Introducing Winsitter

I have this day job working with ComponentOne as a Developer Evangelist. But a lot of you might not know about a project I’ve been working on in my spare time.  Close to a year ago, I had a lunch … Continue reading

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Getting Started With node.js on Windows

It’s a little difficult to use Windows with anything other than Visual Studio.  Recently, I decided that I wanted to plung into the wonderful world of node.js, and the love isn’t the same as it is on Mac or *nix … Continue reading

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New Virginia INETA Mentor

Since my election to the INETA Board of Director, I’m no longer able to serve as the INETA mentor for Virginia.  I am proud to announce that we’ve found a fine successor to take over for me: Joel Cochran. A … Continue reading

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INETA Board of Directors

I am proud to announce that I have recently been elected to the INETA Board of Directors. This is a great opportunity for me, and I’m looking forward to working with the rest of the INETA board. This is a … Continue reading

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Maintaining SignalR ConnectionId’s Across Page Instances

I’m a huge fan of SignalR, and today I was looking at a particular problem.  I would think it’s more of a feature, but in certain use cases it can be considered a bug. When you start a connection to … Continue reading

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MADExpo Family Fun Feature #2 – Busch Gardens

Thinking about attending MADExpo as either a speaker or attendee?  The Hampton Roads area has many awesome attractions that will give your family members plenty to do while you’re off enjoying yourself at the conference.  In this series, I’m going … Continue reading

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A Kickstarter You Should Support

I like the concept of KickStarter, but so far I haven’t seen anything that would make me want to open my wallet. Until today… Oh yes.  Tim Schafer.  He’s the guy behind some of the best video games of all … Continue reading

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MADExpo Family Fun Feature #1

Thinking about attending MADExpo as either a speaker or attendee?  The Hampton Roads area has many awesome attractions that will give your family members plenty to do while you’re off enjoying yourself at the conference.  In this series, I’m going … Continue reading

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Revitalizing This Old Blog

If you recall, I started doing some work for a little company called ComponentOne several months ago. Because of this, I’ve been spending a good part of my time blogging over on my official ComponentOne blog and also the Wijmo … Continue reading

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Open Letter To Whoever Designed the Turn-By-Turn Feature for Windows Phone

Dear Whoever Designed the Turn-By-Turn Feature for Windows Phone, First of all, to the entire Windows Phone team: Good job with Mango.  I’m highly impressed with several of the features.  There is just one feature that really grinds my gears. The … Continue reading

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