Category Archives: Tools and Utilities

What’s In Your Laptop Bag?

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Jesse Liberty

Last summer I followed Jeff Blankenburg’s lead and asked What’s In Your Computer Bag?, and then I posted what was in my bag at the time.  As I get ready for my trip to Europe and the UK, it seems … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Podcast #75–Jon Galloway on ASP.NET/ MVC/ Azure

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Jesse Liberty

Talking with Jon Galloway – Microsoft Evangelist – about ASP.NET/ MVC/ Windows 8 and Azure Listen | Yet Another Podcast  

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Yet Another Podcast #74–Adam Kinney–Windows 8 and JavaScript and HTML5

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Jesse Liberty

Talking with Adam Kinney, Independent Design Developer and former Microsoft Evangelist and Jon Galloway, Microsoft Technical Evangelist, about programming for Windows 8 using JavaScript, CSS3 and HTML5.   Adam’s Blog Adam on Twitter Jon’s Blog Jon on Twitter Win 8 … Continue reading →

Posted in Blend, Essentials, JavaScript, Languages, Metro, Observations, Podcast, UI, Visual Studio, Windows 8, WinRT | Tagged | 1 Comment

10 Insanely Essential Utilities That Made It To My Windows 8 Slate

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Jesse Liberty

I’m spending more and more time on my Windows 8 Slate, but I don’t add programs or files to it lightly.  There are two reasons for that: Space is limited on its 125GB SSD I know I’m going to have … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Podcast #70–Jim Holmes & Automated Testing

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Jesse Liberty

Talking with Jim Holmes about automated testing. Jim is the evangelist for Telerik’s TestStudio and he is also the Chief Cat Herder for CodeMash.  Test Studio CodeMash Jim’s Blog Listen | Yet Another Podcast  

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Yet Another Podcast #69–Ward Bell

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Jesse Liberty

Talking with Ward Bell about data, web services, Windows 8, XAML, Javascript and much more. Ward is a Microsoft MVP and a founder and VP of IdeaBlade.  Ward’s Blog – Never In Doubt Listen | Yet Another Podcast  

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Yet Another Podcast #61–Agile Programming

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Jesse Liberty

Talking with Phil Japikse about Agile programming. An international speaker, Microsoft MVP, MCSD, CSM, and CSP, and a passionate member of the developer community, Phil Japikse has been working with .Net since the first betas, developing software for over 20 … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Podcast #57–Kendo UI

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Jesse Liberty

I spoke with Burke Holland, Kendo UI Evangelist, and Todd Anglin, VP of HTML5 Tools for Telerik about their new platform for creating HTML5/JQuery applications: Kendo UI. http://twitter.com/toddanglin http://twitter.com/burkeholland HTML5 Playground Less To CSS Generator PhoneGap – Build Native Mobile … Continue reading →

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Context Menu

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Jesse Liberty

Windows Phone Tutorial The Silverlight For Windows Phone Toolkit is a magnificent collection of controls and utilities for writing Windows Phone applications.  Unfortunately, there is little or no documentation, and the samples, while wonderful, are quite complex.  At times, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Essentials, Mango, Mini-Tutorial, Patterns & Skills, Toolkit, WindowsPhone | Tagged | 1 Comment

Beautiful Page Transitions (Practically) Free

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Jesse Liberty

Windows Phone Tutorial I don’t just mean you don’t pay for the code, or the control, I mean we’re talking about 2 minutes of effort.  No joke. Step 1 is to download the November Windows Phone Toolkit and install it

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Yet Another Podcast #54–Damian Edwards on ASP.NET

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Jesse Liberty

Talking with Damian Edwards and Jon Galloway about the evolution of ASP.NET Web Forms, what’s coming in the new Preview and the three UI platforms built on top of ASP.NET Core. Damian is the Program Manager responsible for ASP.NET Web … Continue reading →

Posted in Essentials, MVC, Patterns & Skills, Podcast, Visual Studio | Tagged | 1 Comment

New Mini-Tutorial Video Series

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Jesse Liberty

I’m very pleased to announce that I’m starting a new video series based on my mini tutorials about Windows phone mango. These will all be posted on Channel 9 and you can also find them listed alphabetically on my Windows … Continue reading →

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