Working from home
I used to have a job where I was regularly able to work from home about 1/2 of the time. I liked it because: I felt I was more productive. I got about an extra hour in my day because I didn’t have to...
View ArticleImport transactions into YNAB FREQUENTLY!!!!
After watching this video from YNAB I have learned an important lesson. I have not imported my transactions for two months and now I have to individually approve 235 transactions. This is going to...
View ArticleAdded HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and jQuery to my resume
Here is a link to my resume that adds my recent experience with HTML5, CSS3, Twitter Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery and more. Also, check out my About page to find out more about me.
View ArticleAbility to Sync is a great reason to use Lastpass to save your passwords
I am a user of Lastpass and I am working with a large multi national company on a contract. They had a new employee start and they were trying to use KeePass, which I hear is a great password...
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Cool Google Photo feature – Auto Awesome
I just uploaded some wedding photos that I took to Google+ Photos, and it created some “auto awesome” animated GIF photos from photos that are similar. I thought they were pretty cool, so I thought I...
View ArticleC# Parallel Tasks gives MAJOR Speed Increase
I just used parallel tasks to decrease the time a process took from over an hour to about 2 minutes. I was wary of creating so many database contexts, but it paid off in a major way! See the snippet...
View ArticleBible Chronological Reading Plan Differences
I am using the Bible App to try and read the Bible in a year, so I chose the Chronological reading plan from them. It has been very helpful, but I didn’t feel like I was getting enough out of it, so...
View ArticleAdding a solution to TFS without adding the NuGet packages.
I was adding a project that I just completed to TFS source control and noticed that it wanted to add the packages to source control also, but I didn’t want that because you are not supposed to add the...
View ArticleHire Remotely
As I wrote in my post Working From Home, I loved working remotely and I wish more companies would hire remote workers. I felt I was much more productive, I felt I was healthier and I just read an...
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Must have applications for development
I recently had to re-install ALL of the applications that I use at work when they gave me a new Windows 7 based computer, so I thought I would list out the apps that I HAVE to have to operate. These...
View ArticleProper case a string using RegEx in Javascript, except for words in parenthesis
Today I had to find a way to proper case a string, except anything that is in parenthesis. That sounds like a mouthful, so to clarify, I wanted to turn “JAVASCRIPT ROCKS (JS)” into “Javascript Rocks...
View ArticleWhat to do when you have been ghosted by a recruiter
I have recently been ghosted by a recruiter from a local company and it is very frustrating. I am sure that I did not get the job, but it would be nice to have a simple answer and some feedback on why...
View ArticleOpen plan offices are a BAD idea
I am about to start a job that has an open office plan and I am really dreading this part of the job. Why do you say? 3 reasons: I have been spoiled by having a private office in my last job. It was...
View ArticleCheck table configurations in EF Core 3.1
To check the table configurations for EF Core 3.1, I did the following and it helped identify issues. It iterates all tables in the context and selects one row. If there is an exception, it will catch...
View ArticleMust have applications for software development 2021 Version
I wanted to update my list of must have software for development, mostly to remember what I am currently using. These are listed in no particular order: Visual Studio 2019 (Why don't they call this VS...
View ArticleExample Powershell/Windows Terminal Command setup
Here are some of the PowerShell / Windows terminal commands commands I have set up in my profile. Load fork into current folder. Function loadFork { c:\users\<user...
View ArticleEmployers Please Change This
I recently changed jobs and the worst part has been the gap in Health Insurance. The insurance with my old job stopped on the last day of employment, and the insurance with the new job won't start...
View ArticleWhat to do when you have been ghosted by a recruiter
I have recently been ghosted by a recruiter from a local company and it is very frustrating. I am sure that I did not get the job, but it would be nice to have a simple answer and some feedback on why...
View ArticleOpen plan offices are a BAD idea
I am about to start a job that has an open office plan and I am really dreading this part of the job. Why do you say? 3 reasons: I have been spoiled by having a private office in my last job. It was...
View ArticleCheck table configurations in EF Core 3.1
To check the table configurations for EF Core 3.1, I did the following and it helped identify issues. It iterates all tables in the context and selects one row. If there is an exception, it will catch...
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