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Most of the posts here were written originally many years ago but they were transferred to this new home in 2024. The dates are transfer dates.

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Mochahost

The only task at the registrar of the domain is to change the names servers to: NAMESERVER 1: ns1.a2hosting.com NAMESERVER 2: ns2.a2hosting.com NAMESERVER 3: ns3.a2hosting.com If multiple websites are hosted, the file directory will look like the following: Home directory ... domain1 domain2 domain3 ...

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WebRTC

WebRTC was initially developed by Google to allow browsers to have peer to peer communication. It is an international standard now. WebRTC can be used to get and display video or photos from a device's cameras. It requires servers to have peer-to-peer communication to exchange video.

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Configure websites for IIS regarding app pools

Websites running on IIS involve multiple identities, and this can be confusing. Explaining the details of the configuration requires a book, or at least a long article. Here are a few main points. The main concept can is that each website uses an app pool.

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Website homepage

The most important page of a website is the homepage. 21 of the Best Website Homepage Design Examples is a great article on this. From the article: The following should be a must: The design clearly answers "Who I am," "What I do," and/or "What can…

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Use Microsoft 365 for emails of multiple domains

You need only one active user (i.e., one user license) to receive and send emails for multiple mailboxes of multiple domains. Add a domain (Microsoft 365 admin center > Settings > Domains). It is straightforward. If your domain is registered with any major registrar (e.g.,…

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Source code control for Microsoft Visual Studio

Microsoft Team Foundation Server is the default choice for source code control in Visual Studio. Its performance could be intolerably slow. There are other fee choices The steps to use SubVersion in Visual Studio are: Install VisualSVN on a machine that functions as a server.

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Microsoft .Net Chart  

The .Net Chart control, which can be dropped to an ASP .Net page, or class, which can be used in code to generate a chart image, is an extremely powerful and sophisticated .Net component, maybe the most. It can generate almost any type of chart…

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Microsoft App Hub issues and their implications

(originally written in 2022) I blogged about the possible loss of Microsoft’s vitality. I thought it was worthwhile to document the issues that I encountered with Microsoft App Hub that may be a reflection of some aspects of Microsoft. I was strongly encouraged to publish…

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Has Microsoft lost its vitality?

(Written in 2022) Microsoft used to lead, but nowadays it seems to follow more and more. MS-DOS, BASIC, and Windows garnered unprecedented popularity. The Visual Studio development tool series inspired hundreds of thousands of programmers to develop applications for MS platforms. ASP.Net brought significant innovation…

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Tour Yellowstone with EV

Cody, Gardiner, and Jackson all have a good selection of lodging places at reasonable prices. The best time to visit Yellowstone is May when the day is long while the park is yet to reach its peak season.

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The case against Amazon

It promotes its Prime membership very aggressively. I have ordered half a dozen items from Amazon in the past year, but I am not yet eligible to review any of them because I paid for them with my gift card. I do not understand how…

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National Wildlife Refuges

Oxbow NWR: Great for canoeing on the calm Nashua River. Minimally maintained, unstaffed, confusing directions. It has a northern part and a southern part, divided by R. 2. These two parts are not connected. by any trails. Parker River NWR: Well maintained, staffed, easy to…

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IP theft by AI models

Your input to AI can be used by it to train models and share the information with other users. This may not be a concern for most AI users who usually just ask questions and provide non-proprietary information. It can be a serious issue for…

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Integrate ChatGPT with Android Studio

There are many AI plug-ins. If you have a subscription from ChatGPT, it makes sense to integrate ChatGPT with Android Studio. Install JetBrains AI Assistant (File → Settings → Plugins → Marketplace → JetBrains AI Assistant → Install). IMPORTANT: do not use the default ChatGPT…

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