Fixing Floating Rectangles in ASP.NET StackedBar Chart
In working on a client's reporting system, I ran across some
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.
Team Workspace Reflections
Reflections on the benefits of team rooms and collaborative workspaces for agile software development, following the Caves and Commons approach.
Code Review Singleton Pattern Issues
One of my applications relies on a singleton pattern to create a single instance of a server which processes requests from many different ASP.NET handlers. It is created using pretty much standard Singleton code:
DevReach Online 2010 – Software Fundamentals
I just finished my DevReach Online presentation, A Whirlwind Tour of Software Development Fundamentals. In this 45-minute talk, I covered what I consider to be fundamental principles, patterns, and practices of software …
Learning To Code with the Azure SDK Ndash Show Me The Code
I've been working with Azure off and on since last summer, and like any new API or platform, there are hurdles involved with the learning curve.
Stories Too Big – Vertical Slices
I have a client who lists as one of the key challenges with
Outlook Send Mail Infinite Loop - Message in Outbox
Last week I encountered a problem with Outlook that I'm happy to report I've just solved. I found a bunch of things on the Interwebs that looked like they might be useful, but none of the fixes there did the trick for me …
Laptop Rebuild - Essential Apps
When we last saw our hero, he had fallen victim to an evil plot to disable his computer’s ability to boot up. After great efforts at recovery, eventually he was forced to concede defeat to Vista and reinstall …
Updating Blog to Orchard and Switching Domains
Why I migrated my blog from Graffiti CMS to Orchard, including the migration process using BlogML and tips for getting started with Orchard.