Some people who have not experienced the full time care of a small child may view parental or bonding leave as a vacation. Yes, there are many people in your own workplace that still views this ben...

I have a friend Anna who we used to live near enough that we would get to see her just about every week. She lives in Jersey City, New Jersey now, and we live in Woodinville, Washington—approximate...

In the most recent update of Visual Studio, one of the new features is the ability to convert a LINQ query to a foreach statement. When this was pointed out to me in an email, I jokingly responded,...

So my wife wanted a “box for the porch to hold a few of my gardening tools in so it doesn’t look a mess on the porch”. She even drew a small sketch and taped it to the fridge, with the statement “g...

In the most recent update of Visual Studio, one of the new features is the ability to convert a LINQ query to a foreach statement. When this was pointed out to me in an email, I jokingly responded,...

Ultimate Router Table Top Finally got around to making the top for my ultimate router table, and it looks fantastic! 🎉 The top consists of two layers of 3/4” MDF with a 1/4” birch ply on top...

For those of you who speak Spanish, French, or other languages that use accents and want to be able to add these accents easily, here’s a guide for Windows 10 (and some previous versions): First, ...

I have recently had the opportunity to pose the original Sudoku question to some tech questions to some colleagues and geeky visitors at my office. It inspired me to make an update to that blog pos...

So a lot of time has passed since part 1 of the beehut build went out to you all, but I promise we completed the project soon after… about June 20th of last summer. The bees have loved the spot… to...

Fiona and I decided to make a ‘beehut’ to house the bees (currently in our garage doorway) to keep them safe from the pesky black bears. </p> The idea is to have just the hive doorway prot...