Category Archives: Essentials

<Rant> I am so tired of complex code that can’t be read without having to trace definitions within definitions within references, within Interface definitions within indirection….  until I have no flippin’ idea what is going on. This is even worse … Continue reading →

Press the Buzzer is based on the infamous Milgram Experiment.  This brilliant song captures the entire essence of the experiment and the fall out from it, without ever losing its compelling folk rock rhythm. Like nearly all her music, this one … Continue reading →

I set out to write a post on Incremental Searching in Xamarin applications (which I will do next) but along the way I realized i need a goodly amount of data to search. This is a  problem that arises fairly … Continue reading →

Yet Another Podcast (YAP) had quite a run in its first iteration.  We had (among many others), Scott Guthrie, Miguel de Icazza, Scott Hanselman, Charles Petzold, John Papa, Laurent Bugnion… the list is too long. Reboot The last show, however, … Continue reading →

15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-core Intel i7 with Retina Display 16GB of memory and 512GB Flash drive.  It is one year old, in excellent condition and has 2 years left on AppleCare. Cost me $3200, asking $1600. Email to [email protected] … Continue reading →

My mistakes are part of your learning (With apologies to Shawn)  

By now, all my friends and relatives know that if they receive an email, even from someone they know, they should not click on any links. (Danger, Will Robinson). But I like sending links to important articles or videos.  How can I … Continue reading →

Often, there will be multiple views in your form that share the same values (e.g., font size, color, etc.).  There are a couple ways you can handle this: Create a resource dictionary and then refer to the resources using the … Continue reading →