One client had a windows server with a memory leak problem that needed further investigation. While the application was still being checked, the production server had to be rebooted at least once a week. What struck me was that they really assigned an FTE to log in after midnight to reboot the server manually. And this is really unnecessary. While I understand that a highly critical system … [Read more...]
How to Type Emoji Using Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows and macOS
One thing that you can do easily in a smartphone but not so obvious in a desktop computer is to quickly type an emoji character in your text. By memorizing these keyboard shortcuts, you can do the same, whether it’s on a Mac or a Windows system. Mac On a mac, press all these keys: ⌃ CTRL + ⌘ Command + spacebar. Windows Either of these combinations will work on Windows 10 or … [Read more...]
How to Change the Time Stamp of a File Using PowerShell
From time to time, you may need to modify the time stamp of a file for archiving or any other reasons. This PowerShell script comes in handy when you need to do it. This is for a one-off tweak of a file. If you're doing this in bulk, it's probably better to use Robocopy with a /copy:T option (see an example here) to copy all the attributes including the time stamp. Or Two … [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 Check Installed .NET Core Version
This is one way to determine what version of .NET Core is installed on your machine (or if it's not installed): Launch Windows PowerShell. Runtime SDK In the following example, you can see that .NET Core 2.1.2 Runtime is installed, but the SDK is not installed with the following error message: Otherwise, it will look more like the next screenshot: … [Read more...]
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