Many people assume that just by creating an Apple ID, they automatically have an iCloud email address. This is not necessarily the case since people typically use a different email address as their Apple ID. In order to use an @icloud.com (or @mac.com, @me.com for that matter) email address, you must set that up separately and this is actually a required step if you plan to use iCloud … [Read more...]
How to Import IIS Log to PostgreSQL
If you ever had a need to dump and analyze IIS logs from a database, this post will show you how to do it in PostgreSQL RDBMS. The assumption is that you're already familiar with the default installation and setup of PostgreSQL, if not please check the manual link at the bottom of this post. We will use default settings. Steps to Create IIS Log Table and Import Log File to PostgreSQL Create … [Read more...]
How to Add Custom Logging to SSIS Package
This post will demonstrate one way to add custom logging to SSIS Package. This is still considered one of the better practice that comes in handy when we need to troubleshoot SSIS packages and track progress. There's no better way to explain the concept other than giving a simple case example on how to add it to a real SSIS package. For starter, the package in this example does a simple … [Read more...]
How to Backup IIS Manager Connections List on Windows
You've been using IIS Manager to manage remote IIS from your local computer. But how do you export the connections list if you move to a new computer or just to back it up if you lost all data? This post will show you how you can export and back up IIS Manager connections list on your local PC. All connections in IIS Manager are saved in a binary file called InetMgr.preferences and it … [Read more...]
How to Use System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager on .NET CORE
When you need to convert an existing .NET Framework Console application to .NET Core, there's one pending question that is kept being asked. Can you still use the System.Configuration and App.config (XML) configuration instead of using the new Appsettings.json file instead? There's always a need for a most robust configuration file and with JSON, it offers more flexibility and scalability but … [Read more...]