DevOps
Continuous integration and delivery to Azure websites with Bamboo
Fortunately for Azure developers, there are many great ways to set up continuous delivery (CD) to Websites. I use Bamboo CI server.
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Craft Beer
Kegbot and the dream of merging beer with technology
I love beer! And because of the love affair, I've had a kegerator in my home for over a decade. I still love and enjoy bottles of my favorite brews, but there is nothing like pouring yourself a beer right from your stainless tap.
DevOps
Use Raygun error tracking with your Debug and Trace code
As we all know, exception handling is critical to every application's success. It's not a matter of if something goes wrong, it's how and when. However, it's one thing to trap an exception and another to get that information into an actionable format.
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.