Site Upgraded to dasBlog 1.9.6264.0
The official dasBlog version of 1.9.6264.0 was released in last September, but I have not upgrated to it from 1.8.5223.2 because I was afraid of something might break…
Author: kwong
Internet at Last!
I have been in Bristol for two weeks now, and I had not got much time to write my blogs since I did not have internet connection at home. It was so easy to forget how life was like before…
In Bristol
It has been raining on and off here in Bristol Connecticut ever since I got here last Friday.
IE7 Meta Refresh Issue Update
In a post last year I mentioned that there seemed to be an issue with IE 7 processing <META http-equiv="REFRESH"> html tag.
Parsing MMddyyyy or ddMMyyyy Date Format
Today I was discussing how to convert date strings MMddyyyy (e.g. 03282007) or ddMMyyyy (e.g. 28032007) back to DateTime object.
RSS Feeds Up Again
One of my co-workers pointed out that none of the feeds on my website was working. When accessed, a 500 error (Internal server error) would occur.
ToString() and Error Logging
In production environment, it is not always possible to step through the compiled code using a debugger and thus we rely on error logs to provide insights into the potential causes of bugs.
Sporadic Server Reboots – UPS Service Glitch
Recently, my web server has been down sporadically for no apparent reason.
Command Prompt Reentrancy Issue
In yesterday’s post, I gave an example of how simple command prompt recursion can bring Windows (XP and Vista) down to its knees.
On Windows and Linux Process Scheduling
Today, both Windows and Linux systems are robust and secure enough for daily uses.
Understanding “Error MSB6006” in MSBuild
A couple of days ago, I ran into a mysterious problem when trying to build a web project using MSBuild.
Right Click Freezes Explorer Process
About a few months ago, I got a new desktop computer.
Remote Code Execution via Reflection
Background In .Net, distributed computing can be done in a number of ways.
Will I Switch to Vista?
Microsoft’s new Operating System Windows Vista has been out for a few months now.