I was installing jspm on a web project recently. This environment was on a virtual machine so it was a bit slow and resulted in some time outs during package lookup and download. I ran the following commands to increase the lookup / download time out duration. I have to admit I got a little … Continue reading How to fix a corrupt JSPM install
Month: December 2016
Code Drop: TripleA for Windows 10
Over the weekend I spent a little bit of time working on an open source game that I’ve discussed in a pervious post. It’s called TripleA (Axis And Allies, hence three A’s). I’ve been working on a Universal Windows Platform version of this extremely flexible and powerful turn-based strategy game framework. I’ve finished implementing the … Continue reading Code Drop: TripleA for Windows 10
Playing with WPF Custom Panels
I just dug up a whole bunch of custom panels that I wrote, complete with a nifty demo application I built way back in 2010 (when WPF was all the rage). It’s pretty fun stuff actually. I posted all the code on GitHub here. Diagonal Panel This one is pretty basic, it’s essentially a slightly … Continue reading Playing with WPF Custom Panels
JavaScript Particle Simulator
I found this really entrancing JavaScript particle simulator from here and decided to publish it to my own Azure Web Site. Check it out, it’s really cool. I don’t know who wrote it but it’s pretty rad. It would make a good default web app package as all the code runs client-side.
How to sterilize your Docker Host
Here is a pretty handy set of commands that will clean out your Docker host of all containers and images. It’s useful when resetting a demo environment to start fresh. Step 1: Stop all docker images docker stop $(docker ps -aq) Step 2: Remove all containers docker rm $(docker ps -aq) Step 3: Remove all … Continue reading How to sterilize your Docker Host
Blob Storage Explorer v1.1.2.0 Published to Windows Store
I published a new release of my Blob Storage Explorer app for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). I’ve also decided to check the Xbox One check box to allow the few (and the proud) that would use the app from an Xbox One 😊. The new version is a minor update but has a few … Continue reading Blob Storage Explorer v1.1.2.0 Published to Windows Store
Hidden XAML Feature: Dependency Properties on Converters
Over the years I’ve written my fair share of BooleanToVisibilityConverter classes. The are so drop dead to implement if you are bootstrapping a small project or proof-of-concept it almost doesn’t make sense to add a nugget package just to bring in a standard BooleanToVisibilityConverter. However, after using the UWP Toolkit’s implementation, I might just change … Continue reading Hidden XAML Feature: Dependency Properties on Converters
Sky Cliffs 