cannot – Obscure Problems and Gotchas

C#, Development, Gotcha

Resetting the UniFi Network Application password when you get locked out

by: admin2026-02-01

On more than one occasion I have gotten locked out of my UniFi networking administration software. Usually, I could fix this by just installing the […]

.net core, ASP.Net, Development, Visual Studio

WPF project won’t start after upgrade from full framework to dot net core

by: admin2024-05-19

This problem turned into a horrible time suck for me, so I really wanted to document what happened and how to resolve it because this […]

Development, SQL Server, SSIS

SSIS Custom Task XML Corruption

by: admin2020-12-20

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 […]

ASP.Net, Date and Time, Obscure

ASP.Net Forms Authentication IsAuthenticated is always false

by: admin2020-12-19

Obscure problem You have a web application that uses Forms Authentication The code has been working fine for months if not years because it’s boiler […]

Gotcha, How to, Windows

Cannot ping or RDP to Windows 10 machine

by: admin2019-02-10

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. […]

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Service Unavailable: HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable. – Your Application + SSRS + Reports folder = obscure mess

by: admin2014-06-13

Introduction Wow… another error message that tells you NOTHING! This error message reads: Service Unavailable: HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable. I need to […]

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Seagate DiscWizard Acronis True Image Imaging Software Failure

by: admin2013-07-14

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 […]

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