Random thoughts of a dev
Running a Scheduled Task after another
Within the Windows Task Scheduler it is possible to fire off processes based on a lot of different...
Date: 10/25/2011
Simple grep in .net
I have been meaning to write a simple grep program which looks through the incoming pipe for a regex...
Date: 06/15/2011
Making a healthy application with HealthVault
I have done some projects in the past utilizing Microsoft HealthVault (https://healthvault.co.uk/),...
Date: 02/15/2011
The Cool Wall is Back
For those of you who are fans of the BBC show Top Gear, you may remember the Cool Wall, and now you...
Date: 09/21/2010
Security Best Practices in Azure
Recently the Azure and security community published the “Security Best Practices for Developing...
Date: 06/17/2010
Lambdas and anonymous delegates for Debugging
I was posed the problem a few weeks ago that someone has a coding project where the execution engine...
Date: 02/17/2010
Eye On Earth on BBC News
A couple of announcements to be made, Firstly: BBC news has written an article on Eye On Earth, my...
Date: 02/05/2010
Using WCF Tester with Azure
If you’ve tried to use the wcf testing tool wcftestclient.exe (\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual...
Date: 01/25/2010
Entity Framework 4.0
With .net 4.0 comes Entity Framework 4.0 which will help with data access and rapid development of...
Date: 01/19/2010
Code Contracts with .Net 4.0
I don’t know how many times I have seen a method which I have been trying to debug with a whole...
Date: 01/12/2010
Dynamic XML Reader with C# and .Net 4.0
Last week I was at a brilliant .net 4.0 training session lead by Richard Blewett of Developmentor...
Date: 12/14/2009
Add Eye On Earth to your site
If you have an environmental site, or would like to embed Eye On Earth to your site this can be done...
Date: 11/30/2009
Add SSL Security to your Azure Webrole
As the new Azure toolkit allows upload of certificates to be associated with the roles, and multiple...
Date: 11/24/2009
Eye On Earth Launch
Last week during PDC the press release went out launching our project Eye On Earth (AirWatch)....
Date: 11/23/2009
Differences in Azure November 2009 SDK
I have been playing around with the new SDK and VS Tools for Azure when I have had time and have...
Date: 11/16/2009
Installing Azure SDK and Tools November 2009
It seems a long time since I last blogged as I have been on a long azure project which is launching...
Date: 11/15/2009
Updating the ADO.NET Entity Framework
Hi all, I know I haven’t posted for quite a while now, though I have been on a cool project doing...
Date: 06/18/2009
Useful Code Snippet for finding columns in Excel
Hi all, I have been working on a project for a while now and needed a quick converter between an...
Date: 03/20/2009
Map your devices with Live Framework
I’m glad to see that this blog is getting quite popular, so I’m going to keep the same strain for...
Date: 02/10/2009
Share your Mesh data with Contacts
Now to one of the most powerful items in the Mesh: ability to share the data between anyone with a...
Date: 02/06/2009
Media in the mesh
Hello again, last time I covered how to create and view Data Entries within DataFeeds and also said...
Date: 02/06/2009
Further into the Live Framework – Data Entries
Well on Monday I blogged about getting started with some of the Live Framework Resource Model within...
Date: 01/30/2009
Introduction to the Live Framework
Technorati Tags: Mesh,Live Framework So I have just come off of a project and I’ve got some bench...
Date: 01/26/2009
Windows 7 Beta
Hi all, Sorry I haven’t posted in a while but I have been experiencing some alias issues, but it’s...
Date: 01/15/2009
In Training
Well, this week I have been in training (Guerilla .NET), and next week I will be doing some grad...
Date: 11/28/2008
Coming to the Surface
In my last blog entry I posted a link to the Surface Session in PDC :...
Date: 11/11/2008
Back in black, well Reading anyway
So I've just come back from Seattle for MSSU, and unfortunately missed PDC :(, however the few...
Date: 11/06/2008