Azure

Use Kudu webhooks with Mobile Services for easy deployment notifications

Kudu is all around great tool if you're using Azure Websites. It will not only build and deploy your code from git, but it also provides a lesser-known web interface available on every azure website

Reviews

BUILD 2014 recap

I had a great time at BUILD this year. As far as significant announcements go, this had to be one of the biggest in recent memory.

Git

Streamline your TFS to Git migration with Gitflow

As a long-time TFS user and VSS user before that, what is most commonly referred to as centralized version control (CVCS) was all I knew.

Azure

Continuous Delivery to Azure Websites with git using custom deployment script

With Azure Websites, setting up Continuous Delivery (CD) of your code as it's committed is incredibly easy.

Git

Migrate an existing project from TFS to Git with changeset history intact

When I started searching on the topic of moving from my 2-year-old TFS repository on visualstudio.com over to a new git repository, I was mentally preparing myself for a struggle.

Homelab

Taking back the cloud - Part 2: Plex is your next media server

I've been a Windows Media Center (WMC) user for years. I never got on the XMBC train; I just stuck with a dedicated Windows box attached to an external drive and added Xbox 360s as Media Center Extenders around the house.

Code

Automate Nuget pack and push using Grunt and Node.js

Automation is fun, even when it's simple. If it makes sense, I try to automate as much as possible in my professional and personal life.

Homelab

Why and how I'm taking back the cloud - Part 1: Setup

What is The Cloud? Well, to me, it's the internet. It's the stream of electrons that tells Blizzard where my level 90 pally is in Azeroth as I'm WASD'ing around on my home computer.

Reviews

My Windows Phone 8 App Essentials Early 2014

As a developer and gadget enthusiast, I've got a lot of devices. At any given time, I will have one of the latest devices for each major platform in both phone and tablet form factor.

Azure

Getting full text search up and running in Azure

For those that have apps running in Azure using Azure SQL databases, you'll notice one major feature missing. There is no full text search capability.

Reviews

My completely subjective Xbox One mini review

For me it wasn't a PS4 vs. the Xbox One, I was getting the One. I love the 360 and the direction they were going, so the One was a natural fit for my main family display.

DevOps

I Heart Automation

I love automation. Automation allows me to manage a large number of applications, services, and infrastructure.