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A Cloud and Azure Glossary for the Confused 27 Aug 2013 | 04:43 am
A parody Twitter account called Confused .NET Dev last week tweeted: For a web hoster Azure has a crazy learning curve: Blob, Table, Queue, Service Bus, Access Control, Drive, CDN, etc @ http://t.co/...
Hanselman's Newsletter of Wonderful Things: August 5th, 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 01:54 am
I have a "whenever I get around to doing it" Newsletter of Wonderful Things. Why a newsletter? I dunno. It seems more personal somehow. You can view all the previous newsletters here. Here's the news...
Am I really a developer or just a good googler? 24 Aug 2013 | 04:23 am
I got a very earnest and well-phrased email from a young person overseas recently. Some time in my mind sounds come that Is that I am really a developer or just a good googler. I don't know what is t...
Google Chromecast Review - The race is on to wirelessly throw video to your TV 23 Aug 2013 | 01:09 pm
The Google Chromecast is simple and brilliant. It's one of those perfect little "duh! Why didn't someone do that before?" ideas. I didn't realize I needed one until I realized that I've been chasing ...
Recent JavaScript Jabber Podcast - Microsoft, not Microsoft, and the Web 21 Aug 2013 | 03:14 am
I was a guest recently on a podcast called JavaScript Jabber. I enjoy checking out other folks' podcasts and how they run things. I actually talked to the guys about sound quality for about 30 min bef...
Leap Motion: Amazing, Revolutionary, Useless 15 Aug 2013 | 01:57 am
I desperately want it to work, don't you? Just like Minority Report. You wave your hands and your computer interface moves effortlessly. Frankly, let's forget all that. I'll lower my expectations WAY...
Leap Motion: Amazing, Revolutionary, Useless 14 Aug 2013 | 10:05 am
I desperately want it to work, don't you? Just like Minority Report. You wave your hands and your computer interface moves effortlessly. Frankly, let's forget all that. I'll lower my expectations WAY...
Over 400 Virtual Machine Images of open source software stacks in the VM Depot Azure Gallery 13 Aug 2013 | 03:32 am
When you want to make a new Virtual Machine from the Azure Portal, from the menu you "Create New | Virtual Machine" and you'll see the default images alongside images you have uploaded or created your...
Saving and Retrieving Browser (and other) Passwords 10 Aug 2013 | 03:51 am
The security balance is always user convenience vs. absolute security. You want security? Disconnect your computer from the internet. Don't save your passwords. Use multi-factor authentication. But th...
Penny Pinching in the Cloud: When do Azure Websites make sense? 9 Aug 2013 | 02:06 am
I had a great conversation on Twitter with Frans Bouma about pricing where he asked a number of questions that weren't easily answered in 140 characters. The pricing for these things isn't clear or ea...
