The Error The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the […]
How to get all files modified for a work item in TFS
Introduction Just like everything that requires coding with (or against?) TFS API – this was not a small task. This took a while for me […]
Nexus 4 Default Notification Sound Won’t Stop Chiming/Playing after it Starts
The Stupid Problem (short answer below) In my situation this turned out to be a very stupid problem that I caused myself without knowing it. […]
Visual Studio 2012 Crashes When Attaching to Process or When Opening Solution
This is a rant. For the solution skip to the next section So yeah… I don’t know about you all out there in dev land, […]
Dell Latitude E6400, Topaz Signature Pad and Broadcom USH Drivers
Introduction Dell is special… Latitudes are not good development machines, they are business grade, but somehow organizations think that cheap laptops are okay for developers […]
Seagate DiscWizard Acronis True Image Imaging Software Failure
I have used the Seagate DiscWizard Acronis True Image imaging software before, and I rather like it. However it failed for me on bootup recently from […]
SSRS Windows Integrated Security: Login failed for user ‘NT AUTHORITYANONYMOUS LOGON’
The Overly Complicated Problem I spent about 2 days trying to figure this problem out, until we had some professional help step in to help […]
Windows Service Installer Error 1001: Cannot start service on computer %1 is not a valid Win32 application
Problem I was working on a windows service I haven’t looked at in ages. We recently updated some dlls that broke the windows service, so […]
Marriage and the IRS
Introduction There are things no one tells you when you get married, one of which is doing taxes almost becomes impossible to do and is […]
Setting Up WCF with Windows Authentication
Introduction Configuring WCF to do anything for the first time is very time consuming, frustrating and just generally a hassle. My coworker and I mucked […]