Scott Brooks

My corner of the internet to share my thoughts and experiences.

Projects

  • Idea wall

    I have been a fan of cards on a wall for years. I buy the 1/2" 4'x8' sheets of insulation. In the past, they were about $8, but the latest at Home Depot is more like 14. In my current setup, I...

  • Microservices - my recent journey

    Summary [toc wrapping="right"] I have been watching videos and reading for the past couple months about Microservices. It is very timely, since I have been doing maintenance work on a monolith...

  • Azure, SignalR, & Redis File Validation Site

    Summary [toc wrapping="right"]This project was to develop a site to validate files. The user will drop a .csv file on the page (or click the Browse button to find a file). After the file is...

  • NoSql, YesSql, MaybeSql - A hybrid approach

    UPDATE: I don't usually claim something as an original idea. Anything formed in my brain is just an amalgamation of the videos I have watched and the stuff I have read. For this idea of just...

  • Sql Server Stored Procedure Template

    Summary [toc wrapping="right"]Have you ever written that "perfect" piece of code to handle some situation? You spend hours reading blogs and other code, and you finally pull it all together in a...

  • Footer for all pages on site

    Summary [toc wrapping="right"] During the testing portion of a recent server move, I wanted to be sure the user knew they were on the test server. It seemed simple enough, and the solution I ended up...

  • Trello Interface for Daily Printed ToDo Page

    Summary [toc wrapping="right"] This project had two major goals. First, I wanted to filter Trello cards based on tags. If you are not familiar with Trello, it is described as .. the fastest, easiest...

  • Visual Basic 6 Programming

    Visual Basic was fun. I considered using VB2 for one project, but without database support, it was not the right fit. When VB3 came along with database support, I was in. I lived through the VB4...

  • SSH Interface to Siemens HiPath 4000 Phone Switch

    Summary [toc wrapping="right"]The purpose for this project was to change the class of service for a specific extension on a Siemens HiPath 4000 Phone Switch. It connects with the switch over the...

  • Health Level Seven (HL7) Application

    Summary [toc wrapping="right"]Health Level Seven (HL7) is the standard for exchanging information between medical applications. This application receives HL7 messages from Hospital Information Systems...

  • BooksForLuke - Web Site

    Summary [toc wrapping="right"]This site is more of a landing page than an actual site. The purpose of this page was to give people an easy way to contact us to donate books or find out more about...

  • Move mission critical services to Amazon Web Services

    Summary [toc wrapping="right"]Summary here... Description Detailed Description... Amazon EC2 Metadata We use the following class to obtain Metadata from a running Amazon instance. This code also...

  • TeamworkPM REST Interface

    Summary [toc wrapping="right"]Summary here... Description Detailed Description... Technology C# TeamworkPM API REST Web...

  • Hospital Update Program

    Summary [toc wrapping="right"]We install and maintain servers at customer locations around the country. Often, these servers are sitting in dark closets in basements without any human interaction....

  • Triage - Amazon Marketplace Web Services - Product Finder

    Summary [toc wrapping="right"]The purpose of this project was to provide an easy way to determine if a book (or other media) is sellable on Amazon. It uses the MWS (Marketplace Web Services) API...

  • Using Wordpress to display my Resume

    I have used WordPress in the past for Luke's website (GrowingUpLuke) and I found it very easy to get a decent looking site up quickly. It allowed me to focus on the content, while it handled all the...