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Today a client asked me to remove all the posts from a given category to the auto-generated XML Sitemap of his WordPress blog and also redirect these posts to a …
WordPress - How to retrieve all posts from one or more given categories with a SQL query Read More
After some weeks of delay due to technical reasons the Learning Path edition of my ASP.NET Core and Angular book is finally out throughout the Amazon (and non-Amazon) marketplaces all …
ASP.NET Core: Cloud-ready, Enterprise Web Application Development - The Book Read More
A couple days ago I published a post regarding how to protect CentOS server from unwanted SSH login attempts by changing the default port and/or using File2ban. Today I will talk …
How to stop (or prevent) massive login attempts to Remote Desktop RDP on Windows Server Read More
SSH is most likely the most secure way to remotely connect to a LINUX-based server machine. However, the fact that the SSH daemon service needs to be reached from the …
Protect CentOS from unwanted SSH failed login attempts with Fail2Ban Read More
If you stumbled upon this post, you most likely know what Facebook Istant Articles are and how to properly implement them in your WordPress blog. In the unlikely case you …
How to fix the "No rules defined for... in the context of InstantArticle" errors in Facebook Instant Articles WordPress Plugin Read More
If you're looking for a decent password strength control implementation for ASP.NET C# you could find this class I made a while ago useful enough. After all these years I'm …
PasswordCheck - A small C# class to calculate password strength and implement custom password policies in ASP.NET Read More
If you found this post it probably means that you are experiencing the following scenario: A Windows 2012 or Windows 2016 Server machine with SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008R2, …
How to fix MSXML2.XMLHTTP and MSXML2.ServerXMLHttp Error 0x80070057 - The Parameter is Incorrect How to overcome the nasty Error 0x80070057 - The Parameter is Incorrect when executing a POST HTTP connection within a T-SQL Stored Procedure using the MSXML2.XMLHTTP or MSXML2.ServerXMLHttp object Read More
Some weeks ago we published a rather comprehensive list of all Microsoft Visual Studio Build Numbers, Version IDs and Default Paths from VS6 to VS2017. For those who keep asking where …
Visual Studio 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2012 & more - Download ISO (Offline Installer) VS2019, VS2017, VS2015, VS2013, VS2012, VS2008, VS2005, VS2003 and VS6 Offline Installers & ISO files for download (All Versions) Read More
If you've stumbled upon this post, you most likely experienced one of the nasty new MS Outlook security features shipped with the june 2017 security update, which blocks file attachments …
MS Outlook blocked access to potentially unsafe attachments - How to fix it Read More
If you've stumbled upon this post you are probably well-aware of the Win32/WannaCrypt Ransomware, better known as WannaCry: we already talked about it in this other post, which contains an extensive list …
WannaCry: how to check if your system is protected using a PowerShell script Read More