Unhide the Public Desktop in Windows
The Public Desktop in Windows is hidden by default. This desktop is the best place to install shortcuts for sharing with multiple users on a computer. To unhide this folder, follow the steps below: Login to the computer as the administrator user. Browse with...
Redirect the Home Page Only with .htaccess
When a website is redirected to another site, it may be necessary to redirect the home site to a local page instead of the new URL. This can be to show redirect information or just show a logo on the old web site. The redirect info can be written in the .htaccess file...
Fixing Pixelated Fonts in Google Chrome
Steps to fix text pixelation: Open Google Chrome and click the 3 horizontal dots in the upper right corner. Select Settings. Select System. Turn off the option for Use hardware acceleration when available. Restart the web browser (a quick way to do this is type...
Add A Recovery Email To Your iCloud Account
A recovery email on your iCloud account is necessary in case you forget your password and need to get back into your Apple device. I recently talked to the tech support in a cell phone provider to try to restore a phone that was accidentally reset to its factory...
What Is My IP Address?
A quick way to get your IP. You can find the IP of the device (computer, phone, etc) your using by doing a simple google search. Open the google site, and enter what is my ip address. The search results will have your current IP as the first item.
How To Grant Remote Connections to MySQL and MariaDB in Windows Server?
Solution to common problems that Windows servers have in allowing remote users to connect to MySQL. Windows Server is commonly used to run MySQL and MariaDB. The main problems that user may have connecting remotely to it can be through firewall settings blocking port...
Get the URL From Current Page in C#
You may need to get the URL from an ASP.NET web page in C#. Here are some examples on how to do this. Example: http://localhost:78000/Sandbox/Default.aspx?q1=1&q2=2 Code: $host = HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.Host; $authority =...
NuGet Package Restore in Visual Studio
How to do a NuGet package restore after your compile fails. Recently, I was creating a WebAPI in .NET 5 and when I tried to compile, I got this error message: Run a NuGet package restore to generate this file. The simplest way to do this is: Right click on the...
Using Response.Write in a C# Class
It's not that difficult to use Response.Write() in a .NET Framework WebForms class. Classes in a WebForm application can't use Response.Write() by default. The following steps will allow you to use this function along with other functions such as Server.MapPath()....
Running PowerShell on a Remote Computer
Remoting in a computer with PowerShell is easier than connecting by VNC or RDC if you just need to do a few admin functions. Enable PowerShell to accept remote connections. Go to machine and run PowerShell as administrator. Run this command: Enable-PSRemoting -Force...
