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I’m Nick! I build & lead teams who create products & solutions that help people do more.
I am a passionate technical leader & full-stack software architect with over 14 years’ experience in designing & delivering large–scale commercial cloud SaaS software solutions, predominantly using Microsoft technologies.
As a hands-on leader, I have a proven track record of building effective on-site & remote software teams, based on the sharing of good practice, defining clear processes, implementing best-of-breed systems and shipping quality code.
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Find Inefficient T-SQL Stored Procedures
The following is a stored procedure you can use when you want to quickly identify procedures in your SQL Server database which are taking up excessive CPU time. The script
English to Scots Translations in your .NET Project
You can now use the Scotranslate dictionary in your own project using the new developer API. You simply pass in the English phrase for translation
Friendly URL Rewriting in ASP.NET
This article demonstrates a how to create friendly URLs for user content in ASP.net applications. The examples below are in C#. Convert them to VB
Microsoft Smartphone *and* Windows Mobile 7 in 2010?
There have been rumours that a “Microsoft Smartphone” could be on the market by the end of 2009. With Microsoft planning to open retail stores around
DateTime.MaxValue overflow error in SQL Server CE
The following lines of code should pass the maximum date that can be selected to a SQL statement via a parameter. SqlCeCommand insertCommand = dbConn.CreateCommand();insertCommand.CommandType =
How to connect two Trixbox IP phone systems
If want to branch together multiple Trixbox phone systems, whether they are on your local network or not, this can be done with IAX. If
Scotranslate: Community Built English to Scottish Translator
Scotranslate is a user contributed community translation project. Here’s a quick run down of how it works: Visitors can search for translations the web, by
Adding JavaScript onclick event to Radio Button List items in VB.net
This is a very simple post covering how to capture of a Radio Button List item value using the JavaScript onclick event handler. I’ll start by assuming you already have
BlackBerry Bold: The Business iPhone?
When RIM announced the BlackBerry Bold in April of this year, they promised the ultimate BlackBerry in terms of form and function.  They have been kind enough to
Twitter’s rules of business
Twitter recently announced that they are to stop sending SMS updates free outside the USA. I’m not really bothered about this as I use Twitterific