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  1. NFC Extravaganza

    What’s cool about the new Android phones is that they support Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. This was actually one of the reasons I got my HTC One.

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  2. Hello (and goodbye) Tumblr, WordPress it is

    After years of using BlogEngine.net, I decided I’m tired of hosting my own content and dealing with the lack of themes.

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  3. Async keyword alternative

    Unfortunately, both MonoTouch and Mono for Android still don’t support the async keyword. Raw TPL is rather inconvenient to use. You have to remember to catch exceptions, return faulted tasks, etc. ContinueWith can also be inefficient due to thread switching.

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  4. Netflix Error Code N8156-6013

    My wife came across this mysterious “Netflix Error Code N8156-6013” today and let me tell you – she was not happy. Netflix player keep complaining about DRM and date (which was correct). It took me a good 20 minutes to find a solution. Credit goes to Chad (read his post here). I’m reposting to give the solution more exposure.

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  5. Mo Calc “clone” detected

    I was checking up on Mo Calc over at Windows Phone 7 marketplace today and I came across an interesting finance app.

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  6. Entered MonoGame logo contest

    The weather was lousy today, so I couldn’t mow the grass. A shame, since I wanted to do something useful. I decided to get artsy while staying inside, so I entered the MonoGame logo contest.

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  7. Mo Calc 1.4 released

    Version 1.4 of Mo Calc is now available in the Marketplace. It’s just a minor release which improves the scrolling of amortization table. Get it while it’s hot.

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  8. Mo Calc 1.3 released

    Microsoft finally approved version 1.3 of my mortgage calculator for Windows Phone 7.

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  9. Mo Calc 1.2 released

    I finally had some time to release a much-needed update to my free mortgage calculator for Window Phone 7. Mo Calc 1.2 sports a new payment summary page with pie charts to better visualize payments structure.

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  10. Fun Snowflakes

    Another weekend, another project. My parents asked me for help getting their website up and running. They finally decided to share our tradition of making paper snowflake cut-outs with the world. It was a neat little project.

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