There is a good reason Notepad has survived through all iterations of Windows. It is the best tool for clearing formatting! For example, copying text from a webpage to Word will often keep the formatting (color, size and so on) but copying it to Notepad first and then re-copying it to the other editor clears… Continue reading The Notepad trick
Complete independence
I am now jobless. I am now independent. For the next few months, I am going to work on projects that do not provide any steady income and I have not planned to take on any consulting or freelance work. I am writing this post both for people that would be interested in what I… Continue reading Complete independence
Fractals revisited
Going through old code can be fun and educational. While updating my website, I took an extra look at some of my featured code. When I came across my simple fractal simulations on the <canvas> element, I was quite surprised to see how much I violated the Don’t Repeat Yourself (DRY) principle. The three simulations… Continue reading Fractals revisited
Lucky decisions
Most people make lots of decisions every day. Some are tougher to make than others and some are more consequential than others. One of those small everyday decisions recently made me think about the cost and how much we depend on luck to affirm that we did something right. A story Here is a little… Continue reading Lucky decisions
Fixing an IIS deadlock
Found the below post in my drafts section. I should have released it a year ago but better late than never. Maybe someone with a deadlock problem on IIS and .NET 4.0 will find this piece of information useful. At the place where I am contracting at the moment, we recently (April 2013) went live… Continue reading Fixing an IIS deadlock