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The Physics of Productivity: Newton’s Laws of Getting Stuff Done

A nice segway if 3 easy things to improve your productivity. Objects in motion tend to stay in motion. Find a way to get started in less than 2 minutes. It’s not just about working hard, it’s also about working on the right things. You have a limited amount of force and where you apply […]

11 things I wish I could tell myself as a Junior Software Developer – Michael’s Coding Spot

I’d like to tell my junior self that in 10 years, there wasn’t a single bug I didn’t eventually solve one way or the other. Even bugs that seem extremely scary, are eventually conquered. — Read on michaelscodingspot.com/2019/01/10/11-things-i-wish-i-could-tell-myself-as-a-junior-software-developer/

Cannot install applications because the certificate for www.yyy.com is not valid

iOS 7.1 has changed the security requirements for installing over-the-air (OTA) / enterprise apps to require the .plist file to be delivered over https Cannot install applications because the certificate for www.example.com is not valid If you’re receiving the above error message when attempting to install your own iOS OTA / enterprise app, you’ll need […]

Hadoop for .Net Developers

Just found a couple of great articles that lead you through the basics of using Hadoop in .Net. Understanding Hadoop Understanding Hadoop File System (HDFS) Programatically Loading Data into Hadoop File System (HDFS) Manually loading data into Hadoop File System (HDFS) Setting up a Hadoop development environment   Here’s a full list of the articles […]

ASP.Net – Server operation is not available in this context – Using Server.MapPath in Global.asax

If you try to use the Server.MapPath() function in your global.asax file for ASP.Net you are likely to encounter this error: Server operation is not available in this context To use Server.MapPath() in global.asax instead use: System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.MapPath() More details about System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.MapPath() are available on MSDN