I needed to find a quick way to see which hypervisor was installed. I bounce between different development machines and…
Virtualization
Checking Hypervisor status with PowerShell
Annoyances
Time to repave (slightly) my work machine
After lunch on Wednesday, I rebooted my work PC and it did not come back. ADB had somehow lost the…
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Vermont Code Camp 2017
So it looks like I’ll be speaking at Vermont Code Camp 2017 on September 16th. I’ll be doing a presentation…
Localization
Using the Multilingual App Toolkit with the Microsoft Translator service from Azure’s Cognitive Services
The Multilingual App Toolkit (MAT) is a great tool for managing your localization workflow with Visual Studio projects. One of…
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You can now register for the Dream.Build.Play 2017 Challenge
Microsoft has revived it’s indie game dev contest – Dream.Build.Play and you can register now. Dream.Build.Play 2017 Challenge The 2017…
Apple
Getting the most out of VMware Fusion 8.5 running Windows 10
I’ve been trying to get the most performance out of my Window 10 virtual machines running on my MacBook Pro…
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Free event at Union College: Out-thinking Old School: the Intersection of Play and AI
On Friday, May 26th 2017, there will be a presentation at Union College in Schenectady on Gamification and AI. It…
Coding
Debugging devices without displays or debuggers
I’ve been writing firmware for an RFID reader that connects over USB to an Android device. Our installers will need…
Employment
What not to do on a job interview: Pressing the Self-Destruct Button
I’ve been with my current employer for the better part of two decades and I was thinking back to the…
Annoyances
Using console jQuery to scrape lists from Apple’s developer portal.
I needed to grab the lists of registered devices and developers from our company’s Apple Developer portal. Unless I’m being…