development

  • heroku cheat sheet quick start

    #note requires java 8. add the ppa repo for oracle and install this if you dont have it already. check your local with: java -version #create auth token for subsequent commands heroku login #from within a local git cloned app… Continue reading

  • directory info get files show directories C# .Net

    There is sometimes a misunderstanding between a “file” and a “folder” in filesystems. In C# .Net the following is often used to list all “files” in a folder. However, even though you can specify to search containing subdirectories, the above… Continue reading

  • Android Launch Browser from App to handle external URLs

    Upon googling for this one, I found some good relevant links on stack overflow as well as the android webview documentation, but no singular solution that tied everything together. First, I created a custom WebViewClient class. Note that this is… Continue reading

  • Cisco iOS Emulator Hardware and Software Simulations

    Good article with introductory discussion: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/networking/practice-cisco-router-configuration-using-a-free-emulator/419 Supported Hardware Dynagen/Dynamips: Cisco 7200, Cisco 3600 series (3620, 3640 and 3660), 3700 series (3725, 3745) and 2600 series (2610 to 2650XM, 2691). Emulators/Simulators Dynagen/Dynamips (excellent choice and good for windows and *nix): http://www.gns3.net/download… Continue reading

  • C# MySQL On Windows Named Pipes Development Mode

    While outlining the scope for a new project I’ve considered the possibility of using MySQL for budgeting purposes with respect to the potential size and growth rate of the database. I downloaded and ran through the latest setup for MySQL… Continue reading

  • Get Current Directory in Objective-C

    Since Mac OS X is a unix based system, you can always use “getcwd” from the standard C library, but in general if you want to stick within the context of Objective-C/Cocoa, see the examples below. Here’s one snippet you… 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

  • URL Encode in .Net

    C#: (ASP .Net) C#: (Client/Server Environment) References MSDN, WebUtility Classhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.webutility.aspx MSDN, Uri Classhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.uri.escapeuristring.aspx MSDN blogs, http://blogs.msdn.com/b/yangxind/archive/2006/11/09/don-t-use-net-system-uri-unescapedatastring-in-url-decoding.aspx Continue reading

  • Quick .Net Encryption Reference

    The code below represents a very basic .NET encryption class which has been tested and should work in your application – simply plug and play. 🙂 Contains two static methods that can be called without needing to instantiate the class.… Continue reading

  • Quick .Net Email Reference

    I’ve done a bit of encapsulation here to abstract the concept into clearer functionality, IMO. Make sure to add “using” reference directives for System.Threading and System.Net.Mail accordingly, when necessary. Note usage of basic boolean “sync lock” style logic in place… Continue reading