How I explain Paul Graham’s Maker schedule and Manager schedule without being insulting
One of Paul Graham’s most useful insights has been his Maker Schedule vs Manager Schedule. Go ahead and read the link if you’re not familiar with the concept. It is True Useful Deep and very hard to explain to people without being insulting By singleing yourself out as a “maker”, and hence on a “Maker […]
How to fix problems running Windows Azure web applications locally
The Problem: You have an asp.net mvc 3 web project, and you are running it as part of a windows azure web application. In my case it worked initially, but after I installed some Visual Studio plugins, run Windows Update, and installed a new router, it mysteriously stopped working. A few of the error […]
How to create a Sql Azure database with Entity Framework codefirst
I’ve lately begun to use Windows Azure, and I thought I would start blogging about it as well. Sql Azure database with entity framework codefirst – the song remains the same As I am deeply committed to using ASP.net MVC 3 with Entity Framework CodeFirst, I thought at first moving to Azure might be a problem, as Sql Azure […]
Less Accounting Review – Intermission
I haven’t been blogging any more about my Less Accounting experience, largely because I haven’t made much progress in actually using it. Much as recessions will reveal what auditors cannot, changing accounting systems reveals Quickbooks flaws that will not come up in any other way. Everything has been on hold while everything gets properly imported […]
I bring Blog Prophet into the world
I recently posted the staging site for my new Blog Prophet venture – see who called it with Blog Prophet. The main thrust of the new company is that it allows bloggers to compete on merit, not longevity and not sleazy seo tactics.
How to programatically set the sql server database used by entity framework
The Problem: For one reason or another you need to set the database used by entity framework programatically. The more common way of doing such a thing is to set the database in your web.config class, but for whatever reason you need to set it in actual C# code. The Cause: There is no cause […]
Startups For the Rest of Us has the greatest quote ever on entrepreneurship
Via Rob Walling, the great quote ever is Employees complain, entreupreneurs get it done. Exactly what I needed to hear today. The insight into a base mindset is what I like about it I suppose.
How to make a random name generator in C#
I recnetly came up with a simple random name generator to do an initial seed of a database for testing using real names,a nd I thought I would share. Here is my NameGenerator.cs file. It’s fairly simple, it just picks a name at random out of the top 100 first names and the top 100 […]
Less Accounting Review – Part 1, My Accounting Background
I recently signed up with Less Accounting and I will be publishing a Less Accounting review and experiences with the setup process here (read the introduction). Introduction My accounting background (This post) The Signup Import Quickbooks File Wire Account Set Recurring Hook up Bank Account Hook Up American Express Account Less Accounting – One Week Later Less […]
How to use UI Hints and Display Templates in ASP.net MVC 3
Surprisingly there is very little information about UI Hints and Display templates for ASP.net MVC 3, so I thought I would share what I have learned. What are Display Templates? Display Templates are lovely features of ASP.net MVC 3 that allow you to have a common formatting for certain properties of your objects. For example, […]