Using Gmail for SMTP access

Introduction When you search for this on google you will find one hundred million results that all pretty much say exactly the same thing. The problem is none of them are from a developer’s pers...

Cannot ping or RDP to Windows 10 machine

Problem This is a particularly stupid gotcha. For a long time now I haven’t been able to RDP into my Windows 10 Surface Pro 4. I tried everything I could think of or look up including but not li...

Guide to using Git for TFS users

Introduction It’s that time again – that time where the development industry has decided for us that what we were using before isn’t good enough anymore and everyone needs to change ...

A very basic guide to GIT commands

Why GIT commands? When you use GIT long enough, you begin to realize it is just easier to use GIT commands. Using a console is faster in every way because UI for some reason or another is laggy and sl...