Shawn's DevKB

azure_logic_apps

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-05-17T01:13:44+00:00

See also: Creating a custom Azure Logic Apps connector on my blog. History: BizTalk -> SharePoint workflow manager -> Logic Apps. * Flow is a “lite” version of Logic Apps for Office365. * Power Apps is a forms creator/editor for Logic Apps/Flow. Connectors (developing) Connectors are

bash

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-08-12T19:07:38+00:00

#!/usr/bin/env bash - Use bash found in the environment path. Protects against not knowing where user's bash is installed. set options set options -xeuo Commonly used options: * -x: turns on debug output, logging each command as it is executed

css

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-15T23:45:41+00:00

Center a block element text-align only centers the text inside the block. To center an entire block element, we must make it smaller than the parent (otherwise, what's the point?) then tell the browser to adjust the left and right margins accordingly.

dev_mvc_webapi

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-05-17T01:07:35+00:00

* Unit Testing Controllers in ASP.NET Web API 2

diaspora

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-15T23:49:45+00:00

Hidden streams Replace /stream with /liked to view all the posts you've liked and /commented to list all the ones you've commented on. References *

encryption

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-05-17T01:24:46+00:00

This page contains various tips and tricks for encryption technologies. SSH Generate a public key from existing private key On Linux, using OpenSSH $ ssh-keygen -y -f private-keyfile PGP/GnuPG Un-revoke a key The revocation of a private/public key pair is designed to be un-reversible. However, it

json

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-02-04T02:37:13+00:00

Tools Online * JsLint - a well known/used code quality tool for validating JSON. * JSON Editor - (I haven't used this one yet, but it purports to provide a GUI-ish interface for editing JSON.) Visual Studio (See .NET Development -> Visual Studio -> JSON & JSON Schema) Other * JSLint plugin for Notepad++ - should also be available via the

linux

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-08-12T17:50:54+00:00

Useful commands/tools file file Reports specs about file. Useful for identifying images, etc.

markdown

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-13T23:25:07+00:00

Notepad++ configuration Syntax highlighting Editoria/markdown_npp provides a good set of language definitions for Markdown. Visual preview These instructions are adapted from this article (originally posted in the Notepad++ forums). Primarily, I've replaced the Python script with a pandoc command. * Install the

net_development

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-08-01T22:24:03+00:00

Enable/disable assembly binding " To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1. Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging." To turn this feature off, remove the registry value

php

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-05-17T01:11:27+00:00

* PHP The Right Way - book. PhpStorm An IDE for PHP, HTML, Javascript, etc. coming...

set_up_a_new_pc

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-15T22:58:37+00:00

Set up a new Windows PC Use the Chocolatey package manager to install and maintain tools: cinst 7zip 7zip.commandline aescrypt agentransack bleachbit ccleaner clink ConEmu dns-benchmark everything findandreplace flashplayerplugin Gow greenshot hashcheck javaruntime LinkShellExtension markdown-edit mingw NirLauncher notepad2-mod previewconfig processhacker putty sysinternals treesizefree ultradefrag wincdemu winscp

software_development

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-05-17T01:05:09+00:00

TLS/SSL testing/verification ssllabs has a decent, if a bit old, list of TLS/SSL assessment tools.

start

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-08-12T17:47:52+00:00

Welcome to Shawn's Development Knowledge Base. Note: This KB is in the process of being populated from the content's previous location Table of Contents * Encryption - tools, tips & setup. * Markdown - tools, configurations, etc. * Linux * Microsoft Windows * Servers - Windows Server, IIS, etc. *

windows_servers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-05-16T18:30:03+00:00

Security SSL/TLS support TLS version support is enabled/disabled at the machine level using registry settings. This means the settings apply to all services running on the machine. References: * How to Enable TLS 1.1, TLS 1.2 on Windows Server * How to Enable TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 * Update to enable TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 as a default secure protocols in WinHTTP in Windows * Schannel Security Support Provider Technical Reference > TLS/SSL Settings

windows

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-08-21T21:19:12+00:00

Install/update Download Windows10 image Run Windows Update from commandline Use the WUA_SearchDownloadInstall.vbs script provided by Microsoft. References: * Microsoft Online/Office365/Azure * Understanding Microsoft Work And Personal Accounts. * How To Change The Login For Your Microsoft Account - critical if you have both a work and personal account that share an e-mail address. * Remove Personal Account discussion on Microsoft Community.