Last post I talked about finding out that what I’ve been doing has a name. Spec-driven development. Heeki Park’s article,...

Spec-driven development. Who knew that was a thing?

Here we go. Again.

I’ve been in technology leadership for over two decades. I’ve managed multi-million dollar budgets, led enterprise cloud transformations, built teams...

For years working with blobs in Azure storage, my go to favorite tool has been Clumsyleaf’s CloudXplorer.

Every now and then I keep promising myself I’m going to start blogging again. So here’s yet another attempt.

While using VSTS, one of the most common questions is how to code sign your application.  It’s extremely problematic, because...

(This was originally posted on 01/09/2016 on another site and has been moved here)

Here are Harvest, we’re proud of our partnerships.  Last year we were fortunate to help Walmart International bring in Rob...

DAX is Microsoft’s powerful language behind Excel and Power BI.  Very few users of Excel know that you can utilize...

So recently I’ve had some issues with people calling and emailing trying to get my business for outsourcing.  Looks like...

Recently while cleaning up a bunch of old hard drives and getting ready to sell / give them away, I...

Now that the blog is officially announced and released, I thought I’d show you a quick tip in how we...

Now that the blog is officially announced and released, I thought I’d show you a quick tip in how we...

It’s been a long time since our company has had a blog site.  We’ve decided to revive it including some...

It’s been a long time coming, but it looks as if we may have NFC payments on our phones.  I’ve...

Normally April 1st is filled full of practical jokes and funny stuff with Google being the most notorious about the...

It’s always my favorite time of the year!

For most of us, springtime is exciting.  The warm weather and the sun puts us in a better mood and...

As most of you know, Microsoft gives MVP awardees access to some great benefits.  I’ll admit, this is the first...

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/lightswitch

http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/886099-264/skyriver_and_innovative_interfaces_file.html.csp

As many of you know, I have a passion for music.  And after being gone 3 weeks, it’s nice to...

I made a mental note from earlier in the year.  Microsoft literally buys computers by the truckload.  From what I...

Here’s another one of my tools in my toolset for deploying software.  I’ve used their product for several years with...

One of the most annoying things when setting up a business is paying the outrageous fees for business checks.  When...

The Back Story:

I was asked today about how much data an average Retail Link analyst (Walmart vendor) would consume.  I thought I...

I’m proud to announce that two Microsoft employees, Sarika Calla and Kevin Halverson, who works on the Visual Studio Product...

While it’s still a full month away, I’m getting super excited about my upcoming trips.

Twitter finally hit the mainstream about 8 months ago, but I’ve been saying for a couple of years now, without...

The catch?  Attend the Ozarks .Net User Group meeting on April 1st.

In case you didn’t know, businesses can take advantage of the stimulus package by hiring an unemployed worker.  The Hiring...

The South Korean government is in dire straits.  The national birth rate continues to decline and as the population grows...

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged.  I suppose sometimes when one’s personal life gets busy, there are some things...

The following is Steve Ballmer’s recent letter to CEOs titled ‘The New Efficiency’.

As most of you know, I serve on the INETA (International .Net Association) Board of Directors, being in charge of...

Fair warning, I’m combining several blog posts into one.

I’m currently on my first INETA Board of Directors Conference Call and I thought I’d keep people updated on what’s...

Having done some thorough research with code signing certifications and SSL certs, am I wrong in thinking that FedEx has...

INETA has a great gimmick.  Give someone a award and then recruit them to do volunteer work!  While I am...

I wanted to make sure and draw attention to the effort that Brandon King in Harrison, Arkansas has given towards...

This is an open invitation to join us in helping form the Northwest Arkansas Technology Council.  The discussion for the...

I was a bit shocked when I received the email announcing that I am one of ten Community Champions awarded. ...

Jan 29 – Holiday Party @ Fast Lanes, Lowell, Arkansas Northwest Arkansas .Net User Group

Just received an e-mail that as of Nov 23, 2008 (below), Microsoft will no longer be marketing Windows Live OneCare. ...

I love it when someone else writes up my blog postings for me!

Having only told a handful of people, I applied to the OKF (Overseas Korean Foundation) for the “First Trip Home”...

Yes, I too wish I were in L.A. with all our geek friends.  But thanks to fellow VB MVP, Julia...

Being the Type A personality I am, one of the hardest things for me to do is to “Let Go”. ...

I occasionally receive letters sent out to the Industry Executives from the top dogs at Microsoft.  Here’s the one I...

I’m happy to announce that Brandon King has organized the first Harrison .Net User Group meeting for Oct 21st, 2008. ...

Please join me in Tulsa on October 9th & 10th for the annual Tulsa TechFest event!  I’ve had several people...

For those in East Arkansas and West Tennessee, I’ll be visiting the Memphis .Net User Group on September 25th 2008. ...

For those living in the Northeast Arkansas / Jonesboro and Harrison areas, there will be two new .Net User Groups. ...

As I sit here watching Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, I’m saddened to watch Indian children making soccer balls.  I...

One of the most interesting things about being a software developer is to see the entire undercurrent and subculture of...

So there’s some manly competition going around the Geek community.  Evidently Chris Williams challenged Darcy Lussier to do the 100...

Great quote.  Be careful what you ask for, but most importantly recognize the opportunities you’ve been presented with.

As promised, here is the link to download the Presentation from my Starting and Running your own Software Business session...

For those that weren’t able to attend last Tuesday’s Northwest Arkansas .Net User Group meeting, 8/5/2008, Zach Young (our Vice...

It’s never been an easy thing for me to share my faith, so a big thanks to someone special for...

I’m sitting here in my hotel room, waiting for my son Ethan to wake so we might finish our 2...

It’s always an honor to be asked to speak at an event.  Fortunately John Kellar who chairs the Nashville devLink...

For those that are unaware, Chris Williams, a fellow VB MVP does a 9 Questions series with fellow developers and...

August 22-23

Exactly two months ago Microsoft sent me an email introducing it’s new branding called “Microsoft Advertising” (note that the page...

Having recently been through a somewhat distasteful divorce (all but being called an abusive and negligent father), I came to...

If you’re an avid twitterer (or twit for short), you’ll be very familiar with it’s downtime issues.  Well as I...

Surprisingly enough, Chris Love wins the Microsoft Certification Exam Voucher.

Over the past year, Microsoft has broadly touted their partnership with NBC and the video feeds they will provide for...

You might want to skip this first paragraph if you are just looking for the RegEx Tools portion.

I’ve recently come into several Certification Exam Vouchers and have decided to host a giveaway.  Just post a comment to...

The following is a response to the forum question posted here.

I’ve been working with config files for quite some time.  I was recently reminded that I needed to finish my...

I suppose I was naive in thinking that once I received my Microsoft MVP award, I could breathe a bit. ...

It was this time last year at TechEd that Cory Smith introduced me to the Visual Basic product team.  He...

For those that want your website to render correctly on IE8, the recent newsletter gave a great example for enforcing...

While I love Microsoft’s developer products, adCenter (Microsoft’s search advertising / pay per click) makes me want to hide in...

Sadly I had meant to post this back in February.

I have vastly been neglecting my blogging.  So as not to be outdone by Chris Koenig ….

So if Mariah Carey is going to feature us Geeks on her videos, the least she could do is get...

One of the most difficult things that many tech people have, are problems with relationships and communication.  I was recently...

Ok, so my announcement is 6 days late.

I had come across an article where you can use the following line to read custom section settings from your...

Excellent times …

After presenting at the Tulsa SQL Server SIG I received the following question:

It’s hard to believe that SQL injection is still an issue.  My friend Zain Naboulsi gave us a great overview...

If you’re interested in joining Microsoft’s beta program for games, you’ll be interested in the following email I received.

Summary: This white paper presents general information, best practices, and tips for designing charts within Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services...

This is not a tech related blog posting.

A bit thank you goes out to Anthony Potts for sharing these pictures.

I ran across an ad today that linked me to where DevExpress is giving away over 40 controls for free. ...

I found this nugget of a tool today.  I haven’t tried it out yet, but it sounds like one terrific...

Last night was the first meeting for the Fort Smith .Net User Group.  It was a great turnout of 38...

For those interested in hearing me speak (or avoiding me altogether ;) I will be speaking at the Tulsa SQL...

As of March 1st, 2008 Microsoft will force you to use the new way to access your MSDN subscription.  This...

Participate in Live, Virtual, or Hosted Events

I received an e-mail (copied below) about Microsoft ending the paid referrals to new subscribers of adCenter.  I find this...

I live just miles from the Wal-Mart headquarters.  Half the people I know live and breathe Wal-Mart.  I sell software...

A bit long, but extremely funny.  At least I’m not Indian!

Great video by Will DePalo on how to securely communicate by digitally signing xml messages.

This video will show you how to add Silverlight capabilities to your website.  It first shows you via notepad and...

Source Code Outliner PowerToy for Visual Studio 2008

I am extremely particular about my credit.  During my youth I ran up a bunch of debt and poorly managed...

I’ve often complained at the number of initiatives and incentives Microsoft’s Partner Program gives.  However it looks like they are...

We’ve scheduled the next MSDN Express event to take place on February 27th, from 1pm-5pm.  Zain Naboulsi (our MSDN Evangelist)...

Here are some more FREE Partner Partner Training Labs:

Microsoft is on their 2nd Small Business Show which features “Solutions for Entrepreneurs”.  You can view the show here.

After reading the January 24th edition of the Redmond Channel Partner newsletter, I was rather dismayed at the magazine’s top...

Microsoft is offering the following free webinars for Microsoft Partners:

I was able to meet last week and help the new group who is trying to form a .Net User...

It’s hard to believe that the Sysinternals group at Microsoft are on their 9.02 version.  For those that didn’t know,...

This past weekend seems like a dream.  That’s probably because it was a sleep deprived coding marathon of epic proportions. ...

I’m impressed by the fact that they used Silverlight to highlight Bill Gates keynote and Microsoft at CES.  Note that...

Thanks to Josh Ambrose Little for pointing out that Scott Guthrie has blogged about how to debug into the .Net...

Please come join us at the Charity event “We Are Microsoft”.  Throughout the weekend, starting this Friday, we will be...

Wanted to say what an awesome idea this was by fellow geek Javier Lozano.  Javier started translating a C# compiler...

The date & location is set!  May 3rd at the Addison Conference Center in Addison (Dallas suburb) Texas.  This event...

As I’ve mentioned countless number of times, one of the best benefits of the Partner Program is training.  In this...

Just received information that details the changes of the Microsoft Satisfaction Index.  This was one of the easiest ways to...

http://www.codeplex.com/TFSGuide

I wanted to thank David Silverlight for doing a wonderful service to the programming community.

I came across an interesting video on the Today show.  I would share the link, but their I couldn’t get...

I just saw this commercial while watching the Sugar Bowl.  While very true about the kicker position in school sports,...

In my last post about joining the geekswithblogs community, I mentioned the Community Credit folks.  The wonderful thing about the...

It’s easy to create an application that uses the NotifyIcon control, you simply add the control to your windows form. ...

In my role as INETA Membership Mentor I hooked up with Jeff Julian while trying to process his Office User...

I’ve always been a big fan of AHA-Soft.com products.  I recently received an e-mail telling me that for Christmas I...

This was originally posted at http://www.mysoftwarestartup.com on 12/16/2007

Michael Klein’s plane was found on Christmas Day containing the bodies of his 13 year old daughter, pilot and himself. ...

I was very pleasantly surprised when I got this popup while looking for some Vista Power Tools.  Low and behold,...

Just think about how much greenhouse gasses you can save if you don’t fire up the fireplace, but instead turn...

The Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Training Kit includes presentations, hands-on labs, and demos. This content is designed...

The MSDN Flash e-Newsletter has been updated with a reorganization of the way it is laid out.  One of the...

A big thanks goes out to Chris Koenig and the Tulsa DNUG for hosting the Tulsa InstallFest on 12/3/2007.  Several...

Of the many things developers must be careful of, you would least expect sales tax to be one of them. ...

Microsoft has again offered their Second Shot program.  They do it pretty often so keep an eye out.

I received this in the Microsoft Partner e-Newsletter:

On December 4th, the first inaugural MSDN Express event was a resounding success.  We had around 17 in attendance and...

While doing my normal routine and checking out Facebook this morning, I happened to come across the What Kind of...

With the help of Chris Koenig blog site, I was finally able to track down the link and information on...

As part of the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Certification program, the Microsoft Partner Program is offering $150 credit to the...