October 16th 2009
If you’re a WCF developer and you need to build a secure service, you’ll need certs for your workstation. If you’re working for a bigger company, you may need multiple certs to mirror your production environment more closely.
If you’re not sure how to create self-signed, trusted certs on Windows, check this out:
How to: Create Temporary Certificates for Use During Development
MSDN FTW!
August 1st 2009
Want a keyboard shortcut for switching screens with synergy?
Synergy Tricks: Switch Screens With a Keyboard Shortcut
Thanks Geemoo!
July 9th 2009
Interesting article from Scott Bellware on making your code readable to cut down on waste.
Relearning: The Productivity Problem that We’re Not Supposed To Talk About
June 30th 2009
This post helped me with setting the connect_timeout, receive_timeout, and send_timeout attributes for the ruby SOAP client. Make sure to read the first comment!
The timeout is specified in seconds. You can use a decimal number to set sub-second timeouts.
June 11th 2009
If you use Postgresql for your Rails development, and if you reset your local database a lot, then you may appreciate this tip.
No more annoying NOTICE messages.
January 8th 2009
I’m at CodeMash 2009 in wonderful Sandusky, Ohio.
The Day 0 panel discussion was about Rich Internet / Interaction Applications. For about 1 hour, 4 panelists debated which RIA platform is the best. They concluded that it’s a waste of time debating which RIA platform is the best. I can’t say if the bottle of bourbon they polished off while debating influenced their conclusion.
November 27th 2008
If you’re looking for a book or two about software development, check this out…
