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The big change in Bootstrap 3 that no one’s talking about 22 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
As you probably already know if you’ve seen any tech news this week, Twitter Bootstrap 3 came out of RC and was officially released this past Monday. There are a plethora of changes in the new version...
Get the lowdown on Visual Studio 2013 and Web Essentials 2 Jul 2013 | 12:03 am
Build 2013 has been a bit of a whirlwind. Trying to process announcements about everything from Windows 8.1 to Project Spark over the course of just a few hours of keynotes was pretty overwhelming. On...
My favorite alternative to JavaScript’s switch statement 23 May 2013 | 08:00 pm
One of my least favorite parts of nearly every programming language I’ve spent much time with has been the ubiquitous switch statement. Though it does serve a useful purpose in some compiled languages...
Using jQuery to POST [FromBody] parameters to Web API 3 Apr 2013 | 08:24 pm
ASP.NET Web API has been one of my favorite recent additions to ASP.NET. Whether you prefer a RESTful approach or something more RPC-oriented, Web API will do just about anything you need. Even if you...
I wish Twitter’s direct messages were less restrictive 7 Mar 2013 | 09:35 pm
One of the best things about Twitter is that relationships there can be asymmetrical. Even if I don’t know you or follow your updates, you can still follow mine if you’re interested. Over time, we mig...
Using nConf and Azure to avoid leaking secrets on GitHub 26 Feb 2013 | 11:39 pm
GitHub recently released a new version of its search feature. Unfortunately, it quickly became obvious that the feature could be misused to locate data that wasn’t intended to be exposed publicly. Pas...
Six years of Encosia 1 Jan 2013 | 04:33 am
Each year, I get a little closer to not making this post before the year is over, much less on the actual anniversary of when I started posting (12/21). That’s mainly because it seems more like a “me”...
A month with my Surface RT 26 Nov 2012 | 11:08 pm
If you follow me on Twitter, you probably know that I’ve been playing with a shiny new Microsoft Surface RT that I’ve had for about a month now. I’ve had a bunch of requests for a post about my experi...
Closing Windows 8 apps with Surface RT’s Touch Cover 29 Oct 2012 | 08:57 pm
Windows 8′s new gesture for closing programs works pretty well when you’re using a Surface in your hands as a pure tablet, but it feels a bit awkward when you have the Surface’s kickstand and a Touch/...
Technical debt is like ketchup 15 Oct 2012 | 11:53 pm
Have you ever tried washing dried, day-old ketchup off a dish? It’s not fun. What would have taken just a couple seconds to rinse off while it was still fresh can take minutes and multiple attempts to...
