When I develop in C#, there are a lot of seemingly simple tasks that are incredibly hard to figure out how to develop. Sending and receiving email from code is one of those things. It takes trial & error and a reading a lot of other blogs while piecing things together. So to help you [...]

Anonymous Types in C# Anonymous types are new in C# 3.5 and while they are easily abused, they greatly simplify certain tasks.  You can’t dynamically add a property and your scope is pretty limited, but here’s how it looks: 12var o = new { Name = "Josh", Age = 28 }; Console.WriteLine(o.Name); // Josh Dynamics [...]

Setting up remote connections for SQL Express is brutal. Especially for a dope like me. But I think i’ve got it down. Here are my quick notes and links to people who explain it better. The problem (for me) is that everyone explains parts of the process, but nobody puts it all together. WARNING: I’M [...]

In case you missed the Oklahoman a few Sundays ago, I was featured with two other app developers on the front page of the life section. The article Get Appy: You have an idea for an application for your iPhone. Where do you go from there?  by Lillie-Beth Brinkman gives great instructions for turning an [...]

Back in February I was featured a Journal Record article along with Brian Clubb from Bubblesort Labs and Reese Travis from The App Well. The article was written by Brian Brus and it focused on what roll the iPad would have in the business environment.                

The Old Way Apparently I’ve been doing rounded corners like a three-year-old from 1993. Lots of html, images, javascript, and probably a whole library was involved, reminding you of something like this: This was all graciously brought to my attention by my css guru coworker @okcscott. The Right Way Ladies and gentlemen, I present to [...]

Weather Dashboard is the iPad version of Today’s Weather.  It’s got beautiful background images that correspond with the current weather and the time of day.  Plus it’s got all the great weather data that you’re used to from Today’s Weather. It was submitted to Apple late Saturday morning and is still waiting for approval.   [...]

Weather Dashboard tells you the weather exactly how you want it… by comparing yesterday to today. So if today is a few degrees warmer than yesterday, then the app will tell you that! This app keeps it simple and beautiful, yet you still get all the data your heart desires! HOW DOES IT WORK? Just [...]

Sweet!  Thanks AppModo for reviewing Pocket Tap and for saying lots of great things!  It’s even on the front page of AppModo.com.  Here’s a quick excerpt: Pocket Tap brings a new perspective to playing games on the iPhone this game is a stealthy one in that it can be played while it’s in your pocket… [...]

Checkout bendytree.com – it’s had a face lift! More previews of each app, easier to navigate, YouTube videos, easy ways to share links, and more. I hope you like it!