Developer, Writer, and Entrepenuer
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http://infozerk.com/averyblog/
May 11 2009
I have finally found the perfect margarita recipe and I just had to share it: 1 1/2 oz Patron Silver. 1 1/2 oz Grand Marnier Combine those in a mixer with ice and then cut a lime in half and squeeze all the juice from half of the lime into the mixer. Put… read moreApril 16 2009
To help get a better idea of who visits the sites, blogs, and podcasts that make up The Lounge I have launched a simple survey. To motivate people to take the survey we are going to select two random entries to win all 41 of the Manning In Action books,… read moreDaily Thoughts - April 15th 2009
April 16 2009
I noticed Sean Cribbs was starting to post a daily blog post about what he worked on and learned that day, I thought it would be an interesting exercise so I am going to try it for the rest of this week and see how it goes. Markdown - I have… read moreApril 15 2009
For a project I am working on I need to have a sequence number assigned to each record in an mnesia table. This is fairly simple in most databases but mnesia doesn't provide this option. The reason I need this number isn't just to be used as a unique identifier,… read moreInterviewing Scott Porad of I Can Has Cheezburger
April 08 2009
I recently had a chance to interview Scott Porad the CTO (Cheezburger Technology Officer) at I Can Has Cheezburger for a site called CodersLife. In the podcast I talk with Scott about the technologies they use to build one of the funniest sites on the web. We talk about ASP.NET,… read moreTalking with Jeremy Miller about Alt.Net
April 08 2009
One of the things I have always liked about the Alt.Net podcast was that it didn't get caught up in the meta arguments about what is Alt.Net and what should Alt.Net be. So of course I managed to ruin that in the first couple episodes since taking over, I do… read moreFebruary 24 2009
Below are some of the talks that I really enjoyed over the last couple of years, these are all language agnostic and focus on general development practices and techniques. So take some time and watch these great talks: What Makes Code Beautiful - Marcel Molina This is a great talk that I… read moreFebruary 21 2009
One of the most challenging things about learning a new language isn't just learning how to do something, but more importantly learning the best way to do something. "Best" in this context is of course very subjective, but for me it not only means correctness but also readability, brevity, and… read moreFebruary 16 2009
Last year I saw Kevin Smith do a presentation at the local raleigh.rb group on this fascinating little language called Erlang. Erlang is a functional language that is dynamically typed. Its true power is that it makes concurrency, one of the most difficult programming problems, extremely easy. One statement that… read moreNew Publishers joining The Small Publishers Room
February 13 2009
This was originally posted over on the Zerk Media blog but I wanted to cross-post it here since I think everyone should be subscribed to these blogs. Over the last month or so a number of new publishers have joined the Small Publishers Room. With some of our members moving… read moreAnnouncing the Silverlight Room
February 10 2009
This was originally posted over on the Zerk Media blog but I wanted to cross-post it here as well since that blog is pretty new. I am thrilled to announce the launch of the Silverlight Room in the Lounge. The room started serving ads in the middle of January with Telerik… read moreJanuary 20 2009
I have decided that due to The Lounge and Ruby Row doing well and my goals around creating additional networks I am going to form a subsidiary of Infozerk called Zerk Media to focus on the advertising side of my business. I am still working on the official paperwork to… read moreJanuary 18 2009
Last week my latest contract wrapped up. It was originally supposed to be a six month contract but ended up going over 18 months. I first went independent and formed Infozerk back in 2004 and since that time I have spent the majority of my time on long-term contracts. The… read moreTaking over the Alt.Net Podcast
January 15 2009
Starting with the next episode I will be running the Alt.Net Podcast. I have been on a number of latest podcasts to slowly transition over and so Mike can show me his workflow on producing the podcasts. I have been helping Mike with sponsorships for the podcast since the first… read moreRails for .NET Developers and the Alt.Net Podcast
January 02 2009
Last year I had the opportunity to be a technical reviewer on Rails for .NET Developers by Jeff Cohen and Brian Eng (of Softies of Rails fame). I haven't done a technical review in a long-time and it wasn't half as painful as I remembered. It helped that the book… read moreAlso find James on:
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