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Web Sites with Embedded Command Lines: You got your Command Line in my Internet
Eight years ago I wrote a post called Opportunity: Windows is completely missing the TextMode boat. The language is dated... I assume we all realize that there are literally millions of Windows...
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Moving a website to Azure while adding Continuous Deployment from Git
I've got this little one page website I wrote a few years ago that attempts to detect the version of the .NET Framework you have and give you a download for the smallest redist you need to get up to...
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A Bug Report is a Gift
There were lots of reactions to my blog post Everything's broken and nobody's upset. Some folks immediately got the Louis CK "Everything's Amazing and Nobody's Happy" reference. Some folks thought it...
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How to create a DVD on Windows 8 even though Windows DVD Maker is gone -...
I make a lot of DVDs. I make them for weddings for family and for funerals and memorials. I make trip DVDs and memory DVDs and all sorts of stuff. Why don't you put all that stuff online, Scott? Why...
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Making a switchable Desktop and Mobile site with ASP.NET MVC 4 and jQuery Mobile
I really enjoy working on and thinking about mobile websites. There's something about making an experience great on a pocket supercomputer phone that is so much more satisfying than a desktop. I...
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Why does TypeScript have to be the answer to anything?
DISCLAIMER: I don't work on TypeScript. I am not involved with that team and this is all my own opinion and conjecture. TypeScript was announced and folks are saying "TypeScript is clearly Microsoft's...
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Hacking Diabetes
NOTE: The top part of this post is background and basics. If you are a diabetic who wants the advanced techniques, they are further down a bit. Being a Type 1 diabetic sucks. But, if you know anyone...
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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3G/Wi-Fi Review
Ok, let's just get this out of the way. Of all the gadgets I've purchased, I love my Kindle. I have, in fact, owned every Kindle at every step of the way. I've also owned every iPad, but there's been...
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Help your users record and report bugs with the Problem Steps Recorder
A few weeks back I ranted in Everything's broken and nobody's upset and it found its way around the web. Some called it a poorly organized straw man and others felt it was a decent jumping-off point...
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Intel Ultrabook hardware prototype - Windows 8 and the Sensor Platform
What better time to test the Sensors in this Intel Ultrabook prototype then while in the air? I'm on a flight right now from Krakow, Poland to Munich, Germany, and I realized this was the perfect time...
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How to call WinRT APIs in Windows 8 from C# Desktop Applications - WinRT Diagram
I was trying to access some of the sensors that are built into this Intel Ultrabook that runs Windows 8. However, while there's support for Location Sensors built into the .NET 4 libraries on Windows 7...
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Instapaper delivered to your Kindle changes how you consume web content -...
I've talked about Instapaper before when I tease folks of having 42 tabs open. Remember that "open in new tab" rarely means "read it later." It usually means "use up memory and let this page run in the...
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Cloud-Controlled Remote Pan Tilt Zoom Camera API for a Logitech BCC950 Camera...
I like my giant blog post titles. Nyah. As a remote worker for almost 5 years now, I live in video conferences. I feel really strongly about the power of seeing someone's face rather than just being a...
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Podcast Update with Guest Spots and a New Show - October 2012
I've been on a podcasting kick lately. Not for any particular reason, but a number of things have come together that have found me as a guest on a number of podcasts. I've also had the good fortune to...
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Videos of talks from the 2012 BUILD Conference - Angle Brackets and Curly Braces
It was an insane week at BUILD. Much of my schedule was my own fault as I continue to treat Microsoft Outlook as if it were a game of Tetris, franticly packing appointments ten-deep.The "Angle...
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Reactive Extensions (Rx) is now Open Source
A few years back I did a podcast with Erik Meijer about Reactive Extensions for .NET (Rx). Since then thousands of people have enjoyed using Rx in the projects and a number of open source projects like...
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Many Raspberry Pi projects - How can you not love a tiny computer?
How can you not love a tiny computer? I posted about Top 10 Raspberry Pi Myths and Truths and since then I'm up to four Raspberry Pi devices. The most recent is the new Raspberry Pi "Model B" that...
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Windows 8, Step 0 - Turn on continuous backups via File History
So you've installed Windows 8. I'm going to do a small series of posts called "Windows 8, Step0" with tips on what to be sure to do after you've installed Windows.Here's an important TODO for you. Do...
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The Internet is not a black box. Look inside.
All I too often I see programmers trying to solve their problems on the internet by blinding "flipping switches." Change something, hit refresh in the browser. "Why is that cached? What's going on?"...
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The Computer Backup Rule of Three
I'm ALWAYS pounding people to backup. I will continue. BACKUP YOUR STUFF. If you care about it, back it up.Let's talk. Yes, I'm talking to you, non-technical friend. You're a writer, a blogger, not a...
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