Shark Tank is one of my favorite shows, it appeals to my inner entrepreneur. Recently ABC created a spin off show, Beyond the Tank, where they follow some of th

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Last week Bank of America and Chase announced they are killing their Windows Phone native applications. The reason stated is lack of use. Does this mean Windows

A couple of weeks ago I sat down and had another conversation with Carl and Richard for DotNetRocks. This time we intended to talk about a mobile first developm

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I love my Surface Pro, but since purchasing my Pro 3 in early August I have had chronic Wifi issues. In particular the Wifi fails to connect when coming out of

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If you have read this Blog, my book, reviewed my code, worked with me or attended one of my presentations you know Grunt is a must have tool for modern web deve

Earlier this month the Chrome team announced they were not going to implement pointer events in Chrome. This despite announcing earlier in the year they would a

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Setting up my new Surface Pro means having to install all the software and tools I need to get my work done. As a web developer this includes node, grunt and ot

As software development matures customer expectations rise, application complexity increases and the ability to have a 'full stack' developer an impossibility.