Coding Geekette

The 9 Month Long Get-ChildItem Cmdlet

I’ve got to start off by apologizing for being so quiet here lately. I’ve been ramping down my community involvement, as I’ve had a new opportunity in my life that will be changing things. Ramping Down You may not be seeing me at user...

Published Thu, Mar 08 2012 9:07 PM by Coding Geekette

Filed under: Community, WiTty Perspectives, maternity leave

Intro to PowerShell @ MIGANG – Notes from 2/15 Presentation

On February 15, I was privileged to speak at MIGANG on PowerShell. As true with most of my PowerShell presentations, there are no PowerPoint slides for this presentation, just a custom module that has my comments on various topics. The custom module is...

Published Sun, Feb 26 2012 9:05 AM by Coding Geekette

Filed under: PowerShell, MIGANG

Microsoft in Open Source

I know that the title sounds deceiving, especially to those who’ve been watching the open source realm over the past couple decades. However, Microsoft has been dabbling with open source for awhile, and they even have a website that talks about...

Published Sun, Jan 15 2012 7:25 PM by Coding Geekette

Filed under: Microsoft, Web PI, Web App Gallery, Openness, NuGet, open source, CodePlex, Open Mind on Open Source

Playing the Trello…

While I’m very musically inclined, Trello is not related to a trumpet combined with a cello, despite what its name suggests. One of my clients started using this tool to help track features on our current project and steps we need to take for those...

Published Tue, Jan 10 2012 10:02 AM by Coding Geekette

Filed under: organization, cards, In the Eyes of an Entrepreneur, Trello, checklists

There’s an App for That!

The first of the posts to be making their circle this year is posting what apps they recommend on their phones. My friends Jeff Blankenburg and Brian Jackett made posts, and I figured I’d join in on this. My Phone I have a Samsung Focus on AT&T...

Published Mon, Jan 02 2012 6:47 PM by Coding Geekette

Filed under: Windows Phone, apps

Exploring Office Productivity Suites…

In August, I became an independent consultant, which meant that I needed to figure out how I was going to use software in my day-to-day job and how I was going to afford it. Software licensing can be a costly thing, but thankfully I have another company...

Published Thu, Dec 08 2011 10:05 PM by Coding Geekette

Filed under: SUX, Microsoft Office, Office 365, OpenOffice, Office

Using StudioShell to generate WiX XML

I have to say it – after seeing Jim Christopher‘s StudioShell talk at devLink this past year, I think it’s been my most favorite Visual Studio tool so far. I get to use my PowerShell knowledge to help script stuff out, saving my teammates...

Published Mon, Nov 21 2011 8:02 PM by Coding Geekette

Filed under: PowerShell, StudioShell, visual studio, XML, WiX

A Special Message for Today

01010111 01101001 01110011 01101000 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01100001 01101100 01101100 00100000 01100111 01100101 01100101 01101011 01110011 00100000 01100001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01100111 01100101 01100101 01101011 01100101 01110100...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2011 10:11 AM by Coding Geekette

Filed under: Uncategorized

Microsoft Promoting Windows Phone App Building

I just noticed today’s date, and I’ve had my Windows Phone for about a year. Has it been a year already?!? Time flies when you have a phone that you like (and I truly like my Samsung Focus)! But have you, as a developer, found yourself with...

Published Thu, Nov 10 2011 9:05 AM by Coding Geekette

Filed under: Windows Phone, apps

Words of Advice from an Inc. Success Story – Forget Gender

Now that I own my own business, I find myself reading more and more business-oriented websites. Inc. is one of those sites. While reading yesterday, I found one of their success stories intriguing. Theresa Alfaro Daytner is the owner of a construction...

Published Sat, Nov 05 2011 9:30 AM by Coding Geekette

Filed under: WiT, WiTty Perspectives, words of advice, gender

Spam SUX: Chase threatens…

Waitress: Well, there’s egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and spam; egg bacon and spam; egg bacon sausage and spam; spam bacon sausage and spam; spam egg spam spam bacon and spam; spam sausage spam spam bacon spam tomato and spam; Vikings...

Published Wed, Nov 02 2011 7:26 PM by Coding Geekette

Filed under: SUX, spam, Chase

Ann Arbor Day of .NET 2011 Recap

Yesterday, I was up in Ann Arbor, Michigan for their Day of .NET event at Washtenaw Community College. I wanted to thank some of the organizers – Jason Follas, Jay Harris, and Scott Zischerk – for making this happen. I know how much work it...

Published Sun, Oct 30 2011 6:57 PM by Coding Geekette

Filed under: PowerShell, Events, Presentations, Windows Phone, independent, Ann Arbor, change, Day of .NET

Problem with Telerik’s recent geekette shirt…

I have no problem identifying with being a geekette (as is obvious with my domain name). However, I do have a problem with one of the more recent geekette shirts to hit the public (this one courtesy of Telerik): Most geekettes I know dress like a typical...

Published Sun, Oct 30 2011 1:37 PM by Coding Geekette

Filed under: SUX, Telerik, WiT, WiTty Perspectives, tools

Submitting Talks, New and Old…

Earlier this week, I was talking with my a few speaker friends on submitting talks for conferences – as I’m specifically looking at submitting talks for: Ann Arbor Day of .NET (10/29) Central Ohio Day of .NET (12/10) Read More...

Published Sun, Sep 25 2011 10:45 AM by Coding Geekette

Filed under: Presentations, CodeMash, AADODN, CODODN, abstracts

Lessons from the boat

Last week, I started working on my part-time contract with LeanDog. In the 3 days there, I’ve been privileged to work with a great team (Mike Lutton, Tim Conner, Bill Holmes, Huey Petersen, and Doc Norton). These are just some of the things I’ve...

Published Sun, Sep 11 2011 6:51 PM by Coding Geekette

Filed under: LeanDog, pair programming, TDD, Agile, Life on the Boat

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