I build web apps with a bunch of different frameworks (.NET MVC, SharePoint, Drupal, ColdFusion) using bunch of different datastores (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, some CouchDB). I'm also a big fan of continuous integration testing and devops.

Oracle SQLDeveloper - fixing that annoying blurry line on scroll vista problem

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I followed these steps to solve the problem on my vista box using SQLDeveloper 1.5.1 and jdk1.6.0_12

http://iadvise.blogspot.com/2008/08/sqldeveloper-vista-trick.html

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SharePoint custom C# code - impersonate the app pool account

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note to self - in SharePoint when you need to impersonate the application pool account, you can use WindowsIdentity.Impersonate(IntPtr.Zero) like this:

Node.js web app experiments

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Needed a break from all the .NET and Coldfusion goo I’ve been dealing with at work. Started working on a mobile-first workout tracking app using only free to...

Coldfusion 11 Java Keytool Import Cert Command

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Doing an upgrade of coldfusion from CFMX 6.1 to CF11 and completely forgot how to import/trust external SSL certs (for consuming web services). hit the web s...

SQL Server - Recursive CTE query to get manager hierarchy

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I’ve used the CONNECT BY syntax to do hierarchy queries in oracle, but recursive queries seem to be the new standard (not so new I guess, but new for me!). ...

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