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This blog is dedicated to my musings and are strictly my own. I use it to write about all things software, hardware and aviation. The views and opinions on this site strictly reflect that of my own, and not my employer. At any point I can change my mind, and they may not even reflect my opinions from three minutes ago, so please don't take anything I say too seriously. Some of the software topics on this blog will probably include ColdFusion, C#, .NET Core, Node.js, Objective-C, Swift, Java, Kotlin, C++. As commercial pilot I will be writing about General Aviation, the Airlines, instrument flying, avionics, the Federal Aviation Administration and the TSA.
I moved my Website and Blog to Gatsby

I moved my Website and Blog to Gatsby

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3/24/2019 \### I recently moved my Website to a new static site generator called Gatsby JS \Gatsby JS\ is a site generator based on the \React\ framework. I have been using \Jekyll\ for the last couple of years...

Flying Again After a 20 Year Coffee Break

Flying Again After a 20 Year Coffee Break

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1/8/2018 \#### Coffee Breaks is what one of my flight instructors referred to my breaks of a couple months or a couple of years from flying. I recently started flying again after a 20 year absence from the coc...

How to Start a Node.js User Group

How to Start a Node.js User Group

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3/9/2017 \### I started a Node.js User Group here in Jacksonville back in 2013, and I wanted to share my experiences about starting a Node.js User Group… I started a Node.js User Group here in Jacksonville bac...

Dealing with a rejection from the Apple App Store

Dealing with a rejection from the Apple App Store

Tags: iOSApple App Submission

9/6/2016 \This article is reprinted from a post I made to \Hashnode\.\ I have been writing software for iOS since before it was the iOS, back when it was still called iPhone OS 2.0. Navigating the App Store ap...

Dependency injection in Javascript without objects

Dependency injection in Javascript without objects

Tags: expressjsJavascriptnodenode.jsDIDependencyInjection

1/13/2016 After programming in an object oriented way for 15 years, I am started to make the transition of programming in a more functional way with languages like Javascript and Swift. Javascript has always tr...

I am moving my website over to Jekyll

I am moving my website over to Jekyll

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4/12/2015 I have decided to move my web site off of the \Orchard CMS\, and to \Jekyll\. !\Image of Jekyll Logo\ If you are not familiar with \Jekyll\, it is a static site generator written in Ruby. I initially ...

TypeScript Presentation on February 26 at the JaxArcSig

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2/7/2013 I am going to be doing the presentation this month at the \JaxArcSig\. The topic will be on \TypeScript\, which is a language based on Javascript. TypeScript essentially adds a type system to Javascri...

Upcoming User Group Meetings: Jax-js and JaxMUG

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11/28/2012 I will be speaking tomorrow at the Jax-js group on\ leveraging JQuery with ASP.NET MVC\. The meeting will be at the Hash Rocket offices down at the beach starting at 7:00 PM. There is also an upcoming...

Presentation on new iOS 6 features for developers tomorrow at CoWorkJax

Tags: iOSiOS 6JaxMUGiPhoneiPadiPod Touch

10/29/2012 I wanted to send a reminder about tomorrow's \JaxMUG\ meeting. Mike Glass of Pocket Sevens will be giving a presentation on new features for developers. Here is the write up for tomorrows meeting; ###...

New Features in iOS 6 at the next JaxMUG on Tuesday

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10/24/2012 I wanted to put a reminder out that the next \JaxMUG\ meeting will be this Tuesday, October 30th at \CoWorkJax\. The meeting will start at 6:00 PM. Here is the write up on the presentation; A brief ov...

Slides from this years JaxCodeCamp

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10/6/2012 Thanks to everyone who came out to my presentation at Code Camp on Objective-C for .NET developers. I have added that \presentation\ to my powerpoint page on this site. All of my powerpoint slides can...

5 Days until Jacksonville Code Camp 2012

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10/1/2012 It is only five days until this years Jacksonville Code Camp. I am going to be giving a presentation on Objective-C for C# and Java developers. If you have not signed up yet for the Jacksonville Code ...

Objective-C for C# Developers at Jax Code Camp on October 6th

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9/26/2012 I am going to be doing a presentation on developing for iOS devices at the \Jacksonville Code Camp\ on October 6th. The schedule has not been posted yet on the web site, but I just got notification th...

Azure Websites

Tags: AzureASP.NET.NETASP.NET MVCPHPNode.js

9/20/2012 Scott Guthrie's last blog \post\ had details on Microsoft's new Azure websites. Some of the big improvements are a new shared tier hosting, A-Record support and Fast-CGI support. One of the features I...

Next JaxMUG meeting September 24th on the Unity 3D IDE.

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9/12/2012 From Ovi over at the Jacksonville Mobile Developers User Group: ### September 24th, Monthly meeting - Intro to Unity3D by Joel Hegeman \* What is Unity3D \* What kind of games can be written in Unity3...

Register for JaxCodeCamp 2012

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9/11/2012 From JaxCodeCamp 2012; \\JaxCodeCamp 2012 - Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 6th, 2012!!\\ \It is that time of year again and JaxDUG is excited to announce that JaxCodeCamp 2012 is rapidly ap...

Michael Gidron Speaking Tomorrow on Developing for Android at JaxMUG Meeting

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8/29/2012 Michael Gidron will be speaking tomorrow on developing for Android at the JaxMUG meeting. This is part of a series of presentations on going from zero experience to getting your applications onto the ...

Visual Studio 2012 and .NET 4.5 released

Tags: .NETVisual Studio 2012MVC4ASP.NET MVCASP.NET MVC4

8/16/2012 Microsoft has released new versions of Visual Studio and .NET 4.5\\. There are a lot of cool new features like better HTML and CSS editors. The Javascript editor now has full intellisence support. Sco...

From Zero to App Store

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6/21/2012 Thanks to everyone that came out for my presentation tonight on "From Zero to App Store". Here are my \slides\ from tonights presentation. I also have a \PDF\ version of my slides. All of my presentat...

First JaxMUG meeting next Thursday June 21st.

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6/12/2012 The first meeting of the Jacksonville Mobile User Group will be next Thursday, June 21st. The first meeting will be held at the Southside library. The first presentation will be on going from zero to ...