How to style the Google maps popup infowindow

One of my readers has asked to show them how they can style the popup infowindow on a google map. This post gives you a basic example of this. This is notoriously tricky, but I think I have simplified it for you. Read More

Paul Seal
25 May 2016

How to export data to Excel as a CSV file in C#

This post shows you how you can create the functionality to export data as a CSV file to download and open in Excel. Read More

Paul Seal
23 May 2016

The light bulb and turd cycle

In all of the places I have worked, especially the larger companies, there has been this underlying process happening. It is called the light bulb and turd cycle. I named it that myself. Here is the explanation so you know what to look out for and what stage your company or department is at. Read More

Paul Seal
18 May 2016

How to set up and configure error logging in .NET with log4net

This is a simple and straight forward tutorial on how to set up and configure error logging with log4net in your .NET application. Read More

Paul Seal
17 May 2016

Search all of the best FREE stock images in one place

This post gives you a list of the of the best sites for getting free stock images. Within the sites, almost all of the photographs are free from copyright restriction and are licensed under creative commons public domain dedication (CC0 1.0). Read More

Paul Seal
05 May 2016

The best podcasts about programming

For the last few years I have been listening to some great podcasts and I wanted to share them with you: Read More

Paul Seal
03 May 2016

My favourite Visual Studio keyboard shortcuts

I'm not one for using my mouse if I can help it. I like to use keyboard shortcuts where possible. In this post I share with you my favourite Visual Studio keyboard shortcuts. Read More

Paul Seal
27 April 2016

Searching for prime numbers

Searching for prime numbers can be fun. This post shows you how I did it. Read More

Paul Seal
26 April 2016

Write, test and share .NET code in your browser with dotnetfiddle

I recently found this free online tool called dotnetfiddle. It was inspired by jsfiddle. It allows you to write, test and share .NET code in your browser. Read More

Paul Seal
26 April 2016

How to create a custom Slack integration using webhooks

This post gives you the code and simple instructions on how to create your own custom integration for slack, written in .NET C# Read More

Paul Seal
20 April 2016