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[Fixed] Server 2012 R2 Essentials – Client Restore Crashes
We’ve been running Server 2012 R2 Essentials on a Lenovo TS140 for some time now. Client backups were running nightly and all appeared to be just fine. When attempting to restore files, right after selecting the volume you want to … Continue reading
Using the Repository Pattern with EntityFramework CodeFirst and ASP.Net MVC4
Intro  Writing web applications has gotten vastly easier using ASP.NET MVC4 and Entity Framework, especially if you’re counting lines of code in your application layer as an indicator.  I’m a huge fan of EntityFramework 5 CodeFirst as a mechanism for … Continue reading
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Pasting HTML into Microsoft Excel
I frequently find that I need to paste data from the web into Excel. Sometimes that operation drags along a bunch of unwanted controls that are really difficult to remove. The simplest way I know of to remove these is … Continue reading
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Replacing Word Doc Hyperlinks using OpenXML SDK
When moving from the CTP version of the Office OpenXML SDK to the released version, the API changed in many significant ways. One thing that changed was moving from strongly typed attribute values to just strings. Another change I had recently … Continue reading
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Office Excel 2010
Microsoft Office 2010 Excel Trust Center Sigh… I can’t decide whether to laugh or cry following an update to Microsoft Office 2010.  Let me say that I’ve always been pleased with the capabilities of Excel, but I can’t express how foolish … Continue reading
Deploying Silverlight 4 WCF Ria Services Application
Problems Deploying a Silverlight 4 application using WCF Ria Services on a Windows Home Server (IIS 6) This is not a comprehensive Todo post. Just notes on what it took to get it going… Well, that turned into a two weekend Time … Continue reading
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Problem Syncing WHS User Passwords on Win7 x64 PCs
WHS Password Synchronization Problems So I was just asked a question about how to change a user login password on WHS. To recap, WHS requires user passwords to be the same between client PCs and the Server to allow transparent … Continue reading
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IE Zones, Group Policies, and Blocked Files…
So, I hear all the time from people close to me that they downloaded this and that file and it won’t open. The standard solution is to Right Mouse->Properties then click “Unblock”.  But why does this happen and what can/should … Continue reading
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Is Windows Home Server Dead or just changing?
Sometimes a company does something that makes you really really happy. Microsoft did this when they delivered Windows Home Server. HP did this when they released the HP MediaSmart Server. I finally had a sweet solution to having ALL my home … Continue reading
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My Next Guitar…?
I’ve been drooling over this custom BTO Taylor acoustic/electric guitar for about a year 4 years now. Maybe I’ll save my pennies and have Taylor Guitars build me one. Well, that’s after the house is painted, the roof replaced and the … Continue reading
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