So, Gmail access using a desktop client. Should be easy right? I ended up going round and round in circles trying to get access to my Gmail account using Thunderbird.. read more…
So my trusty old (as in REALLY old) Epson Photo R200 died last week and I have a stack of printing to do for various things including my annual tax. read more…
After I blogged about the appalling quality of the IWANTIT(to fuck off) case I’ve upgraded. After looking around a lot I thought the functionality of the Apple Smart Cover was. read more…
So with great trepidation I have indeed bought my second Apple device – an iPad Mini with Retina display (32Gb WiFi Black). The truth of it is that I needed. read more…
Have you ever ran into a situation where for some reason you cannot load an SSL certificate from the store? Have you checked the thumbprint, like … a thousand times. read more…
As a software engineer and now CTO of my own technology company I watch what happens out there in the big bad world fairly closely. When I think back to. read more…
This is good news! Seems that Apple have finally released an official fix to the WiFi issues introduced with Mavericks. Might seem trivial but one of the nice things about. read more…
I’ve been recently revisiting a WebAPI client implementation that uses DotNetOpenAuth for authorising calls to an OAuth 2.0 protected WebAPI. So I thought I’d share the generic methods I wrote. read more…
One advantage of MVC Razor could also be deemed a disadvantage. No comile time checking of views. I personally love the dynamic nature of build the Razor views but you. read more…
Honestly, for tool that’s supposed to make life easier and more robust I find myself battling with it often. I’ve been upgrading some of the packages in one of my. read more…
Hmm … not much to say really. The UI sucks, it’s sluggish to use and inaccurate. Why show me an Install button for apps that are already installed? Why have. read more…
So, I just updated to FireFox 30 and FireBug 2.0 … So far, rock solid and none of the issues I was seeing with FireFox 29 or 29.0.1 and Firebug.. read more…
My Current Windows box is fantastic, runs like a dream and has done since I built it about 3 years ago. It’s been through many many hardware changes in that. read more…
I don’t see a lot of posts about this but it is possible to achieve. Classes Example Stored Procedure Using a DbSet … this DOES NOT WORK if you are. read more…
Good grief, this latest issue with OpenSSL (the library that keeps most of the internet encrypted and safe) is no less that 16 years old … “A researcher has uncovered. read more…
Just found this amazing site going through CSS3 and how to safely implement or ignore certain features due to varying browser support. Really cool! HTML5 Please
Gmail & Thunderbird
So, Gmail access using a desktop client. Should be easy right? I ended up going round and round in circles trying to get access to my Gmail account using Thunderbird.. read more…
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Canon PIXMA MG7150
So my trusty old (as in REALLY old) Epson Photo R200 died last week and I have a stack of printing to do for various things including my annual tax. read more…
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iPad Mini Cover – Tech 21 Impact Mesh + Apple Smart Cover
After I blogged about the appalling quality of the IWANTIT(to fuck off) case I’ve upgraded. After looking around a lot I thought the functionality of the Apple Smart Cover was. read more…
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IWANTIT iPad Mini Case review
So, when I bought my iPad I really didn’t want to leave the store without a cover to keep it in, I knew it was only a stop gap case. read more…
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iPad Mini Retina 32Gb
So with great trepidation I have indeed bought my second Apple device – an iPad Mini with Retina display (32Gb WiFi Black). The truth of it is that I needed. read more…
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Developer Productivity
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Jammer
Why do I always get my Accordion controls mixed up with my Concertina controls?
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SSL Certificate, FindByThumbprint and the Occultist Codepage
Have you ever ran into a situation where for some reason you cannot load an SSL certificate from the store? Have you checked the thumbprint, like … a thousand times. read more…
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Happy Nicola Tesla Day 2014
Who the hell is this guy? Well … this is probably the closest a real human will get to be a real Tony Stark. I’ll leave it to the Oatmeal. read more…
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When Social Turns Anti-Social and The Price of a Book Is Too Cheap
As a software engineer and now CTO of my own technology company I watch what happens out there in the big bad world fairly closely. When I think back to. read more…
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OSX Mavericks – WiFi – FIxed in 10.9.4?
This is good news! Seems that Apple have finally released an official fix to the WiFi issues introduced with Mavericks. Might seem trivial but one of the nice things about. read more…
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Wrapping HttpClient
I’ve been recently revisiting a WebAPI client implementation that uses DotNetOpenAuth for authorising calls to an OAuth 2.0 protected WebAPI. So I thought I’d share the generic methods I wrote. read more…
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Compile Time Checking for MVC Views
One advantage of MVC Razor could also be deemed a disadvantage. No comile time checking of views. I personally love the dynamic nature of build the Razor views but you. read more…
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Nuget Strikes Again
Honestly, for tool that’s supposed to make life easier and more robust I find myself battling with it often. I’ve been upgrading some of the packages in one of my. read more…
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Windows Store
Hmm … not much to say really. The UI sucks, it’s sluggish to use and inaccurate. Why show me an Install button for apps that are already installed? Why have. read more…
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FireFox – Back on the Menu
So, I just updated to FireFox 30 and FireBug 2.0 … So far, rock solid and none of the issues I was seeing with FireFox 29 or 29.0.1 and Firebug.. read more…
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BSOD!! Well, Well Old Friend
My Current Windows box is fantastic, runs like a dream and has done since I built it about 3 years ago. It’s been through many many hardware changes in that. read more…
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Loading Entity Framework Navigation Properties with Stored Procedures
I don’t see a lot of posts about this but it is possible to achieve. Classes Example Stored Procedure Using a DbSet … this DOES NOT WORK if you are. read more…
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OpenSSL Hits The News Again
Good grief, this latest issue with OpenSSL (the library that keeps most of the internet encrypted and safe) is no less that 16 years old … “A researcher has uncovered. read more…
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CSS3 – Safe to Use?
Just found this amazing site going through CSS3 and how to safely implement or ignore certain features due to varying browser support. Really cool! HTML5 Please
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