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Code Scraps: Have MSBuild produce Install and Uninstall batch files for a .NET Windows Service

20th March 2019 @davidcostello42

Here’s a quick code scrap for having MSBuild (or Visual Studio) automatically produce batch files for installing and uninstalling your .NET-based Windows Service. You can also use this same idea […]

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Quick note on Facebook Group Cover Photos

8th April 20188th April 2018 @davidcostello42

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 […]

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Code scraps: Find a local Windows Machine Name from IP Address (on Windows)

20th March 2018 @davidcostello42

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 […]

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Truncating a T-SQL (SQL Server) table with foreign keys

8th March 20188th March 2018 @davidcostello42

Here’s a quick reminder on how to best truncate and reset primary keys on a table in Microsoft SQL Server that has foreign keys defined. DELETE FROM [TableName] DBCC CHECKIDENT […]

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How not to interview for a software role

2nd February 20182nd February 2018 @davidcostello42

I’m currently in the grueling task of trying to find a new job in the software engineering space. I’ve had some really good interviews, and I’ve had some absolute train […]

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ASpell-based Language Detection – basic, reasonably quick language identification

1st February 20182nd February 2018 @davidcostello42

I recently published an old prototype language detection library on GitHub. The library utilises open-source ASpell dictionary files to identify the language of the text being passed to the library. […]

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Handy Notepad++ plugins for developers

14th January 201814th January 2018 @davidcostello42

This is a quick list of the plugins available for Notepad++ that can benefit developers (as of January 2018). All plugins are available from the Plugin Manager inside Notepad++. There […]

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API.Toys updates

2nd January 20183rd January 2018 @davidcostello42

Several years back I created API.Toys, a small hobbyist website where I’m slowly publishing random JSON-based data endpoints for various different things. I’ve recently updated the website to include ISO-3166-1 […]

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BT Service Hacks: BT Charge Advice

22nd October 20173rd January 2018 @davidcostello42

My parents-in-law have had a frustrating service on their phone line for about 15 years. Whenever they make an outgoing call on their landline, once completing their outgoing call they […]

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List of good on-line computer parts retailers.

26th August 20162nd February 2018 @davidcostello42

This is just a post for my personal benefit, documenting computer parts retailers I use, have used, and generally trust… When I am buying PC Parts or Hardware – I […]

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