When I shut my laptop down it takes forever to get from selecting Shutdown on the menu to it actually asking what kind of shutdown I wanted. A quick look at filemon revealed the problem - on shutdown Windows is scanning every file in the recycle bin. And having just deleted a very large source tree with thousands of files that scan was taking forever.
After taking out the trash my laptop now shuts down at a more normal rate.
Stackoverflow is a terrific source of information but can also be infuriating.
Building a Xamarin Forms application to control my home automation system
A slightly radical idea to eliminate passwords from many of the websites you use just occasionally
A novel approach to adding history to variables in a programming language
Some observations from a meetup in Seattle on graph databases and Neo4j
At the risk of looking seriously old, here's something found on a paper tape
State machines are useful in many contexts but especially for home automation
What is "quality" in terms of a released software product or website?
Here's how I made a bootable USB memory stick for Windows 7
A tip on using LINQ's Select expression with an index
A rant about developers using the same message for different errors
Fixing this error was fairly simple
Expanding URLs would help users decide whether or not to click a link
Just a link to a site I found useful
A novel UI for menus that combines a breadcrumb and a menu in one visual metaphor
Some benchmark performance for Amazon vs a dedicated server
You cannot tack too often when sailing or you get nowhere. Agile is a bit like that.
When your anti-virus software starts stealing your personal data, it's time to remove it!
How to solve a problem encountered with custom validation in ASP.NET
Using space-filling curves to optimize caching
