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ubuntu Ubuntu 18.04: unable to log in after locking PC Hi, Ok, this was an interesting one. I want to write this down for myself and other people who might have this problem in the future. Last thursday, while at work, I decided
git Git Submodules Hi, I always forget those damn commands for adding and deleting submodules from a GIT repository. I thought it might be wise to put those commands on my website, for future reference. Adding
windows Windows Tools Welcome to my ultimate Windows tools list. This is the list with tools I always install when I install a fresh copy of Windows. This list is constantly updated. If you have any
c# .NET (Core) Web API return content as plain text Hi, Whenever I'm working on a WebAPI solution, I always return to the problem on "how to let WebAPI return the content as plain text". The answer to this solution is
c# C# Find Free TCP Port Hi, Use this handy little code snippet to find a free TCP port on your machine. I always use this so I can perform multiple in-memory WebApi unit tests at the same time.
.net core Configuration validation in .NET Core Hi, TLDR: Configuration validation using the .NET Core configuration and data annotations library. Not interested in reading the whole thing? The GitHub link to the repository is at the bottom of the page.
powershell Powershell Complete Clean Hi, Everybody who works with Visual Studio (no matter which version) has probably, at some point, ran a "Clean solution" on the project, only to discover that nothing was cleaned. In
tool IForgot - Review Your Working Days If you have a job and have to sit behind the PC a lot, you probably know the problem of not remembering what you've done earlier today (or even earlier this week). I
.net Tutorial: Build A URL Shortener with ASP.NET MVC Updated on 2019-04-19 Even though this code is very usable if you would like to learn about ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Core is the way to go for new projects. I might
google Google's most popular and least popular top level domains - Update 2015 A few years ago (in 2006), Bill Slawski posted an item on his blog on how many pages of a certain top level domain (e.g. .us, .com) were indexed on Google (you
node webkit Node Webkit (NW.js) tutorial: creating a Markdown editor Version 0.1 (21 February 2015) Download the source code here, or download the program (assembled for Windows) Desktop apps are dead, right? Not really by judging the number of stars Node Webkit
node.js URL shortener in Node.js + Express.js + MySQL tutorial: learning by doing Download the source code here. Node.js brings the power of JavaScript to the server. Its power lies in the fact that it has out-of-the-box support for WebSockets (realtime connections with the client
