About Me I am interested in the .NET platform (mostly MVC), Ruby on Rails, the NoSQL movement and framework development. I am also pursuing a Masters in Information Systems.Tumblr (3.0; @mgattuso)http://michaelgattuso.com/<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxe9ghpBpQ1qzbbrso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Customer Service comparison: <strong>Chicco</strong> vs. <strong>Samsung</strong><br/><br/><strong>Chicco</strong>: We call up about our <strong>four</strong> year old infant car seat. We notice a weird smell that doesn’t go away after several washes. What does Chicco do? Send us a free replacement - valued at $100.</p> <p><strong>Samsung</strong>: We lose 4 screws to bolt the TV panel to the stand. What does Samsung do? $15.15 for the replacements - valued at, what, $0.05?</p>http://michaelgattuso.com/post/15411284661http://michaelgattuso.com/post/15411284661Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:41:00 -0500screwedMe: I love my little ladies so much. Izzy: dad. Me: yes, izzy Izzy: did you forget our names?http://michaelgattuso.com/post/5084088161http://michaelgattuso.com/post/5084088161Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:54:01 -0400Me: what is this Izzy, Cheeky George? Izzy: serious George Me: you mean Curious George? Izzy:...http://michaelgattuso.com/post/2300400458http://michaelgattuso.com/post/2300400458Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:08:39 -0500I recently wrapped up a group project for my degree that consisted of working together as two...http://michaelgattuso.com/post/692766295http://michaelgattuso.com/post/692766295Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:13:00 -0400developmentsocial<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3cnzsLsCa1qzbbrso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Children get older (part II)</p>http://michaelgattuso.com/post/654034233http://michaelgattuso.com/post/654034233Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:11:00 -0400familyphotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3cnxvoXC51qzbbrso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Children get older (Part I)</p>http://michaelgattuso.com/post/654031556http://michaelgattuso.com/post/654031556Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:10:00 -0400familyphotographyCodebase HQ: These guys are brilliant! I was looking to move my “for fun” code...http://michaelgattuso.com/post/213288388http://michaelgattuso.com/post/213288388Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:29:08 -0400codegitenglandDatabase denormalization and Digg: Interesting article on Digg and the “No-SQL”...http://michaelgattuso.com/post/184623768http://michaelgattuso.com/post/184623768Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:15:26 -0400databasecouchDBdevelopmentSo I’m writing a new personal “for fun” application and I really can’t...http://michaelgattuso.com/post/182000471http://michaelgattuso.com/post/182000471Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:48:33 -0400csharp.netdevelopmententity frameworkcouchDBcode<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpk2agBFUi1qzbbrso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>1.5 mile on the Bright Angel Trail at the Grand Canyon</p>http://michaelgattuso.com/post/181201095http://michaelgattuso.com/post/181201095Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:13:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpk27ezj751qzbbrso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ponds by the Grand Canyon</p>http://michaelgattuso.com/post/181200135http://michaelgattuso.com/post/181200135Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:11:38 -0400photographyI have finally entered the post-blackberry corporate era! Goodbye pearl hello iPhone! I have had the...http://michaelgattuso.com/post/166919631http://michaelgattuso.com/post/166919631Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:07:34 -0400<a href="http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/">http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/</a>http://michaelgattuso.com/post/163465642http://michaelgattuso.com/post/163465642Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:58:11 -0400<a href="http://www.nytimes.com//interactive/2009/07/31/business/20080801-metrics-graphic.html">Cool interactive graph from NY Times on how people spend their time on a average day</a>http://michaelgattuso.com/post/157191163http://michaelgattuso.com/post/157191163Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:46:05 -0400news<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/SYUJWR5jlql3armvA3urc9t0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Summertime!</p>http://michaelgattuso.com/post/153256366http://michaelgattuso.com/post/153256366Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:27:00 -0400familyphotographyThis throws an error: var entity = new Entity() { Name = name, TokenValue = tokenValue...http://michaelgattuso.com/post/136858215http://michaelgattuso.com/post/136858215Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:35:00 -0400CDevelopmentMicrosoftcodeI checked out my credit reports over the weekend via http://www.annualcreditreport.com (which is the...http://michaelgattuso.com/post/136602373http://michaelgattuso.com/post/136602373Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:07:00 -0400I was listening to Mike Birbiglia on NPR this weekend. I love his style of comedy. At the end of his...http://michaelgattuso.com/post/133312739http://michaelgattuso.com/post/133312739Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:48:00 -0400newsIPhone 3G S day is not the day to have a hard drive issue on my Mac notebook. Zero chance of getting...http://michaelgattuso.com/post/126412848http://michaelgattuso.com/post/126412848Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:09:23 -0400“Personal use of a corporate cell/blackberry is taxable income” - Heard on NPR - good to...http://michaelgattuso.com/post/122583597http://michaelgattuso.com/post/122583597Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:02:25 -0400