ASP.Net MVC4 problems with Bundler and minified js files

One of the coolest new features in ASP.Net MVC 4 is the ability to specify groups of css or js files and have them served as one to the web browser.  This feature is called bundling and can help you reduce page load times drastically.  You can read more about it here.

However, as of December 15, 2012 there’s a bug that affects how files are included in bundles when working on “Debug” mode.  

Stuttering problems with Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard in games: solved!

Ever since I got my new desk I had noticed that while playing PC games my mouse would get stuck in places or seem to “stutter” at times. I have a Logitech Anywhere Mouse MX and a K750 Solar Keyboard and they both are using the same USB receiver. Today I decided to Google for the problem and read in some forum that a guy having the same issues with different wireless Logitech mice was able to fix it by using an USB extension cord. Interesting.

Making HTML helpers for Play 2 a la ASP.Net MVC

While working on my proof-of-concept web app, I first sought out to create some sort of shorthand helper to make it more wrist friendly to add CSS or Javascript files to the view.

Obligatory introductory post

This is the Nth incarnation of my blog. As usual, I forgot to back up my previous posts so this is yet another clean slate for me.

I’m going to be kicking off this new blog by talking about my journey into Java. As you may or may not know, I’m a .Net guy who is very into ASP.Net MVC, Ruby on Rails and Django. Recently I’ve been tasked to find a web framework in Java for some UI work.