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Essential Tools

Insipired by Scott Hanselman’s blog post on the subject, I’ve decided to compile a lit of the tools I’ve added to my new developer machine.  Most of these are producivity enhancements, but some are just for fun. These are just … Continue reading

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ASP.NET MVC – Helpers

This is the third in a series of posts about things I found out while learning ASP.NET MVC. Today : Helpers. Helpers are, as their name suggests, helpful things. If, for example, you want to add the current assembly version … Continue reading

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Moving to a new PC – Migration checklist

OK, so I have been given a new machine at work (more RAM, faster processor, more disk space) and I’m in the middle of migrating all my old data to the new box. I’m the kind of person that will … Continue reading

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Found the first thing in Refactor! that I don’t like

So far, the latest versions of CodeRush and Refactor! have been pretty impressive.  Unfortunately, I’ve just found the first bit of behaviour that I’m not too keen on.  Take the following snippet…    Fair enough. Old Skool way to write … Continue reading

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Updated the permalink type

In case you hadn’t noticed, or didn’t care, I’ve changed the permalink settings on this blog to use friendlier urls (e.g. this post is at http://chillijam.co.uk/2009/04/02/updated-the-permalink-type/ – or at least, I hope it is ) Thanks to John Burns (@codeburns) … Continue reading

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Windows Azure

I’ve just got back from Devweek at the Barbican in London, and the last session I attended was something of a revelation.  You know what it’s like at a conference – it’s the last day, you’re ready to pack up … Continue reading

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…with Bells On

I don’t know if this is just a clever marketing pitch, or if this is genuinely worthy of the attention, but I’m blogging about it anyway. Morris : A Life With Bells On looks like it could possibly be the next massive … Continue reading

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Twitter – the new crack?

<aside>I can’t believe I used that as a subject for this post, but it is oddly appropriate.</aside> I’ve been getting into Twitter more and more recently.  Not just since the inestimable Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) talked about it on his appearance … Continue reading

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iLife ’09 – a quick first look

Yesterday evening I picked up a copy of iLife ’09 from my local Apple store. I’d been waiting for it to be released since the keynote earlier in January, and now it was finally in my hands. Continue reading

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XKCD does Windows 7

A little harsh, I thought…

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