Russell Solberg

Entity Framework Seed Data for States & Counties

Russell — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:05:01 +0000

One of the great benefits of Entity Framework and Code First for ASP.NET MVC application development is the ability to seed data for your application when you run your application for the first time. Earlier today I was working on an implementation of EF and Code First for a new app and I had all [...]

Forcing SSL/HTTPS With ASP.NET MVC

Russell — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:47:18 +0000

I have recently been working on a new internal application for my family’s insurance agency and I knew I wanted to force a secured connection. Being an insurance agency, there are various rules and regulations regarding data security that you can’t take for granted. We use SSL connections for all of our web applications and [...]

Chase Mobile App UX #Fail

Russell — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:40:56 +0000

It seems as though everyone has a favorite banking application these days and today my favorite app failed me. In the year of 2013, consumers simply demand convenience from their mobile applications and consumers view mobile apps as an extension of the business whom provides it. It is for these very reasons that Chase and other financial institutions allow you to deposit checks online through their websites or mobile apps.

From an economics standpoint, the simple ability to take a picture of a check saves consumers time and money. Who really wants to drive back and fourth to the brick and mortar financial institution location, wait in line, fill out deposit slips, and then hand over a check to deposit? I would say NOBODY, but I'm quite certain there are still a few folks out there who you can label as Old School who prefer that face to face involvement with the tellers...

Cascading DropDownLists Inside Telerik RadGrid

Russell — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:55:16 +0000

One of the things I’ve always enjoyed about the Telerik controls is that they do things out of the box quicker than the standard ASP.NET controls, but if you venture off the beaten path just a step or two you might be entering hell… I literally spent hours googling yesterday trying to find where someone [...]

Annual Goals – 2013

Russell — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:00:38 +0000

Introduction Recently I’ve been thinking about accountability quite a bit. In many facets of each and everyone of our lives, accountability is what sets many of us apart from one another. It is certainly extremely easy to look at others whom lack accountability and point it out, but as I type I’m looking at myself in a [...]

Year In Review – 2012

Russell — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 02:00:23 +0000

New Year Resolutions… 2013 Goals

Russell — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:54:07 +0000

New Years Resolutions. Normally I think these things are just a bit of a joke and lame excuse to do things. Like if you want to diet, diet. If you want to get fit, get fit. Obviously a new year makes folks think about new beginnings, but for me if its important enough to make [...]

Election Day 2012

Russell — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:26:57 +0000

It seems like the election has been going on for the past 12 years, non-stop. For many, they are super excited that today has simply arrived so that we can begin tomorrow without the distractions and annoyances. For others, today simply is another day in the elections process that will continue on for the days, [...]

Q: What Is Your Voice? A: What Is Your Passion?

Russell — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:01:22 +0000

At the time of writing this post, I'm 30 years old or 30 years young as many would say. Like many people, I've been trying to find my voice and identity in a world full of very smart and articulate people. It wasn't until recently that I had a revelation about what that common trait was for many people whom seemingly have it all figured out. Passion.

Where is the professionalism Lenovo?

Russell — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:12:04 +0000

Late in the evening on Thursday June 21st I was browsing my Facebook “timeline” and came across an interesting post from a friend of mine. Essentially my friend was looking at the Outlet website for Lenovo and while using their compare laptops feature, he discovered a very friendly message from Lenovo. I didn’t believe him [...]