Microsoft Remote Desktop Notes
21 June 2014Connect via the Command Line
June, 2014
Mentoring Software Developers
19 June 2014
Intellectual humility is a core part of mentoring and being mentored
Wix Notes
16 June 2014Running Wix without Installing It
SSH Notes
10 June 2014SSH, also known as Secure Socket Shell, is a network protocol that provides administrators with a secure way to access a remote computer. SSH also refers to the suite of utilities that implement the protocol.
MsBuild Notes
09 June 2014MSBuild msdn reference
Script everything but complie with MsBuild
File extension .build
Vim Notes
08 June 2014Outline
Pre Conference Preperation
08 June 2014Watching a pro do pre-conference is alway enlightening. At Agile Africa last year I got in early enough to watch Martin Fowler do some pre-conference prep.
Git Notes
08 June 2014Basics
Bash Notes
08 June 2014Outline
Agile Essence and Fluency
08 June 2014Here are some notes I got from a talk by Martin Fowler at Agile Africa 13.
May, 2014
Books I would like to read this year
15 May 2014So here’s my latest list of books I would like to read soon. Some of these were recommended by friends, others I have just heard about.
April, 2014
TCP/IP Networking for Developers
15 April 2014Great pluralsight course on networking for developers. I always forget this stuff.
BlackArmor NAS 440 is a disappointment
14 April 2014I have had a BlackArmor NAS 440 for the last two years. Originally I bought the drive with the goal of getting “peace” of mind that my most critical data was backed up at RAID level 5. I have been sorely disappointed with my overall experience with the NAS drive....
Small Classes
13 April 2014For the last few years I have been an advocate of SOLID principles and trying to keep classes to a level where they have a single responsibility. In learning how to apply the Single Responsibility Principle I have found my classes have become small, focussed and reusable. The better I...
Useful Website Tools
06 April 2014Below are a list of websites that I have found useful in the past for programming and programming related skills..
Stuff that's helped me learn
06 April 2014There’s a ton of stuff that has helped me learn.
Interesting Coding Sites
06 April 2014Below are a list of websites related to coding that may be interesting and worth checking out.
March, 2014
Zen of Python and my Mantra
09 March 2014I was recently listening to a podcast on Python when an interesting topic came up that I just had to share. It is called the ‘Zen of Python’. It goes like this…
February, 2014
Behind Closed Doors by Rothman and Derby, The Pragmatic Bookshelf
15 February 2014Every once in a while when I start reading a new book I have this suspicion that it is going to suck, and then somehow during the process of reading it - it wins me over. This is how I felt about “Behind Closed Doors”.
January, 2014
Practical Vim by Drew Neil, The Pragmatic Bookshelf
03 January 2014Great book!
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