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In this post I give you some code so you can restrict the Content Apps on your Umbraco site by user group
umbraco How to set the default page base type to UmbracoViewPage in UmbracoIn this post I share with you what Ronald Barendse taught us about setting the pageBaseType in Umbraco to save you having to type @inherits UmbracoViewPage even with a custom model.
dotnet How to fix corrupt accented characters in Excel for a C# export as CSVThis post will help you fix the issue where you csv export has corrupt characters when opening it in excel.
dev Great Developers are CuriousIn this post I talk to you about being curious as a developer and why i think it is an important skill or trait in the world of dev.
umbraco How to create a dynamic image from multiple images using ImageProcessorThis post shows you how I created a handler to create dynamic header images for my umbraco website using ImageProcessor.
dev How to get realtime notifications for website traffic using Google Analytics and JavaScriptThis post shows you how you can get notifications for your Google Analytics realtime website traffic, using Slack notifications as an example.
dotnet How to send Slack messages programmatically using C#In this post I show you how you can send Slack messages programmatically using C#
umbraco How to fix the SVG 404 error when using Umbraco and Azure Blob StorageIn this post I show you how to solve the SVG 404 error when working with Umbraco and Azure Blob Storage
umbraco Find out how my blog reached 1 million page viewsIn this post I will tell you how my blog reached 1 million page views.
dev The 10 Commandments of ProgrammingHere are the 10 commandments of programming. Thou shalt name things properly...
umbraco Giphy Property Editor Package for UmbracoAll about the new Giphy Animated GIF Searxh picker I created for Umbraco 7 and 8
dev The importance of writing a good question before you ask for help onlineThis post explains the importance of writing a good question before you ask for help online