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MS Outlook disconnected, MS Exchange server not available - FIX How to solve most lack of connectivity issues of MS Outlook and Microsoft Exchange server

July 31, 2021March 11, 2022 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

If you have stumbled upon this article it is likely that you have encountered a typical problem affecting MS Outlook clients connected to a MS Exchange server: the "disconnected" status, …

Coding / Cyber Security / Servers & Services / Web

SQL Injection: Security Best Practices & Guidelines How to prevent SQL injection attacks and other injection-based threats targeting web applications and services

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

Few weeks ago we wrote a post enumerating the most common Input Validation vulnerabilities in software development and how to fix them. In this article we will deal with one …

Coding / Design / UI, UX & Layout / Web

Accessible web development: W3C WCAG guidelines for digital accessibility The reference standards of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C WCAG) for the creation of accessible web sites and services

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

In this article we will try to provide an overview of the concept of web accessibility, i.e. the possibility of providing web services to those who are affected by disabilities …

ASP.NET Core 5 and Angular - Fourth Edition

ASP.NET / Cloud / Coding / JavaScript / Web

ASP.NET Core and Angular Book: Reader Feedback Wanted! Help us to create the fifth edition of the ASP.NET Core and Angular book series answering to a short survey

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 - by Ryan - 1 Comment

These days I'm starting to work on the next edition of my ASP.NET Core and Angular book: if everything goes well, it will be the fifth (!) one. If the …

Cloud / Servers & Services / Web / Windows

How to create an Azure SQL Virtual Machine How to setup and configure a SQL Virtual Machine on MS Azure: a highly configurable way to manage SQL Databases using a PaaS approach

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

Some weeks ago we've published a post showing how to create an Azure SQL Managed Instance on the Azure Cloud Portal: a great way to create, host and mantain SQL Databases …

Coding / Cyber Security

Input Validation vulnerabilities and how to fix them A list of the most common software vulnerabilities based upon malformed data input and some Input Validation security best practices for your applications

June 27, 2021March 11, 2022 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

In this posts we'll provide an overview of the main vulnerabilities (known to date) that try to exploit two common programming errors that often affects web applications: incorrect handling of …

Coding / Graphics / PHP / Servers & Services

PHP resize and crop images with Imagick How to resize, crop and make thumbnails of PNG, GIF and JPG images using PHP and the ImageMagick tool

June 26, 2021June 26, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

If you're a PHP developer there's a high chance that you already know Imagick, a native php extension to perform image processing tasks using the ImageMagick API. ImageMagick, in turn, …

Business processes / Cyber Security / Process management

The 4 pillars of IT Security according to ENISA An extensive overview of the ENISA Technical Guidelines for the implementation of minimum security measures for Digital Service Providers, the reference standard for IT security in Europe

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

Four years after its publication (February 2017), the Technical Guidelines for the implementation of minimum security measures for Digital Service Providers published by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) …

Applications / Operating Systems / Windows

MS Office - Error 0xc0000142 on Excel and Word - Fix How to fix a known bug that prevents the start of Word and Excel apps in Office 2016 and Office 365 with Windows 10

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 - by Ryan - 3 Comments.

If you've stumbled upon this post it probably means that you're struggling with a nasty error affecting MS Office applications since Office 2016. I'm referring to the 0xc0000142 error that …

ASP.NET C# - How to convert Office files to PDF using SyncFusion File Formats & Essential Studio

ASP.NET / C# / Coding

ASP.NET C# – How to check if a PDF file is password protected A simple yet effective way to determine if a PDF file is password protected or not using SyncFusion PDF libraries

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

If you found this post it most likely means that you're looking for a way to determine if a PDF file is password protected or not using ASP.NET C#. This …