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2009
Jan
13
I just spent 10 minutes writing up a good post and lost it
“  Very frustrating.  Will try again tomorrow.  ”
Feb
17
If Sirius Radio goes dark, I will be sad.
“  I know their business model may not survive, especially in a recession ... ... and TechCrunch ...”
Mar
Sep
25
Google Sites API and Sharepoint Move - more power under the hood
“LTech is proud to announce a new product, Sharepoint Move. From InformationWeek: Google partner LTech has already build ...”
Nov
29
idisposable is disposed - welcome to techcloud
“One item on my very long to-do list has been nagging at me for a ...”
Dec
2008
“The year of the Cloud, Obama, and the big Recession. May we live in interesting times.”
Feb
Mar
28
More gloom for Microsoft? Brand in decline says researcher
“I picked this up from Slashdot today. I am still a huge Microsoft fan, I think ...”
31
Another big move by Google. Offline Docs. Word.
“http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2008/03/bringing-cloud-with-you.html Google has been rocking lately with updates to Google Apps.  Every week there seems to ...”
Apr
04
Do you miss ASP.NET? Try the Acts as ASP.NET Rails Pluging
“Hilarious code comedy from Rails Jedi My favorite: "Viewstate is back. Now new and improved on top ...”
18
More Doom and Gloom for Microsoft
“According to Gartner and some industry folks that are "in the know," Microsoft is in ...”
May
07
Bill Gates goes out on a limb, claims internet will change in next 10 years
“Bill, Please run Microsoft again.  It needs you. I think you may need it too.   Your ...”
Microsoft's Web 2.0 Developer Program Scores Points, but read the fine print
“According to this headline, Microsoft has "edged" Google in Web 2.0 services for developers.  The ...”
Jul
31
Ruby on Rails Plugin for the Compete API
“I wrote a Rails Plugin for Compete.com's API. Check it out, leave comments if you ...”
Aug
01
Google Apps adoption on the rise for colleges and universities
“ Google Apps Education Edition helps attract solution providers Back in May, Microsoft began offering hosted Exchange ...”
12
Getting Ready for Ruby 1.9
“Ruby 1.9: What to Expect goes into some interesting language changes for the 1.9 release.   ...”
14
Two new Google Mail announcements - contacts and security
“Now you can click on the link in GMail to get your contacts. This ...”
Sep
27
30
Ultimate Twitter Background List
“I have been trying to figure out how to make my Twitter page more hype.  ...”
Oct
24
SocialSpark wouldn't approve my blog
“I tried to sign up with SocialSpark, just to see what it was about.  Here ...”
25
Dr. Steve Brule: Griddleman
“I have to say, this is one of the funniest clips I've seen in a ...”
Nov
02
05
Yahoo: API's done right
“Yahoo has been a whipping boy of late.  They turn down $30+ per share from ...”
Yahoo Application Platform is out - anyone have good examples?
“The new Yahoo Application Platform was launched. This looks really cool.  I hope it is not ...”
10
What if the Matrix ran on Windows?
“Stay tuned until the end -- "Ubuntu, I'm going to learn ... Ubuntu?" See more funny ...”
13
Rails for .NET Developers: New Book Out!
“Check it out. Our friends over at Softies on Rails have put a book out ...”
16
MAME for Blackberry
“ I am surprised that no one has written a MAME install for Blackberry. I ...”
Dec
16
Do interesting things with Google Apps
“What else can developers do for Google Apps?  A open, flexible Facebook-style API for Apps would be ...”
22
Entry Level Cloud Computing for Enterprises
“I've been speaking with some CIO's and CFO's at larger firms about how they can ...”
23
Dumb Password Policies
“Apparently, I am not the only one sick and tired of websites forcing me to use ...”
2007
“Cutting my teeth on Rails.”
Feb
22
Google Announcement Tomorrow???
“TechCrunch is reporting this now, but we worked with the folks at Google on this ...”
26
Rainn Wilson on SNL Videos
“These are some funny clips from Saturday Night Live of Rainn Wilson. Teaser clips ...”
27
Running PostgreSQL Queries from SQL Server 2005
“We are looking into alternative database platforms (for us, alternative to SQL Server 2005), and ...”
Mar
14
Scaling high-performance websites. How do YOU do it?
“Great article on how MySpace managed their growth and scaling issues: http://www.baselinemag.com/print_article2/0,1217,a=198614,00.aspI am trying to ...”
16
Installing Ubuntu on VMware Player
“I had to dig the depths of the internet to find this great tutorial: http://homepage.sunrise.ch/mysunrise/ekeller00/ubuntu/2a_UbuntuInWindows_VMware_e.htmlThanks, ...”
17
Ok, I setup Ubuntu Server, now what? Install Ruby and PostgresSQL
“At this point I think it will serve me best to describe what I actually ...”
18
RubyQuest 2007: Driving myself crazy so you don't have to. Tutorial #1 Running Ruby and postgreSQL on Windows
“Ok folks, this drove me absolutely insane for a few days until I figured it ...”
19
RubyQuest 2007: howto build a wiki in 20 minutes - it really worked
“This tutorial was great. I learned pretty much all the basics. I would have been ...”
20
A Series of Unforunate log4net events: logging hostname in log4net with AdoNetAppender
“This post needs to be reformatted. Blogger munged my code when I pasted it in. ...”
22
Official Google Enterprise Blog: Educarchile turns on Google Apps for Education for Chile
“Ltech was mentioned in the Google Enterprise Blog for our work on a major Apps ...”
25
Apr
May
31
Google Developer Day 2007 and Google Gears
“I will be in San Jose for the big Developer Day that Google is hosting. ...”
Jun
08
LifeHacker - solving my web pet peeves one peeve at a time. Paste multiple lines into input boxes
“This is awesome. I am always having to play mouse hockey to get multiple lines ...”
15
New Facebook App: Jobs
“Check out this new Facebook app I wrote, Jobs.http://www.facebook.com/add.php?api_key=2ef3f8cc5320897be6432956cc6213dc You can search jobs, search your ...”
19
Is Microsoft doomed? A devotee considers switching to Mac.
“I am trying to learn Ruby. Trying to get out of the development rut I've been ...”
20
Pick a Firefox plugin that you can't live without: FoxMarks
“http://www.foxmarks.com/ FoxMarks has been saving me time, headache, and energy ever since I first stumbled upon ...”
Solution to an IE gotcha when developing Facebook App in an IFRAME
“This was a very frustrating problem for us in our app Jobs (http://apps.facebook.com/getthejob). The problem ...”
21
Running Ruby "natively" in IIS! Cool
“10 steps to get Ruby on Rails running on Windows with IIS FastCGIVery cool. I ...”
Jul
10
Took the plunge... in the form of a MacBook Pro
“So far, I love it.I did a whole "unboxing" ceremony. I'll upload pics for ...”
16
Ok, got the MacBook , now I want to learn Ruby. What first?
“I am going to try Locomotive. In the spirit of WAMP/MAMP, it is a ...”
23
Public Airwaves for the Public Good
“http://civic.moveon.org/airwaves/ Please check this out people. This is huge; if Google or someone else opens ...”
Aug
14
Tutorial: How to virtualize your PC and run it in Mac OS X (Intel editions only)
“I recently converted from an IBM ThinkPad T43 to a MacBook Pro. I was ...”
20
"Facebook surfers may cost their bosses" - but look who is doing the survey
“Today CNET published an article claiming that Facebook could cost employers as much as $4 ...”
30
The Ruby on Rails Production Stack: Too many choices
“Is it me or are there too many choices for Rails production stacks?Depending on what ...”
Mapping and Location Mashups in Rails: GeoKit and Geonames
“If you are building geography based mashups in Rails, or just need some simple calculations ...”
Sep
14
Converting and migrating a web application from ASP.NET / C# to Ruby on Rails: Part 1 of ?
“Folks, I've had it with ASP.NET. I had a simple missing tag on a Master page (I ...”
18
How Rails, Apache2, mongrel and mod_proxy_balancer are like IIS and ASP.NET
“We recently migrated our corporate website from ASP.NET 2.0 to Rails. I am putting ...”
25
Converting from ASP.NET to Rails: Part 2
“This is part 2 in a series of articles on converting both your mindset ...”
27
Alex Bunardzic is switching back to Assembler
“Hmmm... maybe this whole Rails thing is just hype. I might start brushing up ...”
Oct
04
Google launches compliance and archiving solution for Google Apps
“Last night Google announced the integration of email compliance features into Google Apps Premier Edition. ...”
30
Dec
03
soap4r vs. Rails: Uninitialized constant when using 1.5.8 with Rails
“If the soap4r gem (version 1.5) is breaking your workstation or servers, it might be ...”
17
Prediction: Google will out flank, disrupt, and split Microsoft apart
“I am seeing things in the marketplace that make me believe that Google will in ...”
2006
“Web 2.0 is happening. Building out scalable websites. Sold LTech. Flew in a private jet this year, weee!”
Jan
12
New Job Search Engine
“There has been alot of talk about SimplyHired and Indeed in the blogosphere. There is ...”
Feb
06
Google Analytics Down, Again
“Looks like Analytics (formerly Urchin) is down again.Also reported here: http://www.bloggerpreneur.com/archives/18Google: I signed up ...”
Apr
24
All your jobs are belong to us.
“This site has tons of direct jobs, no more recruiters.read more | digg story”
2005
“Hitting a stride with .NET, professional services, and starting up a family.”
Feb
10
.NET Portal Frameworks? Holla Back, Ya Heard
“It's been a long time since I blog and rolled.... Anyhoo, been hella busy. ...”
22
Custom Business Objects vs. DataSets: Shake that azz.
“Ever since .NET came out and the practicality and advantages of OO programming became available ...”
May
06
Team Foundation Server for Microsoft Partners
“I know I am probably really late to the game in commenting on this.For example, ...”
2004
“2004 was a fun year, from what I remember.”
May
20
Welcome to .NET or Gaff: The strange intersection between .NET development and fishing.
“Hello all, this blog is an experiment to record my thoughts, musings, links, and discussions ...”
Great resources for basic fishing information
“As a NJ coast angler, you would think you'd be able to find an abundance ...”
21
Going out on a charter tonight on the Little Hawk
“Little Hawk Charters These guys are based out of the Atlantic Highlands. This is were ...”
24
Friday Night (5/21) Charter was great!
“This past Friday some old school chums and I went out on a 12-person charter ...”
25
Exception Handling Best Practices
“Some colleagues and I have been debating how best to work with exceptions in C# ...”
Visual Studio 2005 Team Tools Demos
“ActiveWin.com - The Most Activated Windows Resource I haven't watched these yet, as my WMP install ...”
Aug
04
Managing Alpha Developers vs. Line Programmers
“The following story is probably typical across many organizations, but it doesn't make it right. ...”
11
HttpWebRequest is a "flip flopper"
“I think I found the craziest .NET bug yet. This one boggles the mind ...”
13
Coffee War Stories
“In the lunchroom at a client, I overheard some funny "Coffee War Stories." There were ...”
18
C# 2.0 Has Nullable Types
“Yipee! I know this is old news but after using a variety of techniques to ...”
27
SQL Server 2005: Wow!
“I was reading a post from Ryan Farley about Sql Server 2005. All I can say ...”
Scrum, Donnybrook, and other fighting words
“My posse and I were thinking about going to a Scrum development course. I first ...”
30
Microsoft: Please provide better Exchange WebDAV documentation!
“I applaud Microsoft for providing a robust SDK for Exchange. However, the examples ...”
31
.Net Framework 1.1 SP1 is out
“You can download it here Here are the release notes. ”
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