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So far we have covered some basic principals, a simple database schema to store pass-jobs. Next step is to go about actually tie all this together and generate some passes. I’m being careful to avoid...
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I have some concerns where I see Microsoft going in terms of making developers pay to use tools that they already own. For example, to test out Windows Phone development I had to pay the $99 fee to...
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I was having trouble figuring out why my pinterest pins were not being found through their search. After much testing, here is the reason why: I put a dash in the description and everthing before the...
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In my last post I showed you how to get started using TFS in the cloud. By itself, this is very cool, but setting it up for source control makes it even better. In this post, we will work through the...
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I’m sitting here at Moxies in downtown Calgary, and when I fired up my laptop looking for WiFi I spotted an Unsecured network called ShawOpen at full-strength: When I connected I got prompted with a...
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View ArticleMicrosoft Press Deal of the Day - 1/Aug/2012 - Programming Microsoft® LINQ in...
Today's 50% off deal of the day from Microsoft Press at http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0790145300461.do?code=MSDEAL is Programming Microsoft® LINQ in Microsoft .NET Framework 4"With LINQ, you can...
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Today's deal of the day from O'Reilly at http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920024064.do?code=DEAL is Programming C# 5.0 "With this digital Early Release edition of Programming C# 5.0, you get the...
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After some deep soul searching, I’ve decided to venture into the world of Objective-C and the wonderful world of iOS development. Mind you, its not some whimsical fancy. As a .NET developer by trade it...
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Until 23:59 Pacific Time 9/Aug/2012, O' Reilly at http://shop.oreilly.com/category/deals/perl-owo.do?code=WKPER5 are offering 50% off a range of PERL e-books. (For those unfamiliar with PERL it is the...
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Today is the kickoff for the St. Louis Days of .NET! Today begins the pre-compiler sessions for those who are interested followed by the kick-off gathering at the Bottleneck Blues Bar at the St....
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You might have had that view back in 2008. Back in PDC 2008 the Cloud was the emerging technology, how do I know this I was there in Los Angeles that year. Well 4 years later I am back from TechEd...
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Here are the slides for my three presentations this year for the St. Louis Days of .NET 2012. Enjoy them and feel free to share them as you see fit! If you enjoy these presentations, please check out...
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In a parallel universe I'm writing a much less kind version of this post, but with GA of Windows 8 being measured in a short number of months, I'm going to try and be helpful. Am I happy about the...
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There was a long post here; like Betamax, it just did not make it.Metro was not my favorite name though I do get what it was about and wish it would not have gone away so close to Windows 8 dropping...
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