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Windows

Development Mar 29, 2019 1 min read

Pausing Packer's PowerShell Processes

When using Packer to build virtual machines, sometimes I just want to pause it and poke around. Here's how I achieve that.

Windows Nov 28, 2017 2 min read

Windows 10 Fall Creator's Update: IIS

After upgrading Windows 10, IIS might stop working. I fixed this by deleting stuff.

.NET Aug 26, 2017 8 min read

The Changing World of .NET

.NET today is no longer a walled-off Microsoft-only environment. This post explores how it has evolved and how you can evolve your software with it.

Development May 15, 2017 4 min read

Finding your Operating System version programmatically

Here's how to do it on Linux, macOS and Windows. No surprises, Windows is by far the most complex.

macOS May 06, 2017 3 min read

Thunderbolt Networking

Thunderbolt is amazingly fast, but how do you find the host at the other end of the cable?

Development Dec 16, 2016 1 min read

Using HTTP/2 in .NET client applications

The good news is that you can now make HTTP/2 requests from Windows. The bad news is that it needs a blog post to explain it.

Windows Dec 16, 2016 1 min read

Setting a proxy for Aptitude (on Windows)

Here's what you need to configure to force Aptitude through a proxy.

Windows Aug 18, 2016 2 min read

Failed Experiment: What processes have a lock on this folder?

This is a recording of something I failed at, as notes for anyone else trying or future-me.

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