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2026 (2)

March

• A proper update to Simplest Workout Tracker
  
• Golden Ratio Calculator++ 2026.1
  

2025 (4)

• Play the card game Idiot online
  
• Play Klondike (Windows-solitaire) online
  
• Play Olsen and Vri Åtter online
  
• 5 Science-Backed Sleep Techniques That Actually Work
  

2024 (5)

• Golden Ratio Calculator is available for iPad
  
• 404-game - the right game for the wrong URL
  
• Make Better Decisions This Year
  
• Opportunity Solution Tree (OST)
  
• How to Deal with AI as a Product Team
  Updated Jan 5, 2024

2023 (7)

• Cross-platform SwiftUI - challenges and solutions
  
• What Does a Team Leader Actually Do?
  
• Navnedag for iOS has been updated
  
• Updates to two iconic iOS apps
  
• Introducing Stoic Focus for iOS
  
• Introducing Stoic Focus - A Daily Dose of Wisdom!
  Updated Oct 14, 2023
• Norske kortspill, the place for all 🇳🇴 card games
  

2022 (2)

• Fixing command not found errors in Shortcuts.app
  
• Running Docker without Docker Desktop on macOS
  

2021 (4)

• Creating the same app using 4 different frameworks
  
• Control the tab bar color in Safari 15
  
• We're all individuals together
  
• App spring cleaning - new versions of all my apps
  

2020 (17)

• Using F# in Xamarin Apps - functional mobile apps
  
• Functional ... C#? A Bekk Christmas post
  
• Wishing you all a very Bekk Christmas
  
• Navnedag - Norwegian name days 🇳🇴
  
• Dear Google Cloud - Your Deprecation Policy is Killing You
  
• Birthday Reminder++ 2020.1 - a new version of the iOS app
  
• Golden Ratio Calculator++ 2020.1
  
• Perhaps More Than Ever – Truth Matters
  
• Jekyll - does not have a valid date in the YAML front matter
  
• Introducing .NET Multi-platform App UI
  
• Redirects in Jekyll - unique means unique
  
• Use the cache action to speedup GitHub Actions
  
• HTMLProofer's cache does not support Norwegian characters
  
• The input device is not a TTY - error on a build machine
  
• Book Scanner 2020.1 - a new version of the iOS app
  
• The Year 2038 Problem is already here
  
• Better API development using Azure Functions
  

2019 (33)

• Inspirational Templates for Xamarin Forms
  
• Fabulous Xamarin Forms in Bekk Christmas
  Updated Dec 16, 2019
• Cannot print exception string using Oracle.ManagedDataAccess
  
• Testing ViewModels using INotifyPropertyChanged verifier
  
• Build and test ASP.Net Core app in Docker via GitHub Actions
  
• Docker, bash and invisible characters
  
• Build and test ASP.Net Core 3.0 app via GitHub Actions
  
• Benchmark CLI commands with hyperfine
  
• A tag cloud sorted by post count in Jekyll without plugins
  
• Sorting tags by number of posts in Jekyll without plugins
  
• Jekyll - ERROR bad Request-Line
  
• Xnapshot - automated iOS screenshots
  
• Jekyll YAML front matter validator
  Updated Mar 30, 2022
• The SDK 'Microsoft.NET.Sdk' specified could not be found
  
• Unhandled managed exception - Default constructor not found
  
• Why software sucks - our collective lack of progress
  
• FindRef - find those references!
  
• Making a Game Boy game in 2017 - A Sheep It Up! Post-Mortem
  
• Continuing an ordered list in Markdown
  
• Signing commits using GitHub Desktop on macOS
  Updated Feb 28, 2024
• Changing the color of buttons in the iOS UINavigationBar
  
• Could not find any available provisioning profiles for iOS
  
• Script for creating transparent PNGs
  
• VTable setup of type LightInject.ServiceContainer failed
  
• DNS worked using Docker run but not in Docker Compose
  
• Cross-platform mobile development using C# and Xamarin Forms
  
• Simplest Workout Tracker - The humane exercise log for iOS
  Updated Oct 15, 2023
• Book Scanner 1.7.2 or why a simple change took one month
  
• ERROR ITMS-90362: Invalid Info.plist value
  
• Editing the Open Folder in Visual Studio Code macOS service
  
• Xamarin.UITest for iOS is fickle when it comes to versioning
  
• GitHub Pages 404 - disabled for private repos
  
• Unsupported Entitlement in Your Provisioning Profile
  

2018 (30)

• Use Caps Lock as Escape in macOS
  
• Remove local branches not present on GitHub
  
• Make your code more beautiful with the Fira Code typeface
  
• Using nslookup to Find IP from the DNS Name
  
• Why You Shouldn't Commit launch.json to Git - A Guide
  
• Converting a HTML table to Markdown using dotnet script
  
• Build an ASP.Net Core App with React and Docker Hosting
  
• Simplify your crontab entries with crontab.guru
  
• The application to execute does not exist
  
• Purge Cloudflare cache on new Jekyll posts
  
• Shrinking a Raspbian installation to save space
  
• Automatically update and upgrade Raspbian
  
• Automatically update OpenSSH on a Raspberry Pi
  
• Remove stuck Launchpad progress bar from the Dock on macOS
  
• Error RZ3007, Targeted tag name cannot be null or whitespace
  
• Jekyll error - bad Request-Line
  
• .dockerignore is your friend - remember to use it
  
• Run an ASP.Net app in Docker using a Multi-Stage Dockerfile
  
• Xamarin iOS bindings for Simulator Status Magic
  
• Missing Assembly in App Dependencies Manifest
  
• Visual Studio Code failed to start on macOS
  
• Sorry, but there is no formatter for 'xml'-files installed.
  
• Get milliseconds from Unix epoch in C#
  
• Split a C# list or array into multiple parts
  
• Updating OmniSharp Version in Visual Studio Code - A Guide
  
• How to Safely Upgrade Chocolatey to a New Version
  
• Bartender organizes your menu bar apps
  
• Rocket is my new favourite macOS app
  
• Thinking different about groups and tags in DevonThink
  
• Import books from Amazon to Goodreads on iOS
  

2017 (15)

• Open folder in Visual Studio Code from the Finder
  
• Comics Downloader - simple script for downloading comics
  
• Deploying and debugging apps wirelessly on Apple TV 4K
  
• Xcode - symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
  
• Funniest iOS 11 bug on iPhone X
  
• A weekend with iPhone X - first impressions
  
• Enabling https on a Jekyll site
  
• Xamarin.iOS - failed to load ObjCRuntime.Runtime
  
• Testing Azure Blob Storage using xUnit
  
• Two Xamarin.iOS build errors - improve the product
  
• macOS firewall - allow iOS apps running in the simulator
  
• Profilebot - the profile checking Slackbot for you!
  
• Open folder in Visual Studio Code from the Finder
  
• Asimov's 500 Books: The Six Methods He Used
  
• Best Practices: Creating Fluid Width Videos the Sane Way
  

2016 (4)

• Why Do Achievements, Trophies, and Badges Work?
  
• Xamarin.iOS app crash on startup in simulator
  
• Scriptcs IntelliSense in Visual Studio Code
  
• Compiled Xamarin Forms XAML - Specified cast is not valid
  

2015 (32)

• Workday Countdown - A Status Board panel
  
• Closing Remarks: TDC 2015 Endnote Highlights
  
• Drones - From the Cloud and Back Again
  
• What does an Open Source Microsoft Web Platform look like?
  
• Azure for Non-Microsofties aka Azure 101
  
• Software Design, Team Work and other man-made disasters
  
• Workplace advice from the comic strip Lunch
  
• Cross platform REST-service with .Net, Vagrant og Docker
  
• Insights from the TDC 2015 Main Keynote Presentation
  
• The Norwegian Data Protection Authority - privacy built in
  
• Future Outlook: C++ Development Directions in 2015
  
• On structs: an underutilized part of C#
  
• Go Mobile with C#, Visual Studio and Xamarin
  
• XAML Tools in Visual Studio 2015
  
• Optimizing XAML for Better Universal Windows App UX
  
• What’s New in C# 6 and Visual Basic 14
  
• Guide to Using Git in Visual Studio 2015
  
• .Net Roslyn: Analyzers & Code-Aware Libraries
  
• Beginner's Guide: Introduction to ASP.Net 5 Framework
  
• Debugging Performance Issues Using Visual Studio 2015
  
• What’s New in XAML for Universal Windows Apps
  
• Money and Fame: Extending Visual Studio and VS Online
  
• Debugger Tips for .Net Devs with Visual Studio 2015
  
• Comprehensive Review: Microsoft Build 2015 Day 2 Keynote
  
• Exploring New Features: A Lap Around .Net 2015
  
• Boost Coding Productivity: Visual Studio 2015
  
• Deep Dive: Microsoft Build 2015 Day One Keynote Highlights
  
• Anticipating Innovations: Microsoft Build 2015 Expectations
  
• Comprehensive Guide: WiFi Login Process on OS X
  
• Tiling a sprite texture in SpriteKit
  
• Exploring Gradient Colors on iOS
  
• Keyboard disabled in Visual Studio 2013
  

2014 (24)

• ERROR ITMS-9000: Invalid Code Signing Entitlements
  
• From UIAlertView to UIAlertController using Xamarin
  
• ERROR ITMS-9000: Invalid Image Path
  
• New features in FermiContainer 1.1
  
• FermiContainer - an IoC container for the rest of us
  
• Replacing Launch Images with Storyboards using Xamarin.iOS
  
• Windows Forms + CefSharp = grey content?
  
• Xamarin.Forms - App Store rejection
  
• No content in Solution Explorer using Visual Studio 2013
  
• Xamarin.Forms 24 hour TimePicker on iOS
  
• Xamarin.Forms and iOS Simulator Scrolling
  
• DIPS Forum 2014 Presentation: Kjernejournal
  
• Book Scanner promotional video
  
• Book Scanner - iOS app for buying physical books digitally
  
• A Fool With a Tool is Still a Fool
  
• Programming Sucks - Still Drinking Programming Blog
  
• Debugger.Launch() in Services on Windows 8
  
• There's no excuse to not automate all the things
  
• Arnold Schwarzenegger based programming language
  
• XKCD comic strip on automation and when it's profitable
  
• Notes on Writing Discoverable Framework Code
  
• Inertial Propulsion and Other Delusions
  
• Engineering Managers Should Code 30% of Their Time
  
• OS X script for fetching App Store icons
  

2013 (16)

• Finding financial transactions in Gmail using Python
  
• Async Method Caller - Easy async Without await
  
• Solving the Windows Installer Error 1603
  
• The little test that could … not
  
• Debugging XSLT in Visual Studio
  
• Value was either too large or too small for a UInt32
  
• The agent process was stopped while the test was running.
  
• Enabling Profile Test in Visual Studio 2012's Test Explorer
  
• Easy Online UML Sequence Diagrams
  
• Missing User-Unhandled Column in VS Debug Exceptions
  
• NDC 2013 session videos are up
  
• Highlights and Insights: NDC 2013 Conference, Day 3
  
• Insights and Takeaways: NDC 2013 Conference, Day 2
  
• Deep Dive: NDC 2013 Conference Highlights, Day 1
  
• Moq: Mock a method from an interface
  
• iOS Simulator scaling on a retina display
  

2012 (11)

• Remove duplicated entries in Finder context menu
  
• Prepare Your Kindle for Re-Sale
  
• Send an email via Gmail using Python
  
• Optimize SVG images for retina displays
  
• Enhancing Your Experience: Visual Studio 2012 Tweaks
  
• Six years of WPF; what's changed?
  
• Premature Optimization is the root of all evil
  
• How-to: Install Java on OS X Mountain Lion Safely
  
• How to move from Blogger to Squarespace
  
• Announcement: Introducing a New Home for My Blog
  
• Essential Listening: Top 5 Podcasts for Developers in 2012
  

2011 (11)

• Saving a configuration in C# using XDocument
  
• Evernote and Remember The Milk
  
• Disable OS X Lion Resume per application
  
• Wake up Rested - app for Windows Phone
  
• Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation
  
• Disable StyleCop Upgrade Dialog
  
• Error loading mixed mode assembly
  
• Xcode: Automatically show code completion pop up
  
• Windows Phone 7 – Change Live Id
  
• Speed up Dropbox using a Home Server
  
• Improve Google search results: Personal Blocklist
  

2010 (4)

• Windows Phone 7: The Tip, The Bug, The Suggestion
  
• Windows Phone 7: 3 small issues
  
• Optimizing Performance: Leveraging WiX with Ngen for Profit
  
• Gaining Insight: A Few Drops of WiX Wisdom