I have been working with MongoDB for the past year or so and I feel as if I have earned the right to have an […]
Executing shell scripts from C# for a Windows developer
Shhh, I just want the answer You can skip all of my ramblings. Just scroll to the bottom for the code or click here. I […]
SSIS Custom Task XML Corruption
Introduction I usually like to keep any explanation I write to be straight to the point, but informational and no fluff. There are times where […]
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 […]
ASPCONFIG: Could not load file or assembly or one of its dependencies. Access is denied.
Problem While publishing a web application you get a puzzling error that reads like the following in the output window: 1>C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_compiler.exe -v \ -p C:\Dev\WebApp\obj\Release\AspnetCompileMerge\Source […]
Camtasia 8.6 throws C++ Runtime error when importing MOV files
The frustrating problem Upon creating a new project and attempting to import an MOV file you can get an error that reads: Microsoft Visual C++ […]
A very simplistic explanation of events in C#
Introduction If you just want to see the code involved, go to the end of this article. I am really writing this for myself because […]
How to use Excel and tSQL to help you Generate Code
Introduction It’s amazing to me the reactions I get when I show people seemingly simple tricks on how to automate or generate code and/or script […]
TSQL: Passing objects to stored procedures via XML
Introduction This is a subject I have heard about repeatedly, but I never bothered looking into it until recently. I was told that writing hard […]
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 […]