Essays on building with AI, the craft of software, careers, raising a kid, and the rest of life.https://chucksregard.com/https://chucksregard.com/posts/my-claude-code-setup-for-building-anything/https://chucksregard.com/posts/my-claude-code-setup-for-building-anything/The three tools that took Claude Code from a chat window to a production workflow: Superpowers, Serena, and git worktrees.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:03:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/i-failed-a-coding-interview-and-it-doesnt-matter/https://chucksregard.com/posts/i-failed-a-coding-interview-and-it-doesnt-matter/Am I a software engineer who codes, or a system designer who directs AI? The job market can't decide either.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:32:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/from-8-hours-to-47-minutes-12-proven-ai-coding-strategies-to-make-you-more-productive/https://chucksregard.com/posts/from-8-hours-to-47-minutes-12-proven-ai-coding-strategies-to-make-you-more-productive/AI built a feature in 47 minutes that would have taken a day. Without the right strategies, it would have taken longer than doing it by hand.Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:27:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/4-ways-im-preparing-my-3-year-old-for-an-ai-world/https://chucksregard.com/posts/4-ways-im-preparing-my-3-year-old-for-an-ai-world/MIT study reveals AI weakens critical thinking in young adults. Here's how I'm teaching my 3-year-old to use AI as a tool, not a crutch.Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:26:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/3-essential-steps-to-take-before-leaving-your-job/https://chucksregard.com/posts/3-essential-steps-to-take-before-leaving-your-job/Leaving your job? Three simple steps can transform an uncertain transition into a strategic career move—and most professionals overlook the most crucial one.Mon, 12 May 2025 19:26:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/can-dependency-injection-make-me-a-better-python-programmer/https://chucksregard.com/posts/can-dependency-injection-make-me-a-better-python-programmer/While dependency injection is a must-have in Java and C#, its role in Python raises intriguing questions about when—and whether—to use this powerful design pattern.Sun, 16 Feb 2025 20:26:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/5-ways-to-boost-your-coding-productivity-with-generative-ai/https://chucksregard.com/posts/5-ways-to-boost-your-coding-productivity-with-generative-ai/Discover five practical ways to leverage generative AI tools like ChatGPT to enhance your coding workflow and boost development productivity.Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:26:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/4-lessons-from-a-30-year-career-in-5-minutes/https://chucksregard.com/posts/4-lessons-from-a-30-year-career-in-5-minutes/Chuck spills the tea on 26 years of career lessons, revealing surprising truths about toxic coworkers, the myth of loyalty, and why your family should always come first.Tue, 27 Aug 2024 20:26:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/modifying-a-file-locally-without-updating-the-remote-git-repository/https://chucksregard.com/posts/modifying-a-file-locally-without-updating-the-remote-git-repository/Have you ever needed to modify a file locally without committing the changes to the remote repository?Fri, 05 Apr 2024 20:26:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/pre-pandemic-and-post-pandemic-job-hunting/https://chucksregard.com/posts/pre-pandemic-and-post-pandemic-job-hunting/Insight into pre-pandemic and post-pandemic job hunting.Sun, 20 Mar 2022 22:43:56 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/centralize-your-data-integrity/https://chucksregard.com/posts/centralize-your-data-integrity/Centralize your data integrity to ensure consistency across your organization.Tue, 04 May 2021 19:17:37 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/give-a-safe-space-to-express-ideas/https://chucksregard.com/posts/give-a-safe-space-to-express-ideas/When leading a team, it’s important to create an environment where everyone feels safe to express their ideas regardless of their experience level.Thu, 01 Apr 2021 18:58:09 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/scrum-is-overrated/https://chucksregard.com/posts/scrum-is-overrated/Scrum is overrated. It's a good starting point for teams that have never worked together, but it's not the end all be all.Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:49:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/trevor-noah-born-a-crime/https://chucksregard.com/posts/trevor-noah-born-a-crime/Trevor Noah: Born a Crime is an autobiography of Trevor Noah, the host of The Daily Show, traversing South Africa’s apartheid as an adolescent. The story is moving, inspiring, and entertaining, with m…Wed, 16 Dec 2020 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/the-art-of-manliness/https://chucksregard.com/posts/the-art-of-manliness/The target audience of The Art of Manliness is a man who seeks refinement, typically men in their 20’s. My parents divorced, growing up and into adulthood, I yearned for a father figure. The Art of Ma…Wed, 09 Dec 2020 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/ready-player-two/https://chucksregard.com/posts/ready-player-two/If you’re a fan of Ready Player One , you’ll enjoy Ready Player Two . Ready Player Two picks up where Ready Player Two ended. We find our heroes struggling with wealth. To compensate, some characters…Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/a-binary-search-implementation/https://chucksregard.com/posts/a-binary-search-implementation/The binary search algorithm quickly searches a large array of numbers, it’s often referred to as divide and conquer.Wed, 02 Dec 2020 05:52:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/the-benefits-of-using-a-build-framework/https://chucksregard.com/posts/the-benefits-of-using-a-build-framework/Continuous Integration (CI) and/or Continuous Delivery (CD) is the norm on software projects these days. There are many build servers such as Azure DevOps, TeamCity, Jenkins, and Cruise Control.Net.Thu, 26 Nov 2020 05:46:26 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/tools-and-resources-i-commonly-use-to-develop-software/https://chucksregard.com/posts/tools-and-resources-i-commonly-use-to-develop-software/Below is a collection of tools, libraries, and resources I commonly use.Sat, 24 Oct 2020 00:11:20 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/grady-booch-on-architecture/https://chucksregard.com/posts/grady-booch-on-architecture/A Series of Tweets from Grady Booch on software architecture.Sat, 05 Sep 2020 07:33:14 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/nvarchar-vs-varchar/https://chucksregard.com/posts/nvarchar-vs-varchar/Each engineer defining a new string column decides: Do I use nvarchar or do I use varchar?Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:14:29 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/changing-a-react-input-value-from-vanilla-javascript/https://chucksregard.com/posts/changing-a-react-input-value-from-vanilla-javascript/Changing a React input value from vanilla Javascript is not as simple as you might think.Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:38:31 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/when-to-use-the-fromservice-attribute/https://chucksregard.com/posts/when-to-use-the-fromservice-attribute/The [FromServices] attribute allows method level dependency injection in Asp.Net Core controllers.Wed, 20 Nov 2019 21:25:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/c-8-nullable-reference-types/https://chucksregard.com/posts/c-8-nullable-reference-types/Microsoft is adding a new feature to C# 8 called Nullable Reference Types. Which at first, is confusing because all reference types are nullable… so how this different? Going forward, if the feature is enabled, references types are non-nullable, unless you explicitly notate them as nullable.Mon, 04 Nov 2019 04:03:28 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/9-guidelines-for-creating-expressive-names/https://chucksregard.com/posts/9-guidelines-for-creating-expressive-names/Naming is subjective and situational, it’s an art, and with most art, we discover patterns. I’ve learned a lot through the reading of other’s code. In this article, I’ve compiled 9 guidelines I wished others had followed when I read their code.Mon, 28 Oct 2019 04:12:13 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/with-or-without-curly-braces/https://chucksregard.com/posts/with-or-without-curly-braces/There’s a heated debate around single statements and whether they should have curly braces or not.Mon, 14 Oct 2019 04:08:58 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/understanding-begins-with-expressive-names/https://chucksregard.com/posts/understanding-begins-with-expressive-names/Understanding code is the first step to modifying it.Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:43:33 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/codifying-the-secret-sauce/https://chucksregard.com/posts/codifying-the-secret-sauce/Codifying the secret sauce is instrumental in writing maintainable and successful applications.Mon, 16 Sep 2019 04:15:08 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/garbage-collection-types-in-net-core/https://chucksregard.com/posts/garbage-collection-types-in-net-core/Memory management in modern languages is often an afterthought. For all intents and purposes, we write software without nary a thought about memory. This serves us well but there are always exceptions…Mon, 02 Sep 2019 04:17:08 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/you-are-not-your-code/https://chucksregard.com/posts/you-are-not-your-code/Your code reflects neither your beliefs, nor your upbringing, nor your character.Mon, 19 Aug 2019 04:17:34 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/the-5-different-meanings-of-the-question-mark-in-c/https://chucksregard.com/posts/the-5-different-meanings-of-the-question-mark-in-c/In C# the question mark has 5 meanings as of C# 8.Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:22:34 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/the-collection-comparer-finding-the-differences-between-two-collections/https://chucksregard.com/posts/the-collection-comparer-finding-the-differences-between-two-collections/Have you had to compare two collections and execute some logic based on whether the item is in the source collection, in the comparing collection or in both? Yeah, me too, I needed to merge data from the UI and the database. I couldn’t find a good solution, so, I wrote a collection comparer.Mon, 22 Jul 2019 03:00:51 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/implementing-request-caching-in-asp-net-core/https://chucksregard.com/posts/implementing-request-caching-in-asp-net-core/At some point in an application’s development, usually, fairly early on, you realize the application is slow. After some research, the culprit is, unnecessarily retrieving the same data, and a light goes off, and you think: “I need some caching.”Mon, 08 Jul 2019 05:32:18 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/12-tips-to-putting-your-affairs-in-order/https://chucksregard.com/posts/12-tips-to-putting-your-affairs-in-order/Disclosure : I am not an attorney, a financial expert, or an expert in estate planning. I highly recommend, before arranging your affairs, you consult a professional. We all die, hopefully, it’s at a…Sun, 30 Jun 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/running-await-in-a-constructor/https://chucksregard.com/posts/running-await-in-a-constructor/If you must run code in a constructor. I’d look for a different way, but if you must, here’s one way.Mon, 24 Jun 2019 04:19:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/stop-and-remove-all-docker-containers-and-images/https://chucksregard.com/posts/stop-and-remove-all-docker-containers-and-images/This is shamelessly stolen from The Humble Developer.Mon, 18 Jun 2018 05:01:25 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/workaround-for-template-parse-errors-in-angular/https://chucksregard.com/posts/workaround-for-template-parse-errors-in-angular/This was one of the more frustrating issues with Angular 2/4/+. It’s not an issue with Angular 2/4/+ per se, but with how webpack bundles the supporting HTML files.Mon, 30 Oct 2017 21:28:33 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/in-a-single-page-application-should-i-process-on-the-client-or-the-server/https://chucksregard.com/posts/in-a-single-page-application-should-i-process-on-the-client-or-the-server/One of the selling points of the Single Page Application (SPA) was offloading work traditionally performed on the server onto the client. I feel the SPA has delivered on this promise.Sun, 27 Dec 2015 15:23:03 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/sharing-your-life/https://chucksregard.com/posts/sharing-your-life/Sharing your life with someone, in my experience, is important. Most people, exit your life, there are few who stay, even your parents eventually conclude their journey, leaving you to complete yours…Sat, 19 Dec 2015 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/examining-the-case-for-switch-statements/https://chucksregard.com/posts/examining-the-case-for-switch-statements/For nearly 50 years, the switch statement (also known as the case statement) has been an integral part of programming. In recent years, however, some are claiming that the switch statement has outlived its usefulness. Others go even further by labeling the switch statement as a code-smell.Sun, 06 Dec 2015 15:15:21 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/4-practices-to-lowering-your-defect-rate/https://chucksregard.com/posts/4-practices-to-lowering-your-defect-rate/Writing software is a battle between complexity and simplicity. Striking balance between the two is difficult. The trade-off is between long unmaintainable methods and too much abstraction. Tilting too far in either direction impairs code readability and increases the likelihood of defects.Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:13:55 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/what-is-docker/https://chucksregard.com/posts/what-is-docker/Docker What is Docker? To be honest, I'm still working that out. But I'll tell you what I know. Docker is a way to containerize your application. Why containerize my application? Because then, it simp…Sun, 25 Oct 2015 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/setting-proxies-for-git-npm-bower-webdriver/https://chucksregard.com/posts/setting-proxies-for-git-npm-bower-webdriver/Companies often setup proxy servers to filter their traffic. The intention is to keep wayward employees from 'accidentally' visiting sites that do not align with the professional environment. To acces…Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/ignorance-is-bliss-when-using-frameworks/https://chucksregard.com/posts/ignorance-is-bliss-when-using-frameworks/In software engineering, there is a prevailing idea that an engineer should only use a framework when he or she understands the internal workings. This is a fallacy.Mon, 31 Aug 2015 15:11:53 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/the-rider/https://chucksregard.com/posts/the-rider/“When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.” -- Lao Tzu During my morning ride, an older rider passed me. He looked 65ish. My inter-voice prodd…Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/8-must-have-extensions-for-brackets-io/https://chucksregard.com/posts/8-must-have-extensions-for-brackets-io/Everyone has a favorite editor. I’ve tried them all. And I’ve found that Brackets.io best suits me. Unfortunately, there are gaps in the functionality of Brackets.io. With a robust ecosystem of extensions, I’ve found 8 extensions that complete Brackets.io.Mon, 17 Aug 2015 15:06:38 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/setting-up-continuous-integration-on-ubuntu-with-nodejs/https://chucksregard.com/posts/setting-up-continuous-integration-on-ubuntu-with-nodejs/I went through blood, sweat and tears to bring this to you. I suffered the scorching heat of Death Valley and summited the peaks of Mount McKinley. I’ve sacrificed much.Sat, 15 Aug 2015 15:03:32 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/removing-large-files-from-you-git-repository/https://chucksregard.com/posts/removing-large-files-from-you-git-repository/I've resisted moving my projects onto GitHub . When GitHub first opened it's doors, it surprised me. Why would anyone build an UI on top of version control? It just seems like such a simple idea, whic…Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/balanced/https://chucksregard.com/posts/balanced/*image reference This is a response of sorts to this thoughtful post: https://medium.com/@sabmalik/turning-the-page-32913f07e818 Here is a short summary of the post: The author spent many years as a p…Wed, 10 Jun 2015 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/the-mind-state-of-a-software-engineer/https://chucksregard.com/posts/the-mind-state-of-a-software-engineer/Have patience. Coding is discovery. Coding is failing. Be ok with this.Sun, 17 May 2015 14:55:19 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/simplifying-null-checks/https://chucksregard.com/posts/simplifying-null-checks/I have checks for nulls littered throughout my codebase. We see this in all C# codebases it's just comes with the territory. So much so, we don't see it as an issue. We are numb to the pain. An exampl…Mon, 04 May 2015 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/index-fragmentation-in-sql-azure-who-knew/https://chucksregard.com/posts/index-fragmentation-in-sql-azure-who-knew/I’ve been on my project for over a year and it has significantly grown as an application and in data during the year. It’s been nonstop new features. I’ve rarely gone back and refactored code...Sun, 26 Apr 2015 14:53:51 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/a-general-ledger-a-simple-c-implementation/https://chucksregard.com/posts/a-general-ledger-a-simple-c-implementation/If you don’t have a basic understanding of general ledgers and double-entry bookkeeping read my post explaining the basics of these concepts . Over the years I've worked on a systems with financial tr…Sat, 04 Apr 2015 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/a-general-ledger-understanding-the-ledger/https://chucksregard.com/posts/a-general-ledger-understanding-the-ledger/What is a general ledger and why is it important? To find out read on!Mon, 23 Mar 2015 14:46:02 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/a-tour-of-bidwell-mansion/https://chucksregard.com/posts/a-tour-of-bidwell-mansion/This week, I was out of town and didn't find the time to write a technical post. I did tour the Bidwell Mansion in Chico, California and found it fascinating and I wanted to share a few photos of my t…Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/9-javascript-libraries-that-every-serious-application-needs/https://chucksregard.com/posts/9-javascript-libraries-that-every-serious-application-needs/javascript_logo Over the past year I have been developing a line of business application with AngularJs. AngularJs has many out of the box features that just work. That’s the beauty of AngularJs. This…Sat, 07 Mar 2015 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/proofing-a-concept-and-growing-the-code/https://chucksregard.com/posts/proofing-a-concept-and-growing-the-code/In a recent conversation, a friend mentioned he creates proof of concepts and then discards them after testing their viability. I’ve done the same in the past. This time it didn’t feel right. I cringed when he said he threw away to the code. Maybe my days as a business owner has turned me into a froogle goat, but it felt like he was throwing away value.Sun, 01 Mar 2015 14:43:09 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/using-javascript-6-getting-started-today-with-babel-js/https://chucksregard.com/posts/using-javascript-6-getting-started-today-with-babel-js/There has been a lot of talk about the new version of JavaScript. Officially called ECMAScript 6, JavaScript 6 is a few months (sometime mid 2015) away from being officially a recommendation. Then sta…Sat, 21 Feb 2015 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/securing-angularjs-with-claims/https://chucksregard.com/posts/securing-angularjs-with-claims/At some point an application needs authorization. This means different levels of access behave differently on a web site (or anything for that matter). It can be anything from seeing data to whole area’s that are not accessible by a group of users.Sat, 14 Feb 2015 14:40:56 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/adding-custom-converters-in-automapper-with-assembly/https://chucksregard.com/posts/adding-custom-converters-in-automapper-with-assembly/Automapper is a wonderful tool. Those who haven’t used are missing out. Simply put, AutoMapper is a convention based object to object mapper. For example, your application has a boatload of view model…Thu, 05 Feb 2015 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/3-reasons-why-code-reviews-are-important/https://chucksregard.com/posts/3-reasons-why-code-reviews-are-important/A great code review will challenge your assumptions and give you constructive feedback. For me, code reviews are an essential part in growing as a software engineer.Wed, 28 Jan 2015 14:34:04 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/creating-reports-using-encrypted-data/https://chucksregard.com/posts/creating-reports-using-encrypted-data/reporting I wrote “ Implementing Transparent Encryption with NHibernate Listeners ” last year. If you haven’t read it, I recommend you do, even if nHibernate is not your cup of tea, you are guaranteed…Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/algorithms-binary-search/https://chucksregard.com/posts/algorithms-binary-search/You are presented with a set of a 1000 numbers. You are tasked with finding the position of 73. The most obvious approach is to started with the first number and evaluate every number until 73 is foun…Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/generate-html-with-emmet-in-your-favorite-editor/https://chucksregard.com/posts/generate-html-with-emmet-in-your-favorite-editor/If you haven’t heard of Emmet, let me introduce you. Emmet is a shorthand language for generating HTML blocks. It uses CSS selectors to generate HTML, CSS, Content and XSL. For Example: Generates: Thi…Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/5-steps-for-coding-for-the-next-developer/https://chucksregard.com/posts/5-steps-for-coding-for-the-next-developer/Most of us probably don't think about the developer who will maintain our code. Until recently, I did not consider him either. I never intentionally wrote obtuse code, but I also never left any breadcrumbs.Thu, 01 Jan 2015 14:32:01 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/html-extended/https://chucksregard.com/posts/html-extended/There is an emerging trend to extend HTML. To the untrained eye the changes are not obvious. For example, AngularJS extends the HTML with directives : To the browser this snippet of HTML is meaningles…Thu, 25 Dec 2014 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/iterate-small/https://chucksregard.com/posts/iterate-small/Wielding Robots In the 1980’s manufacturing in the United States was in decline. After World War 2 the United States was the undisputed leader in manufacturing. During the 1960’s this changed. Japanes…Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/case-sensitivity-with-windows-and-git/https://chucksregard.com/posts/case-sensitivity-with-windows-and-git/GitOnWindows When working on Windows it’s easy to forget about Git being case-sensitive. Normally, it’s not an issue; however, sometimes it can bite you. The scenario goes like this: There are two Git…Fri, 12 Dec 2014 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/reaction-to-angularjs-2-0s-announcement/https://chucksregard.com/posts/reaction-to-angularjs-2-0s-announcement/deadangular The AngularJS team announced the successor to AngularJS 1.x -- AngularJS 2.0. It’s all new and shiney. The anticipated release date is late 2015. So, what has changed? Well, everything. $s…Thu, 27 Nov 2014 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/the-allure-of-rewriting-an-application/https://chucksregard.com/posts/the-allure-of-rewriting-an-application/7304468436_ee00db57d5_z Most Software Engineers have at sometime in their careers advocated for a rewrite. This is a Software Engineer’s utopia. I admit, there was a time I was that software engineer.…Thu, 20 Nov 2014 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/net-vs-mean-a-rebuttal/https://chucksregard.com/posts/net-vs-mean-a-rebuttal/In a recent post on Airpair’s blog by Michael Perrenoud, Michael discusses his reasons for leaving .NET and moving to the MEAN stack. After reading his post, I do not feel he gave .NET a fair shake. T…Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/questions-to-ask-during-an-interview/https://chucksregard.com/posts/questions-to-ask-during-an-interview/When I walk out of an interview, I want to know the position’s responsibilities, I want to know the environment and I want to know what I am expected to accomplish during my first week. Most of all I want to know if the company is a fit for me.Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:22:19 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/implementing-transparent-encryption-with-nhibernate-listeners-interceptors/https://chucksregard.com/posts/implementing-transparent-encryption-with-nhibernate-listeners-interceptors/Have you ever had to encrypt data in the database? In this post, I’ll explore how using nHibernate Listeners to encrypt and decrypt data coming from and going into your database. The cryptography will be transparent to your application.Mon, 03 Nov 2014 14:28:12 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/missing-management-delegation-icon-in-iis/https://chucksregard.com/posts/missing-management-delegation-icon-in-iis/It’s critical this is done first. Web deploy may not install correctly if it’s installed with the Management Service icon missing. Check IIS for the Management Delegation icon, it’ll be under the Management section.Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:20:36 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/calling-stored-procedures-with-code-first/https://chucksregard.com/posts/calling-stored-procedures-with-code-first/One of the weaknesses of Entity Framework 6 Code First is the lack of support for natively calling database constructs (views, stored procedures… etc). For those who have not heard of or used Code-First in Entity Framework (EF), Code-First is simply a Fluent mapping API. Thu, 16 Oct 2014 14:19:11 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/ids-the-great-debate/https://chucksregard.com/posts/ids-the-great-debate/Using ‘Id’ or NameId. 3549285383_11de3317a6_z I had a conversation with Rob Toyias on Id’s. The impetus was an existing product we were working on that did not identify primary and foreign keys consis…Sun, 12 Oct 2014 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/git-cheat-sheet/https://chucksregard.com/posts/git-cheat-sheet/Below are git commands I find myself using over and over.Wed, 01 Oct 2014 14:17:31 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/asp-net-identity-with-repository-and-unit-of-work/https://chucksregard.com/posts/asp-net-identity-with-repository-and-unit-of-work/I have found working with ASP.Net Identity 2.0 and EF6 a bit challenging. The biggest drawback is the lack of documentation or conflicting documentation. I am using WebApi 2.0, EF6 and ASP.Net Identit…Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/conditional-sql-parameters-with-nhibernate/https://chucksregard.com/posts/conditional-sql-parameters-with-nhibernate/The problem is a the nHibernate’s `CreateSqlQuery` needs a complete sql string to be created, but you can’t create a string until you’ve evaluated the parameters. The only work around is to evaluate the conditional parameters to create the sql string to create the nHibernate session and then revaluate the parameters again to add them to the `nHibernate` query object. Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:16:25 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/a-simple-guide-to-finding-your-next-job/https://chucksregard.com/posts/a-simple-guide-to-finding-your-next-job/It’s time to look for the next job, eh? I feel for you. Finding a job sucks. It’s one of those things that everyone must do at some point. I equate it to looking for love. Every aspect of “you” is on display. When someone passes on you, it’s hard not to take it personally. Chin up my friend; we’ll get through this.Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:05:28 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/strong-name-your-assemblies/https://chucksregard.com/posts/strong-name-your-assemblies/muscle Recently with coworkers, we discussed the pros and cons of strong naming your assemblies. I’m currently employed at an organization that does not strong name their assemblies. The organization…Tue, 21 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/crystal-reports-13-maximum-report-processing-limit-reached-workaround/https://chucksregard.com/posts/crystal-reports-13-maximum-report-processing-limit-reached-workaround/In the Visual Studio 2012 version of Crystal Reports 13 there is a threshold that throttles concurrent reports, this also includes subreports, to 75 reports across a machine. This means if there are 5 web applications on a given server all opened reports across all 5 web applications counts toward the 75 report limit.Wed, 18 Dec 2013 14:03:21 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/sql-server-tidbit-null-values-and-bits/https://chucksregard.com/posts/sql-server-tidbit-null-values-and-bits/Another Sql server tidbit. If you have a column (bit) that is nullable and there are three possible values (0,1 and NULL). Applying the " " filter will only return the rows with the value of 0. The nu…Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/using-automapper-with-entity-framework-between-to-edmx/https://chucksregard.com/posts/using-automapper-with-entity-framework-between-to-edmx/If you try to map two EF Models with AutoMapper, you'll run into an issue when persisting. At runtime, EF add a base EF object to the model. AutoMapper maps these properties. If the mapping is between…Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/when-to-add-a-project-to-a-solution/https://chucksregard.com/posts/when-to-add-a-project-to-a-solution/To my knowledge there is not an official standard on when to add projects to a solution. As a software consultant I’ve seen it done many ways. Below are the most common approaches to project structure…Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/clustered-index-and-non-clustered-index/https://chucksregard.com/posts/clustered-index-and-non-clustered-index/Clustered Index Clustered Indexes are primary keys and uniquely identify the data, they are called clustered index because the data is clustered together on the file-system. Clustering the data allows…Thu, 05 Sep 2013 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/var-or-not-to-var-in-javascript/https://chucksregard.com/posts/var-or-not-to-var-in-javascript/Using var in Javascript creates a locally scoped variable. If the var keyword is omitted then the variable is initialized into the global space. Don’t forget your var!Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/fail-fast/https://chucksregard.com/posts/fail-fast/For goodness sakes don’t swallow exceptions! It’ll kill you (not really)!!! Don’t try to hobble along. If an exception is thrown, log it, present the user with a “Sorry, but we had a problem…” message…Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/the-three-tenets-of-object-oriented-design/https://chucksregard.com/posts/the-three-tenets-of-object-oriented-design/The three principles of Object Oriented Design. P.I.E. A sliced apple pie P olymorphism – Is the ability of an object to have more than one form. I nheritance – Is the ability for an object to be sub…Wed, 14 Aug 2013 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/wordpress-3-5-1-multisites-on-windows-azure/https://chucksregard.com/posts/wordpress-3-5-1-multisites-on-windows-azure/Out of the box the included does not work with sub-directories. The following worked for me on Windows Azure:Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/comparing-enums-with-the-same-values/https://chucksregard.com/posts/comparing-enums-with-the-same-values/comparing_notes_popup Recently I came across some code where a switch statement was used to convert one Enum to another Enum. There were over 20 cases in the switch statement. The kicker was the value…Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/writing-the-svn-reversion-to-a-file-in-teamcity/https://chucksregard.com/posts/writing-the-svn-reversion-to-a-file-in-teamcity/I spent hours trying to figure this one out. It turned out brain dead simple. Add a build step Select the command line runner type Set the working path to the path you’d like to save the version file…Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/considerations-when-throwing-exceptions/https://chucksregard.com/posts/considerations-when-throwing-exceptions/There is an underlining philosophy in this system that nulls are bad. In most cases where a null can be generated an exception is thrown. At first I did not see a problem with this. I saw it as an architecture decision, an aesthetic, but as I interface with the code, it’s apparent to me it’s an architectural mistake.Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:59:37 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/naked-where-clause/https://chucksregard.com/posts/naked-where-clause/In a conversation today, my coworker mentioned a 'naked WHERE clause'. I'd never heard of the term. I posted a question on StackOverflow and an answer was posted shortly thereafter. A naked WHERE clau…Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/dont-write-etl-in-c/https://chucksregard.com/posts/dont-write-etl-in-c/Unless ETL is the company’s core competency there is very little reason to write and maintain ETL in C#. In the short term it’s going to be expensive, it will be slow, there will be mistakes (i.e. cor…Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/hypersonic-is-open/https://chucksregard.com/posts/hypersonic-is-open/Hypersonic started as an attempt to ease the pain of writing CRUD with ADO.NET. My goal was to simplify data persistence and retrieval. In the early days of .NET, ORMs did not exist. ORMs were a forei…Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/ado-net-or-orms/https://chucksregard.com/posts/ado-net-or-orms/There is nothing wrong with using ADO.NET. It's what drives all the ORM solutions in .NET. The current attitude is using raw ADO.Net is a bad thing. If it gets the job done, then what's the issue? Yet…Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/isolating-the-database-when-testing/https://chucksregard.com/posts/isolating-the-database-when-testing/Jimmy Bogard wrote a post about Isolating the database when testing . I highly recommend reading it. I’d like to add another option. When writing tests, each test is responsible for it’s own data. Thi…Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/mastering-the-craft-essential-skills-of-a-senior-software-engineer/https://chucksregard.com/posts/mastering-the-craft-essential-skills-of-a-senior-software-engineer/This post outlines the key technical and soft skills that distinguish a truly skilled senior software engineer.Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:51:15 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/httpcookie-name-is-case-sensitive/https://chucksregard.com/posts/httpcookie-name-is-case-sensitive/The HttpCookie name is case sensitive. I don't know if this is .Net issue or a browser issue. I suspect it's a .Net issue. In general HTTP, is case insensitive.Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/two-mvc-sites-pointing-to-different-adfs-servers-in-same/https://chucksregard.com/posts/two-mvc-sites-pointing-to-different-adfs-servers-in-same/It does not work. The settings in the web config are copied over to the other MVC site, even thought the focus and the Identity and Access command is executed on the first site. The resolution is to m…Sat, 01 Sep 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/setting-up-single-sign-on-with-windows-2012-and-asp-net/https://chucksregard.com/posts/setting-up-single-sign-on-with-windows-2012-and-asp-net/Requirements Windows 2012 AD FS 2.0 Feature installed ASP.Net MVC 4.0 Valid SSL certs Visual Studio 2012 This document covers setting up an ASP.NET MVC 4.0 application using Visual Studio 2012, Window…Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/webforms-to-mvc/https://chucksregard.com/posts/webforms-to-mvc/I was recently tasked with updating a form. The form has 6 fields, it has validation and some AJAX. The original version was written in WebForms. WebForms In Web forms when AJAX was needed UpdatePanel…Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/orms-and-stored-procedure-can-live-together-in-harmony/https://chucksregard.com/posts/orms-and-stored-procedure-can-live-together-in-harmony/In a twitter conversation this morning I tried to drive the point that it’s better to use in, some cases, a stored procedure instead of an ORM. To clarify, when I say I’m using an ORM, it means I am l…Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/stored-procedures-and-orms-can-live-together/https://chucksregard.com/posts/stored-procedures-and-orms-can-live-together/As a software consultant I often walk into shops and see two approaches to data access. First is the all stored procedure approach. The reasoning is typically “ORMs take control of away from the DBA”.…Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/simple-polling-messaging-queue/https://chucksregard.com/posts/simple-polling-messaging-queue/The following code is a simple implementation of a Polling service. It has not been optimized for speed nor has it been tested much. It works and shows the concept of a message queue that dynamically…Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/a-gotcha-myname-and-mynameattribute-are-not-the-same/https://chucksregard.com/posts/a-gotcha-myname-and-mynameattribute-are-not-the-same/I spent hours on this one. I created a custom attribute, lets call it "MyName". With the attribute 'MyName' I want to assign a different name to the property. Normally I would just use the property na…Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/a-dirty-secret-about-json-and-net/https://chucksregard.com/posts/a-dirty-secret-about-json-and-net/In my last post I professed love for Json . I consider Json the new XML. Yet, everything is not all roses. I have found one of 's dirty secrets: The current .Net (4.0) implementation ( ) converts all…Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/using-json-serialization-over-xml-serialization/https://chucksregard.com/posts/using-json-serialization-over-xml-serialization/I like JSON. It’s simple, key-value pairs embodied in minimal metadata. The beauty is in its expressiveness and terseness. In .Net JSON can be used to serialize and Deserialize objects. Why would anyo…Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/fluentvalidation-and-mvc-3/https://chucksregard.com/posts/fluentvalidation-and-mvc-3/If you have not already watched Jimmy Bogard Putting your controllers on a diet go watch it now. The following code will not make any sense to you if you don't. Jimmy Bogard nicely demonstrates how to…Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/structuremap-configure-or-initialize/https://chucksregard.com/posts/structuremap-configure-or-initialize/StructureMap is a rock'in IOC. The general idea of registering groups of dependencies based conditions makes it a pleasure to use and I have tried them all (well except Unity). The downside to Structu…Sat, 26 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/error-shared-memory-provider-error-0-no-process-is-on-the/https://chucksregard.com/posts/error-shared-memory-provider-error-0-no-process-is-on-the/The password could be expired. It's too bad the message is not a little more informative.Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/creating-a-generic-type-at-runtime/https://chucksregard.com/posts/creating-a-generic-type-at-runtime/To use a runtime type with an IOC container like StructureMap to find a generic implementation, create the generic type using `MakeGenericType` and then retrieve the instance from the container using `_container.GetInstance(type)`.Tue, 22 May 2012 13:29:28 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/deploying-with-msdeploy-outside-of-visual-studio/https://chucksregard.com/posts/deploying-with-msdeploy-outside-of-visual-studio/MsDeploy is a powerful tool for deploying web applications. Here are some command line examples for deploying with MsDeploy.Thu, 10 May 2012 13:27:41 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/desktop-windows-manager-consuming-high-cpu-on-windows-8/https://chucksregard.com/posts/desktop-windows-manager-consuming-high-cpu-on-windows-8/I don't know what caused it, but my video on Windows 8 became slow and jerky. Videos would not play. Desktop Windows Manager was consuming 20 to 25 percent of CPU (an entire core, I have a quad core m…Fri, 04 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/lightweight-jquery-mobile-validation-plugin/https://chucksregard.com/posts/lightweight-jquery-mobile-validation-plugin/Recently I needed a validation plugin for jQuery Mobile. I tried the existing plugins, but I could not get them to work. I quickly wrote one that served my purpose. It's very simple. Currently it only…Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/code-contracts-in-visual-studio-beta-11/https://chucksregard.com/posts/code-contracts-in-visual-studio-beta-11/Download and install the code contract msi. Code contracts will be installed on your machine, but you'll notice that Visual Studio beta 11 does not see them. You'll need to run the Visual Studio beta…Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/windows-8/https://chucksregard.com/posts/windows-8/I'm lost. My start globe is missing. The install screen is a fish with bubbles. No indication of progress. I wait and wait and wait. I press the num-lock key to ensure the computer has not frozen. Not…Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/understanding-time-discrepancies-in-distributed-systems/https://chucksregard.com/posts/understanding-time-discrepancies-in-distributed-systems/While UTC provides a common time standard, assuming perfect synchronization between servers using UTC can lead to data inconsistencies and unexpected errors.Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:24:20 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/2-minutes-on-migrating-data/https://chucksregard.com/posts/2-minutes-on-migrating-data/Migrating data is a pain. Use a tool.Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:22:39 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/understanding-the-problem/https://chucksregard.com/posts/understanding-the-problem/A recent discussion at work got me thinking… A bug was reported in one of our products. A co-worker was tasked with finding and fixing the problem. His approach was to deploy new code from development…Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/asp-net-mvc-routing-shortcomings/https://chucksregard.com/posts/asp-net-mvc-routing-shortcomings/Recently I’ve been working with ASP.Net Routing. It has some cool features. I particularly like how the RouteValueDictiontionary works. Give it any type and it will reduce the type to a key/value pair…Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/pst-file-size-versus-sql-server-file-size/https://chucksregard.com/posts/pst-file-size-versus-sql-server-file-size/I'm a bit of a pack rat -- I don't throw anything away, including emails. In 1998 I started using Microsoft Outlook. For the time it was a great program. The best feature was the integrated MS Word su…Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/unit-testing-asp-net-routes/https://chucksregard.com/posts/unit-testing-asp-net-routes/We are implementing routes. There are specific requirements around the tokens. We have 10 to 12 scenarios to test. Getting them wrong is not an option. Using FakeItEasy (check it out if you have not,…Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/programming-is-much-like-riding-a-bike/https://chucksregard.com/posts/programming-is-much-like-riding-a-bike/One can study the laws of gravity, understand the mechanics of a bicycle and explain in detail how to ride a bike. This information will not teach someone how to ride a bike. To learn how to ride a bi…Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/ditching-the-laptop-moving-to-the-tablet/https://chucksregard.com/posts/ditching-the-laptop-moving-to-the-tablet/I sold my laptop and replaced it with a tablet. The biggest challenge to moving to a tablet is to maintain the ability to code C# on the road. A text editor is always an option, but that does not solv…Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/windows-azure-the-testing-story-update-1/https://chucksregard.com/posts/windows-azure-the-testing-story-update-1/My co-worker pointed out that IIS Express would not work for us. In his words, Running IIS express from the test might work, but it has a few drawbacks: It will be harder to debug - when running a tes…Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/windows-azure-the-testing-story/https://chucksregard.com/posts/windows-azure-the-testing-story/Testing code outside Azure is a pain in the ass -- my company is struggling with this issue. We are currently testing against Azure itself and are encountering issues: First, the tests are taking long…Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/refactoring-our-development-process/https://chucksregard.com/posts/refactoring-our-development-process/At work we’ve been improving our development process. We are using team system as our source control and CI server. Our production servers reside in Azure, but our development environment is local. We…Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/hypersonic-2-1-released/https://chucksregard.com/posts/hypersonic-2-1-released/A new version of was release today! A new feature was added to help retrieve Identities from the insert. The headache of declaring and out parameter in C# is no longer. The C# Code Generator for has b…Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/ooooh-the-pain-regions-in-c/https://chucksregard.com/posts/ooooh-the-pain-regions-in-c/Regions are a way hide and segregate code. For this I use the object oriented approach and create classes and methods. It would be interesting to see who produces more bugs per line: those who use reg…Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/ooooh-the-pain-conditional-compilation-directives/https://chucksregard.com/posts/ooooh-the-pain-conditional-compilation-directives/I never use them. It does not feel right. Baking in environment specific information into your compiled code never sounded like a good idea. I want my code to behave the same way in all build configur…Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/chronic-contractor/https://chucksregard.com/posts/chronic-contractor/This developer is always looking for a gig. There is always something better. Chronic Contractors are expensive. Mileage per dollar varies.Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:18:50 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/insecurinator-developer/https://chucksregard.com/posts/insecurinator-developer/This developer refuses to find a better job.Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:17:14 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/mini-me-developer/https://chucksregard.com/posts/mini-me-developer/This developer follows the King of the Hill Developer like..Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:15:29 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/king-of-the-hill-developer/https://chucksregard.com/posts/king-of-the-hill-developer/Typically this developer has been in few organizations. They tend to be the smart frog in the small pond. When another smarter developer joins them, they try to subjugate them. Tactics include withholding information, passive put downs and excessive explaining.Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:14:17 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/the-ego-interviewer/https://chucksregard.com/posts/the-ego-interviewer/The Ego Interviewer is a person who uses the interview process to stroke their ego.Sun, 29 May 2011 13:12:12 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/fubumvc/https://chucksregard.com/posts/fubumvc/I’m doing a POC for an interview. FubuMVC is refreshing to develop. It uses metadata and conventions for configuration, which is nice. My concern is as the project grows knowing all the conventions mi…Mon, 23 May 2011 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/edward-tufte-san-diego/https://chucksregard.com/posts/edward-tufte-san-diego/Yesterday I attended Edward Tufte’s San Diego presentation. It rocked. Anyone who creates interfaces or does presentations, this is a must see. At 380 dollars bucks the price is a bit high – although…Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/codemash-2011/https://chucksregard.com/posts/codemash-2011/CodeMash is my favorite conference. All mainstream platforms are represented, the food is outstanding and the presentations are great. The conference consists of 3 days. The first day, called the prec…Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/boost-your-productivity-6-tips-to-coding-faster/https://chucksregard.com/posts/boost-your-productivity-6-tips-to-coding-faster/Boost your coding efficiency by using familiar tools, focusing on the task at hand, and leveraging keyboard shortcuts and automation.Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:59:58 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/code-refactor/https://chucksregard.com/posts/code-refactor/Refactoring a large C# file to be leaner and easier to maintain.Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:56:54 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/clever-vs-getting-things-done/https://chucksregard.com/posts/clever-vs-getting-things-done/There is a fine balance between doing it right and delivering.Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:52:56 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/crud-applications-and-the-business-layer-a-practical-perspective/https://chucksregard.com/posts/crud-applications-and-the-business-layer-a-practical-perspective/While a business layer might seem beneficial, in CRUD applications, its value is often outweighed by the added complexity and maintenance burden it introduces.Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:13:59 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/weighted-random-distribution/https://chucksregard.com/posts/weighted-random-distribution/This blog post presents a method for generating random numbers, with the pitfall of the predictable nature of time-based random number generators.Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:06:54 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/thoughts-on-the-3g-iphone/https://chucksregard.com/posts/thoughts-on-the-3g-iphone/3 weeks ago I bought the new 3G iPhone. Like everyone else I wanted to see what the hype was all about. I wasn't disappointed. A week after the iPhone was released I headed down to the local Apple Sto…Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/longest-interview/https://chucksregard.com/posts/longest-interview/I had my longest interview yesterday: 4 hours. They didn't mean for it to run 4 hours, but it did. Interesting shop, they have some great ideas. I hope they can find their niche. Tech interviews typic…Tue, 20 May 2008 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/feeling-life/https://chucksregard.com/posts/feeling-life/Imagine life as this gooey mess. If you have ever made cookie dough, you know what I am talking about. First the sugar goes in, then the flower, throw in a couple eggs, some baking soda, a bag of choc…Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/balance/https://chucksregard.com/posts/balance/One of the most important aspects of life: Balance. Ben Franklin stated a balanced person is someone who has 8 hours of rest, 8 hours of work and 8 hours of play. If only that were possible, we go and…Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/purpose-discovered/https://chucksregard.com/posts/purpose-discovered/It came to me at 7-Eleven. I’ve been struggling to understand purpose. What is it? How do you discover it. My readings always came to the same conclusion: “Purpose is different for everyone”. Well, th…Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/office-2007-vs-office-2003/https://chucksregard.com/posts/office-2007-vs-office-2003/I love it. It’s a great product. The biggest change is the “ribbon.” Many people have voiced the same frustration I had: It’s takes time to get use to. Once you figure it out, wow. It’s nice. Yesterda…Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/your-best-is-not-good-enough/https://chucksregard.com/posts/your-best-is-not-good-enough/I take pride in my work. Most people I know also put a large amount of pride in their work. And they should. Animators at Disney would bring their final draft to Walt Disney for his approval. He would…Fri, 21 Apr 2006 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/r2lsf-iii/https://chucksregard.com/posts/r2lsf-iii/Steve Ballmer gave a great talk on Visual Studio, SQL Server and Biztalk. Intel’s CEO did a bit on Intel and how Microsoft is working together. On a side note: the slide right before Intel’s CEO intro…Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/r2lsf-iv/https://chucksregard.com/posts/r2lsf-iv/San Francisco was great. Microsoft can really throw a party. A delicious breakfast, lunch and dinner were served. Cocktails and appetizers were available all evening. The Orange Country Choppers made…Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/pointers-for-creating-semantic-web-pages-iii/https://chucksregard.com/posts/pointers-for-creating-semantic-web-pages-iii/DocType Declaration Title Character Set Declaration Favicon Hierarchal page layout Links (anchor tag) Images Tables Styles Sheets Hierarchical page layout Page structure is essential to SEO (Search En…Wed, 09 Nov 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/ready-to-launch-2005-san-francisco/https://chucksregard.com/posts/ready-to-launch-2005-san-francisco/It’s 7:30 am and I am sitting in front of registration. For those who don’t know what “Ready to Launch” is, it’s the release of the much anticipated Microsoft: Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server and Bizta…Sun, 06 Nov 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/pointers-for-creating-semantic-web-pages-ii/https://chucksregard.com/posts/pointers-for-creating-semantic-web-pages-ii/This entry was posted on Saturday, October 29th, 2005 at 12:50 am. DocType Declaration Title Character Set Declaration Favicon Hierarchal page layout Links (anchor tag) Images Tables Styles Sheets Cha…Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/pointers-for-creating-semantic-web-pages/https://chucksregard.com/posts/pointers-for-creating-semantic-web-pages/Over the next few days I’ll be posting on the following topics, starting today with the first two. DocType Declaration Title Character Set Declaration Favicon Hierarchal page layout Links (anchor tag)…Wed, 26 Oct 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/errr-i-am-sucker-for-cheesy-shows/https://chucksregard.com/posts/errr-i-am-sucker-for-cheesy-shows/First it was Star Trek. You got to give me Star Trek. I started watching when I was 5 years old. It wasn’t my fault! My latest indulgence is Smallville. The Superman story has always fascinated me. Ma…Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/flash-8-not-working-in-firefox/https://chucksregard.com/posts/flash-8-not-working-in-firefox/After installing Flash Player 8, flash would not work on any pages. With a little research I discovered a conflict between Flash 8 Player and the AdBlock extension. Disable the AdBlock extension and F…Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/co-employers/https://chucksregard.com/posts/co-employers/Until today, I’d never heard of “co-employers”. The idea is intriguing, an organization that on paper has a large number of employees whom actually work for other corporations. One of the problems of…Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/dell-inspiron-6000-after-two-months/https://chucksregard.com/posts/dell-inspiron-6000-after-two-months/It’s still the best laptop I have bought to date. In a previous post I mentioned how I had stuck with HP products. Changing brands was difficult. I tend to be brand loyal, but HP did not offer what I…Sat, 10 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/traveling-with-united/https://chucksregard.com/posts/traveling-with-united/I’ve never flew with United. This is my first time. I was a little worried about them being in bankruptcy… Typically I fly Alaska Airlines. They are a dependable carrier, their service is acceptable.…Wed, 07 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/my-69-ford-galaxie-500/https://chucksregard.com/posts/my-69-ford-galaxie-500/In 1997 I moved from Alaska to California. My dad gave me a Ford Galaxie to drive in college. 69 Ford Galaxie 500 The car was decorated in a field with 4 flat tires, dust and cobwebs. My dad and I spe…Sat, 27 Aug 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/creative-sleek/https://chucksregard.com/posts/creative-sleek/A little while ago, I posted my impression of the iShuffle. My co worker doesn’t work without it – It’s a pretty amazing device. The biggest drawback preventing me from rushing out buying one was the…Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/new-old-music/https://chucksregard.com/posts/new-old-music/Has anyone noticed that with in the last 6 months, many new songs have old tunes in them? Nelly’s “N Dey Day” is a prime example; it uses a tune from the 90’s band PM Dawn. 50 Cent, Emeinm, Ludacris a…Fri, 12 Aug 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/my-days/https://chucksregard.com/posts/my-days/They usually start off around 6 am. What I love about my job is I can show up almost anytime I want. As long as I get my job done it doesn’t matter. I often ask myself, am I happy now? What can I do t…Thu, 04 Aug 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/a-month-in-sacto/https://chucksregard.com/posts/a-month-in-sacto/It’s been a month since I started my new job. I’ve lived in my apartment for 3 weeks and I’ve had cable for a week. Time flies. So far the hardest thing is building a social circle. Last night I was t…Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/in-a-new-town/https://chucksregard.com/posts/in-a-new-town/Living in a new town is great. Lots of cool things to do and places to go, at the same time it’s sad. Where I lived before, I knew many people. If one friend was busy, I could call another. This is th…Sun, 17 Jul 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/new-dell-laptop/https://chucksregard.com/posts/new-dell-laptop/I’ve been trying to get a new laptop for months. I finally got one. My old laptop was a HP ze5200 that I bought 2 and half years ago. It was good for what it did, but new is always better :) . My bigg…Mon, 11 Jul 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/user-defined-stylesheets-in-firefox/https://chucksregard.com/posts/user-defined-stylesheets-in-firefox/I was disappointed when I discovered user style sheets could not be defined from a menu. After some research, discovered how to define one: Example style sheets are here: Once you have created your st…Sun, 27 Mar 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/collecting-keys/https://chucksregard.com/posts/collecting-keys/I had a great conversation with a district manager from Minolta. He manages a large area on the west coast. We started talking about career movement. It came down to having a degree doesn’t mean squat…Thu, 10 Mar 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/ever-feel-un-genuine/https://chucksregard.com/posts/ever-feel-un-genuine/It’s the feeling you are not a 100 percent with someone. You are holding back. You lip might curl for an instant. There is a moment of laughter and you are laughing at 75 percent. I feel like this at…Wed, 09 Mar 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/washington-mutual-loses-an-opportunity/https://chucksregard.com/posts/washington-mutual-loses-an-opportunity/Friday I walked into Washington Mutual at 5:45 pm. I approached a gentleman at a desk and asked him if I could open account. He replied “It’s a little late to open an account; we’ll be closing in 15 m…Sun, 06 Mar 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/still-some-good-people-left/https://chucksregard.com/posts/still-some-good-people-left/After a nice swim, I went into the locker room to change. Some how in the shuffle my wallet dropped out of my pocket, it wasn't until I got home that I realized my wallet was missing. When I returned…Mon, 28 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/cardinal-rule-of-customer-service/https://chucksregard.com/posts/cardinal-rule-of-customer-service/Never tell a customer, client or anyone they are wrong. Don’t even insinuate they maybe wrong. It automatically put the other person on the defensive. Angry defensive customers are almost impossible t…Sun, 27 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/who-am-i/https://chucksregard.com/posts/who-am-i/A good friend posted this on his site . Here is my response I posted in his comments: I swear sometimes I think other people know better than I. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out why I am her…Sat, 26 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/google-autolinks/https://chucksregard.com/posts/google-autolinks/oogle’s new toolbar adds links to web pages. Being a developer this scares me. I don’t want anymore or any less. Leave my links alone. Essentially Google’s new toolbar identifies addresses, books…etc…Thu, 24 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/my-life-today/https://chucksregard.com/posts/my-life-today/What do you do? I am a web developer programming in ASP.NET (C#), SQL Server, CSS, HTML and JavaScript. I work for Network Innovation . What are the challenges? Self-improvement, school and life. How…Sun, 20 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/life-without-internet/https://chucksregard.com/posts/life-without-internet/In 1997 I move to Chico. A month after moving to Chico I had DSL. Since that time I’ve always had internet in my home. Not any more. Six months ago I wrote a piece about using the neighbors Wi-Fi. Tho…Sat, 19 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/market-penetration-and-pricing/https://chucksregard.com/posts/market-penetration-and-pricing/Yesterday I renewed my gym membership. I started talking to the membership representative about how the gym can offer different rates to different groups of people. For instance a year membership cost…Sat, 12 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/dealing-with-customers/https://chucksregard.com/posts/dealing-with-customers/The bosses are out of the office today. I’ve been dealing with customers for the first time. It’s exciting and challenging at the same time. I’m finding it’s easy to fall into a NMF (Not My Fault) min…Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/google-too-much-power/https://chucksregard.com/posts/google-too-much-power/Jermey at Ensight made a comment the other day: I think I’m pussy footing around this, because it is Google - a company everyone wants to think well about, in spite of evidence to the contrary. Ah wel…Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/y-flaw-in-firefox/https://chucksregard.com/posts/y-flaw-in-firefox/There is a security flaw that has recently been discovered in Firefox and other Mozilla-based browsers that does not affect Internet Explorer. Mozilla browsers support the International Domain Name (I…Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/lunch-with-a-former-professor/https://chucksregard.com/posts/lunch-with-a-former-professor/Doc Sager one of the more laid back professors I know. We talked about the future: personal and professional. I like this guy he is frank about everything. It’s good to someone older not embattled wit…Wed, 09 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/enterprise-cancelled/https://chucksregard.com/posts/enterprise-cancelled/I as long as I can remember I have watched Star Trek. I remember at 5 years old watching Kirk and Spock explore other worlds. When “Star Trek Generations” came on the air I was a little skeptical. It…Sun, 06 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/happy-birthday-pops/https://chucksregard.com/posts/happy-birthday-pops/My dad will never read this post. Today he’s 82 years old. Can you believe that? 82 years old. Simply amazing! In all the years I have known my dad, I am pleasantly surprised when I learn something ne…Wed, 02 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/my-laptop/https://chucksregard.com/posts/my-laptop/I have an HP laptop. The fans run almost all the time. It’s embarrassing, it sounds like a jet engine. (And no I do not have spy ware/viruses, this is at room temp) The laptop has a 2.4 P4 socket 478,…Wed, 02 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/a-reflection-of-yourself/https://chucksregard.com/posts/a-reflection-of-yourself/It's not how you treat people that matters, but how you feel about the way you treat people. It’s a reflection of how you feel about yourself. I said that in an e-mail to Jon. I didn’t even know what…Tue, 01 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/getting-what-you-want/https://chucksregard.com/posts/getting-what-you-want/The book I am currently listening to How to Win Friends and Influence People By Dale Carnegie talks about giving people what they want. Not what you want. Everyone cares and wants to talk about themse…Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/vinnies-next-day-syndrome/https://chucksregard.com/posts/vinnies-next-day-syndrome/N.D.S. I know all of you coders have been there before: Something in a project you’re working on, that oh-so-important project that everyone is betting the farm on you to complete, breaks. You stare f…Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/asp-net-add-javascript-in-with-literal-control/https://chucksregard.com/posts/asp-net-add-javascript-in-with-literal-control/This entry was posted on Thursday, January 13th, 2005 at 12:22 pm. I’ve seen different ways of dynamically adding JavaScript through a code behind in ASP.NET. The problem is all the methods provided b…Thu, 13 Jan 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/upgrade-you-imac-g4/https://chucksregard.com/posts/upgrade-you-imac-g4/A friend called me last night wanting to buy an external DVD-RW for his iMac 800. It turns out there is a bug in OSX 10.3.x Firewire 800 chipset (Oxford 9xx) drivers. Read More . Half joking I said “W…Wed, 12 Jan 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/my-cell-phone-is-dead/https://chucksregard.com/posts/my-cell-phone-is-dead/My phone is dead. I left my charger at work. I feel disconnected. My life is connected through my cell phone. Even though I don’t get many calls it’s still the possibly of receiving or making a call t…Mon, 10 Jan 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/ive-fallen-off-my-rocker/https://chucksregard.com/posts/ive-fallen-off-my-rocker/This is a total rant. If you can’t handle it, move on. ;) Tonight at Kinko’s I was trying to print a large document (90 pages). I’m thinking ok, it’s Kinko’s they are the paper people. The file loaded…Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/buzzing-noise-in-speakers/https://chucksregard.com/posts/buzzing-noise-in-speakers/Every time I moved my mouse it would cause the speakers to buzz. To fix the problem I simply turned off the CD audio from the volume control panel.Mon, 27 Dec 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/where-does-the-blame-lay/https://chucksregard.com/posts/where-does-the-blame-lay/I picked this up from Michael Totten . Who in turn got it from Powerline . It’s always struck me that casualties resulting from natural disasters inspire less horror than those caused by violence. Mor…Mon, 27 Dec 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/shift-of-control/https://chucksregard.com/posts/shift-of-control/During the average one hour show, there is 20 minutes of advertisements. Usually 4 or 5 short breaks in the show. Nobody’s ever complained about it. It’s just been accepted. On the internet we fight a…Fri, 24 Dec 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/google-toolbar-makes-text-boxes-yellow/https://chucksregard.com/posts/google-toolbar-makes-text-boxes-yellow/I have no idea what’s going on. My current project I had a couple of textboxes rendering with yellow backgrounds. After disabling Google Toolbar the problem went away. With a little more research, it…Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/rf-ids-tags/https://chucksregard.com/posts/rf-ids-tags/I’m currently doing research for a company who is need of a Warehouse Inventory Management System. One of the options I am looking at is RFID tags. I found a great resource: RFID journal FAQ There are…Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/to-round-table-pizza-bend-a-little/https://chucksregard.com/posts/to-round-table-pizza-bend-a-little/For lunch I wanted to order a pizza. I called Round Table up. I told them I wanted a medium with their garlic/ranch sauce (white sauce), cheese, chicken, Canadian bacon and broccoli. “Sorry, sir we do…Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/battling-death-to-the-death/https://chucksregard.com/posts/battling-death-to-the-death/From a recent post at Business Evolutionist: Why some people dig Howard My thoughts do not have anything to do with the post. Just the image I saw when I read the passage below. I saw a man clinging t…Mon, 13 Dec 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/semantic-css-form-layout/https://chucksregard.com/posts/semantic-css-form-layout/Form layout is tricky. Even using tables, it’s tricky. In my current project, I refused to use tables for laying out my form components (input, textarea & select). There had to be a way to do it. CSS…Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/upgrading-wordpress-1-2-template-to-wordpress-1-3/https://chucksregard.com/posts/upgrading-wordpress-1-2-template-to-wordpress-1-3/There is a slight change in the template from 1.2 to 1.3. Change this line of code: With this one: This solves the problem of the comment area being repeated with each post on page load.Sat, 11 Dec 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/accessibility-everywhere/https://chucksregard.com/posts/accessibility-everywhere/Recently I ordered a new phone from ATT. However, before talking to a live person I had to traverse their automated voice recognition phone system. What a nightmare. Imagine all the dialects they must…Sat, 04 Dec 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/web-accessibility/https://chucksregard.com/posts/web-accessibility/As a web developer and standards evangelist accessibility is foremost on my mind. The question “Why is accessibly so important? It looks great in Internet Explorer.” If I could reach through my monito…Fri, 03 Dec 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/design-or-not-to-design-for-ie-mac/https://chucksregard.com/posts/design-or-not-to-design-for-ie-mac/Much discussion surrounds supporting IE/5 Mac browser. Should we support it? If yes, for how long—If not, why not? Designing for a target audience is critical: What platforms do our users use? Does it…Tue, 30 Nov 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/ads-sometimes-its-just-too-much/https://chucksregard.com/posts/ads-sometimes-its-just-too-much/I’m trying to read an article and smack dab in the middle lays a fat ad. It just annoys me. The ad is half the screen size. To read the rest of the piece requires scrolling past it. I know people must…Sun, 28 Nov 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/c-resources/https://chucksregard.com/posts/c-resources/A friend of mine has been away from .Net for a while. He wanted a list of resources. Future Framework Version 2.0 of the framework is due to be released early next year. I’m not sure the urgency on yo…Sat, 02 Oct 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/well-rounded-education/https://chucksregard.com/posts/well-rounded-education/Inspired by Vinnie’s Post . The problem with getting a degree in some type of technical field (especially internet related) is that by the time it is taught to you, it’s on the way out. I took a Web D…Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/what-keeps-people-from-doing-wrong/https://chucksregard.com/posts/what-keeps-people-from-doing-wrong/I originally posted this as a comment over at The Business Evoloutionist. There is a deeper question here: What keeps people from doing wrong? Of course that begs the question what is wrong. At birth…Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/css-vs-tabled-designs/https://chucksregard.com/posts/css-vs-tabled-designs/Designing web pages is a passion. I might even go as far as calling it an obsession. I’ve designed many pages, when it comes to using CSS and doing it right. I become the perfect perfectionist. It rea…Tue, 10 Aug 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/posting-frequency/https://chucksregard.com/posts/posting-frequency/APennyfor .. Posted these questions: What is the acceptable minimum for blogging frequency? This answer should contain a number (i.e. once per day, once per week, etc). What are the factors that contr…Mon, 09 Aug 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/flying/https://chucksregard.com/posts/flying/A couple of days ago I went flying. A friend invited me up. We took off from the Chico airport and circled around the Northern California Valley. It was only the second time I had been in a small airc…Mon, 02 Aug 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/living-your-life-through-chinese-handcuffs/https://chucksregard.com/posts/living-your-life-through-chinese-handcuffs/I am often surprised at what works. When I am searching for a solution sometime I overlook the most simple and obvious solutions. Not because they won’t work, but because they are not in my current li…Mon, 26 Jul 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/decisions/https://chucksregard.com/posts/decisions/Tracking decisions back to a single instance, a certain piece of information or someone who I met is amazing. My next thought is always “What if that moment never happen? Where would I be?” Sometime I…Tue, 20 Jul 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/is-it-firefox-or-is-it-ie/https://chucksregard.com/posts/is-it-firefox-or-is-it-ie/Recently articles detailing holes in IE have prodded me to dump IE on the computers I maintain. How do you get rid of IE when everyone knows what the “e” on the desktop does? Don’t get me wrong, Firef…Thu, 15 Jul 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/spiderman-2-unleashed/https://chucksregard.com/posts/spiderman-2-unleashed/If you only read the first paragraph of my post, I must tell you that Spiderman 2 is Awesome!. Now that’s out of the way, you can go watch the movie ;) It has scenes were you scream, “Tell HER! You id…Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/visual-studio-c-2005/https://chucksregard.com/posts/visual-studio-c-2005/I downloaded the beta version last night. For what little time I have spent with it, it looks sweet. I am developing a project in Visual Studio 2003, which uses the 1.1 framework. Visual Studio (VS) 2…Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/birthday-marketing/https://chucksregard.com/posts/birthday-marketing/Yesterday was my twenty-(umm never mind) birthday. I received e-mails from various websites. At first, I thought it was cool; these sites went out of their way to send me warm wishes on my big day. Af…Sat, 08 May 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/visual-studio-reformatting-my-html/https://chucksregard.com/posts/visual-studio-reformatting-my-html/One thing I hate about using Visual Studio 2002 and above, is Visual Studio Microsoftizes the HTML. There is an option to turn this off, but it doesn’t work. I found a solution, which works but is a b…Fri, 30 Apr 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/cover-letter-writing-tips/https://chucksregard.com/posts/cover-letter-writing-tips/For the past few months I have been searching for a job. I finally got one. These days it seems the only reflection of someone’s work and experience can be expressed on two sheets of paper: the cover…Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/ads-on-my-weblog/https://chucksregard.com/posts/ads-on-my-weblog/An article in the New York Times today.. I detest the idea of putting ads on my web log. I would have to be hard up (which I have been lately) to put ads on my site. I don’t write in my web log to mak…Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/one-of-my-fears/https://chucksregard.com/posts/one-of-my-fears/Crossroads Dispatches writes a post about Transparency or expressing yourself (a link via A Penny..). The power of what we think people are thinking of us is unnerving. I have written some personal st…Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/i-will-never-voluntarily-use-paypal/https://chucksregard.com/posts/i-will-never-voluntarily-use-paypal/A friend of mine posted a 700 dollar item on eBay for me. After a buyer was identified he credited my friend’s PayPal account with the money, which PayPal verified and deposited it into his bank accou…Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/web-site-usability/https://chucksregard.com/posts/web-site-usability/On a recent project my client wanted his site one way and one way only. He didn’t care about CSS, HTML or how it was done. The point being, what’s behind or driving the website is really irrelevant to…Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/spam/https://chucksregard.com/posts/spam/Spam has been in the headlines lately, so I thought I would write something on the topic: Spammers are the scum of the internet. There is nothing worse than a person who hides behind their computers s…Thu, 18 Mar 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/dissemination-of-information/https://chucksregard.com/posts/dissemination-of-information/This was a response to a post I read on Business Evolutionist I see two issues here: The Movies/Music on demand and the organization and dissemination of information. Movies and Music Recently I got a…Thu, 11 Mar 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/please-mark-up-your-webpages/https://chucksregard.com/posts/please-mark-up-your-webpages/This was originally posted at Sitepoint.com, but I thought I would be a good idea to post it here as well. XHTML is a Meta language used to present information in useable way. The more valid markup in…Wed, 10 Mar 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/six-cornerstones-of-a-successful-relationship/https://chucksregard.com/posts/six-cornerstones-of-a-successful-relationship/The Business Evolutionist posted the six cornerstones of a successful relationship. Let me summarize: With Whom Communication Expectations Give & Take How Much Time People Evolve For the most part I a…Tue, 09 Mar 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/response-to-business-evolutionists-discovering-music-post/https://chucksregard.com/posts/response-to-business-evolutionists-discovering-music-post/This was supposed to be a comment on the Business Evolutionist. But it turned into a full-fledged post. The RIAA is fighting for control. The Internet is an untapped tool that if use correctly (it’s a…Fri, 05 Mar 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/is-the-area-code-obsolete/https://chucksregard.com/posts/is-the-area-code-obsolete/The latest legislation which allows telephone numbers to be portable may have a more profound effect than most have thought. The obvious is now you can transfer your home phone number to a cell phone…Tue, 24 Feb 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/remembering-an-era/https://chucksregard.com/posts/remembering-an-era/How is the first decade of the new millennium going to remembered? I can tell you how I would remember it, if it were to end tomorrow. Excuse me – My I sue you? The first 4 years of this decade has be…Mon, 23 Feb 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/im-still-here/https://chucksregard.com/posts/im-still-here/I’ve been really busy with work, a computer crash and sleep. In a couple days it will be done at least for a while. A friend asked me to explain ”.NET”. At first I wasn’t sure how but after some thoug…Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/microsoft-brand-identity/https://chucksregard.com/posts/microsoft-brand-identity/It’s a shame Microsoft is suing a 17 year old because he is using ”mikerowesoft.com” which they believe infringes upon their brand identity. – I agree mikerowesoft sounds like Microsoft but come on Bi…Tue, 20 Jan 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/new-toy/https://chucksregard.com/posts/new-toy/I’ve been looking for a perfect RSS tool, until yesterday I hadn’t found one. I was checking out weblogs.asp.net and the first entry talked about “NewsGator” at first I thought I was some joked tied t…Mon, 19 Jan 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/experience-or-lack-of-part-2/https://chucksregard.com/posts/experience-or-lack-of-part-2/In my last posting I tried to post on getting a job without experience. Last time I got sidetracked by some excellent articles on how to get a job. Mark Adornetto talks about the “No job without Exper…Sat, 17 Jan 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/p2p-encryption/https://chucksregard.com/posts/p2p-encryption/Encrypted p2p networks are on the horizon. It was only a matter of time when RIAA started sueing music lovers for sharing their collections that a means of securing anonymity on the networks was devis…Sat, 17 Jan 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/connecting-net-vb-to-mysql/https://chucksregard.com/posts/connecting-net-vb-to-mysql/This is an update of an older version I wrote pertaining to ByteFX version .65 this new version is for ByteFX version .73. Introduction The purpose for writing this tutorial is to help out developers…Wed, 14 Jan 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/what-is-happiness/https://chucksregard.com/posts/what-is-happiness/I posted this over at Business Evolutionist: ( I should of used TrackBack but I was an idiot and did not) When I was in college, I took a class that the whole theme of the class was to define Happines…Wed, 14 Jan 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/going-with-the-flow/https://chucksregard.com/posts/going-with-the-flow/A few years back my brother was learning to drive. Like all new drivers, drivers must spend time behind the wheel with a learning permit before getting the drivers license. It is usually 6 months but…Mon, 12 Jan 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/downloading-music/https://chucksregard.com/posts/downloading-music/Recently an opinion column in the New York Times was killed because it encouraged downloading. Although, I agree downloading should be legal, the argument presented is not sound. Aaron Swartz : Steali…Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/a-new-desktop/https://chucksregard.com/posts/a-new-desktop/Ever get tired of dealing with crappy buggy programs? I did. ICQ For instant messaging I use ICQ, however ever since AOL bought ICQ it’s been infested with ads. Over the past year I have bounced betwe…Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/google-deskbar/https://chucksregard.com/posts/google-deskbar/I just discovered a new tool from Google, apparently after the success of Google toolbar Google decide to conquer the desktop. Google Deskbar adds a search field to the taskbar, bringing Google even c…Thu, 20 Nov 2003 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/internet-tax-ban-expires/https://chucksregard.com/posts/internet-tax-ban-expires/The notion of the Internet has always been to readily share information to whoever wanted or need it. 5 years ago a temporary tax ban was in place to ensure every social economic group could have acce…Fri, 07 Nov 2003 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/gallery-error/https://chucksregard.com/posts/gallery-error/In an earlier post I wrote about the gallery I created for the Nvidia interview, since then I’ve had problems. It seems when I view a thumbnail in the gallery the picture is locked even after the web…Tue, 04 Nov 2003 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/what-do-i-know/https://chucksregard.com/posts/what-do-i-know/I have been asking myself this very question since the Nvidia interview. I have been going to school for 8 years, yet what do I know? I thought I knew enough, at least compared to my peers but after b…Mon, 03 Nov 2003 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/randomness/https://chucksregard.com/posts/randomness/I have this idea, since I don’t have time to post during the week I would start pre-writing my posts. This would allow me to post in the matter of minutes rather than the usual hour or so it takes. Un…Sun, 02 Nov 2003 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/halloween-down-thanksgiving-and-christmas-left/https://chucksregard.com/posts/halloween-down-thanksgiving-and-christmas-left/Now that Halloween is over, we've entered into the holiday season. I found myself wondering what I was doing for Thanksgiving and Christmas. In the past I have thought of Thanksgiving as more of a rea…Fri, 31 Oct 2003 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/finally-friday/https://chucksregard.com/posts/finally-friday/A friend recently told me that I was a better writer than she, because I used bigger and more complicated words. After pondering this for a while, I have come to the conclusion that better writers may…Sat, 18 Oct 2003 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/rotating-header/https://chucksregard.com/posts/rotating-header/A friend asked how I created the rotating header effect. There are multiple ways doing it so this may not be the most efficient but it works for me. I created a function to open a file and add all the…Tue, 30 Sep 2003 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/my-week/https://chucksregard.com/posts/my-week/The week has been hectic. My professors are piling on work; it seems they think I’m only taking their class. I have enough work to last the rest of the semester. Not including assignments yet to be gi…Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/drm-helpful-or-harmful/https://chucksregard.com/posts/drm-helpful-or-harmful/Adobe today announced that it has been using DRM (Digital Rights Management) with Photoshop which is the most pirated application in the world in Australia for 3 months now. Earlier this week Macromed…Fri, 25 Jul 2003 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/movielink/https://chucksregard.com/posts/movielink/Ever want to stay at home and watch a movie with the significant other? But someone always had to go rent the movie. Now that has changed thanks to MovieLink. Movielink is an online rental service, bu…Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/and-the-soldiers-march/https://chucksregard.com/posts/and-the-soldiers-march/The RIAA offically subpoened ISP’s for records of their users. The battle has begun, can the RIAA scare people from using p2p into buying CD’s or online versions? 3 million plus users use the system a…Sat, 19 Jul 2003 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/one-month/https://chucksregard.com/posts/one-month/In one month I will be basking in the warm California sun and walking into the halls at Chico State for the first and last times.... My Journey to Chico In the spring of 97 I was attending University…Thu, 17 Jul 2003 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/today-in-history/https://chucksregard.com/posts/today-in-history/Browser Wars Over? Much has happened today, AOL layed off 50 Netscape employees, which has been interpreted by the industry as the death of Netscape. In the process creating the Mozilla foundation and…Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/gnutella-1-riaa-0/https://chucksregard.com/posts/gnutella-1-riaa-0/Two companies using the Gnutella network for p2p file sharing released versions of their software to thwart the RIAA’s attempt to find users sharing files. Other companies such as Bearshare already ha…Sun, 13 Jul 2003 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/a-job-in-6-months/https://chucksregard.com/posts/a-job-in-6-months/Graduation is suppose to be a time of celebration and joy, instead I fear the day I walk from the University for the last time. The economy is in a slump, interest rates are at a 50 year low. That’s g…Sat, 12 Jul 2003 12:00:00 GMThttps://chucksregard.com/posts/can-microsoft-go-the-distance/https://chucksregard.com/posts/can-microsoft-go-the-distance/First off My condolences go out to the familes of the conjoined twins who bravely undertook an operation to seperate themselves from each other. Site Issues After giving into the php bug, I have got t…Tue, 08 Jul 2003 12:00:00 GMT