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How to implement custom error pages in Umbraco 10 and higher
sql How to strip the trailing slash off a URL in SQLThis post shows you how to remove the trailing slash off a URL in SQL and teaches you a lesson about Skybrud Redirects.
dotnet How to display the current time in British Summer Time using C#I was asked by someone to help them display the current date and time as it is in British Summer Time or Daylight Saving Time on their website using C#
sql SQL snippet for creating a database with a login and user in SQLThis post is just basically a SQL snippet for you to copy, paste and edit for use when you need to create a SQL database with a login and a user.
dotnet How to create a vCard in .NETThis is just a quick post to give you the code needed to create a vCard in .NET
web·sql 5 ways to harden your Azure Web App and SQL Database resources5 ways to harden your Azure Web App and SQL Database resources
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.
dotnet How to send Slack messages programmatically using C#In this post I show you how you can send Slack messages programmatically using C#
sql How to delete data in SQL Server using an INNER JOIN queryThis post will give you a clear example to follow to help you delete data in SQL Server using an INNER JOIN query, giving you the confidence that you query is correct.
dotnet How to fix the error 'Authentication failed because the remote party has closed the transport stream'This post will show you how to fix the error "Authentication failed because the remote party has closed the transport stream"
dotnet How to solve the error Could not load file or assembly System.Security.Principal.WindowsThis post help you solve the error System.IO.FileNotFoundException Could not load file or assembly System.Security.Principal.Windows
git How to ignore a file locally in git without ignoring it from the repositoryThis post shows you how you can ignore a file in git locally without ignoring it from the repository.