.NET Patterns and Practices Guidance. http://www.pnpguidance.net/ Created a new Orchard Theme based on Twitter Bootstrap 2. http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/CustomOrchardThemeTwitterBootstrap2OrchardCMS.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/CustomOrchardThemeTwitterBootstrap2OrchardCMS.aspx Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:58:46 -0400 Microsoft re-awarded me as a Microsoft MVP in C# for 2012. Thanks to all who believe I earned the award for another year. This is 7 years of being a Microsoft MVP and I enjoy contributing to the Microsoft Development Community. http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/MicrosoftMVPAward2012.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/MicrosoftMVPAward2012.aspx Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:09:31 -0400 Learn CoffeeScript by reading The Little Book of CoffeeScript. http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/TheLittleBookOfCoffeeScript.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/TheLittleBookOfCoffeeScript.aspx Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:41:18 -0400 Download Microsoft Expression Web 4 SP2 to get some new features like jQuery Intellisense, Snippets Panel, and Image Thumbnail Preview. http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/DownloadMicrosoftExpressionWeb4SP2.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/DownloadMicrosoftExpressionWeb4SP2.aspx Sun, 24 Jul 2011 12:58:12 -0400 Web Workbench from Mindscape is a free Visual Studio Plugin that provides support for Sass, Less, and CoffeeScript! http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/CoffeeScriptVisualStudio2010WebWorkbench.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/CoffeeScriptVisualStudio2010WebWorkbench.aspx Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:25:18 -0400 I am starting a series of blog posts on how to create a custom content part and custom module for Orchard CMS. Great for beginners as I am starting simple by creating a Google +1 Content Part to add Google +1 Buttons to your Orchard Blog Posts. http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/OrchardCMSTraining.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/OrchardCMSTraining.aspx Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:58:38 -0400 Autofac 2.5 Released! Includes a number of bug fixes and support for Windows Phone 7. http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/Autofac25Released.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/Autofac25Released.aspx Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:57:51 -0400 JetBrains ReSharper 6 released. A nice update that includes much needed support for JavaScript, ASP.NET MVC Razor View Engine, and the dotPeek .NET Decompiler! http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/ReSharper6Released.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/ReSharper6Released.aspx Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:06:47 -0400 Introducing Microsoft WebMatrix introduces beginner and hobbyist microsoft developers to developing web applications using WebMatrix and the ASP.NET Web Pages Framework. http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/IntroducingMicrosoftWebMatrixBookReview.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/IntroducingMicrosoftWebMatrixBookReview.aspx Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:36:06 -0400 JetBrains released version 3.0 of their YouTRACK Issue and Bug Tracker and a free version for small workgroups! http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/FreeVersionYouTRACKIssueBugTrackerJetBrains.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/FreeVersionYouTRACKIssueBugTrackerJetBrains.aspx Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:15:58 -0400 Orchard CMS 1.2 Released with lots of performance improvements! http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/Orchard12Released.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/Orchard12Released.aspx Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:16:22 -0400 Lots of great videos from Google I/O 2011! http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/GoogleIO2011SessionVideosAvailable.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/GoogleIO2011SessionVideosAvailable.aspx Sun, 22 May 2011 08:23:45 -0400 Google Storage is open to all and there is a free trial use with a generous monthly quota. Get in the cloud. http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/GoogleStorageOpenAllFreeTrialUse.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/GoogleStorageOpenAllFreeTrialUse.aspx Thu, 12 May 2011 08:39:12 -0400 Both JetBrains and Telerik have recently released free .NET Decompilers for .NET Developers. http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/JetBrainsTelerikReleasedFreeNETDecompilers.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/JetBrainsTelerikReleasedFreeNETDecompilers.aspx Thu, 12 May 2011 08:18:51 -0400 Enterprise Library is on the official Nuget Feed! http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/EnterpriseLibraryNuget.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/EnterpriseLibraryNuget.aspx Thu, 12 May 2011 07:41:22 -0400 Quickly and easily install Rails, Ruby, Git, Sqlite, etc. for Ruby on Rails development on Windows. http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/InstallRubyRailsWindowsEasilyRailsInstaller.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/InstallRubyRailsWindowsEasilyRailsInstaller.aspx Thu, 05 May 2011 10:31:13 -0400 Opera just released Dragonfly, their development and debugging tool built into the Opera Browser. http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/DragonflyDevelopmentDebuggingToolOperaBrowser.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/DragonflyDevelopmentDebuggingToolOperaBrowser.aspx Thu, 05 May 2011 10:13:02 -0400 Check out the Mileage Stats Reference Implementation focuing on ASP.NET MVC 3, jQuery, EF 4.1, and HTML5. http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/ProjectSilkDrop7CompleteASPNETMVC3SampleApplication.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/ProjectSilkDrop7CompleteASPNETMVC3SampleApplication.aspx Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:59:15 -0400 Watch the Mix 11 Videos for some free Microsoft .NET Developer Training! http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/FreeMicrosoftNETDeveloperTrainingWatchMix11Videos.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/FreeMicrosoftNETDeveloperTrainingWatchMix11Videos.aspx Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:29:01 -0400 Various ASP.NET MVC 3 tools, samples, and resources from Microsoft Mix 11 Conference. http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/ASPNETMVC3MicrosoftMix11Conference.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/ASPNETMVC3MicrosoftMix11Conference.aspx Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:03:56 -0400 Glimpse - Debug ASP.NET MVC 3 Server-Side Code like you use Firebug to debug client-side code in the browser. http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/GlimpseFirebugLikeASPNETMVC3ServerSideDebugger.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/GlimpseFirebugLikeASPNETMVC3ServerSideDebugger.aspx Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:22:32 -0400 A new custom application block tutorial is now included in the download! http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/CustomApplicationBlockTutorialEntLibExtensibilityLabs.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/CustomApplicationBlockTutorialEntLibExtensibilityLabs.aspx Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:13:22 -0400 More free online training today on jQuery. http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/FreejQueryTraining.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/FreejQueryTraining.aspx Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:11:24 -0400 Free online training for .NET Developers at TekPub for next 24 hours. http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/FreeOnlineTrainingNetDevelopersTekPub.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/FreeOnlineTrainingNetDevelopersTekPub.aspx Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:17:23 -0400 MSDN and Technet Subscribers can download Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 now. http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/Windows7SP1WindowsServer2008SP1Downloads.aspx PnPGuidance http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/Windows7SP1WindowsServer2008SP1Downloads.aspx Sat, 19 Feb 2011 10:32:25 -0400