I got a new work laptop, a Dell XPS with a lot of power. The machine is great, but it had one big problem. Whenever I tried to use an external screen, I got this error on Windows 10: My Dell has two graphics cards; that is great for balancing performance and battery life, but …
Last week I needed to reboot one of our database servers. Unfortunately, that was the one in which Octopus Deploy stores its state and I did not first stop Octopus. After the database server was back on, Octopus showed me this message: The DRAIN state is normally used to prepare for maintenance activities and lets …
The network cables in my home are old. Some date back to the time I moved in and even the newer ones passed the five-year mark. Over the last few years, I have again and again read @SwiftOnSecurity’s recommendation to replace network cables more often. Since I had no problems with my network, there was …
It is the time of the year where most new year’s resolutions are already forgotten. Should you still want to learn new things I have a great podcast for your. It is not about the shiny new frameworks, instead it will help you to improve your existing applications. The podcast Legacy Code Rocks! hosted by …
Today’s post is not about software development. I like interesting pictures and the Spotlight images used in the lock screen of Windows 10 are often so interesting that I like to keep them for longer. Those images are stored on your computer, you only need to find them – but where? The location of …
After a fresh install of Windows 10 I had to get .Net 3.5. That’s normally a simple step of activating a Windows feature. However, this time it did not work. Instead of .Net 3.5 I only got the error 0x800F081F. According to the documentation, the installer could not find the installation source. But the problem …
One of the simplest improvements for an efficient environment is to define the technology stack you want to use at your company. A little bit of upfront documentation can safe you endless discussions at the start of a new project. Instead of debating what framework you could use, you check if the one you defined …
The 10th edition of the NDC (Norwegian Developers Conference) in Oslo was the best I ever attended. Kjersti and her team made everyone welcome and created a friendly and familiarly atmosphere. This is no easy task, especially not with 2000 attendees. But even at this size you always felt a personal touch and if you …
Geofences are a nice feature that can help you to focus on important things based on your location. At work you care for other things than in the supermarket. Showing your groceries list is a help there, but at work it’s a distraction at best. Applications that support geofencing can help us when the technology …