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React Native with Push Notifications and Firebase - Part 3 of 5 How to create, setup and configure a React Native project with Push Notifications support using Firebase SDK and API - Part 3 of 5: Create the Firebase project(s) and configure the Service APIs for Android and iOS

August 24, 2019December 21, 2019 - by Ryan - 20 Comments.

In this five-part tutorial we'll see how we can create a sample React Native app (you might call it a "Hello World" or "boilerplate") that will be capable of receiving …

Coding / Operating Systems / Servers & Services / Tools & Utilities / Windows

Disable-Inactive-ADAccounts - Active Directory users PS script A small yet useful Powershell script that disables all the Active Directory user accounts inactive for more than X days (and/or deletes those that have been disabled more than Y days ago)

August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

In this post we'll talk about Disable-Inactive-ADAccounts, a small yet useful Powershell script that can be used by System Administrators to perform the following tasks: Disable all the Active Directory …

ASP.NET / Coding / Servers & Services

Create a Windows Service in C# using Visual Studio Quick tutorial explaining how to create and configure a custom Windows Service in C# with Visual Studio 2019

August 21, 2019February 29, 2020 - by Ryan - 3 Comments.

In this post I'll briefly explain how to create and configure a custom Windows Service in C# using Visual Studio 2019. Before we start, it could be wise to quickly …

Operating Systems / Servers & Services / Windows

Windows Services complete list with Short Name and Display Name A comprehensive list of most - if not all - Windows Services available, together with their system ShortName and Display Name

August 21, 2019October 19, 2020 - by Ryan - 5 Comments.

Here's a comprehensive list of most - if not all - Windows Service available nowadays on the major Windows operating systems - Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 and so on. …

Coding / JavaScript

Algorithm and JavaScript function for Dobble (Spot it!) game A JavaScript function to generate combinatorial geometric series for games such as Dobble (Spot it!) and to better understand the math logic behind them

August 17, 2019August 22, 2019 - by Ryan - 1 Comment

Have you ever heard of Dobble? If you have children, I bet you did! Anyway, it's a pattern recognition board game for children (but also great for all ages) where …

Applications / Linux / Servers & Services / Software / Web

NGINX - Access-Control-Allow-Origin - CORS policy settings How to properly set the Access-Control-Allow-Origin header to NGINX to allow Cross Request Resource Sharing for all (or specific) sites

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 - by Ryan - 1 Comment

Those who often read this blog already know that we're deeply in love with NGINX, a lightweight, high-performance and open-source web server and reverse proxy used by more than 358 …

ASP.NET / C# / Coding / Tools & Utilities / Windows

The Current .NET SDK does not support targeting .NET Core 3.0 - Fix How to work around a common .NET Core compilation targeting error using .NET Core 3 SDK and .NET Core 3 projects with Visual Studio

August 14, 2019January 7, 2021 - by Ryan - 15 Comments.

If you came across this post it most likely mean that you're hitting the dreadful "SDK targeting" error while trying to build, compile or upgrade a .NET Core 3 project …

Applications / Servers & Services / Web

Microsoft Teams - How to change a Guest User Display Name A small tutorial explaining how to edit your MS Teams users and guest users display names and other details through the Azure Active Directory (AAD) web interface

August 13, 2019January 7, 2021 - by Ryan - 9 Comments.

Are you a Microsoft Teams user? If you came across this article, the answer is probably yes. In the unlikely case you don't, there's a high chance you'll be invited …

Coding / Tools & Utilities

How to check the first commit date of any Git repository Introducing Git-First, a useful Google Chrome Extension that takes you to the initial commit of any Git repository to check the date of the first pull

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

Have you ever needed to quickly check the first commit date of a Git repository? There are at least three ways to do that: using the GitHub website, using the …

Coding / Cyber Security / Design / Operating Systems / SEO & Marketing / Web

SkillShare - Get a Free Premium Membership for 2 months A free-to-use subscription link that can be used to get a 2-months Free Premium Membership on the SkillShare e-learning platform

August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

Have you ever heard of SkillShare? It's an online, subscription-based e-learning community platform launched on November 2010 by Michael Karnjanaprakorn and Malcolm Ong and specifically aimed to host educational videos. …