In Bristol
It has been raining on and off here in Bristol Connecticut ever since I got here last Friday.
Heading East
I am leaving for Connecticut tomorrow.
IE7 Meta Refresh Issue Update
In a post last year I mentioned that there seemed to be an issue with IE 7 processing <META http-equiv="REFRESH"> […]
Parsing MMddyyyy or ddMMyyyy Date Format
Today I was discussing how to convert date strings MMddyyyy (e.g. 03282007) or ddMMyyyy (e.g. 28032007) back to DateTime object.
RSS Feeds Up Again
One of my co-workers pointed out that none of the feeds on my website was working. When accessed, a 500 […]
ToString() and Error Logging
In production environment, it is not always possible to step through the compiled code using a debugger and thus we […]
Sporadic Server Reboots – UPS Service Glitch
Recently, my web server has been down sporadically for no apparent reason.
Command Prompt Reentrancy Issue
In yesterday’s post, I gave an example of how simple command prompt recursion can bring Windows (XP and Vista) down […]
On Windows and Linux Process Scheduling
Today, both Windows and Linux systems are robust and secure enough for daily uses.
Understanding “Error MSB6006” in MSBuild
A couple of days ago, I ran into a mysterious problem when trying to build a web project using MSBuild.
Right Click Freezes Explorer Process
About a few months ago, I got a new desktop computer.
Remote Code Execution via Reflection
Background In .Net, distributed computing can be done in a number of ways.
Will I Switch to Vista?
Microsoft’s new Operating System Windows Vista has been out for a few months now.
Simple is Beautiful
A recent post by independent blogger Richard Stiennon on ZDNet http://blogs.zdnet.com/threatchaos/?p=311 on the system calls involved when viewing a simple […]
What Are My Favorite Sites Running On?
I have read from many sources that the majority of the websites are running on Linux and UNIX like operating […]