Windows Phone 8: Working with ICS Files

ICS is a file type online commonly used for calendar data. Windows Phone 8 doesn't have support for ICS built in, but it does allow applications to handle that file for you, and given access to your calendar, can quickly add items to your … [Continue reading]

Windows Azure Website: Deploy from GitHub ScreenCast

WOW. That is how I describe this screen cast. It's 7 minutes long, and what can be done in 7 minutes is simply amazing. I know there are other ways to do this, and that Azure isn't the first continuous deployment solution by any means .... but WOW. I … [Continue reading]

Building asp.net mvc Html helper for Display.Description Data Annotation

I wanted to use the Data Attributes in asp.net MVC, for both a label, and a description. After finding out there isn't a build in helper for Description, I searched and found an answer on StackOverflow. Using that starter knowledge, I … [Continue reading]

SkyDrive.com: Demo of the Excel Survey’s

SkyDrive from Microsoft has a new Survey Over Excel feature. Fill out a few questions, publish, and BAM ... you have a survey / form for people to fill out. Easy, fast, and Free :) This is a link to the survey I create in this … [Continue reading]

#030 Bookmarks Usage + Change Visibility and Line Colors in Visual Studio

Toggling bookmarks are extremely helpful. You have to jump from file A to file B, over to file J, back to B, back to A. (Sound familiar to what you did today :) – Bookmarks are little popcorn nuggets you can leave along your trail to find your way … [Continue reading]