Category Archives: Tools and Utilities

Yet Another Podcast #84–Chris Eargle Discussing Advanced C# and LINQ

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Jesse Liberty

Chris Eargle, Technical Evangelist for Telerik, joins me in a discussion of C#, advanced LINQ and some of the esoteric corners of C# and functional coding.    Chris’ Blog Chris on Twitter Chris’ Profile INETA Listen | Yet Another Podcast … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Podcast #83–Jon Galloway on Azure and ASP.NET–What’s New.

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Jesse Liberty

Jon Galloway joins me for a wrap up of what is new in Azure, ASP.NET and surrounding technologies.  A /build wrap up that starts with the Day 2 Keynote and walks through all the new cool stuff coming out of … Continue reading →

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Upgrading to Windows 8 Pro

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Jesse Liberty

If you have an MSDN account, you may be able to upgrade from Windows  8 to Windows 8 Pro.   First, login to http://msdn.microsoft.com and click on Access Benefits.  Once there, click on Go To My Product Keys and scroll down … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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