I ran SSL tests on one of our web servers recently and found it was horribly out of date, receving an “F” from QULAYS SSL Labs SSL Server Test. Boooo. The problem was, in the past this was a pain in the butt as you had to pile into the... [Read More]

I encountered an issue today where a developer had created a Powershell script to write XML from stored procedure to a file, and the file would not be released until we closed the PowerGUI Script Editor (which is what we used to run the file). Even from the console it... [Read More]

I had an issue today where an empty database backup could not be restored for the love of money. The backup was 4MB, but when I attempted to restore it would create a 76GB log file on the server and then stay perpetually in a 100% “Restoring” state. This is... [Read More]

One of the pieces of software I wrote (10 years ago now!) that I actually use is PhotoTool. This isn’t really anything amazing, it just works for me when I want to upload photos. I updated it last week to use the ImageProcessor library, and put the horrible source code... [Read More]

I have a spare web cam lying around, and figured it would be a great addition to set it up so it can take regular photos of our lounge when we’re away on holiday. I did a quick Google, and managed to get a rudimentary solution running in less than... [Read More]