Getting Started with Git for the Windows Developer (Part I)
I am a late-comer to version control in general, and, having grown up teaching myself programming in the Windows/Visual Studio/C# realm, It took the growing prominence of Github to draw my attention to what is currently the most...
Visual Studio: Use Conditional Compilation to Control Runtime Settings for Different Deployment Scenarios
Compile for Distinctly Different Environment Configurations CodeProject NOTE: Source code for the example project in this article can be found at my Github repo. I already understand most of this. Take me straight to the code! I...
I Am Here to Steal Your Education . . .
. . . Or, why the STL ALT.NET User Group kicks so much ass. One of the best moves I ever made was getting involved with a developer user group, or “meet up” as they are sometimes known. Here’s why. I am a self-taught developer,...
Amazon Kindle Touch – Initial Impressions
I love my iPad. Truly, it covers nearly all the bases very, very well. Email-on-the-go. Surfing the web. Streaming Netflix and other video content that is not Flash-dependent. I thought the iPad would be awesome for reading as...
The One-Sided Nature of DMCA
A work in Progress It becomes more and more apparent each year that the historical frameworks governing copyrights and patents in this country (if not the world) has become strained under advances in modern technology, and...
Extending C# Listview with Collapsible Groups (Part II)
The GroupedList Control Container CodeProject This post is part two of a short series on extending the Winforms Listview control. If you missed the previous post, you can review it HERE. Also, the Source Code for this project can...
Extending C# Listview with Collapsible Groups (Part I)
NOTE: This post is kinda long. However, most of the length is a result of code postings (even after removing some extra stuff). Bear with me! CodeProject I’ve been deep in a project for work for the past two months. Sadly, it is...
Over 500 Channels of Crap for just $79.99 per month
We’re from the government. We’re here to help. There is a war going on with respect to the internet, but it is not the war most people think it is. We hear concerns about digital piracy from the entertainment industry, the RIAA...
Dana White vs. Anonymous: SOPA/PIPA and Due Process
Revenge of the Nerds In the last week, there has been a most entertaining (and semi-civil) exchange on Twitter between the public face of the Activist group Anonymous and Dana White, President of the UFC (Ultimate Championship...
Whence Comes the Money, Hence Comes Regulation . . .
SOPA and PIPA are only the beginning . . . We all knew it would happen. Back in the ’90s, Big media came late to the internet game. For most if its history, the internet has been (rightfully) held as a free exchange of...