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How to setup the Performancing extension for Firefox to post to CS 2.0

How to setup the Performancing extension for Firefox to post to CS 2.0

As a follow up to my comments about the Performancing extension for Firefox  that Dave Burke quoted today in the Community Server Daily News I put together a little Flash video to demonstrate how to setup the extension to post to a Community…

So I updated the library project, now what?

In my last post I described adding some unit tests to one of our core libraries that three projects currently being developed are using and finding a bug in the code.  Well of course I fixed the bug, but now what? Now each of the teams working on the…

Another real-world example of why even the most simple smoke test is shiny

I’m in the middle of developing a proof of concept project for a client that involves me working fairly closely with 3 third-parties along with the client.  The communication and waiting game can sometimes be a PITA. Currently I’m waiting on any one…

I'm digging Code Monkey

Jonathan Coulton’s ” Code Monkey ” is freakin’ awesome (via Matt Hawley ).  Check out the video on Tra5hTa1k , too - it’s just as cool.  I hope they do come up with a t-shirt (check out the poll), I like this  version .

Krabby Patties

Having just finished up a lunch composed mostly of a couple of Boca burgers I thought I would pass on a “tip” for those with children who are fans of Cartoon Network and specifically SpongeBob SquarePants.  We keep a couple of boxes of Boca Burgers…

Day of .NET Swag

Day of .NET Swag

I agree, Day of .NET Rocked! It was definitely worth the 3-1/2 hour drive each way and the overnight stay in a hotel.  John , Josh , and Jason  put on a great event and  Mark Miller is a fantastic speaker.  I will post my notes for each of the…

Going to Day of .NET in Ann Arbor?

I’m heading north to Ann Arbor this afternoon after work, along with Joe Wirtley, in order to attend the Day of .NET tomorrow. We’ll be staying at the Hamton Inn Ann Arbor - North , which “conveniently” has an Applebees attached to it.  If…

Back from our Disney vacation

I pulled into the driveway this morning about 4:30 AM after driving for 16 hours from Disney World to home (about 30 miles north of Cincinnati).  The drive wasn’t that bad - we once drove from Monterey, CA, to here in a bit over 48 hours - going from…

Great Stuff from Bill Wagner

Bill Wagner gave a great presentation at the Dayton.NET Developers Group last night. Jim Holmes beat me to the punch - actually I was waiting the appropriate 24 hours before calling dibbs since Jim is the organizer of the group.  You can…

The guide to etiquette for stealing someone's thunder The Rules for Calling Blogging Dibs

A couple of days ago I was wondering if there were rules about that sort of thing. Apparently there are rules ! Thanks, Phil Haack , for the explanation. Technorati Tags: Blogging