Recent Posts
Which Microsoft Technology Should I Learn?
After looking over the Microsoft landscape over the years, there are a number of directions you can take in your career. Today, I go over "career tiers" of Microsoft technology paths in the IT industry.
ASP.NET MVC: Enhancing The WebGrid - Inline Editing using SignalR
One of the major features of a grid is the ability to edit data inline. Today, I provide a way to edit and save your data from a WebGrid using SignalR.
Checklist: Transferring Data from One Computer To Another
Did I move everything over? Before moving data from one computer to another, here's a checklist of various methods of storing your data and what to copy off before you format that hard drive.
Real-World Refactoring: Replacing ASP.NET MVC Conditional Dispatcher With Command
When posting back from a grid to an MVC POST action, you could encounter a number of conditions that grows into an if..else from hell. Here's how to take it from a Conditional Dispatcher into a Command pattern.
18 Reasons Why Columbus, Ohio Is Considered To Be The Midwest Tech Mecca
Columbus, Ohio is considered to be one of the best cities to live in America. Today, I give numerous reasons why it's one of the best cities for a technology career.
Serialization/Deserialization Series: Custom Serialization
For the last post in this series, we build a custom serializer/deserializer with poco classes.
Serialization/Deserialization Series: JSON
What happens when a client asks for JSON for an AJAX service instead of XML? Today, I discuss the way to return your data as JSON instead of XML.
Serialization/Deserialization Series: XML
How do you transform your XML and JSON data into objects that are validatable? Today, we cover how to take only an XML document and create objects to validate against your business rules.
Quick Tip: Building an ASP.NET MVC RSS ActionResult
For those looking to create their own RSS feed, today I talk about creating an RSS feed from scratch.
Review: RadMo
Recently, I went on a road trip and used my RadMo. Here's my review of this ingenious travel accessory.