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citrix receiver disable add account popup on startup
The problem I recently installed CitrixReceiver 4.4 for windows (on 2 windows 10 pc’s) and now on start up I am always being asked to […]
SQL Server Script user with SID
The Problem When you move sql logins around servers the logins are created with an SID that uniquely identifies the login. Assume you setup two […]
T-SQL Drop temp table if it exists
The Problem I often work in SQL Server with temp tables and they can be a pain when developing as you may have code like […]
LANTorrent seed you torrents from NAS without corruption
The Scenario I have been a long time user of uTorrent. I run it on my laptop that has limited storage, so if you want […]
Clean the Windows Installer Folder
Problem The c:\Windows\Installer folder contains windows .msi installers and .msp patch files that are used when installing and updating software on your windows computer. Over […]
How to make a self extracting archive that runs your setup.exe with 7zip -sfx switch
The scenario When you use the default Microsoft Visual Studio Installer (yes, it is back as an extension for VS 2013 – Visual studio Installer […]
Terrible Performance of SQL Server Linked Server query over WAN
The problem I have a linked server connection between 2 SQL servers approx half the world away. One server resides in Sydney, Australia and the […]
MVC Razor View escape character
The Problem You want to use your model or some code to append a variable inline with a string. Assume you want to create a […]
IIS Express and windows authentication
How to control the IIS Express Authentication settings To set the windows authentication parameters for you MVC applicaiton there are two ways to do this […]