Blog Posts

MANY articles on a wide array of topics. You’ll find a lot of my newer content is going to my YouTube channel first, but I do still blog occasionally.

How Do I Shutdown Windows 8

How Do I Shutdown Windows 8

With the new Windows 8 operating system, Microsoft has made it harder than ever to figure out how to actually shut down your computer. I think this is due to a major emphasis on the tablet form factor, which one will …

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Regional Differences

Regional Differences

A while ago I ran a poll on twitter asking how developers recommend regions be used. About 15% of the respondents chose Other and/or chose to leave a comment.

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Speaking at FalafelCon

Speaking at FalafelCon

Hey, California people, I'm coming your way. I'll be speaking at FalafelCon 2013 next month about Refactoring with SOLID Principles. The event is taking place 10-11 June 2013 at Microsoft's Silicon Valley campus.

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Speed Up YouTube Videos

Speed Up YouTube Videos

If you’ve ever wanted to speed up a YouTube video, like you can do with Pluralsight training videos, here’s a quick tip to show you how to do so. Today, I was watching the KendoUI 2013Q1 Release Keynote on …

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When Should You Arrive for an Interview

When Should You Arrive for an Interview

We’ve been doing a lot of interviewing as we grow our team in Hudson, Ohio for Telerik Services. We have a fairly small office in a suburban environment, where you can basically park right outside the building and …

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How To Contribute to ASPNET Yourself

How To Contribute to ASPNET Yourself

Recently I upgraded the Stir Trek conference site's web code from ASP.NET MVC 2 to 4. When I did, I ran into an issue where the OutputCache attribute's behavior changed for RenderAction code.

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