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  • Reset Password from Command Prompt in Server 2008

    For a developer or IT admin working in Windows Server 2008 environment, you may have noticed ctrl+alt+del does not work over remote connection and you can no longer change your password from control panel. The best solution to this in… Continue reading

  • IIF in C#

    I always find myself referencing my other projects for this one when I jump between languages, so decided to toss it on the web. Both examples are in the context of ASP .Net, but syntax also applies np to Winforms… Continue reading

  • Serialize and Deserialize classes and objects in .Net

    Serialization is a powerful tool and a major factor in many intermediate development technologies such as webservices. Simply call “SerializeObject” and pass in the class name of your object for the “T” parameters, and your object will be serialized as… Continue reading

  • File Shredder Shortcut using SDelete in Windows XP, Vista, 7

    Computer enthusiasts have been using file shredders to delete files for many years. Sysinternals makes a very cool utility called “SDelete” that “shreds” a file See below for batch file code snippet to use with SDelete. Add to your “User/Administrator/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Windows/SendTo”… Continue reading

  • Play Sound in .Net

    Snippets below have been condensed from their original sources for brevity. See references for original articles. All examples are in C# .Net. Winforms: ASP .Net: (create an empty div in your page called “sound_element”) Note there are many ways to… Continue reading

  • JQuery Animation Reference

    Can be used without additional parameters .animate() Perform a custom animation of a set of CSS properties. .clearQueue() Remove from the queue all items that have not yet been run. .delay() Set a timer to delay execution of subsequent items… Continue reading

  • PHP on IIS7

    If you are unfamiliar with the term; PHP is a very popular open source web development language. It runs server side like ASP.Net instead of client side like javascript, and has many of the same features also seen with .Net.… Continue reading

  • SVN Revision and Source Control

    What is revision control, a.k.a source control? At it’s core, what this term really means is a way for you to track changes that you may make over time to a particular file. Each time you change the file and… Continue reading

  • HTTP Post in C# .Net

    Why re-invent the wheel? 😉 See below for a few quick examples from the minds over at csharp-online and codeproject. Note: Any snippets may have been condensed from their original sources for brevity. See references for original articles. All examples… Continue reading

  • IIS 7 Remote Administration Manager

    At the time of writing this article, in the latest version of Windows (Vista,7 and Server 2008), IIS management has changed quite a bit. IIS7 features some very cool remote management capabilities. In an environment where developers may need access… Continue reading