How to Reset a SQL Server SA Password
Sometimes you need to reset the password of a SQL Server database installation. This article shows you how.
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.
Everything You Need to Get Started with SpecFlow and WatiN
I'm adding [SpecFlow](http://specflow.org/) to an application I'm
Single Payee Credit Cards for Recurring Payments
Have you ever set up a recurring payment with a vendor using a credit card? I have. It’s very convenient, both for the consumer and the vendor, because neither one needs to be bothered with invoicing and paying …
Dayton.NET User Group Talk on Anti-Patterns and Worst Practices
Last night I spoke at the Dayton.NET User Group on the topic of
Copy a Table with data in SQL Server
Sometimes when you're about to do some major surgery on your
Seth Godin The Dip
I picked up The Dip by Seth Godin a while back and thought I’d post my thoughts on it. It’s a quick read, at only 80 pages or so. I’m generally a fan of Seth’s books, and I enjoyed this one. His …
How Developers Are Using var in C#
The var keyword was introduced in C# 3.0, and has since gained quite a bit of popularity. There is also a fair bit of contention over how it should be used, with posts like this one (with which I happen to agree) being …
Using Google Realtime Search to track Trends
You can use Google’s Realtime search feature to track trending topics on social media networks like Twitter. To find it, just do a search as usual, then click on the More icon on the left to open up the Realtime …
Creating a SOLID Visual Studio Solution
The SOLID acronym describes five object-oriented design principles that, when followed, produce code that is cleaner and more maintainable. The last principle, the Dependency Inversion Principle, suggests that details …
On the Usefulness of Xml Summary Comments with Poll Results
Last week I hosted a quick poll on Twitter about how useful a