How to get Open Live Writer working with Blogger

Wow – I didn’t blog at all in 2016!  While I’m certain that falls squarely on me, perhaps a small part...

Fixing Truncation Issues with T-SQL Flex

If you’ve worked with SQL Server for any length of time, you’ve run into this error:
Msg 8152, Level 16, State...

Talking TypeScript on the .NET Rocks! Podcast

I appeared on the .NET Rocks podcast show #1149 this week.  I had a blast talking about TypeScript, the new...

Excel 2013 Conditional Formatting for Columns

If you have two columns in an Excel sheet, and you want to conditionally format fields in the second column...

Enabling Portable Git in Node.js command prompt on Windows

GitHub for Windows doesn't put Git in the PATH by default.  If you'd like your Node.js command prompt to have...

Using an alternate TypeScript compiler inside Visual Studio

TypeScript team member Daniel Rosenwasser provided instructions for replacing the TypeScript compiler and language service used by Visual Studio here:

https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/1110#issuecomment-62451204

He...

Gmail and Match.com are Conspiring to Breakup My Marriage

My wife and I are happily married.  Both of us were surprised the other day when she started getting Match.com...

Setting up WebStorm to debug grunt with TypeScript

It’s possible to use the WebStorm editor to debug grunt tasks if you are using TypeScript and generating .map files. ...

New Add-on for SSMS: T-SQL Flex

Do you ever copy query results out of SQL Server Management Studio, paste them into your text editor, and then...

How to Generate a Fiddler SAZ File

Fiddler is a free program that will log HTTP and HTTPS requests on Windows.  These instructions demonstrate how to use...