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Archive for February, 2011

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What auto tuning was made for

An oldie but a goodie…

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This is so true

This is so true

It’s a funny way to see it, but there is a lot of wisdom in those words.

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What I’m currently reading

What I’m currently reading

The Art of Unit Testing, by Roy Osherove

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Reference: Powershell profiles

This is not a page that I use very often, but it’s something that I do reference occasionally. Hopefully putting it here will make it easier for me to locate it, and it may be helpful to someone else out there that hasn’t seen it before.

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git-tfs; using Git and TFS together

This is an interesting blog post that talks about how to use git and TFS together.  It’s seems to be a pretty good option for improving local development, while still using TFS for managing the team branches of code. I’m going to give this a shot myself, as we move to TFS at work.

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Deuteronomy 8:17

Beware lest you say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.'

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Men’s retreat basketball

Men’s retreat basketball

Not my best showing, but still a lot of fun.

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Tools I like: Launchy

“Launchy is a free cross-platform utility designed to help you
forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even
your file manager.”

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Videos from mvcConf

These are the videos from the virtual conference based on ASP.Net MVC. The conference took place earlier this month, and it sounds like it was a great event. There were definitely a bunch of positive reviews on twitter.

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Ugly game, gutsy win

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24 hour free-for-all at Tekpub

In honor of pushing our newest series Mastering C# 4 with Jon Skeet, Tekpub is opening its doors once again for 24 hours for all people to come and check out the groovy content we have.

Rob Conery, from his blog
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Principal #5

Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.

Principles behind the Agile Manifesto
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dofactory – design patterns

This is a decent resource for learning more about design patterns, especially in relation to .NET. Covers the same design patterns found in the Gang of Four’s book.

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BBall Iron Bowl Rd2 – Game day

BBall Iron Bowl Rd2 – Game day

The Tide celebrated a little too much in the final minutes. Seldom-used reserves Jason Reese and Shawn Taylor were both whistled for technical fouls for hanging on the rim, and even Gottfried couldn’t restrain a grin after the 6-foot-2 Reese’s dunk.

ESPN’s game recap: http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=250610333

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Santa Monica Pier

Santa Monica Pier