Programmatically storing your Database for Source Control
Databases are often a critical part of most applications today. But how do you go about storing them for Source Control purposes? There are a number of approaches – the […]
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Deleting files in a directory older than a number of days
Here’s a quick Windows Powershell script to delete all files in a folder that are older than a certain number of days. # Delete all Files in <directory> older than […]
Code Scraps: GenerateApplicationManifest build error in Visual Studio
I got an unusual error in Visual Studio the other day that I hadn’t encountered before. The error was relating to an issue doing App.Config Transformations on a C# Windows […]
Code scraps: Get all files of a type in Windows
This extends upon my previous code scrap for listing all files in Windows. If you want to produce a list of just a certain type of files in a directory […]
Code scraps: MSSQL Configuration Manager
I’m working in MS SQL Server 2014. I needed to make some modifications to the connection information but discovered the SQL Server Configuration Manager was missing from the Windows Start […]
Code Scraps: Lookup an Active Directory user on the command line
I’ve worked in a few big organisations and I’ve found that using Outlook to look up colleagues can be difficult if you don’t know someone’s first name. So I’ve often […]
Computing Trivia: Molly-guards
Did you know that the protective plastic or glass shield over an important button is colloquially called a Molly-guard? You can also get a script for Unix PC’s called molly-guard […]
Boot loop issue on VirtualBox
Here’s a quick tip on a not so obvious bug you can have with VirtualBox. I took ownership of a Windows 7 virtual machine from a colleague. I copied the […]
Quick note on Facebook Group Cover Photos
Here’s a quick design note on the current dimensions for Facebook Group Cover Photos. As of 2018, the current Group Cover Photo size is: 1640px by 856px. The top and […]
Code scraps: Find a local Windows Machine Name from IP Address (on Windows)
Here’s a quick code scrap to return the Machine Name for a Windows system on a local network using the Windows Command Line. nbtstat -a <ip address> This will return output […]