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Extensible Code
Visual Studio Code has extensions! The bells ring, the confetti flies, the fans go wild! The two...
Date: 12/14/2015
VS Code Goes Open
Me: What do you think of Visual Studio Code? Some Dude: It's awesome. I just wish it were open...
Date: 11/20/2015
Moving Desktop and Downloads to OneDrive
The fierce competition between online storage providers has led to where we are today. Today a...
Date: 09/23/2015
Seattle Code Camp - It's a Doozy!
Here it comes again. Seattle Code Camp happens every year and it's one of those events where you...
Date: 08/08/2015
Configuring a Custom Domain Using Namecheap and Azure Web Apps
Namecheap.com is a ___domain registrar that treats me very well. Domain registration and DNS records is...
Date: 08/07/2015
Hail Bridge Mode
My wife and I have acquired a coach RV, parked it on our property, remodeled the interior, and done...
Date: 07/09/2015
What's New in Azure
Sometimes it's the most obvious things that are the easiest for me to miss. I can see being in a...
Date: 05/27/2015
Visual Studio Code
If you haven't watched the first day's keynote from Microsoft's Build 2015 conference,...
Date: 04/29/2015
Presentation at ASB
The topic of our conversation was encouragement to go beyond our inevitable role as digital...
Date: 02/18/2015
Windows Phone Emulator on Windows 10 TP Build 9926
After upgrading to Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 9926, I found myself unable to run the Windows...
Date: 02/03/2015
SnagIt 12 Tip
I have been using SnagIt by TechSmith for a few versions. A few months back I upgraded to SnagIt 12....
Date: 02/01/2015
Making
I going to wander philosophically for a little bit, because I'm being a be reflective about the...
Date: 01/25/2015
PowerShell Profile That Enables Posh Git and Azure
I know how it goes. You run into an inconvenience such as having to load an extra window, type an...
Date: 01/25/2015
Jack in the Box
My wife and I just recently had our second son. His name is Jack. I made him a bassinet to sleep in,...
Date: 01/13/2015
Microsoft Exam 70-532 Study Guide
I'm currently studying for Microsoft exam 70-532 - Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions. I do...
Date: 01/10/2015
Using Visual Studio to Write Node for Devices
This is a live blog post. I'll keep it published, so you'll see it in little pieces as I...
Date: 12/06/2014
This Week on Channel 9
This week I recorded This Week on Channel 9 with my good friend and colleague Steve Seow...
Date: 12/05/2014
You can't beat free HTML5/CSS3 training!
If you’re in the greater Seattle area and haven’t registered for this event yet, you...
Date: 12/04/2014
Your First Game in YoYo GameMaker
I'm presenting tonight at the Microsoft Store in Seattle on building your first game with YoYo...
Date: 12/04/2014
Zen Coding
I wrote my first line of HTML when I was a teenager, and I write a lot of HTML today. And writing...
Date: 12/04/2014
Windows Phone Keyboard
The keyboard on a Windows Phone is great. Here are three reasons I think that. Easy access to extra...
Date: 12/04/2014
Writing JavaScript for an Intel Edison
WARNING! This is a blog post in progress. I decided to publish it early so you can watch me work on...
Date: 12/04/2014
Yay, Syntax Highlighting
(function main(){ me.state = “excited”; me.reason = "syntax highlighting plugged in...
Date: 12/04/2014
Where to Start
There was a feature of Windows 8.1 Preview that opened the Start Screen on whichever screen you were...
Date: 12/04/2014
Which Windows 8 Language Stack Should I Choose?
I had a conversation with an attendee at the recent Windows 8 developers event at LA Live on Monday...
Date: 12/04/2014
Windowing in Windows 8.1
Windows (the OS) has always had windows - rectangular portals into an application that allow...
Date: 12/04/2014
Windows 8 2-day Camp - Content
Thanks to all of the attendees of our Windows 8 2-day Camp and Hackathon last week! It was an...
Date: 12/04/2014
Windows 8 App Bar Icons (from Segoe UI)
UPDATE: since writing this I've found this MSDN article that I think has more information than...
Date: 12/04/2014
Windows 8 App Design Sheet
Attached is a worksheet that might help you when you’re brainstorming the design of your...
Date: 12/04/2014
vNext in Fremont
Is there anything better than joining a bunch of other people that like writing software to talk...
Date: 12/04/2014
Web API or WCF... Which Way to Go?
Have you noticed the overlap between WCF and Web API? I did. And not only have I noticed it, but...
Date: 12/04/2014
Well done, Telerik
If you haven’t seen Telerik’s Windows 8 controls, you should check it out. Just go to...
Date: 12/04/2014
What's Microsoft Doing for Students?
Like the rest of the world, computer science is on a steep transformation curve! If you're like...
Date: 12/04/2014
Try Unsnap
Here’s a tidbit that is easy to miss if you’re not looking for it. If your user has...
Date: 12/04/2014
Unintentionally Open Source?
I saw this tweet and decided to respond. The technical answer is YES. You can access the source code...
Date: 12/04/2014