotNet, called ELMAH.? ELMAH is a great...
Application_Start not firing and the Global.asax
I am working on a project in which we converted an existing Visual Studio 2003 C# web application to Visual...
Dynamically Adding User and Web Controls
I often make use of user controls for my web applications. User controls are nice componentized chunks of HTML and...
Major Changes for Visual Web Developer 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0 from Whidbey Beta 2 to RTM
In case you haven’t heard about the Major Changes for Visual Web Developer 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0 from Whidbey Beta...
New ASP.NET 1.x to 2.0 Upgrade Center
Microsoft has just released a new section of the MSDN web site for those developers upgrading from ASP.NET 1.x to...
ASP.NET MVC (7)
ASP.NET MVC Recent Code Drop Updates Cause Some Pain
Microsoft released the ASP.NET MVC Framework updates to CTP 2 in the middle of April and for those using it...
ASP.NET MVC Source Code Now Available - ScottGu's Blog
As an fan of all things MVC, today’s news of the release of the ASP.NET MVC Source Code was really...
ASP.NET MVC Framework Preview 2 - Changes for the Better
The team providing us with the ASP.NET MVC Framework made available the 2nd preview release during the MIX08 Conference March...
What I want in the Microsoft ASP.NET MVC Framework
Rob Conery’s recent post, Ramble: ASP.NET MVC Is A Geek Chisel started me thinking again about the Microsoft ASP.NET MVC...
Microsoft Releases First CTP of their MVC Framework
The moment has finally arrived, Microsoft released their first CTP of the MVC Framework. I am very anxious to get...
ASP.NET MVC Framework - Demo App by Scott Guthrie vs. MonoRail and ASPView
The talk in the blogs about the Microsoft ASP.NET MVC is gaining momentum and some interesting chatter is coming to...
The Microsoft ASP.NET MVC Framework Holds Much Promise
I have been an ASP.NET developer for a few years now and have used it successfully on many projects. I...
Apple (50)
Are we fighting ads, or are we fighting garbage?
John Gruber is right: > If you want to block all advertising, I don’t understand you, but I won’t argue...
From Products to Platforms - Stratechery by Ben Thompson
I watched the Apple Special Event on September 9th with excitement. The iPad Pro was announced and has been on...
On the iPad Pro and the Constraints of iOS | carpeaqua
I was hoping we were going to hear some really special news about the new iPad Pro from the recent...
A Laptop for Writers - and Developers
Matt Gemmell: > I used to be a software developer, and my computer use was split between my desktop machine...
Apple iPad Air 2 - The iPad for Which I Have Been Waiting
When Apple announced the iPad Air 2 at it?s press event on October 16, 2014, I watched with interest to...
The Future is the Apple Watch
I?ve been anticipating the official announcement of the Apple Watch since rumors surfaced many months ago. ?I?ve spent much time...
AirPrint Where You Couldn't AirPrint Before
Our household has several iPads and iPhones. I use my iPad all the time to surf the web, reply to...
Ratings or No Ratings, It Could be Time for A Change to Apple App Store Rating System
The latest episode of the The Talk Show, Gruber discusses his distaste for apps that ask for a rating. I...
Digging the Gold from the Apple App Store
It’s really hard to make a living in the Apple App Store. It’s not impossible but neither is winning the...
JOBS
Vesper ? The First App for iOS 7
I’ve been spending a fair amount of time with Xcode 5 and iOS 7 lately. ?I can’t mention specifics, but...
iOS 7 and Seizing an Opportunity
Google Obviously Loves Developers, When Will Apple?
Introducing Note-It
31 Great Days of iOS
It’s been a while since I had the time to post anything but I wanted to share this great summary...
Work Hard, Work Smart and Don't Play the Lottery
Get the Best Twitter Client for the Mac
Hate that Apple Podcasts App in iOS 6?
Lesson Learned : Don't Be The Cheapest
My new MacBook Air 13” has finally arrived and is a gorgeous example of Apple’s design, but this is not...
MacMall : Winner of the Worst Customer Service on the Planet Award
The Confusing Mobee Magic Charger
I recently purchased a Mobee Magic Charger for my Apple Magic Mouse. ? I have been using the Magic Mouse...
Is JetBrains appCode a Solution Looking for a Problem?
Apple Lets Developers Refine the Rules
In a recent post here, I gave my interpretation of the new Apple App Store Subscriptions but it appears the...
Understanding the Apple App Store Subscriptions
Apple announced yesterday they launched subscriptions in the App Store. ?It’s not entirely a surprise to most developers ever since...
Interesting MobileMe Find My iPhone Behavior on iPhone 3GS
Today Apple released iOS 4.2.1 for all their mobile devices including iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad. One of the...
Apple : Please Fix the App Store Search
It?s a great time to be a developer today and the innovation Apple is putting forth with iOS gives developers...
My Top 10 iPad Applications
I know more and more people who are buying iPads almost daily. I get asked what applications I recommend for...
Install Consolas Font for Use in Xcode
Coming from the Microsoft development world I have gotten really accustomed to using their Consolas font in Visual Studio. ?When...
Apple Becoming the New Microsoft?
Apple?s announcement of the iPhone OS 4.0 and the release of the iPhone OS 4.0 SDK gives a lot of...
Fixing Uninitialized Constant MysqlCompat::MysqlRes Error on Snow Leopard
Recently I ran into a problem on my MacBook Pro running Snow Leopard when trying to connect to a MySQL...
The Solid-State Drive (SSD) Experience in a MacBook Pro
I recently purchased a late model 2009 Apple MacBook Pro which came with a 500G 5400 RPM drive. After many...
New Laptop Purchase Harder Than Expected
I have been running on a couple of very old laptops, one a Dell Latitude D820 and my main laptop...
Upgrading My MacBook Pro Hard Drive
I have been using my MacBook Pro more and more lately and quickly finding hard drive space shrinking. The addition...
Manage Servers from your Apple iPhone
I have been using my iPhone version 1 for a while now and when Apple released version 2.0 of the...
Updated iPhone to 2.0 and the App Store
It seems Apple carefully let the release of the 2.0 firmware for the iPhone out a little early. MacRumors was...
Apple Time Capsule not a Happy VPN Participant
I have been a happy owner of an Apple Time Capsule for the past month or so. It was very...
Time Capsule Up and Running
I found some time this weekend to unpack the Time Capsule, set it up and perform my first back up....
Apple Time Capsule is Delivered
Today was a great day when the Fed Ex driver showed up two days early with my Apple Time Capsule....
The iPhone and iTunes surprise me with a cool feature
I have been using an iPhone for about 5 months now and love the thing, it is the single greatest...
Overview of Latest Leopard Update from Wired
Apple released Leopard update 10.5.2 a couple days ago which is intended to fix many of the common complaints with...
MarsEdit 2.1 is the best blogging software on the Mac
I know the title is a bit subjective but I had to make the claim. You see, I am one...
Setting up MySQL on Leopard
I just upgraded my MacBook Pro from Tiger to Leopard this weekend. No, Tiger was working fine but I wanted...
Apple MacBook Air - Why Would I Want One?
Apple took the covers off its new sub-notebook, MacBook Air,? at MacWorld 2008.? The rumors about the notebook were true...
iPhone 1.1.3 Ready and Installed
Apple announced the release of firmware for the iPhone, version 1.1.3, at MacWorld yesterday. The release was rumored but now...
MacHeist - 11 Mac Applications at a Great Price for Charity
In the event you are a Mac user and didn’t know about MacHeist, here it is:
Google Mobile for the iPhone is Blazingly Fast
I just read about Google releasing an update to it’s applications for mobile, with explicit updates for the iPhone. I...
Windows Vista x64 and iTunes like Oil and Water
I had upgraded my Windows XP system to Vista 32-bit a couple weeks ago but I have been having various...
Relieving the Headache of the iPhone on Windows Vista with iTunes
So, I have my new iPhone in my hot little hands and crack open the beautifully designed box from Apple...
Succumbing to temptation - Buying an iPhone
My New Apple Mac Mini
I decided the Apple MacBook Pro was not meant to be at this time. Apple has put them on backorder...
Apple' (1)
Book Reviews (4)
The Nature of Code
Book: UnMarketing
Reworking It.
I finished reading the newly released book, Rework, by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson not long after it was...
Book Review : Foundations of Programming by Karl Seguin
I blogged recently about Karl Seguin’s free eBook titled Foundations of Programming. I took some time recently to give it...
Bootstrapping (3)
Are you building a business or learning a stack?
I always love when someone posts something online saying they have an idea for an application and ask, “What stack...
Podcast: Thoughtbot - Giant Robots
I have an addiction to podcasts. There, I said it. According to my podcast player, I am subscribed to 38...
8 More Great Bootstrapping Podcasts to Jumpstart Your Day
I listen to a lot of bootstrapping podcasts throughout the year, trying new ones and retiring those that stop producing...
Business (10)
Amazon.com Provides Some of the Worst Customer Service
The title says it all, Amazon.com provides some of the worst customer service. Just try to contact them and see...
How Not To Treat People On Your Email List
I received this email as a member of Nick Disabato’s list today. I read over, multiple times, and bewildered by...
Smile Software Launch Tries to Turn That Frown Upside Down
Last week must have been a terrible week for Smile Software and their software launch, one I never want to...
Don't Treat Your Customers Like Adobe Treats Theirs
I received this email from Adobe today. I will not be downloading their trial software. I trialled Adobe Illustrator a...
How I went from $100-an-hour programming to $X0,000-a-week consulting.
If you don’t subscribe to Patrick McKenzie’s newsletter, you should. ?It’s loaded with ideas for running your business and is...
Farewell to Stack Exchange
I posted recently about having priorities straight in your profession and Jeff Atwood, founder of Stack Exchange, comes to the...
Less is More, Enjoying Startup Life
Interesting, thought provoking and true post by David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) of 37Signals about how people seem to feel obligated...
How I Don't Provide Customer Service
I recently bought a Mobee Magic Charger to stop having to replace the batteries in my Apple Magic Mouse so...
Bootstrapping Your Ideas
As an individual entrepreneur it is sometimes hard to get things done with our limited time in a day and...
Design Lessons from the Apple Store
I recently visited the Apple store in Farmington, CT because I was having a problem with my iPhone 3GS.? I...
C# (2)
Get your C# 3.0 Language Specification while it's hot.
Fabrice posted about the recently released language specification for C# 3.0 and VB.NET 9.0.
Great C# String.Format Resource
I came across a great C# String.Format resource from Steve Tibbett and figured I would share it.? I can never...
Clojure (1)
One Night With Clojure Makes a Scala Guy Humble
Really interesting take on using Clojure?from a long-time Scala developer over on DZone
Code Camp (1)
Code Camp 5 : Code Frenzy Registration Open
Thom Robbins is our local Microsoft guy here in New England and he organize the Code Camps for us. He...
CustomerFu (1)
Entrepreneurship (13)
Product + Support - Hiten Shaw
I discovered a new series of interviews with entrepreneurs called Product + Support. It?s created by Ian Landsman?founder of UserScape....
Reading List
Here is a great list of business book from Jonathan Stark. I’ve read many of these but found some I...
How Not To Provide Customer Support
I recently had an interesting interaction with a company?s support team and the results were less than spectacular. Originally, I...
SimpleMailr Coming Soon to Make Email Newsletters a Pleasure
Yep, paid apps are dead ? Tapity
Jeremy over at Tapity had a great post yesterday talking about the very same topic I blogged about; paid apps....
Sometimes Great Service and Transparency Have to Be Enough
Yesterday DNSimple, my DNS provider and domain registrar of choice, suffered from a Denial of Service (DoS) attack and as...
7 Great Bootstrapping Podcasts to Jumpstart Your Business Today
MicroConf 2013 was Freakin' Awesome
Free Ultimately Always Has a Price
Mixergy and Jason Cohen - Best Business Advice Ever
I have been a long-time listener and viewer of Mixergy content and have to say it’s always top-notch. ?Each interview...
How I Don't Provide Customer Service
I recently bought a Mobee Magic Charger to stop having to replace the batteries in my Apple Magic Mouse so...
Running a Lifestyle Business - Tom Rossi Interview on Mixergy
UPDATE: There is a really good discussion about the interview on Hacker News. Check it out.
2010 Year in Review and Looking Ahead
I don?t always do these types of posts and I almost didn?t this year but I figured it would help...
General (36)
Goodbye WordPress, Hello Jekyll
I have been using WordPress for many years but I never loved it. Actually, I never liked it.
It has certainly been a long time...
I realized that I have neglected my blog for a very long time. I wanted to write up something so...
FeedBurner No More - Please Update RSS Subscription
I?m making some long needed updates and getting rid of FeedBurner is one of them. If you subscribe to this...
Subscribe to Posts Via Email
It seems more and more web sites are offering users to subscribe to updates delivered by email. ?If you would...
No More R?sum?s Please
I’m sure like so many people I used to keep a r?sum? up-to-date but no longer. ?I don’t think with...
Homebrew Upgrade Woes
I ran into an interesting problem recently after updating my installation of Homebrew on my Mac Pro. ? Starting with...
When Will Amazon Stop Running and Face Reality?
I have been an Amazon Associate for a long time and a Connecticut resident even longer. ?Here is the sad...
2011 Conference Season
I mentioned in my review post of 2010 that I planned to spend more time networking, in particular attending conferences....
2010 - The Year Ahead
2009 was a very interesting year, a year of some realization and a year which helped lay the foundation for...
43
Today is my 43rd birthday. I have since my late 30?s, really disliked thinking about being another year older, I...
Bing for Site Search
Blog Moved to New Server
Finding Work as a Freelance Software Developer
The recent downturn in the economy has turned many more developers who were full-time employees into consultants to help pay...
Interesting and Painful First Contest Experience with 99Designs
I am not a designer and I never pretend to be. The projects I have worked on over the years...
Fear of the Start
I attended Nathaniel Talbott’s talk titled Fear of Programming at acts_as_conference 2009 in Orlando a few weeks ago. Nathaniel’s talk...
Reminder: Write For Those Who You Want to Influence
A recent post by Dave Winer over on Scripting News about how he made $2 Million Dollars with his blog...
I Need to Stop Volunteering
I have a really bad habit, I have friends and organizations who need help and I volunteer to help but...
Figuring Out What’s Important
I have had this post in my head and partially written on this blog for quite sometime, I updated it...
Wanted: Small or Short-Term Rails Gigs
So, the title says it all. Right now I am finishing up my latest long-term project and I will have...
2008 - Another Year Gone By
Turning Down the Social Noise
It was about a month ago and I was sitting here in my home office reading some Twitter tweets and...
Attending Conferences
Over 2000 Open Source Web Designs
Career Crossroads and Deciding What is Next
CartoonMe and Twitter
Have you ever wondered how some of your Twitter friends have those cool cartoon versions of themselves? I was put...
Finally Ordered a New Office Chair
I have been using the same Staples special office task chair for the last 8 years, yes 8 years. It...
Reblogging - Enemy of the Blogger and Writer
I have been a .NET and Ruby editor for InfoQ since the end of the Summer of 2007, so about...
Wanted: Someone to assist with WordPress Design
I have been running this blog for quite sometime now and would like to hire someone to make some design...
Dilbert goes Agile
I found this yesterday and thought others might find it amusing.
Grab Some Free TechSmith Tools
I use SnagIt from Techsmith on a regular basis for creating screen shots for some of the posts I publish...
On the Road Again
I have not posted to my blog in a while. I am sitting in a hospital room in Baltimore, MD...
2006 Resolutions
Well, it’s 2006 and I am back to work after a much needed vacation. The holidays were great and I...
Happy New Year 2006
Happy New Year everyone! This is my first post of 2006 and will hopefully be the start of many more...
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope everyone is getting some much needed time off and some quality time with family.
Great Service Revisited
I posted recently about my experiences with my blog posting service, Typepad, and how I felt they had done exceptionally...
What is Great Service?
It’s human nature to point out, in a public forum, an example of a bad product or bad service. I...
General' (1)
Moving Forward and the Acquisition of Expens'd
I mentioned my lofty goals for 2010 in a previous blog post. One of the goals is moving some efforts...
Go (1)
One of Many Worlds: Another go at Go ... failed!
Remember folks, choose the right tool for the job?
Hardware (5)
Why Drobo when you can QNAP?
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Plantronics Audio 995 Wireless Headset Rocks
I find myself using Skype more and more for both conversations with other Skype users or for taking advantage of...
The Dell Mini and 2G RAM
It seems when ordering from Dell, the Dell Mini memory options are limited to 1G RAM. I understand this is...
Upgrading My Development System to Quad Core
OK, well the title pretty much tells it all, I set out to upgrade my 1 year-old system’s processor from...
Laptop Screaming Fan Syndrome
My current laptop I use most of the day either in my home office or on the road is a...
Hotwire (2)
How to Fix Rails Flash Rendering When Using Hotwire
I added Hotwire to a Ruby on Rails application I’ve been working on and discovered some issues when rendering flash...
Hotwire Fix for CORS Error when using Omniauth
I’ve been working on a small side project lately and having some fun trying some new Ruby on Rails features....
IIS (3)
Accessorize your Denial of Service or SQL Injection Attack
I was reading some posts on Twitter the past couple days and noticed some Tweets from Phil Haack and Scott...
Use Host-Header Routing to Host Multiple IIS Web Sites
I have been working with Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) since very early on and sometimes take for granted some...
Configuring IIS 6 and ASP.NET to work without a Windows Domain
I recently setup and configured some new web servers for the?new web application being rolled out.? The application is an...
InfoQ (27)
Attending Voices That Matter : iOS Developers Conference
I am very excited to be attending the Voices That Matter: iOS Developers Conference in Boston, November 12-13, 2011. ?It...
InfoQ: Exceptional Ruby
InfoQ: Learning Ruby on Rails with Michael Hartl
My?interview with Michael Hartl of the Ruby on Rails Tutorial series?is now live on InfoQ. ?Michael is such an interesting...
InfoQ: Meet the Goliath of Ruby Application Servers
I have had the opportunity recently to discuss Goliath, a new Ruby application server from PostRank Labs, with its creator...
InfoQ: DataMapper Turns the Big 1.0
Since my visit to RailsConf in June I have been pursuing various topics to write about for InfoQ. I have...
InfoQ: Architecting TekPub - Moving from ASP.NET MVC to Ruby on Rails
InfoQ: Scout - Extensible Server and Application Monitoring
It has certainly been a while since I published anything on InfoQ but I had the opportunity recently to talk...
InfoQ: Rescuing Your Ruby on Rails Projects
Just a quick note: I recently purchased the Rails Rescue Handbook by Mike Gunderloy from his web site. The book...
InfoQ Interview with Jeremy McAnally - Ruby in Practice
Just wanted to point out my interview with Rubyist, Jeremy McAnally is up on InfoQ. The interview covers Jeremy’s new...
Interview with David A. Black, The Well-Grounded Rubyist
RubyMine Interview on InfoQ
My Interview with Gregg Pollack on InfoQ
I had the opportunity to chat with Gregg Pollack about his recent venture into screencasting about scaling Ruby on Rails....
My Conversation with New Relic CEO on InfoQ
My recent interview with New Relic CEO, Lewis Cirne is now up on InfoQ. I met Lewis at act_as_conference and...
Interview with Rails for .NET Developers Authors Up on InfoQ
My role as Ruby Editor with InfoQ gives me the opportunity to learn about really new technologies and more importantly...
InfoQ Gang at RubyFringe
UPDATE: The conference sessions and the interviews will be up on the InfoQ site at www.infoq.com/rubyfringe. Look for them in...
RubyFringe - Day 1
ADO.NET Entity Framework No Confidence Article on InfoQ
I wrote an article and published it today on InfoQ, called ADO.NET Entity Framework Taking Some Heat. It is about...
Interview with Nate Kohari of Ninject up on InfoQ
The ALT.NET Podcast
Mike Moore has a new podcast out called the ALT.NET Podcast where he talks with the people following the ALT.NET...
Great Conversation with Chris Tavares about Microsoft Unity
I had a really great conversation recently with Chris Tavares, the lead developer of the Unity Application Block for Microsoft....
The State of IronRuby with John Lam posted on InfoQ
I have been working for the past few weeks on an interview with John Lam, Program Manager on the Dynamic...
Interview with Patrick Smacchia of NDepend is up on InfoQ
I had the opportunity to interview Patrick Smacchia, a Microsoft C# MVP and creator of NDepend, recently about his product...
My David Heinemeier Hansson Rails 2.0 Interview up on InfoQ
I had the opportunity to interview David Heinemeier Hansson, Ruby on Rails creator, recently for InfoQ and it went live...
My Latest Article is up on InfoQ : Catching up with the Castle Project
My latest article titled “Catching up with the Castle Project” is up on the InfoQ web site. I had the...
InfoQ - My Second Article Posted
Since signing on with InfoQ as a .NET editor I have had my second article posted.
InfoQ - First Article is Published
I was contacted recently to write some articles or news releases for InfoQ in the .NET and Architecture areas. I...
InfoQ - Great Source for Developer Information
I recently joined InfoQ, a very good resource for .NET, Java, Ruby and Agile developers. It’s doesn’t cost anything to...
Infrastructure (1)
Fixing Out of Diskspace Errors on Amazon EC2
Recently, I was working on a side project and deployed an update on my favorite deployment platform, Hatchbox.
Instant Rails (9)
Moving Instant Rails Forward
It has been a long time since InstantRails has been brought up-to-date and I had been wondering if the community...
Instant Rails 2.0 Update, Instant Rails 2.0 Lite Coming...
Since taking over the Instant Rails project from Curt Hibbs, I have been able to get Instant Rails 2.0 out...
Instant Rails 2.0 Featured on Rails Envy Podcast
Instant Rails 2.0 was featured on Episode 12 of the Rails Envy Podcast, this past week.
Instant Rails 2.0 Released on RubyForge
I have been working hard on getting the latest and greatest components of Instant Rails 2.0 put together into a...
What's Coming in Instant Rails 2.0 and Beyond - The Road Map
Since I took over the Instant Rails project a short time ago I have been working on learning the structure...
Instant Rails Lives On
Instant Rails 1.1 Released
On the heels of the Rails 1.1 release, Instant Rails 1.1 was released.
Instant Rails Tutorial
I found this great tutorial on getting started with Instant Rails. I used this tutorial to get started. It is...
Discovering Instant Rails 1.0
Over the last couple months I have been learning Ruby and Ruby on Rails, the Ruby framework from 37Signals.? Searching...
IronRuby (13)
One of My Co-Authors on the ALT.NET Podcast
Just a quick note, one of people I am writing the Professional IronRuby book with, Aaron Junod, was on the...
IronNails = IronRuby + Silverlight
Great IronRuby Tutorial Series
Professional IronRuby
IronRuby now Running Unmodified Rails
Try out IronRuby, Interactively in your Browser
Curious about Microsoft’s IronRuby implementation? Try it out in your browser.
IronRuby, Mono and My Mac
Great Interview at MIX08 with John Lam
Aaron Junod, my co-author of Professional IronRuby I talked about already, did a great interview with John Lam at the...
Professional IronRuby - Coming to a bookstore near you
I finally found a bit of time to blog about a book I am writing with a friend of mine,...
IronRuby will be Running in the Browser in next Silverlight CTP
John Lam recently demonstrated some great advancements the IronRuby team made by showing IronRuby on Silverlight at the recent RubyConf....
New IronRuby Build Instructions
I started playing with the new drop of the IronRuby source this past Labor Day Weekend but found out quickly...
IronRuby on Rubyforge
IronRuby is now on RubyForge for all to download and build, as reported by John Lam on his blog:
IronRuby is out, Built and Running
I have been working with Ruby for quite some time now and every time I hear of new things out...
JavaScript (5)
You might not need jQuery
This is a really nice resource for those moving from jQuery to JavaScript ES6. I like the 1:1 comparisons.
33 Great Resources to Get Started with Ember.js
I mentioned yesterday that I have been exploring various JavaScript MVC frameworks for both client and internal projects. ?Ember.js is...
And the Winner is...Ember.js
JavaScript Has Its Place, But Not Every Place
7 Resources Every JavaScript Developer Should Know
A web developer today is expected to be an expert in every aspect of their craft and JavaScript is no...
Life (1)
Complacency kills.
Matthew Dicks explaining so well, what we should all already know and strive to do:
Linked (1)
lunchy: A friendly wrapper for OS X launchctl - The Changelog
I really don’t enjoy running the OS X launchctl from the command line, it takes me a while to remember...
Mac (7)
Fix Installation of Ruby using rbenv on macOS Big Sur
I’ve been using with rbenv to manage installation and switching of Ruby versions for the pass year and have been...
Status Bar in iTerm2
I’m a big fan of iTerm2. I’ve used it since it’s inception and haven’t looked back. Even after all of...
Supporting Multiple SSH Keys on macOS
If you’re a developer, on devops or a system admin you probably use an SSH key to log into remote...
Using the Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard on macOS
I’ve been through a fair number of keyboards over the years, some expensive and some not. One of my favorites...
Fixing TextExpander on macOS 10.14
I use TextExpander from Smile Software every day and rely on it for so many helpful snippets. After upgrading my...
Speeding up Slow Time Machine Backups on macOS
I’ve been a long-Time Apple Time Machine for many years and it’s saved me many times. I back up to...
Mac Tip: Quick Switch Sound Output
I?ve been an Apple Macintosh user for a long time now, but I often do things the hard way.
Merb (2)
Good Merb and DataMapper Tutorial from Atlantic Dominion Solutions
There’s no doubt about it, Ruby on Rails is hot, but not the only game in the Ruby web framework...
Merb is looking great heading to version 1.0
Merb development is coming along at a really fast pace and the team has really thought out the architecture implemented...
Microsoft (15)
ASP.NET 5 and More with Scott Hanselman
Microsoft has gotten a bad wrap for many years, I’ve done a fair amount of it myself. I think today’s...
Microsoft Bets There Will Be Touching Everywhere
The Story Begins and Ends the Same for Microsoft and Windows 8 Success
Hiding User Accounts on Windows 7
I recently needed to create a local user account for a project which involved using the Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics...
The Crazy 80040154 COM Class Factory Error
I have been working on a project recently which requires me to integrate with QuickBooks Online, in this case from...
Solving VMWare Workstation Networking Problems after Windows 7 Host Upgrade
I have been running Windows Vista 64-bit as my main .NET development system for quite some time now and pretty...
Back in the Vista Saddle Again
I have wanted to be a Windows Vista user and developer since before it was released, but there always seemed...
My thoughts on Microsoft buying Yahoo
I have heard over the past year or so rumors about Microsoft buying Yahoo and it never seemed to materialize....
Windows Live Writer: Out of Beta
Windows Writer Zone has announced Windows Live Writer is finally out of beta and available now and is free.
Dumping Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 for VMWare Workstation 6.0
I recently decided to dump Microsoft’s Virtual PC 2007 in favor of VMWare’s Workstation 6.0.? Why?? The primary reason is...
How-To Configure Session State in a Windows Web Farm.
I recently had the opportunity to configure our new web servers running Microsoft Windows 2003 Server and IIS 6.0. These...
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 now free
I am sure I am not the first person to report this and I won’t be the last but yes…Virtual...
Is the IE7 web site up?
I just found this interesting so I thought I would share. Did anyone notice this little knock at Microsoft? Check...
Windows Live Domains
I recently moved my email domain for wewritesoftware.com to the new Microsoft Windows Live Domains. Microsoft will host your email...
Microsoft PDC 2005
Microsoft’s Professional Developer’s Conference (PDC) is being held September 13-16 2005 in Los Angeles, CA. It looks like a great...
Mobile (11)
PalettePro AppDiction Review
Since the launch of our first company-owned iOS application, PalettePro, ?at the end of May, it has been a bit...
PalettePro - iOS Application for the Apple App Store
Marco's Love of Android
I have been following an interesting discussion between the Shifty Jelly folks and Marco Arment of Instapaper regarding the merits...
Get Your Mobile Development Chops On
It appears companies are having a difficult time finding enough mobile developers to suite their needs. ?As reported by the...
I Want My Content and Consume it Too
When Apple announced the ability of content providers to offer in-app purchases of their goods, newspapers and magazines breathed a...
The Cosmonaut: A Wide-Grip Stylus for Touch Screens
Since buying the first iPad a year ago I have looked for and tried many a stylus. ?I have found...
Dear Android, More is not Necessarily Better
Marco Arment had a great and timely post about the future of Android over the weekend. ?It’s timely because I...
The Android Hubbub
Easily iPad Enable Your WordPress Blog
The Apple iPad is the single most exciting technology to come since the introduction of the IBM PC many years...
Making Money on Mobile Applications
Tim Bray had an interesting and timely post recently regarding his view on a developer’s ability to make money creating...
Understanding the Apple App Store Subscriptions
Apple announced yesterday they launched subscriptions in the App Store. ?It’s not entirely a surprise to most developers ever since...
Objective-C (3)
Getting Started Resources for Mac and iOS Developers
Are you just getting started with Mac or iOS development? ?Maybe just trying to improve what you know? ?Here is...
If You Attend Only One Conference, Make It CocoaConf
7 Great iOS and Mac Developer Podcasts to Learn from Today
I have quite an extensive list of podcast subscriptions in iTunes these days with much of my interest on iOS...
Podcast (12)
Podcasters Please Stop Wasting My Time
I listen to many podcasts. I have some I’ve followed for years. I have some I add to my favorite...
Podcast: Thoughtbot - Giant Robots
I have an addiction to podcasts. There, I said it. According to my podcast player, I am subscribed to 38...
Podcatch.com
Dave Winer is always working on something new, something creative and innovative. While running out of something good to listen...
Talking about Building iOS Application on The Tablet Show Episode 85
I was a guest recently on The Tablet Show with Richard Campbell and Carl Franklin, to talk about iOS development,...
More Great iOS Developer Podcasts
I subscribe and listen to a lot of podcasts. ?I wrote about some of my favorites before,?7 Great iOS and...
My Updated Developer Podcast List
My appetite for podcasts is always growing but my interests routinely change.? I don?t listen to many .NET-specific podcasts any...
Great find - The Thirsty Developer Podcast
I have to admit, I have a problem. I am addicted to podcasts and I listen to them all, either...
Rubiverse Podcast
I recently discovered a Ruby-focused podcast called Rubiverse Podcast. It is a new podcast, so the number of episodes are...
Podcast : Rubyology
I came across a new Ruby on Rails podcast recently called Rubyology by Chris Matthieu who founded Numly.
Software Development Podcast List
I spend a fair amount of time in my day. I work in an organzation that has many office workers...
New podcast, HanselMinutes
I subscribe to many podcasts in my iTunes client, subscribing to one here and there and dropping just as many....
TechEd 2005 Podcasts
In case you are like me, you are not attending Tech, but there is a group at the conference that...
Programming (44)
Are you building a business or learning a stack?
I always love when someone posts something online saying they have an idea for an application and ask, “What stack...
This Wisdom of Joe Armstrong Will Live On
I found out about the death of Joe Armstrong, the father of Erlang, recently as did the world.
Fixing Missing Sublime Text 3 Package Manager
I’ve been a big fan and long-time user of Sublime Text 3. Recently, I ran into a problem where Package...
Greener grass
I ran across an interesting post this morning from Frans Bouma, of LLBLGen fame. ?He is a long-time .NET developer...
What He Said - Tim Bray ? Software in 2014
Tim Bray has a great post discussing the state of software development in 2014. ?I found myself nodding in agreement...
Maybe You Are Doing Too Much Test Driven Development
I came across this StackOverflow post from 2008 where someone wanted to know when a developer can do too much...
Functional Programming Principles in Scala
Functional Programming Battle
Read Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs for Free on the iPad
Dark Matter Developers: The Unseen 99%
A really interesting and true post today by Scott Hanselman as he explains what Dark Matter Developers are and how...
Enough TextMate Talk, Go Write Some Code
It seems every few months I hear another diatribe about using Vim or Emacs and switching from TextMate. ?The usual...
Writing with Agile Style
Where Are We Without Community?
I came across a really interesting blog post yesterday with a recurring theme.? It was by developer Dave Newman titled,...
App Inventor for Android, VB Revisited
Google announced a new product today, App Inventor for Android. This is a development environment for creating applications on Android,...
Picking up some Python
I have been using Ruby and various .NET languages for a long-time but the coming flood of deep architecture changes...
Google helps put a stake in the IE6 coffin, finally
If you are a web developer, you know the pain that is Internet Explorer 6. You know how hard and...
I Am Not a Master but a Solutionist
I stumbled upon an interesting essay by Zed Shaw recently titled “The Master, The Expert, The Programmer” pointed out by...
Mindscape LightSpeed an O/R Mapper Done Right
Anyone who reads this blog knows I work with quite a bit of different technologies, some I love and some...
Gone are the Days of Simple Developer Tools
I read with interest a post by Ted Neward titled “Agile is treating the symptoms, not the disease”. I will...
Kicking Your Coding into High Gear
I finished reading the great book by Chad Fowler, The Passionate Programmer. This is a fantastic read and got me...
What Aspects of Agile Software Development are Working for Soloists?
I asked this question on Twitter and received some interesting and thoughtful responses. So, those of you who didn’t can’t...
Why I Use TextMate
I have been using TextMate from MacroMates for the past couple years for Ruby and Rails development on the Mac,...
Easy Dynamic Style Sheets in HMTL Pages using ASP.NET
One of my current projects consists of a lot of existing static HTML documents that I need to work with...
When Refactoring Code is a Waste of Time
We hear this all the time, a developer going in and finding some code someone else wrote and they start...
Data Structures and Algorithms: Annotated Reference with Examples eBook Available
I came across another free eBook which looks great for those interested in the details of algorithms, called Data Structures...
Visual Studio 2008 Command Prompt Here on Vista 64
One of the first things I do when setting up a new system is to add the ability to right...
Small Contributions Back to Open Source
I have been running GraffitiCMS from Telligent for a few months now and everything has run pretty smoothly with some...
Karl Seguin Giving Away Foundations of Programming Ebook
Karl Sequin is giving away what appears to be a great fundamental of programming book called Foundations of Programming.
Mixed Feelings on Tools like Resharper, CodeRush and Refactor Pro
Microsoft Visual Studio provides great extensibility for developers to create tools for fellow developers to use. Many of these add-ins...
How I Got Started in Software Development
Following up from Matt Blodgett’s post who was responding to Mike Eaton’s challenge about how we got started in software...
The Long Tail of Learning
I believe in continuous self-improvement, whether it be in the technology I use, personal relationships or any aspect of life....
Simple Subverison Repository Setup with VisualSVN Server
I have been using some form of source control for what seems an eternity. I started out using the copy-to...
Finding Your Way Around Web APIs
Any developer who is tasked with the job of consuming the services from some of the popular web sites has...
What really motivates developers, makes them productive and keeps them around?
I talk to a lot of companies who have software developers on staff, many who tend to have a higher...
Web Strategy: What to do when Web Developers get stale
Jeremiah Owyang has a post with great advice to developers who are getting older and having a hard time keeping...
Can Computer Language Selection be a Popularity Contest?
I came across an interesting post over the weekend from the web site CIO where Esther Schindler Is Computer Language...
Great Video Interview about Erlang from the Creator, Joe Armstrong
I came across a couple videos from the JAOO 2007 Conference. I was not able to attend but much content...
Check out the ALT.NET Conference Group on Yahoo Groups
I am sure most .NET developers have heard of the ALT.NET Conference whose name was coined by David Laribee and...
Digg the Dzone
I came across a really nice web site recently that is much like Digg but for developers, called Dzone. The...
The Python vs. Ruby Debate and Learning a new Programming Language
I make a living as a System Architect and Software Developer using ASP.NET and C#. It’s what I know and...
Great .NET Language List
I have fascination with computer languages as some people do with foreign languages. In searching around for Ruby implementations on...
Are all software bugs worth fixing?
I am a subscriber and fan of Jeff Atwood’s blog. Jeff has an interesting post worth checking out if you...
Third Party Controls
I am not a big fan of third party controls. Our company uses a variety of controls from various vendors...
ComputerZen.com 2005 Tool List
In the event no one knows who Scott Hanselman is, he writes one of the-best technology related blogs on the...
Raspberry Pi (1)
How to Assign Static IP Address on Raspberry Pi
I have been setting up a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B to use as a Pi-hole server to help block...
Remote Work (1)
10 Steps to Survive Working from Home
I’ve been working from home for the past 16 years and love it. I wouldn’t have it any other way....
Ruby (55)
Fix Installation of Ruby using rbenv on macOS Big Sur
I’ve been using with rbenv to manage installation and switching of Ruby versions for the pass year and have been...
Installing RMagick on macOS Sierra
I ran into a problem recently on macOS Sierra, trying to install the RMagick ruby gem. I was using ImageMagick...
Fix Ruby Malloc Error on macOS Sierra
After upgrading my iMac to macOS Sierra I have experienced a few issues that I thought I’d document here, both...
Fixing Nokogiri Installation on macOS Sierra
Nokogiri seems to be the source of many problems on my Mac and after upgrading to macOS Sierra, I wasn’t...
Life Beyond Rails: A Brief Look at Alternate Web Frameworks for Ruby
I wrote up a list of alternative Ruby web frameworks some time ago and now Engine Yard has published a...
Use TinyURL from Ruby
I recently found myself needing to use TinyURL on a client project. ?I did a bit of scouring the web...
I Backed The Ruby 2.0 Walkthrough on Kickstarter and So Should You
Get Your RubyTapas On
Goruco 2011
Makandra Notes for Rails Developers
The Ruby Rails consulting shop Makandra recently opened their internal knowledge base of how-tos and code snippets for all to...
Delete Large Numbers of Amazon S3 Files using Ruby
I recently found I problem I needed to solve; remove hundreds of thousands of files from Amazon S3. I mean,...
Interviewed about IronRuby
I was recently interviewed by Mike Pontacooloni of SearchWinDevelopment.com for an article about IronRuby and how it may be used...
Running Rails 2.3.x on IronRuby
There have been some interesting discussions recently on Twitter about IronRuby and Rails. The IronRuby team has been plodding along...
Ruby on Rails 3 Beta Setup Hurdle
The Ruby on Rails 3 beta was released recently and has been in development for the past year, longer if...
Patching Ruby on Rails Refresher
UPDATE: As one comment points out, it is not a good idea to directly patch production unless it was an...
JRuby to live another day, moves to Engine Yard
Update: Charles Nutter posts about the move on the Engine Yard blog.
Programmatically Creating Website Thumbnails
I have been working recently on a project which I am capturing links to web pages and need to display...
Reflections on Ruby for Projects
Martin Fowler recently published an article recently looking back at projects which ThoughtWorks chose to use Ruby as the programming...
Ruby Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability Options
A potentially harmful vulnerability was found in all pre-Ruby 1.9.1 version of Ruby. The issue was reported on the Ruby-lang...
Strange Restful_Authentication Plugin Issue
I was working late last night trying to get a new user interface design implemented on one of my Ruby...
What can the Rails Maturity Model do for me?
Ever since the introduction of the idea of the Rails Maturity Model I find myself thinking about it and some...
Learning Sinatra from a New Found Source
Rails Immaturity Model
Unless you have been living under a rock in the Rails world you have certainly not missed the latest, a...
My Improved Rails Development Environment on the Mac
I use Apache and Phusion Passenger for my production Ruby on Rails applications, it has worked well and the deployment...
Change Databases in Rails with YamlDb
I have a few small Rails web sites I run and use SQLite3 for my database. SQLite3 is the default...
The Rails Maturity Model (RMM) – Who will be the Gatekeeper?
I debated a bit about writing a blog post about Obie?s idea for a Rails Maturity Model (RMM) but in...
acts_as_conference 2009 in the Rear View Mirror
Nice Ruby on Rails Tutorial List
I found out about a really good list of Ruby and Ruby on Rails tutorials for those just starting out...
Aptana RadRails, An IDE for Rails Development, interview up on InfoQ
Installing Ruby 1.8.6 on Ubuntu 8.10
I recently installed the latest release of Ubuntu, 8.10. I wanted to setup my Dell Mini to do some on-the-road...
Great Professional Ruby Conference Coverage
I was supposed to be in Boston this week at the Voices that Matter Professional Ruby Conference, but due to...
Having Trouble Updating to Latest RubyGems on the Mac? Try This.
I wanted to install the official release of Merb 1.0 but found I needed to have RubyGems 1.3 installed to...
My RubyFringe Interview with John Lam on InfoQ
First RubyFringe Video up on InfoQ
The Rubyist - New Ruby-only Magazine
A new magazine has hit the Ruby world, giving us our first Ruby-only publication, called The Rubyist. It is Published...
RubyFringe - Day 2
Heading to RubyFringe, July 18-20 and Looking to Interview Speakers
First Meeting of the Hartford Ruby Brigade
The inaugural meeting of the Hartford Ruby Brigade is coming March 24, 2008 at the East Hartford Library.
Checking out the new Ruby web framework called Waves
What I learned from Charles Nutter about JRuby
The acts_as_conference has passed and was a great time to relax and learn some things related to Ruby. One of...
10 Alternative Ruby Web Frameworks
Do you want to write web applications but don’t want to use Ruby on Rails? We all know Ruby on...
Building Ruby 1.9.0 on an Apple Mac
I decided to start playing around with the latest Ruby, 1.9.0, which was released on Christmas Day. I am on...
Ruby 1.9 Released - Should you use it today?
RubyGems 1.0 Released, Helps Windows Developers
UPDATE: Make that RubyGems 1.0.1, released tonight.
RubyConf 2007 Videos Available
Confreaks.com has made available much of the recent RubyConf 2007 presentations on their web site in video form.
Ruby East 2007 is Coming...
So, I recently learned about a local Ruby and Rails conference coming in a couple weeks to within driving distance...
Ruby Makes You a Better Person - Scott Bellware
I am a frequent reader of Scott Bellware’s blog. He had an interesting post today reflecting on a Ruby conference...
Martin Fowler on Ruby and Microsoft
In the event you are a Ruby enthusiast and have been living under a rock, Martin Fowler has an interesting...
Great Ruby Development Environment for Windows
I am a Microsoft Windows developer by day, writing C# .NET Windows client and web application to make a living....
Ruby 1.8.5 One-Click Installer for Windows Released
Curt Hibbs has released the latest in his One-Click installer for Windows. This release includes the newest Ruby, 1.8.5. This...
Ruby 1.8.5 Released
I received the following email from the Ruby list:
New Ruby Language site up and running
Ruby-lang.org is sporting a new look. If anyone has been a visitor to the old Ruby-lang.org site you will agree...
Ruby, Ruby Everywhere
On Windows that is….. I have noticed lately that Ruby and in particular, Ruby on Rails development on Windows has...
Why is Ruby so popular?
Be prepared, long non-technical rant. I just had to get this off my chest.
Exploring Ruby
I started playing around with Ruby back in the fall to see what all the hype was about and learn...
Ruby on Rails (54)
How to Fix Rails Flash Rendering When Using Hotwire
I added Hotwire to a Ruby on Rails application I’ve been working on and discovered some issues when rendering flash...
Hotwire Fix for CORS Error when using Omniauth
I’ve been working on a small side project lately and having some fun trying some new Ruby on Rails features....
RailsConf 2021 and the Future of Conferences
Overcoming the Mimemagic Fiasco
I’m sure if you are a Ruby on Rails developer, you have heard about the fiasco that is Mimemagic. It...
frozen_string_literal: the not so magical comment
I have been working on a project over the past year for a client with a large Ruby on Rails...
11 Ruby on Rails Podcasts Worth Your Time
There is great value in the Ruby on Rails podcasts and screencasts we have available today. Some podcasts have gone...
10 Ruby on Rails Learning Resources for 2020
Even though Ruby on Rails has been around since 2004 as an open source project, I still get asked the...
When You Can't Check a Checkbox using Capybara
In my last post I documented an issue I was having using Capybara on a client’s Ruby on Rails application...
Fixing StaleElementReferenceError When Using Capybara
I’ve been spending an extended period of time lately writing Feature specs for a Ruby on Rails project using Capybara....
Ruby on Rails Testing Resources
When taking the plunge into Ruby on Rails it’s really easy to get carried away with learning all about the...
Ruby on Rails - Supporting SSL for PostgreSQL on Heroku
For anyone who received this notice from Heroku:
Fixing Your Puma-dev SSL Problems on Google Chrome
Ruby on Rails developers have it made in many ways. We rely on and take advantage of great software created...
Introducing Rails Rescues
Today I?m happy to introduce Rails Rescues. Rails Rescues?is?a service representing years of Ruby on Rails experience organized to help...
Speeding up Heroku Deploys
Anyone who deploys their Rails 3.x or 4.x utilizing the asset pipeline and doesn?t precompile those assets yet deploys to...
Errors Installing the pg Gem When Using Heroku Postgres.app
I?ve been using the PostgreSQL Mac OS X app from Mattt Thompson and Heroku for quite some time now. ?If...
Dead Simple Model Diagrams for Your Rails Project
While working on Rails project I often find myself wanting a visual representation of my model classes. ?I usually grab...
Minitest Not Running My Unit Tests
I have started using minitest for Rails 3.x unit testing and since it comes with Ruby 1.9.x by default, it...
Damn You Rails Multiparameter Attributes
Rails Views and Backbone.js with David Heinemeier Hansson
This is a great discussion with DHH about the Basecamp rewrite, not going crazy using Backbone.js, like so many developers...
RailsConf 2012 Wrap Up
Palliative Symptoms Survey Hits the Apple App Store
I have been working diligently on a project for some time now and it’s finally available. ?My company, Still River...
When Pow Eats Up the Clock Cycles
I have been a huge fan of Pow to serve my Rails applications for development on my Mac. ?I wrote...
ASP.Net MVC vs Ruby on Rails Smackdown Results
I’m sure everyone saw this already, right? ?In case you didn’t then it’s worth a look. It amazes me (though...
Mixing Secure and Non-Secure Assets in Your Web Application
The life of the web developer never seems to be easy, always a new problem cropping up.
The Simplicity that is Pow
RailsInstaller is Instant Rails Evolved
Today the great team led by Wayne Sequin (rvm fame) and Luis Lavena (RubyInstaller fame) and initiated by Dr. Nic...
6 Great Ruby on Rails 3 Learning Resources
Ruby on Rails 3 was released just a short time ago and is a fairly big changed to previous versions...
Running Rails 3 on Windows
Well, the long-awaited release of Ruby on Rails 3 is now out and all of the Mac and Linux junkies...
RailsConf 2010
RailsConf 2010 was this past week in Baltimore, MD. I decided to make the trip down from CT since it...
To Rails 3 or Not to Rails 3, That Is The Question
The release of the web framework, Ruby on Rails 3, may lead to some pretty interesting decisions for current Rails...
Acts As Conference 2009 Dates and Venue Announced
Ruby on Rails 2.1 Released at RailsConf
I was supposed to be at RailsConf this year covering the event for InfoQ, but I am not there. Sometimes...
Ruby on Rails and the VM of Your Choice
I think just about everyone in the software development community at least knows what Ruby on Rails is, so I...
My Interview with Huw Collingbourne up on InfoQ
I have been a happy Ruby in Steel user for quite a while now and have built a bit of...
Ruby on Rails and IIS7 Playing Nicely Together
Ruby on Rails has been around for a few years now and has become a hugely popular web development framework,...
ZigVersion and RailsPlayground Subversion Hosting Rock
I have a few Ruby on Rails applications I maintain outside of the commercial work I do. These applications are...
acts_as_conference is now history
It’s Saturday night here in Orlando, FL and I just finished listening to Obie Fernandez give the final keynote of...
Getting ready to head down to Orlando for acts_as_conference
I am leaving for my flight to Orlando tonight to attend the sold out regional Ruby and Rails conference, acts_as_conference....
Heading down to acts_as_conference February 8-9, 2008 in Orlando, FL
I decided to start getting more involved in the Ruby and Ruby on Rails conferences this year and found a...
Freezing your Rails at Softies on Rails
I ran across a really good tutorial over at Softies on Rails called “Freezing Your Rails Application”, which details what...
acts_as_conference looks like the deal of the year
In case anyone has missed the announcement of the upcoming acts_as_conference conference in Orlando, Fl on February 8-9, 2008, act...
Setting up SQLite3 for Ruby on Rails Development
UPDATE: Thanks to an astute reader, it seems to have full SQLite3 support on Windows you need to add the...
Ruby on Rails 2.0.1 Available now
According to a post today on the Ruby on Rails blog, Ruby on Rails 2.0 has been released after almost...
The Rails Way has Come My Way
Rails 2.0: Preview Release Available Now!
The Riding Rails blog had a post over the weekend announcing the first preview release of Rails 2.0.? This is...
FiveRuns? + RM-Install = Rails on Linux
One of the reasons I went with VMWare Workstation 6.0 was their support of Linux distributions. I am a Windows...
Repsonding to Comments About Rails - Scott Bellware [MVP]
There has been some really good discussions going on in the blog world about the Rails vs. .NET debate (MonoRail...
Why not just use Ruby on Rails?
I have been following a couple projects lately who attempt to make .NET look and act more like Ruby on...
Rails in a Windows World
My day job consists of writing both Windows applications or web applications that run on Windows web servers.?? Most of...
Connecticut (CT) Ruby on Rails Meetup Group
I recently discovered the CT Ruby on Rails Meetup Group while searching for?a local Ruby and Ruby on Rails group.?...
Ruby on Rails 1.1 Released
Ruby on Rails 1.1 has been released. This is a much anticipated release that touts many new features and a...
What will be new in Rails 1.1
I found this great overview from Scott Raymond about what is coming in the new Rails 1.1 release.
Rails rant on Joel on Software Forums
I am a frequent reader of Joel on Software. I am also very intent on learning Ruby and Ruby on...
Using RadRails
I have been on a frenzy lately trying to find a good development environment for doing Rails development on Windows...
SQL Server (2)
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Replication Automation Resources for SQL Management Objects (SMO)
Background
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express Edition
The recent release of Visual Studio 2005 came with it the express edition of SQL Server 2005. This is a...
Software Architecture (10)
Castle Project 1.0 RC3 is out
The Castle Project has finally released its version 1.0 RC3 today. It has been a long time coming but not...
Skyscrapr - Your Introduction to Architecture
This may be old news to most people out in the Microsoft Architecture world but it is news to me....
Object Relational Mapping (O/RM) is Manageable
The topic of Object Relational Mapping or O/RM can be found all over the web in various weblogs and forums...
Great article on the riff between software architects and developers
I found this article, Escape Metropolis: Bridging the Divide Between Developers and Architects an interesting read.? I am both an...
Architects Who Don't Write Code Are Powerpoint Architects
I work at my day job as a System Architect in a small company who creates commerce applications. I design...
Joel Spolsky on Usability in One Easy Step
I don’t like to post a link to someone else’s blog or web site without having a good reason. Joel...
Complexity causes 50% of product returns
This is an interesting article I came across. You should get the jist from the title. I think this applies...
New discovery - ObjectView Magazine
I don’t know if I am late to the party or not but I just discovered an online magazine called...
Microsoft Architecture Podcast
Microsoft seems to be focusing more on architecture these days. There is a new podcast available on the Microsoft Architecture...
Microsoft Architecture Journal - Issue 5
The latest edition of the Microsoft Architecture Journal #5 is out now. This is one of the best sources of...
Status (6)
1173
Gorgeous reds appearing this past weekend. Fall is my favorite time of year, colors changing daily.
The Best User Experience is the Simple User Experience
We recently started using a Bunn coffee maker. The design of the unit is really simple, no fancy controls to...
A Nice, Welcome Reminder
I was out trail running with a friend this past weekend when we stopped because we had taken a wrong...
1092
I’m thinking about productized consulting today. The latest episode of TropicalMBA, The One Where a Business Starts on the Show,...
1071
Spending the day using Swift; it’s the future for sure. Swift feels like a cross between Ruby and C#, in...
1070
I really like the idea of microblogging and controlling my own content. I’m going to give it a try. What...
Swift (3)
Swift Development Magazine
View my Flipboard Magazine.?
Setup Swift REPL and Access from the Command Line
Swift has a very nice Read-Eval-Print-Loop (REPL) for developers to take advantage of and be able to get instant feedback...
Welcome Swift, I've Been Waiting For You
Technology (116)
Goodbye WordPress, Hello Jekyll
I have been using WordPress for many years but I never loved it. Actually, I never liked it.
Social Media Times Are Changing
It has been interesting to follow the story of Twitter going from public company to being purchased by Elon Musk...
Are you building a business or learning a stack?
I always love when someone posts something online saying they have an idea for an application and ask, “What stack...
Switching to Fathom Analytics
Tell Me My Value Up Front
The hiring process is broken. I hear of people who are looking for work, either as a full-time employee or...
Computer Science Education in the Past to the Present
A quick but thought-provoking post from Fred Wilson about CS education in our K12 system.
Taking the Side of the Content Blockers
UPDATE: Marco pulled Peace from the App Store today. Such a shame but I get it. I’ve been following the...
CODE Keyboard - The Best Mac Keyboard
I have an addiction to keyboards. ?It?s more like an addiction to the pursuit of my ultimate keyboard. I?ve tried...
Website Filtering Using OpenDNS
I happen to have a 15 year old at home who insists on using websites and chat services that distract...
Switched to DuckDuckGo
I finally made the switch to using DuckDuckGo for search, full-time, and I couldn?t be happier. I tried switching from...
Feed Wrangler is My Go To RSS Reader Platform
July 1 is fast approaching and Google Reader is shutting down. ?Many people in the world use this service to...
Algorithms
I came across a great book on Algorithms?based on a course taught at Berkeley and U.C. San Diego and wanted...
No Love for App.net
There has been a huge buzz around the Kickstarter project, App.net, on the web these days. ?I have no intention...
Impressions of the Google Nexus 7
Tweet Less, Blog More and Keep Your Content
Best Earphones Ever: Bose MIE2i Mobile Headset
I have been using an iPod or some such device for many years now. ?Today I use an iPhone 4...
Joining MarsEdit and Dropbox
I use MarsEdit from Red Sweater Software as my exclusive blogging tool on the Mac and have over the last...
Downgrading MySQL from 5.5 to 5.1 on OS X
I recently had a need to setup a new instance of MySQL on my Mac. ?I decided to use MySQL...
Blog Move to WPEngine
Why Open Source is Better for Your Business than Microsoft
I think everyone in the technology field knows Microsoft, you either love them or you hate them.? It seems there...
How-To Tether with Android and PDAnet
One of the annoying things with a non-jailbroken iPhone is the lack of tethering. Tethering is the ability to use...
Android Fragmentation is Disturbing
A recent blog post over on the TweetDeck blog shows just how fragmented the Android phone market is already, and...
Droid X Replaces My Apple iPhone
This blog post was a lot harder to write than I initially expected. I wanted to not come off biased...
My Perfect Laptop Bag
I have to admit, I am a bit of a laptop bag junkie.? I have had pretty much every type...
2009 Year in Review
Well the past 12 months have gone by really fast, again. It seems I always tell myself this each New...
Enabling Wireless on a Dell Mini 9 Running Ubuntu 9.1 Netbook Remix
I have had a Dell Mini 9 for quite some time now and played around installing various flavors of Linux...
A Serious Windows Home Server Pain Point
I talked about my experiences with not having a solid backup strategy back at the end of August. My solution...
I use Balsamiq Mockups and So Should You
No, I am not a spokesperson for Balsamiq but rather a happy customer. In the unfortunate event you have not...
Thinking About Google Chrome Frame Deployment
Today Google announced the availability of an Internet Explorer (IE) plugin called Google Chrome Frame. The plugin is designed to...
When Neglecting Backups Becomes Costly
I recently had a setback in my work because I had failed to backup my system properly and it cost...
Great Surviving in a Downturn Discussion
I just wanted to point out a great (in my opinion) panel discussion from TechEd about how to survive as...
Consulting on Different Platforms and Varying Requirements
I have been doing freelance consulting work for the past several years, mostly for .NET applications but over the past...
The Rise and Fall of Computer Magazines
I used to subscribe to a lot of different computer-related magazines over the years but I realize now I still...
Outsourcing Not All Its Made Out to Be
This is some of the best news I have seen in a very long time, from Obie Fernandez?s blog:
Dell Mini BIOS Upgrade without Windows XP Installed
DISCLAIMER: Do this at your own risk, it worked for me. I have experience with this type of update so...
Dell Mini Resources
Since receiving my Dell Mini back in September I have found some nice resources pop-up over the past couple months...
Installing Ubuntu 8.10 on the Dell Mini
I ordered a Dell Mini 910 as soon as Dell announced they were ready and I was impressed with it...
First Impressions – Flip MinoHD
Observation : Rails Consulting Rates Lower Than .NET Rates
I have been an independent developer for the past few years doing all of my commercial work in the .NET...
The Dell Mini Arrives - First Impressions
I ordered a Dell Mini the day after they were announced and available to order. I had been looking for...
Google Chrome Auto Updates
I have been running the Google Chrome browser since it came out last week and I am pleasantly surprised how...
Using Amazon S3 as my Backup Solution
I have been using Mozy for the past year and had been pretty happy with the way their backup software...
Time for a Development System Reconfiguration
The time has come for me to reconfigure my Windows Vista development system after it has been running very well...
Google Chrome First Impressions
Using Waegis to Fight Comment Spam
My Quest for a New Laptop Bag
I have a couple laptops I use for various tasks, one is a 15” MacBook Pro and the other is...
Twitter Broadens my Network and Makes Me More Social
It is pretty easy when you work independently, and spend a lot of time in a home office as I...
Joined the Infozerk Lounge Network
I don’t believe in using my blog as a generator of revenue but as a way to share information in...
Converting to GraffitiCMS from WordPress
As my faithful readers probably know, I have been running my blog for the past 3 years on the free...
Graffiti is now Live
This is a test post from my favorite blog writing tool, Windows Live Writer on my new installation of GraffitiCMS....
Latest Twhirl release is a great step forward
links for 2008-02-21
[Ruby on Rails Website Development Blog from Atlantic Dominion Solutions](https://rorblog.techcfl.com/2008/02/20/merborial-up-and-running-with-merb-090-dev/) Latest on getting Merb 0.90 up and running (tags: [merb](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/merb))...
links for 2008-02-20
[High Scalability | Building bigger, faster, more reliable websites.](https://highscalability.com/) Nice site for information on building high availability web sites. (tags:...
Interesting reaction to Amazon S3 failure today around the web
I blogged about my thoughts on the Amazon S3 failure today and what it meant to me and cloud computing...
Thoughts on Amazon S3 Outage and Cloud Computing
I am pretty sure that by now everyone has heard about today’s outage of Amazon Web Services, their S3 service...
links for 2008-02-15
[21 Merb Links, Tutorials and Other Resources](https://www.rubyinside.com/merb-tutorials-and-resources-716.html) Great list of resources for getting a handle on Merb. (tags: [merb](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/merb) [Ruby](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/Ruby))...
links for 2008-02-14
[20 Things I'm Glad Life Taught Me](https://www.dumblittleman.com/2008/02/20-things-im-glad-life-taught-me.html) A good list to remind one of keeping things in perspective. (tags: [inspiration](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/inspiration))...
37Signals - Holding the future in your hand
A recent post over at the 37Signals blog by David about how new products from Apple make you feel like...
links for 2008-02-04
[Ruby on Rails Website Development Blog from Atlantic Dominion Solutions](https://rorblog.techcfl.com/2008/02/01/merborial-getting-started-with-merb-and-datamapper/) A nice tutorial on getting started with Merb and DataMapper....
Twitter is up and down, is it time for something new?
I have only been using Twitter for a short time now, maybe the last couple months, but I have gotten...
links for 2008-01-29
[Michael.NET: IronRuby Quick Start](https://michaeldotnet.blogspot.com/2008/01/ironruby-quick-start.html) A well-done getting started with IronRuby (tags: [Ruby](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/Ruby) [IronRuby](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/IronRuby))
links for 2008-01-26
[SitePoint Blogs ? Upgrading to Rails 2.0. A Recipe](https://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/01/25/upgrading-to-rails-20-a-recipe/) Good tutorial on updating your Rails 1.2.x apps to 2.0. (tags:...
links for 2008-01-25
[Robby on Rails : Installing Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL on OS X, Third Edition](https://www.robbyonrails.com/articles/2008/01/22/installing-ruby-on-rails-and-postgresql-on-os-x-third-edition) Great tutorial on setting up...
Finally getting Twitter
links for 2008-01-20
[Installing MySQL on Mac OS X at Hivelogic](https://hivelogic.com/articles/installing-mysql-on-mac-os-x/) Great tutorial on getting MySQL up and running on the Mac with...
links for 2008-01-08
[Andrzej on Software: A Guide to Deploying Rails Applications](https://andrzejonsoftware.blogspot.com/2008/01/guide-to-deploying-rails-applications.html) A good summary of how-to deploy Rails applications using common tools....
links for 2008-01-07
[LinuxHaxor.net | 68 Linux Related Free E-books](https://www.linuxhaxor.net/2007/09/05/68-linux-related-free-e-books/) Great list of free ebooks, mostly Linux related but some good stuff for...
links for 2008-01-03
[Ruby.NET vs. IronRuby: What's The Difference? - O'Reilly Windows DevCenter Blog](https://www.oreillynet.com/windows/blog/2008/01/rubynet_vs_ironruby_whats_the.html) Nice comparison of Ruby.NET and IronRuby (tags: [Ruby](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/Ruby)) [Learning...
links for 2007-12-20
[Heroku](https://heroku.com/) A cool idea for hosting your Rails applications. You can even edit your code on-line. (tags: [rails](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/rails) [hosting](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/hosting)) [Overview](https://geminstaller.rubyforge.org/index.html)...
links for 2007-12-16
[Carl Mercier?s blog ? Blog Archive ? How to fix that Rubygems mess on Leopard](https://blog.carlmercier.com/2007/12/14/how-to-fix-that-rubygems-mess-on-leopard/) Need help with fixing gems...
links for 2007-12-13
[Running Long Background Tasks In Ruby On Rails Made Dead Simple / Ruby On Rails / Blog](https://trix.pl/blog/ruby-on-rails/running-long-background-tasks-in-ruby-on-rails-made-dead-simple) A nice alternative...
What is ALT.NET?
I am searching for answers….what is ALT.NET anyway? I thought I knew what this movement was all about but the...
links for 2007-12-07
[Live Labs : Volta : Download](https://labs.live.com/volta/download/) Microsoft's latest, Volta for creating web applications. (tags: [Volta](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/Volta)) [Confreaks: RubyConf 2007](https://rubyconf2007.confreaks.com/) A bunch...
links for 2007-12-06
[iPhone on Rails - Creating an iPhone optimised version of your Rails site using iUI and Rails 2](https://www.slashdotdash.net/articles/2007/12/04/iphone-on-rails-creating-an-iphone-optimised-version-of-your-rails-site-using-iui-and-rails-2) A great...
links for 2007-12-05
[Inversion of Control Containers and the Dependency Injection pattern](https://martinfowler.com/articles/injection.html) (tags: [IOC](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/IOC) [injection](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/injection))
Coding Horror: How To Achieve Ultimate Blog Success In One Easy Step
I am a regular reader of Jeff Atwood’s blog and always get something useful out of his posts, I find...
Technology Bias Can Be a Strength or a Weakness
I have been reading a number of posts around the web about Derek Sivers of CD Baby dumping Ruby on...
links for 2007-08-29
[Ask Udi](https://udidahan.weblogs.us/ask-udi) A nice podcast about all things SOA (tags: [soa](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/soa) [podcast](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/podcast)) [NServiceBus - Communications Framework for .NET](https://udidahan.weblogs.us/category/nservicebus/) A framework...
links for 2007-08-24
[InfoQ: A Look at Common Performance Problems in Rails](https://www.infoq.com/articles/Rails-Performance) A nice look at Rails performance issues and how to address...
Julie Lerman Blog - Add great searching to your ASP.NET website for a nominal cost and support the American Diabetes Association
Here is a great reason to spend a couple dollars today for a great cause and put a nice search...
links for 2007-08-21
[jQuery for JavaScript programmers](https://simonwillison.net/2007/Aug/15/jquery/) A nice introduction to jQuery. This is a good place to start for anyone getting started...
links for 2007-08-16
[The Code Project Browser Add-in for VS 2005 - The Code Project - C# Programming](https://www.codeproject.com/csharp/cpbrowser.asp) Nice Visual Studio add-in to...
links for 2007-07-17
[import this. ? Django on Windows](https://thinkhole.org/wp/django-on-windows/) (tags: [Great](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/Great) [tutorial](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/tutorial) [on](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/on) [getting](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/getting) [Django,](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/Django,) [Python](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/Python) [2.51,](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/2.51,) [Apache](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/Apache) [and](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/and) [mod\_python](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/mod_python) [running](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/running) [Windows](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/Windows))
Dogpile Web Search
I was checking the logs on my server the past couple of weeks and notice and interesting referrer, Dogpile. I...
On Hot New Development Frameworks and Tools
Robert Scoble has an interesting post on Django, which is a framework for Python that makes creating web applications easier,...
Serious Geek
I work with smart people everyday but the number of times I meet or hear about a real geek seem...
Find Web Applications Fast
I came across this new search engine recently called Simple Spark. Simple Spark is not yet another Google wannabe but...
Subversion Bridge Coming...
I caught a post from Harry Pierson about SVNBridge, a bridge for using Subversion clients as a client for Team...
links for 2007-06-12
[Prototype JavaScript framework: Easy Ajax and DOM manipulation for dynamic web applications](https://www.prototypejs.org/) This is a great library for use with...
Converting to Subversion for Visual Studio 2005 Source Control.
I have used Visual SourceSafe for source control for many years. Most recently I have used either Vault from Sourcegear...
links for 2007-03-22
[100% Reflective Class Diagram Creation Tool - The Code Project - C# Programming](https://www.codeproject.com/csharp/AutoDiagrammer.asp) Nice tool to produce a class diagram...
links for 2007-03-07
[The Trac Project - Trac](https://trac.edgewall.org/) (tags: [bugtracking](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/bugtracking)) [BugTracker.NET Home](https://www.ifdefined.com/bugtrackernet.html) Great free and opensource bug tracking system for .net. (tags: [bugtracking](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/bugtracking))...
links for 2007-02-15
[ADO.NET team blog : Entity Data Model 101 - Part 2](https://blogs.msdn.com/adonet/archive/2007/02/12/entity-data-model-101-part-2.aspx) (tags: [LINQ](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/LINQ))
links for 2007-02-10
[Enterprise .NET Community: Creating a Custom ASP.NET Profile Provider](https://www.theserverside.net/tt/articles/showarticle.tss?id=CsharpLINQLearningGuide2007) This is a great resource for learning LINQ. It is a...
Microsoft Windows Vista Machine Build - Preview
I have had the same desktop system for the past 3 years and over the past few months it seems...
links for 2007-02-06
West Wind Application Configuration for .NET Great tool for configuring web applications, virtual directories, etc. (tags: .net configuration)
FeedDemon 2.0.0.25 Released
There is an update out to my favorite newsreader, FeedDemon. I have been using 2.0 for a while now and...
My Microsoft Vista Development Environment
Doing software development on the Windows platform, both Windows Forms and Web Development forces us to try out new platforms...
Business of Software by Eric Sink
I have had some down time lately and got the chance to put in some solid time to read a...
Online Database Schema Library
I came across this Library of Free Database Models from Scott Guthrie?s blog recently.? Below is an example of one...
Red-Gate Software Releases SQL Prompt
Red-Gate Software recently acquired a product called SQL Prompt. SQL Prompt gives the SQL developer intellisense in SQL Query Analyzer...
Staying Organized with MasterList Professional
I manage a small team of developers on what seems to be a never-ending project. The project seems never end...
CNN Reports, Software Engineer is BEST Job in America
OK, well the title says it all. CNN has a story from Money.com showing the results of a survey showing...
37Signals finally Getting Real
37Signals has finally released their “Getting Real” book in PDF format. I have been waiting for this book since I...
Axosoft Giving away $500 Version of Software for $5!
Axosoft is doing a social marketing experiment where they’re selling a $500 copy of their OnTime Small Team bug tracker...
Using ActiveState Komodo IDE
In my continuing effort to find a decent Ruby IDE under Windows or Mac OSX I decided to try the...
I want an Apple MacBook Pro
I watched the Steve Jobs MacWorld keynote on Tuesday from MacWorld after learning several month ago that Apple was moving...
Foxit Software PDF Reader
I recently read a post over on Scott Hanselman’s blog about Foxit Software’s PDF reader. This is a PDF reader...
The Graying Software Industry
Sahil Malik has a great post on the aging of the people in the software industry. The gist of the...
XBOX 360 at Gamestop
I had a chance this weekend, while out Christmas shopping, to stop by my local Gamestop to check out the...
FeedDemon 1.6 RC1
Newsgator has released FeedDemon 1.6 RC1 to their beta download site. I have been using FeedDemon since the early 1.6...
Information Overload
This is a subject that has been haunting me of late. I see so many new technologies that look interesting...
Does Microsoft not believe in their own hype?
I was reading a post over on Joel On Software about using .NET being a viable development environment for downloadable...
Microsoft Longhorn RSS and Attention
Nick Bradbury at Bradsoft has a great post on his weblog regarding the Microsoft announcement that it is baking RSS...
AMD Releases Athlon X2 Processors
In case you haven’t heard, AMD released their new Athlon X2 processors today. You can follow the link so I...
Memorial Day Weekend Tech Fun
Well it’s almost a holiday weekend for us in the U.S. I hope every enjoys the long weekend and remembers...
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Enterprise Software's Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
I found the dialog around why Enterprise Software isn’t sexy from Robert Scoble and the rebuttal from Nick Bradbury as...
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Guy Kawasaki is a well-known entrepreneur and writer in high-tech. He recently wrote about The Top Ten Lies of Engineers....
Tips (2)
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I recently ran into a problem I hadn’t encountered before on my Mac. I was getting an error from Redis:...
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If you’re a Ruby on Rails developer, you probably type the words bundle exec numerous times a day. I finally...
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I wonder who designed the user experience at Orbitz? I cannot imagine the design meeting which resulted with this checkbox...
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I love finding great tools that solve problems I face everyday. I came across the DevUtils.app recently which is a...
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It was announced today at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference that Visual Studio 2008 supports Intellisense for jQuery with an...
Visual Studio 2008 Tips I Should Know
Stephen Walther had a great, practical post recently on his blog with a set of tips and tricks to help...
Fixing the Toolbox in Visual Studio 2005
I have had the extreme pleasure of working with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services lately (notice the extreme sarcasm...
Visual Studio 2008 Now Running Side-by-side Visual Studio 2005
I have been having a few Vista problems lately and paved my system and put Windows XP Pro back on...
When Installing Visual Studio 2008, Uninstall Everything First and Backup
Scott Guthrie has a nice post about what to uninstall BEFORE installing the RTM version of Visual Studio 2008. Possible...
Now that Visual Studio 2008 is Out, Where is My MVC?
Now that Visual Studio 2008 has been released we are one step closer to having the ASP.NET MVC Framework in...
Somasegar's WebLog : Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 shipped!
Well, today is a big day for Microsoft developers, Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 has shipped. This...
Unexpected Behavior in Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio Merge Functionality
So, for one of my clients we use Team Foundation Server for our source control, overall it’s pretty good.
Chris Bowen's Blog : Major Visual Studio 2008 Announcements Today
Look at the news on Chris Bowen’s Blog : Major Visual Studio 2008 Announcements Today.
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Scott Guthrie posted about a hotfix available for VS 2005 to fix a performance issue when debugging ASP.NET applications by...
Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 is Out
In case you missed it, Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 along with the .NET Framework 3.5 is out.
Ruby in Steel 1.1 Released
Version 1.1 of Ruby in Steel has been released. This is a Ruby development environment that is an add-in to...
Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Install
I know it has been a while since I have posted here but I have been very busy with a...
GhostDoc 1.9.3 Released
Roland Weigelt released an updated version of his product called GhostDoc. If you haven’t used this product it is a...
Roland Weigelt's GhostDoc v1.9.2
Just a quick note for those lazy as I am. Roland Weigelt’s GhostDoc for Visual Studio 2005 and 2003 is...
Losing Intellisense on Visual Studio
An interesting problem one of my fellow developers faced recently was losing Intellisense in Visual Studio 2003. The interesting problem...
Visual Studio 2005 Released and Miscellaneous Notes
Unless you are living under a rock you are probably aware that Microsoft released Visual Studio 2005 today in conjunction...
More Visual Studio 2005 Stuff
Dan Fernandez pointed out in his blog about a tool from Microsoft to do an Automatic Uninstall of the pre-RTM...
Visual Studio 2005 Released
Well, the title says it all. Finally we have access to Visual Studio 2005 via MSDN Subscriber downloads. I have...
Visual Studio 2005 RTM
I picked up this post from Jeffrey Palermo, it appears the Visual Studio 2005 RTM will be available to MSDN...
Visual Studio 2005 RC1
I downloaded the recent Release Candidate 1 (RC1) from the Microsoft MSDN Universal Subscriber site over the weekend to get...
Visual Studio 2005 Web Projects
There has been much talk and complaining in the blogsphere about how Visual Studio 2005 Web Project now lack a...
Visual Studio .NET 2003 C# Compile Error CS0042
I am working on a VS.NET 2003 C# web project that contains multiple projects and on occasion I get an...
Visual Studio 2005 Release Date
In case you haven’t heard, Microsoft announced at Tech’Ed 2005 that Visual Studio will be released Nov. 7th 2005. This...
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The recent announcement by the Pragmatic Programmers that they would have their books available in other formats besides PDF piqued...
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Social Media Times Are Changing
It has been interesting to follow the story of Twitter going from public company to being purchased by Elon Musk...