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PowerShell

How to set the PowerShell Window Title

26 October 2020 Richard Wallace 0

When running multiple scripts, either at the same time, or sequentially, it’s nice to know which script is running.  An easy way to do this, it to set the title of the PowerShell window, when […]

C#

C# Detect HTTPS in a load balanced environment

5 January 2018 Richard Wallace 0

Detecting HTTPS in your asp.net c# web app is fairly straight forward in a normal environment with a single server solution, as you can see from the below example: if (HttpContext.Current.Request.IsSecureConnection) { Response.Write(“Using HTTPS”); } […]

PowerShell

How to see what channel your wireless networks is using PowerShell or Command Prompt

16 July 2017 Richard Wallace 0

If you want to see what channel your wireless network, or the neighbouring networks, then you can run the below script in either PowerShell or the Command Prompt. netsh wlan show networks bssid Why look […]

PowerShell

Manage DHCP Filters via PowerShell Script

6 July 2017 Richard Wallace 0

If you operate a list of allowed mac addresses on your DHCP server to prevent unauthorised users/devices from obtaining an IP address, it can be a pain to have to constantly open the DHCP console […]

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.net

How to put an asp.net website in maintenance mode

14 May 2017 Richard Wallace 0

If you need to take your website offline, for any reason (eg. database maintenance, site move etc), you can do so very easily by just creating one .htm file and dropping in the root folder […]

PowerShell

How to delete files by age with PowerShell

24 April 2017 Richard Wallace 0

You can easily use PowerShell to delete files that are older than x minutes/hours/days.  This is useful if you have a temporary folder which you would like to regularly clear down.  Please see the below […]

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C#

How to create a 301 Redirect in c# and vb.net

24 April 2017 Richard Wallace 0

If you need to redirect a page to another page or site, it’s best to use a 301 redirect to help retain some of your SEO work. It’s believed that a 301 redirect will reduce […]

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vb.net

Set Ajax Toolkit Accordion Selected AccordionPane by ID

6 December 2009 Richard Wallace 0

If you want to choose which AccodionPane is selected, you generally use the SelectedIndex command. However, if you want to select which AccordionPane is active by its ID and when you binded your data to […]

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vb.net

Set Ajax Toolkit Accordion Panes all closed on load

10 October 2009 Richard Wallace 0

As you know when you use the accordion element of the Ajax Toolkit, one of the panes is automatically open on load. Well there is a way around this, simply add the below to your […]

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Mircosoft Exchange Server

How to automatically redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS on Exchange

1 September 2009 Richard Wallace 0

Users often don’t remember to use https:// when access Outlook Web Access, they simply just use https://. So to automatically redirect them to the same address but with https:// simply follow the below: 1) Logon […]

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HTML

Force the compatibility mode in IE8

12 August 2009 Richard Wallace 0

If your website doesn’t display properly in IE8, then it’s recommended that you amend your code, but in the meantime you could force Internet Explorer 8 to run in the compatibility mode. Simply add the below line to […]

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CSS

Bullet point spacing with css

7 August 2009 Richard Wallace 0

To increase the spacing between bullet points with CSS simple add the below code to your .css file: ul li { margin:.5em 10% .5em 0; } Obviously you can change the values to reach your […]

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HTML

Stop the compatibility button being show on your website in IE8

12 July 2009 Richard Wallace 0

If your website shows the compatibility button when you browse it in IE8 (Internet Explorer 8) then this is how to remove the button. Simply add the below line to the <head></head> section of your […]

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vb.net

DropDownList SelectedItem.Value or SelectedValue not working when TabPanel is removed

5 June 2009 Richard Wallace 0

If you’re using the TabContainer, which is part of the Ajax Control Toolkit and have noticed that when you remove a tab you have issues accessing the values from a DropDownList using .SelectedItem.Value or .SelectedValue […]

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HTML

Enable Browsers to see XML/RSS feeds

10 May 2007 Richard Wallace 0

If you want internet browsers to recognise your XML/RSS feeds as soon as a visitor reaches your website, then this article is for you. Browsers such as Internet Explorer 7 have XML/RSS functionality built in […]

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Command Prompt

Map a network printer in a logon script

25 April 2007 Richard Wallace 0

As long as your printer is networked, connected to a print server and shared, then mapping the printer via a logon script is fairly easy. Firstly consider adding an echo line of text to inform […]

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Command Prompt

Map a network drive in a logon script

25 April 2007 Richard Wallace 0

There are two ways to map a network drive and each is more useful in a different situation. Method 1 This way is the more efficient of the two and most useful if the network […]

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Command Prompt

Set clock by logon script

25 April 2007 Richard Wallace 0

To set you client machines to the same time, simply decide on a server to use as the time source. Then consider adding a echo message to inform the user of what is happening. For […]

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Command Prompt

How to copy files to client machines via a logon script

25 April 2007 Richard Wallace 0

This can be very handy when you have set a group policy to display a certain background image/file. Lefts say your group policy is configured to set everyones background to a image file called back.jpg […]

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HTML

Remove border lines around links in firefox

17 October 2006 Richard Wallace 0

Have you noticed those nasty dotted lines around links when you click on them in Firefox? Well here’s how to get rid of them, and it’s quite simple really just add the below text to […]

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