Since a few years, it’s possible to escape shortcodes by doubling the square brackets [[shortcode]], but this doesn’t always work. Escaping opening / closing shortcodes or showing only the closing or only the opening shortcode requires some more magic. read article
May 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
Shortcode nirvana: how to properly escape shortcodes in WordPress?
May 6, 2012 2 Comments
Copy, delete or rename alternate data streams using only standard Windows Command prompt tools
Doing one of the most basic things, renaming or copying, is far from trivial from a command prompt (or from anywhere else). This post explains a few workarounds you may use to accomplish this using only the few basic tools Microsoft has given Windows users to work with alternate data streams. read article
April 30, 2012 1 Comment
March 1, 2011 19 Comments
Solving error “Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Setup requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 to be installed” when you have dotnet .NET 4.0
Don’t follow the advised on the TechNet, MS Connect and MSDN forums, they are time-consuming and don’t work if you have a newer version of .NET installed like .NET 4.0. Instead, read this and easily fix this hard-to-resolve error by simply changing one registry value. read article
August 1, 2010 21 Comments
Tip: How to shrink a volume beyond half its size using DiskPart or Disk Manager regardless of Microsoft’s NTFS restrictions and $MFTMirr
Ever tried to shrink a volume? Ever wondered why you cannot shrink a volume smaller than half its size? Ever wondered what $MFTMirr is all about and what it’s doing in the middle of your drive? Or do you just want to get the biggest available free space and shrink your drive? Then this article is for you — read article
July 19, 2010 17 Comments
Solving error 0×80080005 of Windows Backup
Have you ever received this error using Windows System Backup and Restore Center? Never managed to get rid of it or it mysteriously keeps coming back? Here’s a lightweight and easy solution — read article
April 12, 2010 4 Comments
What’s new in Visual Studio 2010 part 2: .NET 4.0 and CLR 4.0 improvements
The improvements that matter to you, focused on the .NET Framework in general and the CLR or CLI especially. Read about parallel computing and concurrency support that’s now available to everybody developing for .NET — read article
April 12, 2010 2 Comments
What’s new in Visual Studio 2010 part 1: quick overview of the key improvements
A quick overview of the new features of Visual Studio 2010 from the point of view of a professional programmer and to help you decide whether or not to upgrade yet — read article
