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dotnetmvp

  1. "I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
  2. Windows SkyDrive: Cloud storage available anywhere -- except on the most popular mobile OS (#Android)
  3. How To Resign From #Microsoft Like A Boss: neatorama.com/2012/04/21/how…
  4. I must not zero-pad very often. Every time I need it, I have to look up the ToString overload...
  5. Congrats!! RT @fanzoo: Blogged: The Next Step (includes before pictures of the Fanzoo Office) bit.ly/I4gJfT
  6. RT @JohnTHopkins: I am currently looking for a new gig. 10 years .NET experience, 17 years total. Let me know if you know who is hiring!
  7. Blogged: Why you need to learn #async in .NET: weblogs.asp.net/psteele/archiv…
  8. Listening to #portal 2 music (bit.ly/kwhdMH) since I'm writing integration tests (in MS Word... Don't ask... Please don't ask...)
  9. Dear app: When I click the form's close button, please don't ask "Do you want to close this form?" THAT'S WHY I CLICKED THE CLOSE BUTTON!!
  10. RT @thinkgeek: It would be illogical not to wish Leonard Nimoy a happy 81st birthday today. LLAP, @therealnimoy. \\//,
  11. Space -- there's a lot of it! RT @jbogard: bit.ly/GTL5uV 200K galaxies in that pic of 0.004% of the sky (from bit.ly/GKWzqD)
  12. New fridge arrived. Asset tag, owners manual, delivery rcpt and parts list nicely tucked away in #evernote. Thank you @evernote!
  13. @mletterle Will check out WPF Inspector. Thanks!
  14. Just discovered #WPF snoop (snoopwpf.codeplex.com) and my oh my its a handy little utility! Helped me fix an annoying UI issue.
  15. Just completed a 2.01 mi walk - Gorgeous night for a walk! rnkpr.com/a19hwts #RunKeeper
  16. Reviewing the new #iPad (NSFW) - videosift.com/video/The-only…
  17. @jbkazoo And the house is empty -- no kids running around. Maybe a really big truck drove by (but I didn't hear anything).
  18. Whoa!!! That was weird... I could have sworn I just heard a low rumbling and my desk vibrated a little bit... #tremor in #Michigan?
  19. @DavidGiard Wednesday's are usually client days for me, but this Wednesday is an Ann Arbor day. So, no, I can't attend...
  20. @jfollas It's their own fault for writing down dates wrong... :)