The Developer’s mid-life crisis – and 5 ways to overcome it
According to Wikipedia, a midlife crisis is: Midlife crisis is a term coined in 1965 by Elliott Jaques stating a time where adults come to realize their own mortality and how much time is left in their...
View ArticleWhat’s New in ASP.NET Identity and other valuable lessons learned
This month I had the opportunity to fulfill one of my goals for 2014 by presenting to the Triangle .NET User group. This was a fun night with some great interaction. However, I learned a valuable...
View ArticleRDU Code Camp 2014 – Creating a content strategy for your personal brand
This year’s Code Camp was a great success and I was honored to be selected as a speaker for a 2nd year in a row. In this session I talk about how to differentiate yourself in the marketplace by...
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New SharePoint library not showing in Quick Launch after selecting Yes in...
A client reported this issue to me this week. They had added a new Document Library to a Team Site, and had assigned specific permissions to it. However, it was never being displayed on the Quick...
View ArticleHow does co-editing work in SharePoint 2013?
This week I was on site with a client discussing how to further leverage SharePoint in their business, and our conversation came around to how to better equip their field engineers and staff....
View ArticleHow to Use Cortana to control your Hue lights
For Raleigh Code Camp this year I thought I’d stay in the realm of IoT, but also bring together some latest and greatest sweetness. So my talk is titled “Hey Cortana, turn on the lights” and is a fun...
View ArticleMy new Microjobs are live
I am really excited to announce that I am joining Collab365 MicroJobs – a brand new marketplace dedicated to Microsoft professionals. I have launched 2 initial offerings. The first is focused on...
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Spaghetti was easier
A couple weeks ago, I saw the following image in my Twitter feed: I, for one, am old enough to have lived through all 3 of these paradigms for software architecture. The team on which I am a part has...
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DIY Quad Monitor Stand
While working from home has been a normal for me for some time, the 2020 COVID-19 social distancing mandate has added another element to making my home office even more functional. This time around, I...
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Dad Status Indicator
It’s April, 2020. Since mid-March we have been told to work exclusively from home. Schooling has moved to ‘distance learning.’ Statewide ‘stay-at-home’ orders have been issued across the country and...
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