All Posts
Browse all blog posts by year and month
2022
1 postsApril
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Every Developer Needs a Rubber Duck and You're The One
Published:• 2 min readDisruptions harm productivity. Strategic breaks with colleagues, however, can refocus developers who are stuck on problems.
2018
1 postsFebruary
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Mission (Out of )Control
Published:• 1 min readA tip for identifying apps in macOS Mission Control when you have too many windows open.
2017
1 postsAugust
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Autocomplete JavaScript Dropdown
Published:• 1 min readIntroducing my typeahead/autocomplete dropdown implementation with a working example and GitHub repository.
2014
8 postsAugust
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It's PanelPicker Time!
Published:• 1 min readFounding teams represent a critical component of startup success. Understanding what each member brings becomes essential to building effective organizational dynamics.
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Weird Meteor error in Safari
Published:• 1 min readProblems like this is why I prefer backend development. One browser crashing for what appears to be no good reason...
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What a month!
Published:• 1 min readA Facebook experiment evolved into an intensive work period. Reflections on launching OpenFloor MVP and the power of modern developer tools.
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OpenFloor released!
Published:• 1 min readDowntown Las Vegas has introduced a new Q&A platform called OpenFloor, developed by George Diab and Max Aceituno.
July
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Meteor package to post to Slack
Published:• 1 min readI created and published a Meteor package for posting notifications to Slack channels after discovering no existing solution was available.
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The Mill - It's official!
Published:• 1 min readMax and I have been accepted to The Mill startup accelerator in Downtown Las Vegas. Everything began as a Facebook experiment designed to boost audience engagement.
June
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Hackpad is the essential tool for the start-up team
Published:• 1 min readAfter gaining access to a local startup's Hackpad workspace, I experienced a significant revelation about team collaboration tools.
February
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Web Essentials for VisualStudio
Published:• 1 min readWeb Essentials extends Visual Studio 2013 with numerous features that web developers have long needed.
2013
2 postsApril
2-
A thing to remember about SSD drives
Published:• 1 min readSwitch from SATA to AHCI for better performance. This post is partly to help me remember, and to save you pulling out your hair.
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Re-size images from a context menu in Windows Explorer
Published:• 1 min readImage Resizer for Windows is a utility that lets you resize one or more selected image files directly from Windows Explorer by right-clicking.
2012
2 postsMarch
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exhale: see the path at the top of Finder
Published:• 1 min readTo display the complete directory path at the top of the Finder window in OSX Lion, execute these commands in the terminal.
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MVC on IIS6
Published:• 1 min readDeploying ASP.NET MVC applications to IIS6 requires specific configuration steps. This guide addresses common setup issues.
2011
5 postsNovember
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My X-Mas Book List
Published:• 1 min readAs Christmas approaches, here's a great resource for essential books you should be giving to that special web designer or developer in your life.
August
2-
Mary Had a Little LAMBda
Published:• 1 min readLambda expressions are anonymous functions that can contain expressions and statements, usable for creating delegates or expression tree types.
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Save (Not Permitted)
Published:• 1 min readWhen modifying table structures in SQL Designer, the management tools may prevent you from saving changes that require table recreation. Here's the workaround.
June
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Writing code in the cloud
Published:• 1 min readThe idea of having your IDE in the cloud just blew my mind. No more installing gigabytes of software like Visual Studio.
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MVC and WCF
Published:• 1 min readGuidance on calling WCF services from MVC applications isn't clearly documented online. Here's the recommended approach.