New Vimeo Channel: Photography and Post-Processing
After 30 to 45 minutes of waiting on a few Vimeo files to "process", I finally decided to upgrade to a Pro account. I've been doing some more screencasting, and would like to continue creating more videos. I'm happy to announce that my first channel is live: Photography and Post-Processing.
Retrieve System Properties in Azure Mobile Services (JavaScript Backend)
A currently poorly documented feature in the Azure Mobile Services JavaScript backend is the ability to send along system properties, such as __createdAt and __updatedAt, back to the client by default. After a few hours of digging through documentation, MSDN blog posts, and Stack Overflow, I've finally found a working solution.
Custom APIs
An Awesome, and Easy, Hummus Recipe
Usually when I post a recipe it's my own creation derived and inspired from several other recipes or family secrets. This time, however, I just want to share an excellent hummus recipe that I found.
You can find the recipe here:
Discussing Azure Mobile Services on the MS Dev Show
Yesterday I was on the MS Dev Show discussing Azure Mobile Services. We discussed what AMS is, why you would want to use it, and in general, the amazing amount of functionality it provides to developers expanding their mobile presence.
A Smartphone Bike Mount That Works!
Last summer I started biking as my exercise of choice. I purchased a Trek Verve 2 from the local bike shop, along with all the basics (helmet, travel bags, etc), and set out to ride over 600 miles last summer.
Using MapMyRide I was able to track all of my biking progress. However, I didn't have a good way to see my progress during the ride; I would just start the workout, tuck my phone into the bike pouch, and be on my way. Well, I finally found the solution to that problem: the HandleBand.
Behind-the-Scenes of a Post-Processing Session
After picking up a license of Camtasia for Mac while at THAT Conference, I thought it would be awesome to put it to use by recording a post-processing session.
Here is the entire session, a senior photo shoot, sped-up 600% for your quick-viewing pleasure. I recommend making it fullscreen to see the proper level of detail.
Resolve BACPAC Export Exception: MS_Description is Not Supported
Recently ran into this interesting issue when trying to export a BACPAC:
THAT Conference Presentation Recap: From Callback Hell to the JavaScript "Promise" Land
For THAT Conference 2014, I presented an updated version of my JavaScript promises talk. Below you'll find the slide and additional resources.
Presentation
Six Years of Wedded Bliss!
It's hard to believe that six years have passed since I married my wife. I still remember when she walked down the aisle, as beautiful as I had ever seen her:
How to Pronounce "Bokeh"
I don't even remember how I found this video, but I find it interesting all of the number of ways to pronounce Bokeh. Personally, I've always pronounced it like bo • kuh: