Simple Class Creator and DTO Generator
What? A long time ago back around the middle and towards the end of 2012 I decided to create a console application that would help me get very mundane repetitive work out of the way. I dubbed it 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 to understand and figure out, especially since how you wor...
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 it needed to be re-tweaked. Every time I tried running th...
Work Around to Opening up a Local Folder from an HTML Link
Introduction (solution below) In general in web programming at one point you may need to or be asked to open up a local folder from a html link. This is something that used to work with older versions...
ASUS Com Service (atkexComSvc.exe) Memory Leak Work Around
The Problem So I have noticed after leaving my fairly new PC on (only about 6-9 months old now) for about a week, I was losing a tremendous amount of memory and I couldn’t account for where it w...
Programmer Breakfast
I don’t have a good time waking up in the morning. I am usually a zombie and I grunt to communicate until my vocal cords have warmed up enough to allow me to speak. I don’t normally get a ...
Things Not Everyone Should Drink at Work: Chamomile Tea
I learned this the hard way a several years ago, but I was just reminded again when a coworker of mine brought in some caffeine free Chamomile Tea to work. Chamomile Tea&...