May 2013
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Google I/O conference is now streamin live.
Goto Google I/O live feed
April 2013
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When I've read Oauth specs and I did not...
apijoy:
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Team Foundation Server doing a gated check-in.
Waited 20mins for TFS to finish gated check-in and 1 unit test fails for absolutely NO REASON!
March 2013
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Anonymous asked: Hello Brad, I was checking out the jquery plugin that you wrote, but the demo seems to be down, any chance you've got another copy of it lying around?
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It's worth diving into Javascript
When I get questions from non-programmers on what language to learn first, I’m fairly convinced that my best suggestion, as of today, is to seriously take up Javascript.
Even though Javascript has quite a few quirks and shortcomings, I would have to say that it is the most rewarding language to get into since there is so much you *can* do with it. Not to mention, every company needs a...
February 2013
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Hackathon tools for 2013
Here’s what I’m currently using for my hacks / prototypes. Keep in mind a lot of these tools are chosen because they get you up and running fast and\or have some widespread use. Team-friendly tools are key.
Machine MacBook Pro - yep, finally ditching my PC, but still have a VM for asp.net projects.
IDE / Text Editor Sublime Text - an amazing text editor for working with almost any...
January 2013
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Are top web properties making the transition to... →
arielseidman:
Comscore released unduplicated audience size across mobile and desktop (US only for now) for the top 30 web properties/services.
Using the Comscore data and the fact that more than half of US wireless subscribers are using a smartphone I color coded the data (link to Google Doc) so you can…
December 2012
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Querying Abstract Multi-Map Indexes in RavenDB...
So… let’s say you have 2 similar classes in your system, like User & Person.
Now lets say we’d like to return those documents into a single list. In order to do this you simply need to define the “AbstractMultiMapIndex”, like so:
I call it the People index, (because Users are people too!)
After we’ve done that we need to create that index, like so (on...
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Initializing RavenDB in MVC4 with StructureMap
I hear more and more .Net devs are starting to get into the world of NoSQL, partly in thanks to the insanely awesome product, RavenDb (from the builders of RhinoMocks and NHibernate Profiler). I feel pretty strongly this is one of the biggest contributions to .Net web developers since MVC.
So, I want to share a very simple/clean way to initialize the RavenDB DocumentStore (on app start) and ALSO...
November 2012
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How to Create a Great Interactive Tutorial for... →
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User-Authenticated Event Tracking with jQuery +...
You probably already know about Google Analytics, and if you use it enough you may even know about Event Tracking with Google Analytics , but haven’t quite figured out an easy and useful way to put it to use, so here’s an idea.
I typically use an MVC framework like Ruby on Rails or Asp.Net MVC to build web apps. However, any framework that allows you to authenticate a user (maybe PHP,...
August 2012
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WePay API now has a C# SDK and MVC examples
As you may or may not know, I like to move money. I’ve been dealing with the likes of PayPal for almost a decade and more recently Amazon “flexible” payments and have been conditioned to just live with their “kind” of customer service. I’ve also tried some smaller payment processors and most didn’t have a flexible approach to payments that I needed.
A...
June 2012
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User Account Management For Mobile Apps
cloudminellc:
We’re pleased to announce a dedicated set of tools for managing user accounts on all apps developed using our platform. All examples in this tutorial use the CloudMine iOS SDK, however, all of the operations are also available through our REST API.
Creating Accounts
The CMUser class contains all the methods you need to manage user accounts. To create a new account, initialize a...
May 2012
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PitchSwap: Getting Entrepreneurs to listen to...
After some thinking (over shots of tequila) on how to create a simple, fun, worthwhile event for entrepreneurs, I stumbled upon the idea of getting people together that have something they’d like to pitch, but then forcing them to pitch someone else’s idea, in hopes the favor would be reciprocated.
I initially thought this would be cool, because this concept could have a few benefits....
April 2012
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LINQ to SQL DataContext Wrapper (Adapter)
If plan to Mock LINQ to SQL for Unit testing (using a repository pattern). You’ll most likely need one of these:
February 2012
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Using CloudMine to log PageViews with ASP.Net MVC
I’ve used a few services in the past to do site “event tracking” (ie Google Analytics) but most didn’t give me all the data and control I need to easily track what was needed… (mostly user identity stuff). Another big difference is that this is all done server-side, which has it’s pros\cons as well.
Anyway, here’s how I did it using CloudMine’s...
January 2012
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Creating a Logo in 10 seconds with LogoType
I wanted to play around with the Google WebFonts API for some reason and came up with a somewhat cool little web-based utility called:
Demo here: http://www.w3portals.com/logotype
Source: https://github.com/bradoyler/LogoType
It’s a really quick way to create a “draft” logo.
So after you select your colors and Font, you can simply take a screenshot of the page and copy...
December 2011
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Making Sharepoint your friend...with Powershell
Starting some research for an upcoming project that integrates with Sharepoint (sigh). Although I wasn’t to excited to start developing against a bloated beast of an “Enterprise” application like SP 2010…but, I pushed through the tears.
I first started playing around with webparts and found it quite clumsy to build and deploy stuff that was purely for experimenting with...
September 2011
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My addendum to PSL fishbowl
After attending PSL fishbowl last night, I have a few things I’d like to put on the record. I’m not a verbose guy, so this should be rather pithy.
Last night, after I gave my groups 5 min presentation on the chosen topic, “ways to fix the PSL communication/website issues”, I quickly realized I missed an opportunity to really speak my mind about how to make PSL a stronger...
May 2011
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Google Calendar Reader : jQuery Plugin
I was really surprised that I couldn’t find a plugin or widget that already did this, so I figured I’d make a jQuery plugin to read a public google calendar feed and custom format it so that it can be display on your site and have your own styles applied. Here’s how the gCal reader plugin works.
Here’s a link to the github...
March 2011
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GeoLocate a visitor's IP address and cache the...
First, go over to http://ipinfodb.com , see how it works and get yourself an API key by signing up for free. If you’re looking to convert an visitors IP address into a geographic location, then here’s a quick code nugget in C#. Have fun!
string ip = Request.ServerVariables["X-Forwarded-For"]
public class LocationInfo
{
public string Country { get; set; }
...
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Uploading an image with AWS SDK for .Net (C#)
I recently started using cloud-based hosting (AppHarbor.com) for my latest project (Mealtik.com) and I needed a remote storage solution for the images that would be uploaded by users. I was already familiar with Amazon’s Simple Storage service (AWS S3), but never actually built a .Net app that used this API for uploading images to S3.
So…here are the steps to simply get an image...
November 2010
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May 2010
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PA Congressman's response to H.R. 5034...
Recently, I contacted my local congressman (Jim Gerlach) about my opposition to H.R. 5034, which will make it nearly impossible for small artisan wineries to ship directly to their customers. The bogus argument for this, is that this enables underage kids easy access to alcohol. Anyone with half a brain would realize that no 17-year-old is ordering artisan wines online to get his buzz on. This...
April 2010
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2010 Phillies: Another great season is underway
We are 5 games into the season and the home opening is only 1 game away. The Fightin Phils have had double digit hits in each game and have only lost 1 game so far. Batting: Ryan Howard is leading the NL with 3 homer runs and 10 RBIs, Placido Polanco, who seems to be another great off season acquistion is boasting a solid .538 batting average. However, a lot of the run production has been...
March 2010
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Home winemaking day 1: Primary fermentation
Tonight I started my home wine making project. The first steps were pretty simple: 1. Sterilized the bucket, big spoon and lid. 2. Added 1 gal of hot water with bentonite to 6gal bucket…stirred. 2. Added Sauvignon Blanc grape juice and topped of with cold water…stirred. 3. Added yeast to “must” and put the lid on the fermentation bucket.
The next stage will take...
February 2010
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Using the ASP.Net GridView with ObjectDataSource...
I recently started to move a project from using ADO.Net Typed DataSets to the more “efficient and flexible” Entity Framework or more specifically ”LINQ to Entities”.
One of the first issues I ran into was the automatic Sorting and Paging that comes with binding GridViews to DataSets. Since I needed to change my data objects from Datasets to IQueryable I was not happy...
November 2009
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Top 5 Reasons your business should provide online...
w3giftcards:
#1. When a customer buys a gift card for your service, then are not only generating a sale, but they are also generating a GUARANTEED referral.
#2. Gift card sales on a yearly basis have topped at around $100 billion. That’s a lot of potential revenue missed if you are not offering your own gift cards online. Source: http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1005802
#3. A gift card...
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Healthcare reform house bill passes
The House bill narrowly passes 220 to 215. Republicans unanimously appose the bill and could be a major factor in upcoming elections. Could we see a big swing in 2010 to a GOP senate? I think so, since health care plan of 1993 had that exact same effect. It’s almost as if the Obama administration is following the same footsteps of the Clinton administration. The only small difference is that...
“New fav quote: “Formal education will make you a living, self-education...”
– Jim Rohn
October 2009
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Uprising lyrics...a libertarian anthem??
Here are the lyrics to Muse - Uprising. Thoughts? I think they are totally relevant with what’s going on right now in the U.S. Bottom line, no matter how you interpret these lyrics, a large amount of people in this country are fed up. Maybe MUSE is the modern day Thomas Paine…? Well, maybe not, but when foreigners start to point out massive problems going on in your back yard, you...
September 2009
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“Sometimes you eat the bar…and sometimes the bar eats you.”
– The Big Lebowski
“my favorite vegetable is ketchup”
– some guy at devils alley
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W3GiftCards featured on KillerStartups
Today, W3GiftCards.com was featured on KillerStartups.com Please visit the page and vote for us. We need a few more votes to get the Top 10 Startup list. Thanks for your support, don’t forget to vote.
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