Essential Tools to find bugs... before they get to production

Developers now have access to free and inexpensive developer tools that can help find and fix many common application problems. These new APM tools are now an essential part of every developer’s tool set. Show me the tools!

ETH security feature distribution

Ethereum sidechain feature...ETH nodes would have a private key to decrypt the code it would run, this code is copied x times based on keys that would have access to the data, one encryption for the sender, ...

NET USE in WSL

Still getting into Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). I was using PowerShell to execute NET USE commands to access remote shares. Having tried this on WSL, it wasn’t immediately obvious how to get it to ...

I'm back!

Wow... just Wow... the posts before this are from when I was at TAFE and just beginning my studies. Oh how far I have come since then. I completed studies and got my Bachelor in Game Design/Computer Science, ...

Fix for slow iPhone 5s after IOS 11.0.1 11.0.2

Love my iPhone 5s but it was brutal after IOS 11 upgrade. I couldn’t even swipe to answer the phone. If your a fan-boy you can probably do this yourself, but I took it into the Apple Store and they restored ...

Installing a Kubernetes Cluster on CentOS 7

Having played around with the GKE and MiniKube "one stop" clusters, I wanted to build a multi-node K8 cluster from a bunch of CentOS VMs. The experience was pleasantly straightforward, following the instructions ...

DAX Studio 2.7.0 Released

The major change in this version is to the tracing engine. We’ve introduced a new trace type and made some changes to the way the tracing windows operate and incorporated some enhancements to crash reporting ...

Huge XML document to CSV

I have a huge XML document (over 2GB) exported from an automotive company system which I wanted to be able to export data from it to a CSV file to import into a legacy reporting system. Yes I know this ...

Mesh WiFi 101

If you're tired of dealing with WiFi connectivity headaches, dead zones, and weak signals, from your old outdated traditional router, upgrading to Mesh WiFi for your home network is worth checking out. ...

Simplify WMI

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is a key component of any Windows-based infrastructure. WMI helps companies prepare for disaster recovery, audit patch compliance, help with security management ...

PowerShell: A curse in disguise

I rarely think of technology as a problem, as most of the time people or processes are usually the root of organizational concerns. Many times will developers blame technology for being badly documented, ...

Database Enums

So is it better to store enumerated types in a database as a string/varchar or integer? Well it depends, but in general as a string is your best bet. In this post I explore the pros and cons of each. Lists ...

Azure App Service Tools VSCode Extension

Microsoft made their new Azure App Service Tools extension available today in the Visual Studio Marketplace. I had the opportunity to preview this extension and was very pleased. The process of provisioning ...

Fix VS2008 DPI issues on 4K display

I don't know if you guys use 4K displays for your dev work, I sure do, but anyways......using VS2008 on a 4K display was driving me crazy!Every time I attached to the target to downloaded an image the ...

How to use dapper for MySQL in C#

Few days ago I look for a solution so I can just save my time writing CRUD. So I found a solution. It’s called Dapper. For creating c# class from the database you can use this code https://gist.github.com/ani... ...

Scaffolding failed, failed to build the project

If you are adding a view and you see this error, your project is not in the state it can be compiled. If you compile your software it will fail. For fix the issue , fix the error in Errors List in your ...

Responsive Select2 in HTML

From last few years I use select2 for making effective dropdown in bootstrap. In last days I am trying to make it responsive but it doesn’t perform so well. Here is a nice thread to make it work. https://github.com/select2/... ...

Code Search - Visual Studio Text Editor Extension - v1.1 Update

It's been about a month since I blogged and released the Code Search - Visual Studio Text Editor Extension. The original release of this extension allowed you to use Microsoft's Code Search directly from ...

Sql Server: How do I get the filegroup, data file name, size and path of a database?

-- start with this:SELECT dbfile.name AS DatabaseFileName, dbfile.size/128 AS FileSizeInMB, sysFG.name AS FileGroupName, dbfile.physical_name AS DatabaseFilePath FROM sys.database_files AS dbfile INNER ...

Microsoft Dynamics GP Stuck Batches

In all financial systems, Dynamics GP included, from time-to-time batches will get stuck during posting. I have experienced this problem in every financial system I have supported, and I’ve supported a ...

SharePoint Saturday Charlotte–2017 Edition

Another SharePoint Saturday Charlotte happened yesterday (8/26/2017) and, IMHO, it was a great event. Thank you goes out to all of the speakers, sponsors, and event organizers! A lot of behind the scenes ...

Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.4 Preview

This article is copied from Visual studio blog, It has been removed from the main place. I have no attachment with Microsoft. So Words like "I'm" and "We" are not meant for myself. It's means of OP at ...

SQL Server: Why is it taking so long to take a database offline?

There are probably open sessions on the database you are attempting to bring offline. SQL Server is trying to roll back any existing workloads in-flight for that database. Issue the sp_who2 command from ...

SQL Server: Why is it taking so long to take a database offline?

There are probably open sessions on the database you are attempting to bring offline. SQL Server is trying to roll back any existing workloads in-flight for that database. Issue the sp_who2 command from ...

Azure Functions Visual Studio 2017 Development

The development tools and processes for Azure Functions are ever changing. We started out only being able to create a function through the portal which I did a series on. We then got a template in VS2015, ...

SQL Server: How can I get a distinct count(*) with multiple columns?

To get a count(*) of distinct column combinations, do the count(*) over the distinct select statement.Example:SELECT count(*) FROM (SELECT DISTINCT ColumnA, ColumnB, ColumnC FROM YourTable ) x ...

Query Application Insights REST API To Create Custom Notifications

Application Insights is one of those tools that has been around for a number of years now, but is finally getting understood as more companies move to Azure as a cloud solution. It has become an amazing ...

New Visual Studio 2017 Extension - Code Search (VS Text Editor)

It's been quite some time since I've cracked open Visual Studio to create an extension freebie for all my fellow engineers. If you're keeping up with the latest and greatest in the Microsoft Engineering ...

Ok it has been about 7 years since my last post

Ok it has been about 7 years since my last post. I have moved 3 times so far (current one is due family issues). Have worked for almost 2 years with Wal Mart and various part time jobs (I am currently ...

My blog has moved.

You can find my new blog site over here: https://blog.liamwestley.co.uk/

Worrying conclusions of Google's latest analysis of programmatic advertisin

One of the problems that have become one of those issues that generate tensions within the online advertising industry is fraud in advertising, especially where it is purchased programmatically. When an ...

How Game of Thrones measures the emotions to decide what to publish in social networks

HBO is employing feelings-measuring technology to establish the emotional reactions that are generated while viewers watch Game of Thrones as discussed by dissertation writing service.If there is an element ...

Replicating SharePoint Online Lists to SQL Server

We all know that accessing SharePoint data can be challenging, specifically for SharePoint Online implementations. The SharePoint SDK requires advanced software development knowledge, and SharePoint Online ...

Can't Start NiFi from Ambari, How do I spin up NiFi service in Hortonworks sandbox?

If you've followed the instructions to spin-up NiFi from Ambari, however, the service still does not appear to have started up (read: Ambari shows the service as "red" or stopped; the http URL http://sandbox.hortonworks.... ...

How to study effectively?

Psychologist Heddy López Díaz , accompaniment leader - MAIE School of Education of the Minuto de Dios University Corporation (Uniminuto) discussed the most effective study techniques as shared by dissertation ...

mysqli_connect(): (HY000/1045): Access denied for user (using password: YES)

Here is the solution for the error:mysqli_connect(): (HY000/1045): Access denied for user (using password: YES)Solution:Make sure that your password doesn't have special characters and just keep a plain ...

Pi Zero W - Streamer - Gains A Lego Case

So I’ve added a Lego Case To My Music Streamer Its working great. Our boys can wander in with their tablets/phones and just wirelessly play what they like. Music should just be like this. Accessible and ...

Legacy Projects, Technical Debt and NDepend

Unless every project you've worked on has been green field and / or built with no time pressure, you'll have found yourself working on a legacy project at some point. Unwieldy methods, mystery sections ...

SQL Azure as part of availability group, but not really doing any real work

Wouldn't it be nice to have SQL Azure as part of high availability group, but not really doing any real work? I'm looking for a set up of Active/ReadOnly/DR-Azure. So far I have no luck finding information ...

SSMS 17.1 missing features

Just noticed that SSMS 17.1 (current version) does not support drag and drop of a SQL file.  Reverted back to SSMS 17 RC3 and that feature is back.  Going to check on other features.

How Do I Open a Port in Windows 10 (refused connection) ?

If you are seeing the "connection refused" message when attempting to set up a localhost access port, the chances are good that the port is blocked from allowing connections through Windows. To open the ...

WordPress 101 - Plugins!

This blog series covers just a few of the many features of WordPress from a developer's perspective.WordPress 101 - Setup/Configuration!WordPress 101 - Plugins!WordPress 101 - Themes!"WordPress powers ...

Creating a SharePoint DataLake with SQL Server using Enzo Unified

In this blog post I will show how you can easily copy a SharePoint list to a SQL Server table, and keep the data updated one a specific frequency, allowing you to easily create a DataLake for your SharePoint ...

Wordpress change permalinks to Postname cause Page Not Found

When you select postname in permalinks of wordpress admin page, it might not work sometimes.Following are the reasons.* If in the admin permalinks page itself if it shows some message saying "if you have ...

If I Made a New Web App over the Last 12 Years

Have you thought about how you've built web applications in the past and how you want to do it now?Please visit me at http://bit.ly/ifIMadeANewWe... for my reflections ...

Show off your API with a little Swagger...

So you've built yourself a ground-breaking RESTful .NET Web Api that's effectively going to change the world... awesome!You've even sold and marketed the idea to maybe your boss or potential client... ...

The TDLR; on easily managing .NET concurrent asynchronous threads

Ever had the requirement for your code to perform some series of background actions, say to query an API for weather data for various locations, but your provider caps you at having only 2 max concurrent ...

The 10 Commandments of Good SEO Hipster Version

I do not know about you, but to all those who are dedicated to online marketing, do not you think, what ever Google is more like a religion? , A little rather yes, right? And if the Catholics have the ...

Get Custom Fields using Quickbooks SDK

I was attempting to get a custom field that a customer had added to Items.It took me a while to figure out it is simple but obscure and basically just requires adding a child element of OwnerID = 0.Once ...

SSIS project foreach loop editor does not show configuration for ADO or ADO.NET enumerator

UPDATE on 2017-05-31:It seems to be a bug with version 17.1 (build 14.0.61705.170). I uninstalled that version (including some prerequisite and other components from program list), did a repair on Visual ...

Writing a Voice Activated SharePoint Todo List - IoT App on RPi

Ever wanted to write a voice activated system on an IoT device to keep track of your “todo list”, hear your commands being played back, and have the system send you a text message with your todo list when ...