Articles on ASP.NET Core, Microsoft Azure, SignalR, and modern web development from a 16-time Microsoft MVP.https://consultwithgriff.com/en-ushttps://consultwithgriff.com/how-claude-helped-with-my-mvp-application/https://consultwithgriff.com/how-claude-helped-with-my-mvp-application/How I used Claude to compress a year's worth of MVP renewal busywork into something that didn't ruin my month.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/dapper-nvarchar-implicit-conversion-performance-trap/https://consultwithgriff.com/dapper-nvarchar-implicit-conversion-performance-trap/A common Dapper pattern that causes SQL Server to ignore your indexes and scan entire tables.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/engineering-for-system-uptime-azure-devops-podcast/https://consultwithgriff.com/engineering-for-system-uptime-azure-devops-podcast/I joined Jeffrey Palermo on the Azure DevOps Podcast to talk about engineering for system uptime. We covered lessons learned from 20+ years of building reliable systems across military, healthcare, and ticketing industries, plus upcoming events like Hampton Roads DevFest 2026 and Stir Trek.Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/sql-pagination-count-over-trick/https://consultwithgriff.com/sql-pagination-count-over-trick/A simple SQL Server trick that eliminates the need for separate count queries when building paginated APIs.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/csharp-14-extension-members/https://consultwithgriff.com/csharp-14-extension-members/Explore how C# 14 extension members let you add computed properties to existing .NET types.Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/framework-16-laptop-review/https://consultwithgriff.com/framework-16-laptop-review/A deep dive into the Framework 16 laptop experience, covering everything from build quality and performance to the innovative modular design that promises to revolutionize how we think about laptop ownership and sustainability.Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/fervent-four-podcast-tech-communities/https://consultwithgriff.com/fervent-four-podcast-tech-communities/Last week I had the pleasure of being on the Fervent Four podcast with Zack Miller and Tim Ryan. We talked about vibing coding and how AI needs to be handled the same way using offshore talent is handled. We discussed roller coasters (because of course) and the origin of my Shedquarters! And talked a lot also about the software development community in the Norfolk / Virginia Beach area.Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/azure-cloud-talk-accidental-cto/https://consultwithgriff.com/azure-cloud-talk-accidental-cto/I joined Azure Cloud Talk to chat about my journey as an 'accidental CTO' and share some honest thoughts on AI tools (including my love-hate relationship with Cursor Composer). We talked about the real challenges of software development, why I prefer stable brownfield projects over shiny new tech, and my controversial take that building greenfield software is like having a newborn – painful but somehow we forget and do it again.Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/my-8000-serverless-mistake/https://consultwithgriff.com/my-8000-serverless-mistake/What started as a cost-effective solution ballooned into a costly oversight as Azure ramped up resources to handle the load. After this experience, I realized not every problem is a serverless problem and shifted memory-intensive tasks to Azure Container Apps, which provided better control over resources.Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/azure-function-no-bindings-found-in-function/https://consultwithgriff.com/azure-function-no-bindings-found-in-function/How do you resolve a 'No bindings were found in the function $func' error when using Azure Functions?Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/hampton-roads-devfest-2024-retrospective/https://consultwithgriff.com/hampton-roads-devfest-2024-retrospective/On May 31st, 2024, Hampton Roads DevFest successfully re-engaged the local developer community in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with 183 attendees. Organized by the non-profit RevolutionVA, the event featured local speakers and took place at the Zeider's American Dream Theater, chosen for its affordability and unique setting. Ticket sales and sponsorships, including support from Microsoft, contributed to the event's income, though it ended with a net loss of $486.63. Despite this, the event was deemed a success, effectively revitalizing the community and providing valuable insights for future events.Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/httpcontext-issues-azure-signalr-service/https://consultwithgriff.com/httpcontext-issues-azure-signalr-service/Last week, the team and I were migrating an application built with ASP.NET Core and SignalR to use the Azure SignalR Service. We ran into an issue with the HttpContext when using Azure SignalR Service. Unlike in a normal SignalR integration, where you can access HttpContext via IHttpContextAccessor in the Hub class, with Azure SignalR Service the connection changes, affecting the available HttpContext data. This required a shift in our approach, leading us to directly pass the necessary information from the client to the hub.Tue, 12 Dec 2023 08:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/five-reasons-why-i-love-hangfire/https://consultwithgriff.com/five-reasons-why-i-love-hangfire/Setting up HangFire in my .NET applications is effortless. This library helps me offload the strenuous tasks from my web applications by establishing background services using my existing code without requiring special interfaces. Its dashboard is handy for managing jobs and gives me a clear view of the active, failed, and scheduled jobs. For scheduling and recurring jobs, HangFire provides flexible configurations. If it fails, it'll make multiple attempts to run a job, making debugging a breeze for me.Wed, 21 Jun 2023 08:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/building-background-services-with-hangfire-course-launch/https://consultwithgriff.com/building-background-services-with-hangfire-course-launch/As I've been going on the road to talk about background services within the .NET ecosystem, one of my favorites has HangFire. I've been using HangFire in my applications for years, and it's been a vital tool for offloading some of the heavy lifting from my web applications.Mon, 03 Apr 2023 08:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/building-window-services-in-dotnet/https://consultwithgriff.com/building-window-services-in-dotnet/In preparation for my latest talk on Tactics for Building Background Services in .NET, I've been working on a sample project to demonstrate the concepts. It's amazing how much easier it is to build Window Services today than it used to be!Tue, 06 Dec 2022 08:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/vanity-metrics/https://consultwithgriff.com/vanity-metrics/I have an obsession with vanity metrics. They're not supposed to be useful, but I think there is an excellent arguement for tracking them.Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/fewer-buzzwords-better-teams/https://consultwithgriff.com/fewer-buzzwords-better-teams/Our team with one product grew to include two new teams. This meant more people, larger tech stack, and more complexity when it came to support and future growth.Fri, 18 Nov 2022 08:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/signalr-mastery-year-in-review-2022/https://consultwithgriff.com/signalr-mastery-year-in-review-2022/In 2021, I released SignalR Mastery on Udemy. After the first year, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on my journey of building and releasing the course.Mon, 17 Jan 2022 08:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/rapid-project-upgrades-with-dotnet-upgrade-assistant/https://consultwithgriff.com/rapid-project-upgrades-with-dotnet-upgrade-assistant/I knew that I wanted to move this application to .NET 6, as it would be the new LTS version, and I was foregoing several dependency updates. In particular, there was one dependency that was still based on .NET Framework that was giving me concern. It never made the jump to .NET Standard, so I worried about future compatibility.Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/streaming-mp4-to-twitch-youtube-with-ffmpeg/https://consultwithgriff.com/streaming-mp4-to-twitch-youtube-with-ffmpeg/In this post, I discuss how I was able to 'stream' an MP4 LIVE to YouTube and Twitch using FFMPEGFri, 09 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/signalr-message-guarantee-deliverability/https://consultwithgriff.com/signalr-message-guarantee-deliverability/Kevin, I have two clients. Client 1 sends a message to client 2. Client 1 loses its connection to the server. Client 2, during this time, sends a message to Client 1. That message is lost because Client 1 was disconnected. How can we solve this problem?Tue, 06 Apr 2021 11:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/signalr-abortcontroller-undefined/https://consultwithgriff.com/signalr-abortcontroller-undefined/Recently, I updated a client application to the latest versions of SignalR (including the NPM module). One of our users uses a SmartTV to view the page, and it stopped working due to 'AbortController is Undefined'.Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/azure-logic-apps-epoch-time/https://consultwithgriff.com/azure-logic-apps-epoch-time/Recently, I've been building a handful of Azure Logic Apps that work with Stripe webhooks and I've need to convert Epoch DATETIME into a more useful format.Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/monitoring-aspnet-core-application-health-with-health-checks/https://consultwithgriff.com/monitoring-aspnet-core-application-health-with-health-checks/Failures in your application often are not just because the code you wrote is bad, it's often because services or dependencies you depend on are having an issue. Health Checks in ASP.NET Core help you identify the problem areas.Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/signal-mastery-launched/https://consultwithgriff.com/signal-mastery-launched/Do you want to become a master in building real-time applications on .NET? My new course is designed to take you on a journey through all the bits and advanced topics of SignalR, a real-time communication library built on .NET!Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/debug-javascript-css-hover-mouseover-events/https://consultwithgriff.com/debug-javascript-css-hover-mouseover-events/You're working on an issue the requires to debug or style an element on a page that ONLY appears in the course of a hover or mouse-over event. However, when the event is not occurring, the element you want to work with does not exist in the DOM.Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/signalr-connection-ids/https://consultwithgriff.com/signalr-connection-ids/One of the commons issues I see when reading questions on StackOverflow or Reddit is that many SignalR users do not know how to effectively manage connections their hubs. Or worse, they make mistakes that'll cause performance problems in the long run.Wed, 09 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/installing-dotnet-5-for-beginners/https://consultwithgriff.com/installing-dotnet-5-for-beginners/Are you new to .NET, and you're looking at how to get started? This video is just for you!Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/how-to-upgrade-dotnet-cli-templates/https://consultwithgriff.com/how-to-upgrade-dotnet-cli-templates/How do you update the .NET CLI templates? Turns out there is a command just for you!Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/crazy-web-performance-azure-static-web-apps-and-functions/https://consultwithgriff.com/crazy-web-performance-azure-static-web-apps-and-functions/With the new Azure Static Web Apps, you can include Azure Functions as a part of your deployment which gives you the best of both worlds when you deploy static sites. Crazy performance, but access to Azure Functions when you absolutely need to write a little bit of code.Tue, 15 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/spas-with-vuejs-aspnetcore/https://consultwithgriff.com/spas-with-vuejs-aspnetcore/Thanks for attending my session on building Single Page Architectures with Vue.JS and ASP.NET Core.Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/stockholm-clients/https://consultwithgriff.com/stockholm-clients/What happens when an amazing client turns into a nightmare client in the matter of weeks. You might be dealing with a Stockholm Client.Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/how-to-redirect-with-azure-static-web-apps/https://consultwithgriff.com/how-to-redirect-with-azure-static-web-apps/When deploying to Azure Static Web Apps, a common question that comes up is 'How do I do 301 redirects?'. Let's explore how in this simple tutorial.Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:30:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/i-love-azure-static-web-apps/https://consultwithgriff.com/i-love-azure-static-web-apps/I've spent a little bit of time working with Azure Static Web Apps in their preview phase, and it's an amazing solution to a couple core problems I had with deploying static apps.Wed, 05 Aug 2020 00:30:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/vue-services-plugins/https://consultwithgriff.com/vue-services-plugins/Thanks for attending Building Custom Vue Services and Plugins!Mon, 20 Jul 2020 00:30:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/recaptcha-static-sites-azure-functions/https://consultwithgriff.com/recaptcha-static-sites-azure-functions/My mailing list was suffering from spam signups due to an unprotected form. Since it was a static site, I needed a solution that didn't require me to host infrastructure. In this article, I'll discuss how I used Azure Functions to process reCAPTCHA tokens for my static site.Mon, 25 May 2020 19:30:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/building-a-twitch-badge/https://consultwithgriff.com/building-a-twitch-badge/I wanted viewers of my site to know if and when I was currently streaming on my Twitch channel. So I created a handy badge that tells them when I'm online. Here's how I did it!Mon, 18 May 2020 15:30:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/what-is-dapper/https://consultwithgriff.com/what-is-dapper/I have a pretty firm opinion that if you're using a relational database with .NET, you need to have Dapper in your stack.Fri, 15 May 2020 09:30:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/dapper-stored-procedures/https://consultwithgriff.com/dapper-stored-procedures/Are you interested in using Dapper, but your database uses Stored Procedures? No problem!Fri, 15 May 2020 08:30:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/dapper/https://consultwithgriff.com/dapper/Thanks for Better Object Mapping with Dapper!Thu, 14 May 2020 00:30:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/21st-century/https://consultwithgriff.com/21st-century/Thanks for attending 21st Century Background Services!Wed, 13 May 2020 00:30:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/thedevtalkshow/https://consultwithgriff.com/thedevtalkshow/Thanks for attending The Dev Talk Show! Here are the resources and replay from our discussion about Logic Apps and Azure development.Thu, 07 May 2020 00:30:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/remote-tools-with-bret-fisher-april-2020/https://consultwithgriff.com/remote-tools-with-bret-fisher-april-2020/Recently, I got to hang out with my friend Bret Fisher to talk about remote tools for developers.Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:24:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/how-to-run-visual-studio-code-from-mac-osx/https://consultwithgriff.com/how-to-run-visual-studio-code-from-mac-osx/Using Visual Studio Code on OSX? Here's how to set up the command line for Zsh or Terminal.Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:27:04 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/consultant-termination-policy/https://consultwithgriff.com/consultant-termination-policy/If you're working as an independent consultant or freelancer, what is a reasonable termination policy?Tue, 10 Mar 2020 22:28:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/enhancing-your-career-with-a-mastermind-group/https://consultwithgriff.com/enhancing-your-career-with-a-mastermind-group/When I quit my job to create my own business, I needed a group to help support me and give me advice. These MasterMind sessions were my key to growth and success.Fri, 08 Feb 2019 11:04:49 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/quick-introduction-to-signalr-streaming/https://consultwithgriff.com/quick-introduction-to-signalr-streaming/What is streaming in SignalR? I'll show you!Thu, 13 Dec 2018 23:39:46 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/good-bye-email/https://consultwithgriff.com/good-bye-email/What's the next step after beating email addiction?Tue, 01 May 2018 09:54:52 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/revolutionconf-2017-event-recap/https://consultwithgriff.com/revolutionconf-2017-event-recap/RevolutionConf 2017 went fantastically!Thu, 08 Jun 2017 14:34:43 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/shedquarters/https://consultwithgriff.com/shedquarters/I upped my work at home game with a ShedquartersFri, 26 May 2017 12:57:44 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/about-blog-posts/https://consultwithgriff.com/about-blog-posts/After overhauling my personal site, I learned that I dislike the term `blog`. Instead, I want to be more professional by writing `articles`.Wed, 03 May 2017 12:50:43 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/exploring-csharp70-out-variables/https://consultwithgriff.com/exploring-csharp70-out-variables/New in C# 7.0 - out variables will save you some time!Tue, 08 Nov 2016 18:41:48 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/powershell-how-to-recursively-delete-files-based-of-file-extension/https://consultwithgriff.com/powershell-how-to-recursively-delete-files-based-of-file-extension/How do you recursiviely delete files based off file extension in PowerShell?Fri, 15 Jul 2016 14:15:43 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/open-source-mentality-of-choosing-your-tech-stack/https://consultwithgriff.com/open-source-mentality-of-choosing-your-tech-stack/Exploring how open source considerations should impact your technology stack decisions and the value of support vs. free alternatives.Mon, 04 Jul 2016 16:06:21 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/non-tech-factors-to-consider-when-choosing-your-tech-stack/https://consultwithgriff.com/non-tech-factors-to-consider-when-choosing-your-tech-stack/Greenfield projects are typically a great deal of fun. It is something new and exciting! No legacy code that will bog down or needlessly frustrate the team.Tue, 10 May 2016 21:33:01 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/the-10-rule-to-presentations/https://consultwithgriff.com/the-10-rule-to-presentations/When mentoring new technical speakers, I like to cite what I call 'the 10% rule'.Thu, 24 Mar 2016 09:18:59 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/user-group-food/https://consultwithgriff.com/user-group-food/If you run a community, add some variety to your food choices.Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:45:40 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/signalr-logging/https://consultwithgriff.com/signalr-logging/How do you enable logging in SignalR?Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:26:42 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/signalr-transports-explained/https://consultwithgriff.com/signalr-transports-explained/How do transports work in SignalR?Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:52:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/banks-atms-and-horrible-user-experiences/https://consultwithgriff.com/banks-atms-and-horrible-user-experiences/I had a horrible bank ATM experience.Mon, 03 Aug 2015 09:18:46 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/paying-attention/https://consultwithgriff.com/paying-attention/Don't assume. Pay attention.Thu, 23 Jul 2015 06:43:54 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/user-group-locations/https://consultwithgriff.com/user-group-locations/If you run a community, here are some things to consider when choosing a location.Thu, 02 Jul 2015 14:21:32 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/beating-email-addiction/https://consultwithgriff.com/beating-email-addiction/I used to be REALLY addicted to email. When I use to wake up in the morning, first thing I would do is check my email on the phone. After sitting at my desk, I would open my email tab and leave it up all day. At night, I would habitually pull out my phone to see if a new email came in. It was like I was a drug addict always needing a fix. I couldn't do it anymore.Thu, 21 May 2015 09:54:52 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/no-matter-what-you-do-add-value/https://consultwithgriff.com/no-matter-what-you-do-add-value/Always strive to add value in your interactions, whether with clients, colleagues, or potential business opportunities.Thu, 14 May 2015 11:38:29 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/calendar-roulette/https://consultwithgriff.com/calendar-roulette/If you're running a community, pick a day and stick with it!Fri, 06 Mar 2015 22:39:16 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/i-suck-at-writing-unit-tests/https://consultwithgriff.com/i-suck-at-writing-unit-tests/A developer's honest reflection on struggling with unit testing and the journey to writing better tests for real-world applications.Thu, 26 Feb 2015 22:25:55 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/user-group-sponsor-relationship/https://consultwithgriff.com/user-group-sponsor-relationship/Who holds the leverage in a sponsor/user group relationship?Mon, 26 Jan 2015 11:58:38 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/the-non-techie-guide-to-source-control/https://consultwithgriff.com/the-non-techie-guide-to-source-control/Explaining source control to non technical people.Thu, 30 Oct 2014 16:45:19 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/mongodb-setting-ttl-on-documents/https://consultwithgriff.com/mongodb-setting-ttl-on-documents/Learn how to automatically remove MongoDB documents after a specified time period using Time To Live (TTL) indexes.Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:08:05 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/one-simple-rule-for-successful-consulting/https://consultwithgriff.com/one-simple-rule-for-successful-consulting/When I recommend tools, technologies, and other solutions to my clients, I want to always make sure that the suggestion I am providing is something I would do for my own businessWed, 03 Sep 2014 00:16:57 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/specifying-visual-studio-version-in-npm-installs/https://consultwithgriff.com/specifying-visual-studio-version-in-npm-installs/How to specify Visual Studio versions with NPM installsTue, 14 May 2013 06:34:08 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/using-unity-for-dependency-injection-with-signalr/https://consultwithgriff.com/using-unity-for-dependency-injection-with-signalr/Using Unity for Dependency Injection with SignalRTue, 08 Jan 2013 06:00:31 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/node-js-using-require-to-load-your-own-files/https://consultwithgriff.com/node-js-using-require-to-load-your-own-files/Learn how to use Node.js require() to load your own modules and keep your code clean and organized.Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:00:31 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/base-gitignore/https://consultwithgriff.com/base-gitignore/A comprehensive .gitignore file template for modern development projects - updated for 2025.Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:37:23 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/preloading-multiple-audio-tags-in-internet-explorer-9/https://consultwithgriff.com/preloading-multiple-audio-tags-in-internet-explorer-9/Learn how to preload multiple audio files in Internet Explorer 9, including workarounds for IE's limitations with HTML5 audio preloading.Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:00:59 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/why-should-asp-net-developers-consider-signalr-for-all-projects/https://consultwithgriff.com/why-should-asp-net-developers-consider-signalr-for-all-projects/Why should you use SignalR for all projects?Mon, 09 Jul 2012 07:00:07 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/maintaining-signalr-connectionids-across-page-instances/https://consultwithgriff.com/maintaining-signalr-connectionids-across-page-instances/Learn how to maintain SignalR ConnectionIds across page refreshes using cookies and custom connection ID factories.Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:00:52 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/building-better-connectionstrings-with-connectionstringbuilder/https://consultwithgriff.com/building-better-connectionstrings-with-connectionstringbuilder/ConnectionStringBuilder makes it fool-proof to generate connection strings.Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:00:02 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/if-you-reach-just-one-person/https://consultwithgriff.com/if-you-reach-just-one-person/The best motivation for public presenting is when one person comes up to you and says that your presentation was the one that pushed them forward.Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/colossal-failures/https://consultwithgriff.com/colossal-failures/Have you ever screwed up horribly?Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/leaving-it-better-than-you-found-it/https://consultwithgriff.com/leaving-it-better-than-you-found-it/Everything you touch in your life, leave it better than you found it.Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/are-we-too-dependent-on-the-internet/https://consultwithgriff.com/are-we-too-dependent-on-the-internet/Does the internet make us stronger, or is it making us weaker?Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/console-games-why-do-we-have-to-press-start/https://consultwithgriff.com/console-games-why-do-we-have-to-press-start/Ever wondered why console games make you press start before reaching the main menu?Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/learn-about-windows-7-task-dialogs/https://consultwithgriff.com/learn-about-windows-7-task-dialogs/Back in 2009, I wrote an article on building task dialogs in Windows 7Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/enhancing-your-applications-for-windows-7/https://consultwithgriff.com/enhancing-your-applications-for-windows-7/Back in 2009, I wrote an article on building applications in Windows 7!Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:36:34 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/my-attempt-at-linq-pagination/https://consultwithgriff.com/my-attempt-at-linq-pagination/Implementing efficient pagination in LINQ using Skip() and Take() methods to handle large record sets in database applications.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:00:10 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/what-makes-a-good-bug-report/https://consultwithgriff.com/what-makes-a-good-bug-report/Reporting issues in software? Here are some tips to make it easy to replicate and fix!Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:00:39 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/wildcard-search-with-linq/https://consultwithgriff.com/wildcard-search-with-linq/An example of wildcard search with LINQTue, 21 Apr 2009 09:17:26 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/definition-of-a-computer-scientist/https://consultwithgriff.com/definition-of-a-computer-scientist/What is a computer scientist? A person that innovates? Or a person that solves problems?Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:26:24 GMThttps://consultwithgriff.com/a-diet-programmers-can-relate-to/https://consultwithgriff.com/a-diet-programmers-can-relate-to/I gave Weight Watchers a try, and it was pretty cool! Learn how the Weight Watchers point system works like a programming algorithm.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:52:21 GMT