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2026

  • Mar 4, 2026 - I Used Opus 4.6 to Audit and Optimize My UniFi Network (And You Can Too)
  • Feb 14, 2026 - Fort Ebey Kettles Trail Marathon - Race Report
  • Jan 24, 2026 - Snoqualmie River Half 13.1M - Race Report
  • Jan 19, 2026 - Build for Gorge Waterfalls 100K

    • 2025

  • Jan 27, 2025 - How I Set Up a Rust Server on DigitalOcean

    • 2024

  • Dec 28, 2024 - From Athlete to Certified Coach: My UESCA Ultrarunning Journey

    • 2021

  • Jan 13, 2021 - Mahalo a Aloha, Salesforce

    • 2018

  • Feb 1, 2018 - Build a Native Mobile App Using Salesforce DX and the Mobile SDK
  • Jan 31, 2018 - Authenticate to your Scratch Orgs using the OAuth 2.0 JWT Bearer Flow
  • Jan 2, 2018 - Using Salesforce DX with Trailhead

    • 2017

  • Sep 13, 2017 - Deploy to Salesforce DX
  • Apr 23, 2017 - Use Workbench with your Scratch Org
  • Apr 8, 2017 - Show the Salesforce DX Org Config in your Bash Prompt
  • Apr 3, 2017 - Using the OAuth 2.0 JWT Bearer Flow to Support the Salesforce DX CLI
  • Mar 31, 2017 - Creating a Plugin for the Salesforce CLI
  • Mar 7, 2017 - Salesforce DX Strike
  • Feb 27, 2017 - Salesforce DX Pilot Demos

    • 2015

  • Jan 5, 2015 - Creating a Go Site Extension and Resource Template for Azure

    • 2014

  • Dec 29, 2014 - 4 Simple Steps to Run Go Language in Azure Websites
  • Dec 23, 2014 - Easy Go Programming Setup for Windows
  • Aug 7, 2014 - Build a Windows 8 App for Salesforce With No Code Using Project Siena
  • May 20, 2014 - Create an iBeacon Transmitter with the Raspberry Pi
  • May 15, 2014 - Salesforce Did What? How We Built the Salesforce Toolkits for .NET
  • May 1, 2014 - Uploading an Attachment to Salesforce with the SOAP and REST APIs
  • Apr 30, 2014 - Update Records with Python and the Salesforce Bulk API
  • Apr 25, 2014 - Announcing the Salesforce Accelerators for Windows Store Apps
  • Apr 24, 2014 - Announcing the Salesforce Accelerators for Windows Phone 8 Apps
  • Mar 1, 2014 - Create a Custom Object with .NET using the Force.com Metadata API … and No Proxy Classes!
  • Feb 7, 2014 - Send a Text Message to Your IoT Thermal Printer? No Problem. (And Print Your Lunch Menu Too!)
  • Feb 5, 2014 - Support for Refresh Tokens, Async Suffix, and Updated Sample Apps
  • Jan 31, 2014 - Using the WebAuthenticationBroker for Salesforce Authentication on Windows 8
  • Jan 29, 2014 - Connecting to Salesforce from a Windows Phone 8 App
  • Jan 21, 2014 - Better Support for HttpClient in the Salesforce Toolkits for .NET
  • Jan 15, 2014 - Announcing the Salesforce Toolkits for .NET
  • Jan 7, 2014 - How to Write Unit Tests to Check Your HTTP Headers (and Other HTTP Request Stuff) in C#

    • 2013

  • Dec 12, 2013 - Salesforce1 Tutorial for the Dreamforce ‘13 Developer Keynote
  • Nov 20, 2013 - A Simple Lua Script Token Request with Webscript.io
  • Nov 19, 2013 - Force.com Token Requests with Python
  • Nov 18, 2013 - A Command-line Interface for Force.com
  • Nov 12, 2013 - Preparing for the Salesforce $1 Million Hackathon
  • Nov 11, 2013 - Joining Salesforce
  • Oct 29, 2013 - Configuring the Force.com IDE with Eclipse and Using Git
  • Oct 25, 2013 - PowerShell Script for Cleaning Up Your Windows Azure Resources
  • Oct 25, 2013 - Migrated to Jekyll
  • Mar 10, 2013 - Creating Anonymous Apex REST APIs with Force.com
  • Mar 9, 2013 - A Few Tips on Getting Started with Force.com
  • Mar 6, 2013 - To The Cloud(s)
  • Mar 4, 2013 - Using Windows Azure Virtual Machines to Publish and Synchronize a Web Farm
  • Feb 23, 2013 - Detecting Expired PKI Certificates

    • 2012

  • Sep 21, 2012 - Getting the Application ID and Hardware ID in Windows Store Applications
  • Aug 22, 2012 - Generating C# Classes from JSON
  • Jun 7, 2012 - Notes from the MEET Windows Azure Keynote
  • Jun 7, 2012 - Early Thoughts on the Windows Azure Announcements
  • Apr 27, 2012 - Simple Capped Exponential Back-Off for Queues
  • Apr 14, 2012 - Return Empty Set Instead of ResourceNotFound from Table Storage
  • Apr 13, 2012 - Joining Aditi Technologies as Chief Technology Officer
  • Mar 21, 2012 - Leaving Microsoft
  • Jan 25, 2012 - Cannot create database ‘DevelopmentStorageDb20110816’ for the Windows Azure Storage Emulator
  • Jan 9, 2012 - Are You Building Mobile + Cloud Applications? Tell Me!

    • 2011

  • Dec 13, 2011 - How to Handle a Faulted Channel with the Windows Azure Service Bus
  • Nov 30, 2011 - Unable to find assembly references that are compatible with the target framework ‘Silverlight,Version=v4.0, Profile=WindowsPhone71’
  • Nov 18, 2011 - Adding Push Notification Support to Your Windows Phone Application
  • Nov 17, 2011 - Outsourcing User Authentication in a Windows Phone Application
  • Nov 16, 2011 - Programmatically Installing and Using Your Management Certificate with the New .publishsettings File
  • Nov 15, 2011 - NuGet Packages for Windows Azure and Windows Phone Developers
  • Nov 9, 2011 - Aggregating RSS Feeds in C# and ASP.NET MVC 3
  • Oct 27, 2011 - Windows Azure Platform Training Kit - October Release
  • Oct 25, 2011 - Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone v1.3.1
  • Sep 23, 2011 - Windows Azure Platform Training Kit, September 2011 Release
  • Sep 19, 2011 - Running the Windows Azure Tools & SDK on the Windows Developer Preview
  • Sep 14, 2011 - Metro Style Apps with Windows Azure
  • Aug 31, 2011 - Windows Azure Toolkits for Devices - Now With Android!
  • Aug 19, 2011 - Using ELMAH in Windows Azure with Table Storage
  • Aug 9, 2011 - Introduction to Windows Azure Marketplace for Applications
  • Aug 8, 2011 - WA Toolkit for iOS: New Project Experience with Windows Azure Access Control Service
  • Aug 8, 2011 - WA Toolkit for iOS: New Project Experience for Accessing Windows Azure Storage
  • Aug 7, 2011 - Using Windows Azure Blob Storage and CDN with WordPress
  • Aug 4, 2011 - Deploying the Windows Azure ASP.NET MVC 3 Web Role
  • Aug 3, 2011 - Updates to the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit
  • Jul 25, 2011 - Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS Now Supports the Access Control Service
  • May 27, 2011 - RELEASED: Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS V1.0.1
  • May 25, 2011 - WPDT 7.1 Beta Support Added to the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7
  • May 25, 2011 - Deploying Your Services from the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7
  • May 23, 2011 - Merged a Pull Request for the iOS Toolkit
  • May 19, 2011 - VB.NET and Bug Fixes for Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7 (v1.2.1)
  • May 16, 2011 - NOW AVAILABLE: Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7 v1.2
  • May 9, 2011 - Using Windows Azure for Windows Phone 7 Push Notification Support
  • May 9, 2011 - Updates Coming Soon to the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7
  • May 6, 2011 - Getting Started with the Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS
  • Apr 6, 2011 - Article: Introducing the Windows Azure AppFabric Caching Service
  • Mar 30, 2011 - Getting Started with the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7
  • Mar 23, 2011 - Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7
  • Mar 17, 2011 - Requesting Access to the VM Role Beta
  • Mar 2, 2011 - Windows Azure Platform Training Kit and Course, February 2011 Update
  • Feb 18, 2011 - Running Multiple Websites in a Windows Azure Web Role
  • Feb 9, 2011 - Windows Azure AppFabric CTP February, Caching Enhancements, and the New LABS Portal
  • Feb 9, 2011 - Managing the SecureString in the DataCacheSecurity Constructor
  • Feb 4, 2011 - Families and the Oil of Monkeys
  • Jan 31, 2011 - Windows Azure Platform Training Kit and Course, January 2011 Update
  • Jan 28, 2011 - Using Expression Encoder 4 in a Windows Azure Worker Role
  • Jan 25, 2011 - Overlay Text On Video Using Expression Encoder 4
  • Jan 17, 2011 - Programmatically Changing the AppPool Identity in a Windows Azure Web Role
  • Jan 6, 2011 - Come Join My Team!

    • 2010

  • Dec 21, 2010 - Web Deploy with Windows Azure on Restrictive Networks
  • Dec 17, 2010 - Using Web Deploy with Windows Azure for Rapid Development
  • Dec 17, 2010 - Try out the WordPress app for Windows Phone 7
  • Dec 17, 2010 - Goodbye lunch for Ryan Dunn
  • Dec 16, 2010 - Use the WAPTK to help setup your Windows Azure development environment
  • Dec 15, 2010 - Windows Azure Platform Training Kit, December 2010 Update
  • Dec 10, 2010 - Article: Re-Introducing the Windows Azure AppFabric Access Control Service
  • Dec 2, 2010 - Setting Up the BidNow Sample Application for Windows Azure
  • Dec 2, 2010 - Programmatically Configuring the Caching Client
  • Nov 30, 2010 - Significant Updates Released in the BidNow Sample for Windows Azure
  • Nov 25, 2010 - Using the SAML CredentialType to Authenticate to the Service Bus
  • Nov 22, 2010 - Hands-On Lab: Building Windows Azure Applications with the Caching Service
  • Nov 22, 2010 - Code for the Windows Azure AppFabric Caching demo
  • Nov 10, 2010 - TechEd EMEA: A Lap Around the Windows Azure AppFabric (ASI205)
  • Nov 2, 2010 - PDC10: Introduction to Windows Azure AppFabric Caching (CS60)
  • Oct 28, 2010 - New Services and Enhancements with the Windows Azure AppFabric
  • Oct 27, 2010 - What have I been doing for PDC10?
  • Sep 15, 2010 - 7 Reasons I’m Excited About IE9
  • Aug 27, 2010 - Using the ‘TrustServerCertificate’ Property with SQL Azure and Entity Framework
  • Aug 27, 2010 - Service Bus on the Cloud Cover Show
  • Aug 25, 2010 - SQL Azure Adds Support for Database Copy
  • Aug 23, 2010 - AutoStart WCF Services to Expose them as Service Bus Endpoints
  • Aug 16, 2010 - Configuring an ASP.NET Web Application to Use a Windows Server AppFabric Cache for Session State
  • Aug 13, 2010 - Getting Started with Windows Server AppFabric Cache
  • Aug 12, 2010 - Updated Windows Azure AppFabric SDK
  • Aug 9, 2010 - Using the Expression Encoder SDK to encode lots of videos
  • Aug 6, 2010 - Use social web providers in less than 5 minutes
  • Aug 6, 2010 - Article: Tips for Migrating Your Applications to the Cloud
  • Jul 15, 2010 - Using the default SQL Server instance for Windows Azure development storage
  • Jul 12, 2010 - How would you describe the Windows Azure AppFabric?
  • Jul 10, 2010 - My First Week as a Technical Evangelist
  • Jun 24, 2010 - Real-World Patterns for Cloud Computing at TechEd NA 2010
  • May 12, 2010 - Host WCF Services in IIS with Service Bus Endpoints
  • May 11, 2010 - Using the .NET Framework 4.0 with the Azure AppFabric SDK
  • May 7, 2010 - Release the hounds - Multicasting with Azure AppFabric
  • May 5, 2010 - What is the Azure AppFabric?
  • May 5, 2010 - Jon Box on the Capabilities of Internet Explorer 8
  • May 4, 2010 - New Role: Technical Evangelist for Azure AppFabric
  • Mar 15, 2010 - Silverlight Customers Light Up the Web
  • Jan 6, 2010 - Getting Started with XNA Development

    • 2009

  • Dec 15, 2009 - Significant updates to the SQL Azure Migration Wizard
  • Dec 6, 2009 - WI Azure User Group – Windows Azure Platform update
  • Nov 8, 2009 - Preview of “Lessons Learned: Migrating Applications to the Windows Azure Platform”
  • Nov 4, 2009 - How to Leverage the RoleEntryPoint in an Azure Web Role
  • Nov 2, 2009 - Chunking BCP output to upload lots of data into SQL Azure
  • Oct 26, 2009 - Taste of Chicago benefits from Windows Azure and Silverlight
  • Oct 16, 2009 - Presenting on the Windows Azure Platform at the Day of Cloud
  • Oct 15, 2009 - The SQL Azure Migration Wizard will now migrate your data!
  • Oct 15, 2009 - SQL Azure Database is Feature Complete!
  • Oct 11, 2009 - Webcast: Running an ASP.NET MVC Web Application in Windows Azure
  • Oct 9, 2009 - Passive Federation with Windows Azure and ADFS v2
  • Sep 13, 2009 - Windows Azure in the Real World
  • Sep 3, 2009 - Getting ready for the ‘Race to Market Challenge’
  • Sep 2, 2009 - SQL Azure Migration Wizard
  • Jun 26, 2009 - Architecting Your Data Access Layer with the Entity Framework
  • Jun 19, 2009 - Stratus: Tamer of Clouds
  • Jun 16, 2009 - .NET Architecture for Enterprises
  • May 28, 2009 - The Commerce Server book is now available!
  • Mar 23, 2009 - Running a PHP application on Windows Azure
  • Feb 4, 2009 - The Commerce Server 2007 book lives!

    • 2008

  • Dec 11, 2008 - Looking to explore the Cloud? Then join your community!
  • Nov 1, 2008 - Building Multi-Enterprise Business Applications on the Azure Services Platform
  • Oct 4, 2008 - PDC 2008 is coming …
  • Sep 9, 2008 - Installing Windows From a Bootable USB Drive
  • Apr 17, 2008 - Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin User Groups
  • Apr 16, 2008 - Developing a relationship with Twitter …
  • Apr 15, 2008 - Installing Windows Server 2008
  • Apr 14, 2008 - Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN on a Dell D830 running Windows Server 2008 EE x64
  • Apr 13, 2008 - Update on the Commerce Server book
  • Mar 4, 2008 - Traveling to Las Vegas tomorrow for MIX08
  • Feb 25, 2008 - My New Job: Architect Evangelist for Microsoft
  • Jan 7, 2008 - Using the UpdateProgress to lock down controls in the browser

    • 2007

  • Dec 2, 2007 - Another Statera blogger - Ryan McCutchen
  • Dec 1, 2007 - Using the Audit Policy to diagnose security problems
  • Nov 30, 2007 - Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) posts
  • Nov 26, 2007 - Donate rice and test your vocabulary
  • Nov 25, 2007 - Some great blog posts on Commerce Server 2007
  • Nov 18, 2007 - White papers: Migration from Oracle or Sybase to SQL Server 2005
  • Nov 18, 2007 - Architectural resources from MSFT
  • Nov 17, 2007 - Aspiring Architects: Four 100-Level Webcasts
  • Nov 13, 2007 - Updated Silverlight Hangman Application
  • Nov 3, 2007 - MSDN Masters Series Event: Silverlight
  • Oct 6, 2007 - Converting the Commerce Server 2007 MOM 2005 Pack for OpsMgr 2007
  • Sep 17, 2007 - Windows XP Professional - 96 updates!
  • Sep 16, 2007 - Commerce Server 2007 and Operational Monitoring
  • Sep 14, 2007 - Update: Professional Commerce Server 2007
  • Sep 11, 2007 - A few tips when using WCF with BizTalk Server 2006 R2
  • Sep 10, 2007 - Setting up a BizTalk Server 2006 R2 (beta 2) development environment
  • Sep 5, 2007 - BizTalk process crashing with eConnect 9 adapter
  • Sep 1, 2007 - Simpsonize Us!
  • Sep 1, 2007 - Microsoft Hotfix Request Web Submission Form
  • Aug 20, 2007 - Viewing help files in Windows Vista
  • Aug 20, 2007 - Setting up a virtual Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server
  • Aug 20, 2007 - Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Service Pack 1
  • Aug 20, 2007 - Deleting Team Project in TFS doesn’t really delete the Team Project
  • Aug 18, 2007 - Warning about Windows Live Writer
  • Aug 18, 2007 - Milestone: 100 feed subscribers
  • Aug 18, 2007 - Adding a printer in Vista with UAC turned off
  • Aug 16, 2007 - System.Net.WebException when issuing more than two concurrent WebRequest’s
  • Aug 13, 2007 - Warning: the CID values for both test machines are the same
  • Aug 11, 2007 - Commerce Server 2007 Development Environments
  • Aug 9, 2007 - More details on the Commerce Server roadmap and CSID
  • Aug 8, 2007 - Exciting Commerce Server News
  • Jul 28, 2007 - Commerce Server Staging error: Operation must use an updateable query
  • Jul 23, 2007 - Setting up a Silverlight development environment
  • Jul 22, 2007 - Updates to the Hangman application
  • Jul 21, 2007 - Silverlight: “Error Invoking Service” when calling a web service
  • Jul 21, 2007 - Hangman application built on Silverlight and WPF
  • Jul 16, 2007 - Devising a strategy to (consistently) win Hangman: Part I
  • Jul 15, 2007 - Sharing photos with family and friends
  • Jul 15, 2007 - How to automatically and recursively delete empty directories
  • Jul 15, 2007 - Google says “We’re sorry …”
  • Jul 15, 2007 - Commerce Server in the headlines: 07/08/2007 - 07/14/2007
  • Jul 11, 2007 - Configuring and Testing a Windows Mobile 5.0 Development Environment
  • Jul 8, 2007 - Commerce Server in the headlines: 07/01/2007 - 07/07/2007
  • Jul 5, 2007 - Resolving the BizTalk Server 2006 warning that dependencies cannot be found
  • Jul 5, 2007 - BizTalk Server 2006 eConnect Adapters for Great Plains 9.0
  • Jun 23, 2007 - Problem with the Commerce Server 2007 SP1 Installation
  • Jun 23, 2007 - Commerce Server 2007 Upgrade Wizard (post SP1 install) Walkthrough
  • Jun 20, 2007 - ClickOnce Deployment and the Commerce Server 2007 Business Management Applications
  • Jun 19, 2007 - Two great blogging widgets: ClustrMap and whos.amung.us
  • Jun 19, 2007 - Commerce Server 2007 Starter Site installation error: Error importing object data for Transaction Config
  • Jun 18, 2007 - Max Akbar has announced his new Commerce Server training company and Web site
  • Jun 14, 2007 - Script the creation of SQL logins and role assignments for Commerce Server 2007
  • Jun 14, 2007 - Script the creation and assignment of Windows groups for Commerce Server
  • Jun 14, 2007 - Script permission updates for Commerce Server 2007
  • Jun 14, 2007 - Do you Yahoo!? No, can’t say that I do …
  • Jun 14, 2007 - Add “VS.NET Command Prompt Here” to Windows Explorer
  • Jun 13, 2007 - The database version (C.0.8.40) does not match your reporting services installation.
  • Jun 13, 2007 - Script the creation of local user accounts for Commerce Server 2007
  • Jun 6, 2007 - What’s your Google rank or page position?
  • Jun 2, 2007 - The project location is not trusted …
  • May 28, 2007 - Oracle for Microsoft Developers, Part II: Setting Up Your Database
  • May 28, 2007 - Oracle for Microsoft Developers, Part I: Installing Oracle 9.2 on Windows Server 2003
  • May 27, 2007 - UNC error: XXXXXXX is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Access is denied.
  • May 24, 2007 - Troubleshooting with the Sysinternals utilities
  • May 24, 2007 - Commerce Server road map and commitment!
  • May 19, 2007 - Commerce Server 2007: BizTalk 2006 Adapter White Papers
  • May 10, 2007 - A new twist to the error: “Unable to enlist in the transaction.”
  • May 4, 2007 - Unable to open shim database version registry key - v2.0.50727.00000.
  • May 4, 2007 - The BizTalk Adapters for Enterprise Applications on Windows Server 2003 64-bit
  • May 3, 2007 - Adding ODBC connections in Windows Server 2003 64-bit
  • May 2, 2007 - Configuring the Adventure Works catalog for Commerce Server 2007
  • Apr 26, 2007 - BizTalk 2006 XPath expression gotcha!
  • Apr 18, 2007 - BizTalk deployment errors from Visual Studio 2005
  • Apr 6, 2007 - New hosting for blog
  • Apr 4, 2007 - Creating a Universal Data Link (UDL)
  • Mar 24, 2007 - Commerce Server 2007 - Inventory Catalog
  • Mar 23, 2007 - Programming with Commerce Server in two modes: InProc mode and Web Service mode
  • Mar 23, 2007 - Commerce Server 2007 training resources
  • Mar 20, 2007 - Max Akbar has agreed to be the technical reviewer!
  • Mar 20, 2007 - Announcing the release of InfinityGL, by rhythmiQ
  • Mar 18, 2007 - Windows Live Writer (beta)
  • Mar 17, 2007 - Commerce Server 2007 Webcasts and other valuable links
  • Mar 15, 2007 - Taking exam 70-235 tomorrow … [Passed!]
  • Mar 15, 2007 - Changing the computer name of a BizTalk 2006 server
  • Mar 14, 2007 - How to stop the high-pitched noise emitted by Dell Latitudes [Updated]
  • Mar 13, 2007 - Professional Commerce Server 2007
  • Mar 9, 2007 - Using the “ODBC Adapter for Oracle Database” in BizTalk 2006
  • Mar 6, 2007 - How to turn off the beep sound in a virtual machine in Virtual Server 2005
  • Mar 6, 2007 - Connecting Directly to the Console via Remote Desktop
  • Mar 6, 2007 - Configuring HTTP as a transport protocol in BizTalk 2006
  • Mar 4, 2007 - Configuring and Integrating Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Commerce Server 2007
  • Mar 3, 2007 - Installing Virtual Server 2005 R2 on Windows Vista [Updated]
  • Feb 28, 2007 - Error “This request requires buffering data to succeed.”

    • 2006

  • Dec 4, 2006 - Using AI to predict football outcomes
  • Dec 3, 2006 - Initial approach to using AI to predict football outcomes
  • Nov 30, 2006 - Setting up networking over wireless with Virtual Server 2005 R2
  • Nov 2, 2006 - About Me