Typhoon aftermath

A brief personal note on the aftermath of a typhoon in the Philippines and why the story hit close to home.

Visual Studio Before/After

A quick link post about a confusing Visual Studio before-and-after comparison that looked unintentionally funny.

Google releases Trends for Websites

A short note on Google’s release of Trends for Websites and why it mattered alongside tools like Alexa.

Pass parameters in MySQL with C#.NET

A short example of passing parameters into a MySQL query with C# and MySQL Connector/NET.

Hooking Events in C#

A quick guide to finding and wiring control events in C# with Visual Studio.

Establish connection to MS Access in a Console Application using OleDb Provider

A practical walkthrough for connecting a console application to MS Access with the OleDb provider.

Taking my holiday

A personal update during a career transition, including reflections on leaving a role at First Consolidated Bank and planning what came next.

Java Advanced Imaging (A Fair Article)

A quick pointer to a Java Advanced Imaging article connected to work done around the Mars mission.

More on XNA Games

A quick pointer to Benjamin Nitschke’s game development blog for anyone getting started with XNA and .NET game programming.

Successful Phoenix Landing

A short celebratory note on NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander touching down successfully.