A very frustrating error was holding the entire team up yesterday: …the following SET options have incorrect settings: ‘QUOTED_IDENTIFIER’. Continue reading…
Resolve NetworkService Account Not GZIPing IIS Responses
After following many posts and tutorials on properly setting up IIS dynamic compression for JSON responses, I was still reaching a dead end. For whatever reason, my responses were still uncompressed. Apparently, using the NetworkService account doesn’t always play nicely with static or dynamic content compression. Continue reading…
Resolve “Access Is Denied” Using PSExec With a Local Admin Account
Upon trying to enable remote command execution using PSExec, I ran into an issue trying to login with a local administrator account on my remote server: Access is denied. Continue reading…
Use a Parameter With SELECT TOP in T-SQL
A quick T-SQL tip to end the week with: T-SQL’s SELECT TOP can accept a parameter to choose how many rows to select: Continue reading…
Configure SQL Server Reporting Services for Local-to-Azure Development
Recently, I was tasked with configuring our development environments for local SSRS reporting and development. This is the basic configuration I used, as well as some configuration for the ReportViewer control to get it communicating properly. Continue reading…
Download All Available Line 6 Custom Tones
Users of Line 6 Edit, Gearbox, POD Farm, or other Line 6 Custom Tone editors will find this very useful: you can download all tones that are available on Custom Tone. Continue reading…
Simultaneously Build Multiple VCS Branches in TeamCity
Another quick TeamCity tip: how to configure your VCS build settings to trigger on multiple branches. Continue reading…
Resolve an SMB File Sharing Issue Connecting From a Domain-Joined PC
If you’re having trouble connecting to your Mac from a domain-joined PC, you may need to check your workgroup settings on your Mac. Continue reading…
TeamCity and SSDT: Resolve a master.dacpac Missing File Exception
If you’re receiving a missing file exception when trying to build an SSDT database project on TeamCity, you may have to copy a dependency to your build machine. Continue reading…
Setup APC (Alternative PHP Cache) on Dreamhost Shared Hosting
If you use Dreamhost as your hosting provider, and more specifically, use their shared hosting service, you may notice that PHP performance is less than ideal. Luckily, Dreamhost gives one possible option to increase performance: installing and configuring APC (Alternative PHP Cache). Continue reading…
