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!

PowerShell Grant-EC2SecurityGroupIngress to All Traffic using AWS Source Security Group

I really had to dig for this, but it’s quite simple: $natSG = Get-EC2SecurityGroup -Region $env:AWS_DEFAULT_REGION | ?{$_.Description -eq 'my NAT security group description' -and $_.VpcId -eq $vpcId } ...

setting up SMTP on windows server and getting it up and running

install smtp server features through server manager if its windows server machine or through add windows features from 'add/remove programs' dialog optioneven if you are on iis 7 or anything higher, open ...

Pocket on IPad: Ability to rename articles is still missing

I haven't used Pocket on IPad for the last 2 years and was shocked that the ability to rename articles is still missing. It was available in Read It Later and was one of the biggest issues after Pocket ...

Read CSV files with multiple lines

I needed to read CSV files with columns, containing strings in double quotes. The problem was that there were new lines within the column. Fortunately I found the article that reads the strings with multiple ...

Tiny MCE editor in ASP.Net Web Form

I wanted to implement rich text editor in ASP.Net Web Form. I found that Tiny MCE editor is very popular and selected it.I've followed the article http://blog.tentaclesoftwar... ...

Thanks Adam

Adam Christianson, picked up on my experimentation with HomeBridge last week. Much thanks http://www.maccast.com ...

Remember the end..

After struggling several hours with a problem that seemed complex, it's time for me to write a short little post about it.I created a website the displays a list of PDF documents on one side and on select ...

Working with various PHP vulnerabilties

We will often come over a full number of PHP Development Companies with the different association that will offer you with dynamic and functional web application improvement benefits and upgraded arrangements. ...

Moving a Cloud App to a different Azure Resource Group

I used the new Visual Studio Team Services buils to deploy to an Azure CloudService web app. It created the web app automatically for me, but was put into a default resource group. I wanted to move it ...

Finding the newest file in folder using PowerShell

Saw a question like this on Stack Overflow and submitted this answer and thought I'd like to keep it around for future use. The task was to find the newest file in a directory and copy it to another folder.Clear-Host# ...

Finding the newest file in folder using PowerShell

Saw a question like this on Stack Overflow and submitted this answer and thought I'd like to keep it around for future use. The task was to find the newest file in a directory and copy it to another folder.Clear-Host# ...

The new Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer for Linux and Mac

According to CodeChannels, Microsoft just released is a new version of the Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer, which is now available for Windows, Mac and Linux. http://codechannels.com/res... ...

Exporting Azure Table Into Excel and SQL Server using Enzo Cloud Backup

Do you have data stored in Azure Tables but can’t find a way to easily export into Excel or even SQL Server for analysis? With Enzo Cloud Backup (a free tool by the way) you can easily do that. Although ...

JavaScript Tips

[Github/loverjoel] is posting a new JavaScript tip everyday. Currently on tip #17 with previous tips all there to inspire. Wondering how long he’ll keep going?? Definitely worth a look. https://github.com/loverajo... ...

Chocolatey Community Feed Update!

Average approval time for moderated packages is currently under 10 hours! In my last post, I talked about things we were implementing or getting ready to implement to really help out with the process of ...

SSIS to SQL Server Data Type Translations

I have been wanting to add this to my list.Its a must if you work with SSISSee Devins blog hereHope this helps ...

Blog has moved

I've used geekswithblogs for a while now, and although it is quite easy to get started, there are many shortcomings, especially when composing a blog article and formatting text, code and images. I tried ...

Powershell to make User Principle Name (UPN) of SharePoint user profile service editable

Use the below script to make the UPN updatable.This was handy incase of Site minder configuration for SharePoint where in there was no profile sync in place and a profile was provisioned as and when the ...

Create a multi line rich text field in a SharePoint list using REST

I recently needed to create a rich text field in a SharePoint list programatically. Since I am using REST all over the place, it would be practical to continue that now as well.I was able to find out how ...

Implement Schema Inherence in Mongoose

When I was developing Worktile Enterprise we are using MongoDB with an ODM framework called Mongoose. It provides sachems-based validation in top of native MongoDB driver, and for each collection we also ...

Sharing Tables Between Two or More SQL Servers using Couchbase

In this blog post I will show you how you can allow SQL Server to tap into Couchbase directly using regular SQL commands, and use Couchbase Buckets to share data between two or more SQL Server databases. ...

Visual studio 2015 update 1 bug “An error was encountered during code generation. The changes you have made in the designer have not been committed to the source code”

If you work in Visual studio 2015 update 1 and got issue like this“ An error was encountered during code generation. The changes you have made in the designer have not been committed to the source code” ...

What is Better Mobile App or Mobile Website?

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 There's an associated, specialized and entrancing discussion in tech about mobile applications and the web, with what should they ...

HomeKit in our house

In big news, I now have Apple HomeKit working at home. Last night I was able to stand outside my house (outside of our WIFI range) and speak into Apple watch, and say Hey Siri, Switch Living Room Lights ...

Awesome Trick: Tracing Request Failures in IIS

A great tool I've discovered recently is the Failed Request Tracing Tool is IIS. It's a great way to see why your request failed. I cover this and other IIS Administration topics in my IIS Administration ...

BrowserStack Visual Studio 2015 Extension

Do you find that you want browserstack but once again, the extension lets you down by not installing into VS2015. Worry not! As with VS2013 (that I wrote about here) it’s a case of editing the vsixmanifest ...

I can't remote into my Windows server. How do I do remote shutdown or remote restart?

Open up a windows command shell. Type in: shutdown -r -t360 -m servname.onyourdomain.comIf you are looking for more information about this, check out this linkhttps://technet.microso... ...

Customer Expectations

Our 2004 van broke down on the way to New Years/Christmas celebration at my parent’s home. Thankfully no one was hurt and it was a good spot to have troubles [* – see bellow]. We were just off the interstate ...

Top 5 Mobile App Development Trends

What is the future of mobile applications or what is the space of mobile apps in mobile trends? Apps are some of those mobile trends which are flourishing constantly and steadily. Let's take a look on ...

Software for everybody

Let me start with something that has been bothering me for quite a long time. I may have mentioned this before, I know I have repeatedly stated it in one of my many talks but I believe this is a very important ...

Powershell & IIS

Posting these so I can find them easily in the future when I need them -- Selects the default documents from the applicationHost.config Get-WebConfigurationProperty -Filter 'system.webServer/defaultDo... ...

Setting Up Octopus Build Task on TFS 2015 On-Prem

Last week I worked on getting Octopus Deploy's Build Task installed in TFS 2015. What I found was that there was a lot of great articles that all had parts of the process, but there was nothing that brought ...

A cloud backup horror story - how Mozy lost all my files

Choosing the right backup scheme for your personal files is essential, and far too often backup is not considered until it is too late. With Mozy Home cloud backup, I thought I was well prepared for disaster. ...

Shairport-Sync

So I’ve just upgraded my raspberry Pi, from Shairport to Shairport-Sync. So read back a bit, if you don’t know (and I’m sure you do), Shairport turns Pi, into an Airplay receiver. I’ve got to say, Shairport-Sync ...

My Favorite Microsoft Developer Videos in 2015

Keynote: Visual Studio 2015 – Any app, Any developer Microsoft release Visual Studio 2015 this year. Its release keynote has received 558,107 views. The video provides a great overview packed with demos ...

In-Memory Queue with Web API 2 and Websockets

I'm working on an application that lets users run tasks that are "long-running" (could take 5-10 seconds depending on the server load). For one or two users, this would practically be real time. However, ...

GMAIL: How do I get rid of all the emails in a folder?

This took me longer than it should have to figure out. In just a few simple steps, all those emails can easily be dealt with in sets.Go to the folder you are interested in.click the top check box--or the ...

SSL Certificate bundling for Tomcat 7 on a Windows Server

Recently while working with a new warehouse management system with a java/Tomcat powered public portal I needed to to learn a few things. Coming to the party was the Java KeyTool utility (which I had encountered ...

جەمسەرەکانی شێعە و سوننە و بەکار هێنانی کورد بۆ بەرژەوەندییەکانی خۆیان

دوای سەرکەوتنی شۆرشی گەلانی ئێران لە ساڵی ١٩٧٩ و بە تاڵان بردنی دەسکەوتەکانی ئەو شۆرشە لە لایەن ئیسلامی شێعەوە و هەناردە کردنی ئیسلامی شێعە بۆ وڵاتانی عێراق، لوبنان، بەحرەین، سوریە و یەمەن هێزێکی هاوپێمانی ...

Creating a prototype chain in Javascript

We just need to implement three concepts to build a prototype chain in Javascript. First we create the base class: function Animal(voice){ this.voice = voice || grunt; } //We update the Animal prototype ...

Chocolatey Community Feed State of the Union

tl;dr: Everything on https://chocolatey.org/notice is coming to fruition! We've automatically tested over 6,500 packages, a validator service is coming up now to check quality and the unreviewed backlog ...

Finding the maximum number of sub sites in SharePoint Online

When dealing with SharePoint Online, there are some limitations to consider.The most famous one is the list view threshold of 5000 elements in a list view. But there are also others. In my company, we ...

10 Interesting Facts to Know About Data Centers

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Data center is basically a center with loads of sensitive and modern computer equipments that basically manages all the data of an organization. An organization ...

Why job agencies and I do not get along.

Maybe the title is a bit misleading. But hey, at least I got your attention. But before I dive into this, I want to set the boundaries for this post, I do not want to be misunderstood and be taken for ...

Tip for a WebApi, Json and System.Net.Http.Formatting exception

My colleague, Brian, had this problem and posted it on our Slack channel. I suggested he share it out further, and since he isn’t blogging yet (I keep encouraging him to do so), I offered to post it for ...

PackBits in C#

If you do a search for PackBits and C#, you don’t find much. I found an Objective C implementation, a C implementation, the Apple Guidelines from 1996, etc. but no solid examples in C#. For my implementation, ...

Configuring and Using the Redis Azure Cache

In this blog post I will show you how to configure and use a cloud caching service called the Azure Redis Cache. This caching service makes it easy to store information in the cloud to save temporary data, ...

Product development - Code Quality and Importance of Code reviews.

This post contains low level detail and can be used for code reviews in C#. In case you are looking for high level Information only, please excuse the code snippets.Sometime back before Christmas, I was ...

XModem Implementation

Today, I had to write an XModem implementation to upload fonts to an ImTech Mark 605 print controller. The binary upload wasn’t working as expected, which left the XModem implementation, which does seem ...

No Excuse For Not Developing For Windows Phone

Ok, I’m biased. Let’s get that out of the way up front. I am a fan of the Windows Phone and it’s user interface. I think the live tiles, informative lock screen and application contracts offer a far superior ...