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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

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