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SnowRunner Review: My Trucks Bring All the Wrecks to the Yard

It really should not be this fun to drive at 10 miles per hour (sometimes less)! It is though.…

Migrating Our Blogs from WordPress to Ghost

We used WordPress for years; really, years. In fact, as of this writing we still have a couple blogs running on WP. However, I just never really enjoyed using WordPress. I mean, in the first year or so, it was amazing. It was mostly…

Featured remoteWork …

Welcoming a Remote Revolution

Finding good even in bad situations is an aspiration of mine. The COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to find such good. This crisis is really, really bad for some people.…

geekdom …

Disposable Email Aliases: Organize Your Messages

There is a trick you can use with many email services out there that could really save you some hassle with runaway junk email. Disposable email aliases (also known as sub-addresses) are quite handy. They allow you to quickly enter an email address in…

aesthetics …

"Click Here" Has No Place in Software

“Click here”, is probably the worst text anyone could choose for a link/button. I say “probably” because I’m sure there could be worse choices for a given context. Regardless, please don’t use, “click here”…ever. “Click Here” is Often Redundant If…

books …

Book Review: Getting Started with Twitter Flight

I recently read Getting Started with Twitter Flight by Tom Hamshere. The book was published in October 2013. Another book was also published around the same time. To my knowledge, these are still the only two books about the Twitter Flight framework. The book…

development …

Why We Switched from AngularJS to FlightJS

The landscape for web development is rapidly changing. It seems like not too long ago, I was making a decision with my team to avoid using JavaScript in our projects due to browser inconsistencies; that was actually 15 years ago. Since then, we’ve…

development …

Performing without Rehearsal: No Thanks

Would you perform in a play without any rehearsal? Perhaps if the play were a monologue on a topic you knew inside and out? Of course, I think even then, I’d practice my skit in front of a mirror or some friends and…

code …

Git vs. Mercurial

Git Git is fast, efficient, and not too opinionated. Throw-away branches are a plus (and a minus). With this feature, you can create a feature branch to try something out or work on a new feature in isolation. When you’re done, you can…

What I Really Want for Christmas 2012

I am becoming less and less concerned about tangible things in my life. A minimalist, I am not…yet. My wife and I are certainly heading down that direction of our yellow-brick road. However, I still want “stuff” for Christmas! So, if I don’…

geekdom …

A Solicitor, a Zombie, and a Raider Walk into a Bar...

Are Solicitors Predatory? Have you ever avoided answering your door when you hear a knock or ring of the bell? Do you hide from your windows when you spot an…

.NET …

SecuritySwitch 4 is Now Official

It’s now official! You can download the stable SecuritySwitch ASP.NET module for automatically redirecting your users to and from HTTPS. Check it out on Google Code, or just grab it from NuGet. PM> Install-Package SecuritySwitch Enjoy!…

.NET …

SecuritySwitch 4 Goes Beta

SecuritySwitch version 4 has been in beta for a little while now. I’ve received some good feedback with no showstoppers at this point. I am also using the latest beta in one of my production environments with great success. Check out SecuritySwitch on…

gaming …

TerRover

We had downloaded a trial of a game called TerRover. Today, Matt downloaded the full version for $15. We worked on the puzzles together finding all of the hidden little items and figuring out the best path to get the TerRover from the start…

gaming …

Nintendo Flashback

When going through old stuff, it is amazing what you can come across. I found my original Nintendo. I had wanted to get it out a while back, but wasn’t sure where everything was located. This time I found all parts and played…

.NET …

Convert a Value to Nullable

I’ve decided to start a new series-like set of articles on highly reusable code snippets. I write a lot of these types of snippets and figure it’s time to share. Kicking off will be the ConvertToNullable function. Background I despise boilerplate code…

fun …

Reece Grenades

To all of those wives and girlfriends of gamer guys out there… Next time your guy is playing one of the first person shooters, grab some mini Reece cups or some treat that is comparable and throw it toward him – not at him but…

.NET …

SecuritySwitch Grows Up on Google Code

Edit: Due to a trademark infringement, this open source project will now be named SecuritySwitch. What a huge PITA it was to migrate to a new project on Google Code! Since you cannot rename a project, I had to create a new one and…

.NET …

WebPageSecurity becomes SecuritySwitch

Edit: Due to a trademark infringement, this open source project will now be named SecuritySwitch. Feel free to read the comment posted by the holder of the trademark on the name I originally planned to use. It was a polite enough message. I think…

gaming …

Pitfall: The Big Adventure on the Wii

For Christmas 2008, we received Pitfall: The Big Adventure for the Wii. We are game junkies and get a bunch most Christmases ranging in lots of different skill sets. We were excited to check this one out since we had played the original Pitfall…

privacy …

How To: Send a Bulk E-mail Considerately

If you send bulk e-mails (i.e. messages to several contacts), you really should be considerate of your recipients. While you know (hopefully) all of the contacts in the “To” list of the message you are about to send, there’s a good chance…

.NET …

ASP.NET "Remember Me" Option with Forms Authentication Not Working?

So, you’ve set the timeout value for forms authentication to a fairly large value, yet checking the “remember me” check box on the Login control still does not persist your users’ authentication, even after a fairly short period of inactivity. <system.web&…

desktopDevelopment …

SVN, the Way of the Tortoise

Although, Subversion (SVN) is not new, it is still one of the most widely used version control systems (VCS) available. SVN is a tool that allows users to track the changes of files. Yes, it’s that simple. Interfacing Your Demons Like many version…

Google Teams with Verizon Wireless

There was an announcement this week about a new alliance between Google and Verizon Wireless. The short of it is, Google and Verizon Wireless (VW) will be working together to deliver several Android-powered devices on the VW network. Verizon? Open? Android is an open…