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Simple HTML Formatting in Sublime Text

February 27, 2013

One common questions I’ve asked and seen asked quite a bit about Sublime Text is how to quickly and easily format HTML while editing.  There isn’t a default key binding for this, but if you select all text and then … Continue reading →

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50 Ways to Avoid, Find and Fix ASP.NET Performance Issues

January 25, 2013

A couple weeks ago there was a public request on Twitter from the great folks at RedGate to provide tips and tricks for performance in ASP.NET applications.  Come to find out, they selected one of my tips and published it … Continue reading →

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Griff’s Year in Review 2012

January 1, 2013

Another year has come and gone, and now I guess it’s time to reflect about what got done. My most popular post of the year was Why Should ASP.NET Developers Consider SignalR for All Projects?  I felt really good about … Continue reading →

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My Defacto .gitignore file

November 12, 2012

Every time I create a new Git repo, I always have to go look for a previous copy of my .gitignore file.  I thought it would be a great idea to just post it up for all to find, in … Continue reading →

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Getting Started With node.js on Windows

April 3, 2012

It’s a little difficult to use Windows with anything other than Visual Studio.  Recently, I decided that I wanted to plung into the wonderful world of node.js, and the love isn’t the same as it is on Mac or *nix … Continue reading →

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A Kickstarter You Should Support

February 9, 2012

I like the concept of KickStarter, but so far I haven’t seen anything that would make me want to open my wallet. Until today… Oh yes.  Tim Schafer.  He’s the guy behind some of the best video games of all … Continue reading →

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Revitalizing This Old Blog

February 8, 2012

If you recall, I started doing some work for a little company called ComponentOne several months ago. Because of this, I’ve been spending a good part of my time blogging over on my official ComponentOne blog and also the Wijmo … Continue reading →

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Open Letter To Whoever Designed the Turn-By-Turn Feature for Windows Phone

October 20, 2011

Dear Whoever Designed the Turn-By-Turn Feature for Windows Phone, First of all, to the entire Windows Phone team: Good job with Mango.  I’m highly impressed with several of the features.  There is just one feature that really grinds my gears. The … Continue reading →

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Online vs. Retail Stores

April 19, 2010

Something amazing happened the other day. I wanted to purchase a copy of Splinter Cell: Convinction.  After a little bit of surfing online, I discovered that Walmart had it on sale for $50 (compared to the regular $59.99).  So I … Continue reading →

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Leaving It Better Than You Found It

January 26, 2010

When my wife and I bought our house back in April, one of my pet projects has been to renovate the room over our garage.  I knew buying the house that it would be a lot of work, partly because … Continue reading →

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