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FTP servers and FTP connections are often the best solution you can get for a number of dedicate system administrative tasks, such as: system backup, remote backup, secure file exchange …
How to map any FTP server and/or folder to a Windows drive letter using FTPUSE Read More
The endless fight (or should we say race?) between malware and anti-malware software is ready for another chapter: this time we'll be talking about some very annoying malicious code that often …
Chrome Extensions redirects to App Page? Use Chrome Cleanup Tool (and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware) Read More
A rather common requirement in Windows-based networks is restricting the access to the shared file system for some specific machines. The reasons for wanting that can be many: security issues, simplifying …
How to block File Sharing for one or more IP Addresses in Windows Read More
Today I want to share this small, yet useful C# helper class that I still use when I need to retrieve, check or validate one or more IP Addresses registered …
ASP.NET C# Helper Class to execute a ICMPv4 PING to any remote host using hostname or IP Address Read More
A rather common issue that you can experience while working with Visual Studio - be it 2010, 2013, 2015 and even 2017 - is the following error appearing on your …
FTP Publish Error in Visual Studio - An unknown WinINet error has occurred (code 12113) - How to fix it Read More
The scenario we're about to introduce is an unbeatable classic for anyone working with Windows. You need to move, rename or delete a file and - as soon as you …
How to unlock a file handle locked by SYSTEM or any other active process in Windows Read More
Working with Visual Studio on recent Windows versions such as Windows 10 can be tricky, as the improved security settings of the new OS might create some issues on a …
Unable to launch the IIS Express Web server error on Visual Studio 2015 - How to fix it Read More
Today I was installing the latest (at the time of writing) MediaWiki build, which is 1.27.1, to a customer, together with all the bundled plugins and add-ins, following more or …
MySQL Lock Wait Timeout Exceeded Error in InnoDB Tables - How to fix it Read More
Installing PHP on a Windows machine is quite simple, expecially if you rely on the official setup packages or (even better, if you're using IIS) the great PHP Manager tool …
PHP Error 500 - Cannot start php-cgi.exe - MSVCR110.dll is missing - How to fix Read More If you're using PHP on Windows with IIS you most certainly know the PHP Manager for IIS tool, an excellent GUI that integrates within the IIS Manager interface as a snap-in …
How to install PHP Manager for IIS on Windows Server or Windows 10 Read More