[OT] Ultrabook for noob

2014-11-25 Thread Tom P
Hi First time poster here so please take it easy on me. I've only ever had a desktop but looking to purchase my first laptop, ultrabook preferred. I've been looking at the Dells for warranty and support feedback I've received, XPS 13 sounds mainly. I wish to use it for development mainly with

Re: [OT] Ultrabook for noob

2014-11-25 Thread Tom P
a good buy (without the tablet form tho) HTH On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Tom P tompbi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi First time poster here so please take it easy on me. I've only ever had a desktop but looking to purchase my first laptop, ultrabook preferred. I've been looking at the Dells

Re: [OT] Ultrabook for noob

2014-11-25 Thread Tom P
Hi Dave Thanks I will check it out. I see there's a Yoga 3 also. Thanks Tom On 26 November 2014 at 18:14, Dave Walker rangitat...@gmail.com wrote: Lenovo yoga 2 pro are awesome. Well worth checking out. On 26 Nov 2014 19:50, Tom P tompbi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Stephen Thanks

Re: [OT] Ultrabook for noob

2014-11-26 Thread Tom P
Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Tom P *Sent:* Wednesday, 26 November 2014 2:51 PM *To:* ozDotNet *Subject:* Re: [OT] Ultrabook for noob Hi Stephen Thanks for the quick response. Actually

Re: [OT] Ultrabook for noob

2014-11-26 Thread Tom P
Wow that's expensive Thanks Tom On 27 November 2014 at 09:58, noonie neale.n...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps? http://www.dell.com/au/business/p/latitude-e7440-ultrabook/pd On 27 November 2014 at 09:18, Tom P tompbi...@gmail.com wrote: Stephen and Greg I couldn't even locate the E7440

Re: [OT] Ultrabook for noob

2014-11-26 Thread Tom P
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 5:50 PM, Tom P tompbi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Stephen Thanks for the quick response. Actually a coworker suggested this list a while ago but I forgot all about it. Surface Pro 3 did have me interested at first but it is too small in my opinion and I prefer to just use

SSL for ASP.NET MVC

2014-11-26 Thread Tom P
Noob question here. How would I go about adding SSL to a MVC site? Is it simply a matter of turning a switch on in the server somewhere and the admins can do it or do things need to be done in code? I am reading a whole variety of ways such as adding attributes, filters, configuration settings,

Re: [OT] Ultrabook for noob

2014-11-26 Thread Tom P
am finding that a bit slow now (yes I know it's a first world problem). My advice is to seriously get the best tools you can afford as this is your living and your sanity. On 27 November 2014 at 16:59, Tom P tompbi...@gmail.com wrote: My thoughts exactly! :) I was thinking more about how long

Re: [OT] Ultrabook for noob

2014-11-26 Thread Tom P
in battery mode) ·About 1.7Kg ·Battery life is great. Its actually a gaming rig but very thin and light. -Glav *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Tom P *Sent:* Thursday, 27 November 2014 3:00 PM

Re: SSL for ASP.NET MVC

2014-11-27 Thread Tom P
thing when running behind IIS etc. and all the magic happens lower down the stack. -- noonie On 27/11/2014 4:20 pm, Tom P tompbi...@gmail.com wrote: Noob question here. How would I go about adding SSL to a MVC site? Is it simply a matter of turning a switch on in the server somewhere

Re: SSL for ASP.NET MVC

2014-11-27 Thread Tom P
*Subject:* Re: SSL for ASP.NET MVC Hi Tom It can be more complicated than that, take a look at this. http://nickcraver.com/blog/2013/04/23/stackoverflow-com-the-road-to-ssl/ On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Tom P tompbi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Noonie That sounds good

Re: SSL for ASP.NET MVC

2014-11-27 Thread Tom P
On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Tom P tompbi...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you Glav and Michael. Lots of info here. Will spend some time on this to figure out what's going on, it's all over my head at the moment Thanks Tom On 28 November 2014 at 10:13, Paul Glavich subscripti...@theglavs.com

Re: [OT] Ultrabook for noob

2014-11-27 Thread Tom P
-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Tom P *Sent:* Thursday, 27 November 2014 12:27 PM *To:* ozDotNet *Subject:* Re: [OT] Ultrabook for noob Thanks Glav. Somebody recommended affordablelaptops last week but I couldn't recall the name. Have you had any experience with their warranty/service

Re: TraceSource without config

2014-12-02 Thread Tom P
Hi Greg According to the following page you can have the defaults in the configuration file and override things in code as you need dynamically http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms228984(v=vs.110).aspx Still need entries in a config file but they can be overridden which is good Thanks

Re: Free Clean C# eBook

2014-12-02 Thread Tom P
Great thanks Jason. Thanks Tom On 3 December 2014 at 13:57, osjasonrobe...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Recently started writing this free eBook on Clean C# code, thought it may be of interest: http://cleancsharp.com/ Cheers, Jason Roberts Journeyman Software Developer Pluralsight

[OT] Reading list

2014-12-03 Thread Tom P
Hi What are some must read books for a newbie .NET developer? There are so many so I thought I'd ask the experienced folk here. Thanks Tom

Re: [OT] Reading list

2014-12-03 Thread Tom P
. Cheers Dave On 3 December 2014 at 20:42, Tom P tompbi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi What are some must read books for a newbie .NET developer? There are so many so I thought I'd ask the experienced folk here. Thanks Tom

Re: [OT] Reading list

2014-12-03 Thread Tom P
Thanks Greg, have been meaning to get the CLR via C# book everybody talks about Thanks Tom On 3 December 2014 at 22:31, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: What are some must read books for a newbie .NET developer? There are so many so I thought I'd ask the experienced folk here. I've raved

Re: [OT] Reading list

2014-12-03 Thread Tom P
at 11:02, Tom P tompbi...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Greg, have been meaning to get the CLR via C# book everybody talks about Thanks Tom On 3 December 2014 at 22:31, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: What are some must read books for a newbie .NET developer? There are so many so I

Good code to read

2014-12-15 Thread Tom P
Obviously you all write some killer code but can someone recommend some really good open source code I can read and learn from? Preferably ASP.NET MVC with some mobile support. Thanks Tom

Re: AzMan viability

2014-12-15 Thread Tom P
Hi Greg, did you manage to solve this issue? The following page seems to indicate it can still be done via the Enterprise Library http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14229771/azman-obsolete-what-is-the-new-alternative-to-azman Thanks Tom On 14 December 2014 at 17:15, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net

Re: Good code to read

2014-12-15 Thread Tom P
://github.com/aspnet/mvc/ To be honest, I'm not too sure on what projects. Maybe Orchard CMS? http://orchard.codeplex.com/ On 16 December 2014 at 16:51, Tom P tompbi...@gmail.com wrote: Obviously you all write some killer code but can someone recommend some really good open source code I can

Re: [OT] Dev environment setup

2015-03-14 Thread Tom P
into the future *Greg K* On 12 March 2015 at 15:50, Tom P tompbi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi How do the experienced devs here setup their personal laptops/desktops for development? Do you just install VS directly on the machine and not worry about it or use virtual machines (just learning

Re: [OT] Dev environment setup

2015-03-15 Thread Tom P
Moorabool Street, Geelong, +61 (0)3 5222 1672 -Original Message- From: Tom P tompbi...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, 15 March, 2015 11:39am To: ozDotNet ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com Subject: Re: [OT] Dev environment setup I actually considered creating a second user on my laptop purely

[OT] Dev environment setup

2015-03-11 Thread Tom P
Hi How do the experienced devs here setup their personal laptops/desktops for development? Do you just install VS directly on the machine and not worry about it or use virtual machines (just learning these) to isolate the dev stuff? Any good reasons for the latter or simply do it as a just in

Re: Re-request - Office chair again

2015-10-16 Thread Tom P
I caught a glimpse of a varidesk look a like in an officeworks commercial and cost was between $100-200 so may be worth checking out. On Friday, 16 October 2015, Peter Gfader wrote: > http://eu.varidesk.com/ > > Nice. Price and functionality seems to be great. > Havent seen

vb.net

2015-10-12 Thread Tom P
Guys I've been offered a junior dev job but they insist on vb.net only. Does anyone know what is happening with vb.net going forward? I would hate to get stuck into the vb.net world and have it killed off within a few years. Thanks Tom

Re: vb.net

2015-10-12 Thread Tom P
; programmers. Plus, you can do projects after hours in whatever language you >>> want :) >>> >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> >>> >>> On 13 October 2015 at 13:33, Bill McCarthy < >>> b

[OT] Freelancer experience

2015-09-16 Thread Tom P
Hi Does anybody here have experience with freelancer.com.au or similar sites? I'm hoping to get some work from it. Any recommendations or advice on which ones to use or avoid. -- Thanks Tom

Re: [OT] Freelancer experience

2015-09-17 Thread Tom P
l.com> wrote: >> >>> No real experience with any but problem with them imo is you're >>> competing against people from all around the world who will be willing to >>> do the work for way less than you who lives in here in Oz. Plus I can just >>> imagin

[OT] Online training

2016-01-05 Thread Tom P
Hi I am looking into completing some online courses at the moment. Pluralsight apparently gives course completion certificates on their Plus subscription. Have any of you found the certificates valuable? Would they improve my chances with an employer? Appreciate any feedback. Thanks Tom

[OT] Recruitment company

2015-12-17 Thread Tom P
Hi, can anyone recommend a good recruitment company in Melbourne? Thanks Tom

Re: [OT] Looking for work

2016-06-06 Thread Tom P
What do the seniors here look for on a CV? I've been told by a few people I should be giving myself a score out of 10 for competency in a particular language/technology but I find it quite hard to do that and have it actually mean anything. Thanks Tom On 7 June 2016 at 10:22, Greg Keogh

Re: [OT] Looking for work

2016-06-06 Thread Tom P
> > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com');> [mailto: > ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com');>] *On > Behalf Of *Tom P > *Sent:* Tue

[OT] Looking for work

2016-06-06 Thread Tom P
Hi folks, I've really had a tough time finding work in Melbourne. Getting very desperate now. If anyone knows of a junior-intermediate role please send through. Thanks Tom

Re: [OT] Looking for work

2016-06-06 Thread Tom P
interviews or not even > reaching that stage? > > On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Tom P <tompbi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> I've really had a tough time finding work in Melbourne. Getting very >> desperate now. If anyone knows of a junior-intermediate role please send >> through. >> >> Thanks >> Tom >> > >

[OT] Free Microsoft ebooks available

2016-01-19 Thread Tom P
If any one is interested some free ebooks here https://mva.microsoft.com/ebooks Thanks Tom

Re: [OT] Patchd radiation reducer

2016-02-22 Thread Tom P
Whatever happened to false advertising??? Seems like anything goes these days On Monday, 22 February 2016, Ken Schaefer wrote: > Hi, > > > > Googling PatchD finds some stuff you can read (from memory – looked this > up for a friend several months ago). > > > > That all

[OT] Old books

2016-02-19 Thread Tom P
Does any one here know what I can do with old programming books? I inherited most from family and friends and most are quite old, maybe 10-20 years old. MFC c++, .Net 2.0, vb6, Java and so on. -- Thanks Tom

Re: [OT] Old books

2016-02-19 Thread Tom P
Haha was hoping to avoid that if possible. Surely someone has a use for them. Or maybe not lol On Saturday, 20 February 2016, Craig van Nieuwkerk <crai...@gmail.com> wrote: > Winter is coming, they are good in the fire. > > On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 9:48 AM, Tom P <t

[OT] Drive encryption

2016-07-07 Thread Tom P
Hi folks, I'm looking to encrypt all data on my external drives and am very confused by my researching so far. What methods do you recommend to do this? Also is BitLocker reliable to encrypt my laptop in general in case it gets lost? I'm running Windows 7 home edition. Thanks Tom

Re: [OT] Drive encryption

2016-07-08 Thread Tom P
Whole Disk >> Encryption. Both were fine and I didn't see any perf issues at all. >> >> On Fri, 8 Jul 2016 at 15:59 Tom P <tompbi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi folks, >>> >>> I'm looking to encrypt all data on my external drives and am

[OT] Angular certification

2016-10-12 Thread Tom P
Hi folks Are there any Angular certifications you guys can recommend that may be taken seriously? I can't seem to get my foot in there door to get the angular experience employers are after. Thanks Tom

Re: [OT] Angular certification

2016-10-12 Thread Tom P
Angular 2 is entirely redone. TypeScript makes it also bearable Thanks Tom On 13 October 2016 at 14:54, Greg Keogh wrote: > Are there any Angular certifications you guys can recommend that may be >> taken seriously? >> > > Can anyone even take Angular seriously?! > > I

Re: [OT] HP Spectre x360 thoughts

2016-12-13 Thread Tom P
FHD. Can't see any option for QHD on hp site On Wednesday, 14 December 2016, DotNet Dude <adotnetd...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is that with the FHD or QHD screen? Unlikely the latter > > On Wednesday, 14 December 2016, Tom P <tompbi...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cv

[OT] HP Spectre x360 thoughts

2016-12-13 Thread Tom P
Hi Folks, I'm thinking of buying the HP Spectre x360 13 inch with high specs (16gb ram, 512 ssd, i7) which ends up costing about $3100 with the warranty. Have any devs here had bad experiences with this machine or recommend a better alternative for the price? Cheers Tom -- Thanks Tom

Re: [OT] HP Spectre x360 thoughts

2016-12-15 Thread Tom P
r (b) onsite > service – no “return to base and wait a week” type offerings. > > > > Sorry I speak like an architect. I guess I’ve been doing that for too long > now. > > > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-bounces@ > ozdotnet.com] *On Beh

Re: [OT] HP Spectre x360 thoughts

2016-12-15 Thread Tom P
Not a requirement On Friday, 16 December 2016, mike smith <meski...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's a touch-screen, is that a feature you're looking for? > > On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 7:11 AM, Tom P <tompbi...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tompbi...@gmail.com');&g

[OT] HP Spectre x360 thoughts

2016-12-14 Thread Tom P
esome configuration but bad battery life, and that's reduced > further by windows. Asus Zenbook pro 15 but couldn't find a price for the > right configuration I want (I only want 1920x1080 as I want more battery > life) > Hp omen - lacks extensibility. Dell precision 7510 far too ex

Re: [OT] HP Spectre x360 thoughts

2016-12-14 Thread Tom P
080) >- 16 GB LPDDR3-1866 SDRAM (onboard) >- 1 TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD > > > > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 5:34 PM, Tom P <tompbi...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tompbi...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> Hi Folks, >> >> I'm th

Javascript in 2017

2017-05-23 Thread Tom P
Hi Folks, Many of the Javascript books I have been recommended seem to be out of date with the ES6 (ES2015) changes according to the many reviews online. Can anyone recommend a newer book to learn from so I don't waste my time with deprecated stuff? Thanks Tom

Re: [OT] CV advice

2017-06-06 Thread Tom P
Wow thanks to everyone who responded on and off list. I received so much great and detailed advice, I really appreciate it. Thanks Tom On 6 June 2017 at 10:59, Tom P <tompbi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey folks > > I'm having some problems finding work and I'm thinking it may be my

[OT] CV advice

2017-06-05 Thread Tom P
Hey folks I'm having some problems finding work and I'm thinking it may be my CV is missing something people look for. Any advice on what a junior-mid developer should include on their CV? Currently I have a list of technologies I have experience with, some qualifications + achievements,

Re: Web debugging problem

2018-05-07 Thread Tom P
Did you already try the steps in this? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40729535/how-to-stop-browser-closing-automatically-when-you-stop-debugging-on-vs-2017 On Tue, 8 May 2018 at 11:19, Greg Keogh wrote: > Folks, I just accepted a VS2017 update to 15.7.0 and it

Re: [Possibly OT] Job scheduler from Sql Server

2019-01-03 Thread Tom P
to achieve it though then I would > recommend first looking into Hangfire (https://www.hangfire.io) to > greatly reduce that burden. > > > > On Fri, 4 Jan 2019, 08:39 Tom P > Hi folks > > > > I suspect this may require .NET so asking here for advice. > > >

[Possibly OT] Job scheduler from Sql Server

2019-01-03 Thread Tom P
Hi folks I suspect this may require .NET so asking here for advice. Say I have a schedules table in Sql server with 2 columns (for simplicity), name and a cron value. What I wish to build is something which will send an email whenever it is time based on the schedules table records. Will this

Re: [OT] Sql Server writes causing contention

2019-03-27 Thread Tom P
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Re: [OT] Sql Server writes causing contention

2019-03-24 Thread Tom P
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Re: [OT] Sql Server writes causing contention

2019-03-24 Thread Tom P
-- > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com on behalf of Tom P < > tompbi...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Monday, March 25, 2019 10:47 am > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: [OT] Sql Server writes causing contention > > Hi Greg > > I have done as you suggested below bu

Re: [OT] Sql Server writes causing contention

2019-03-24 Thread Tom P
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Re: [OT] Sql Server writes causing contention

2019-03-27 Thread Tom P
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Re: [OT] Sql Server writes causing contention

2019-03-26 Thread Tom P
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Re: [OT] Sql Server writes causing contention

2019-03-26 Thread Tom P
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Re: [OT] Sql Server writes causing contention

2019-03-26 Thread Tom P
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Re: [OT] Sql Server writes causing contention

2019-03-26 Thread Tom P
A further update: moving a specific text column from the old table seems to cause the LOB data to be present on the new table. The specific text column holds callstack values. On Wed, 27 Mar 2019 at 15:34, Tom P wrote: > Still problematic and with LOB data. > > I ran ano

Legacy Asp.net application change from 32bit to 64bit

2019-02-18 Thread Tom P
Hi folks I’ve inherited a legacy web application, written originally in .net 1.1 and upgraded several times, it’s a mess and very large. The minimal documentation states the IIS application pool is to be set to 32 bit. I’m not sure of the reasons and none of the previous developers are around any

[OT] Sql Server writes causing contention

2019-03-06 Thread Tom P
Hi folks *Scenario:* Multiple apps writing to a Log table in the same Sql Server database. Some apps hitting the table A LOT. No app reads from this table. No updates also. Just plain writes adding new rows. *Problem:* Contention causing timeout errors. Can anybody explain why this could be

Re: [OT] Sql Server writes causing contention

2019-03-06 Thread Tom P
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Re: [OT] Sql Server writes causing contention

2019-03-06 Thread Tom P
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Re: [OT] Sql Server writes causing contention

2019-03-06 Thread Tom P
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Re: Legacy Asp.net application change from 32bit to 64bit

2019-02-18 Thread Tom P
Just doing it would require full regression testing, would it not? I don’t suppose there is a simple way to check if any non compliant old DLLs are used? On Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 14:23, Greg Keogh wrote: > > My question is what should I consider if I want to change to 64 bit? Can >> anything

[OT] SQL Server DB designed for reporting

2019-01-31 Thread Tom P
Hi Folks I have a normalised database for an application that is working well but is not performant for reporting. I’ve tried and tried to optimise my reporting queries but they are just too slow as the data volume is large in the database. What techniques are there to tackle this? I was

[OT] Contracting advice for payroll

2019-06-22 Thread Tom P
Hi folks This is the first time I will be in a contracting role. I've done some digging around payroll options but wanted to check with any contractors here about their experiences and recommendations. There seems to be three options: (1) PAYG where the recruitment agent does it all, (2) set up

Re: [OT] Contracting advice for payroll

2019-06-22 Thread Tom P
> would go back to contract, it all depends on the role not the $$. > Good luck! > -- > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com on > behalf of Tom P > *Sent:* Sunday, June 23, 2019 8:28:54 AM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* [OT] Contracting

Re: [OT] New job

2019-05-09 Thread Tom P
r all the time - we're looking for .Net - C# >>>>>> - Web Forms >>>>>> >>>>>> Kind Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Steven Parish >>>>>> *Managing Director* >>>>>> >>>&

Re: [OT] New job

2019-05-08 Thread Tom P
reat surf beaches, close to the vineyards :) >>> >>> Kind Regards, >>> >>> Steven Parish >>> *Managing Director* >>> >>> BusinessCraft Pty Ltd | www.businesscraft.com.au | M: 0417 688 599| T:02 >>> 4965 | Level 1, 418-4

[OT] New job

2019-05-07 Thread Tom P
Hi folks Anyone’s Melbourne based workplace looking for a .NET developer? Cheers Tom -- Thanks Tom

Re: [OT] New job

2019-05-08 Thread Tom P
ish > *Managing Director* > > BusinessCraft Pty Ltd | www.businesscraft.com.au | M: 0417 688 599| T:02 > 4965 | Level 1, 418-422 Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW > <https://maps.google.com/?q=418-422+Hunter+Street,+Newcastle,+NSW=gmail=g> > 2300 > > > On Wed, 8 May 2019 at 14

Re: Distributing Azure apps

2019-07-13 Thread Tom P
I’m being an amateur also when doing Saas deployments On Sat, 13 Jul 2019 at 10:48, Greg Keogh wrote: > Folks, if I want to give someone a traditional ASP.NET app to run in > their IIS then I create a web installer MSI and hand it over. What is the > equivalent for an app that will be deployed

JSON deserialize

2019-07-17 Thread Tom P
Hi all Noob question here as it seems my brain is not working at all. I have json like this: { “Some GUID”: { “Id”: “Some GUID”, “Property1”: “abc”, “Property2”: 123.45, “Property3”: false }, “Another GUID”: { “Id”: “Another GUID”, “Property1”: “def”,

Re: JSON deserialize

2019-07-21 Thread Tom P
gt; dynamic obj = deseriize > > Console.write(obj[0].id) > > Hth > > Davy > > > > Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. > > Original message > From: Tom P > Date: 18/07/2019 01:19 (GMT+01:00) > To: ozDotNet > Subject: JSON des

Re: Friendly URL for intranet apps

2019-09-21 Thread Tom P
Cheers. Will speak to the admin about setting this up. On Fri, 20 Sep 2019 at 15:13, DotNet Dude wrote: > An A or CNAME dns record can do what you want > > On Fri, 20 Sep 2019 at 15:04, Tom P wrote: > >> Hi folks >> >> I’m moving an intranet app from an old ser

Friendly URL for intranet apps

2019-09-19 Thread Tom P
Hi folks I’m moving an intranet app from an old server to a new server. Currently the users access the site with a URL like http://*serverA*/appName/. The issue is now that I’m moving the app the server name in the URL will change to http://*serverB*/appName. All the users are forced to update

Re: Friendly URL for intranet apps

2019-09-26 Thread Tom P
ServerA or ServerB. > > CNAME is effectively an alias record that points to another record > > > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com *On > Behalf Of *Tom P > *Sent:* Friday, 20 September 2019 3:05 PM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Friendly URL for intranet a

Re: [OT] Employer wants photo of passport

2020-08-20 Thread Tom P
to the discretion of the >> rep. I was so pissed off. I still am. That reminds me to write a complaint. >> Sorry, off topic on the OT. >> >> On Thu, 20 Aug 2020, 9:10 pm Tom P, wrote: >> >>> Hi folks >>> >>> I’ve been verbally offered a con

Re: [OT] Employer wants photo of passport

2020-08-20 Thread Tom P
ts photo of passport >>> >>> >>> >>> Is it for a cyber security role? If yes, then it's a test. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, 21 Aug. 2020, 7:44 am Tony Wright, wrote: >>> >>> It's a tough one. I had an argument w

[OT] Employer wants photo of passport

2020-08-20 Thread Tom P
Hi folks I’ve been verbally offered a contracting role by a recruiter and the employer has requested a photo of my passport via email. I do not feel comfortable sending this for a few reasons, email is not secure, who knows what they will do with the photo like forwarding it, etc. How do you all

Re: [OT] Sql Server job owner

2020-09-30 Thread Tom P
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Re: [OT] Sql Server job owner

2020-09-30 Thread Tom P
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[OT] Sql Server job owner

2020-09-30 Thread Tom P
Hi all I have scirpted out a Sql Server job and the owner parameter is specified as '~' (a tilde character). Does anyone here know what the tilde means? @owner_login_name=N'~' My googling skills have let me down. Cheers Tom

[OT] SQL Server job failures when "printing" too much?

2020-11-26 Thread Tom P
Hi folks - Greg Low in particular :-) I have a SQL Server agent job that is failing with error "String data, right truncation [SQLSTATE 01004]". It seems the reason for this is the stored procedure the job calls has a bunch of PRINT statements which I understand find their way through to the job

[OT] SQL Server indexes

2021-02-02 Thread Tom P
Hi folks I'm currently working with some stored procedures which were slow but are now super fast after I created some missing indexes the execution plan in SSMS told me to create. I'm not too familiar with SQL Server concepts but was hoping someone could point me in the right direction: are

Re: [OT] Credit check for new contract

2021-06-02 Thread Tom P
that's a very strange > consideration if you're an individual contractor). > > David Connors > da...@connors.com | M +61 417 189 363 > Telegram: https://t.me/davidconnors > LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/davidjohnconnors > > > > On Wed, 2 Jun 2021 at 18:32, Tom P wrote:

[OT] Credit check for new contract

2021-06-02 Thread Tom P
Hi folks For the experienced contractors here who may know... I am in the process of starting a new contract and the recruitment agent has requested access to my credit file (via WorkPro). Is this normal? I’ve only had one contract in the past and the credit check was not done AFAIK. My credit

Re: [OT] Credit check for new contract

2021-06-02 Thread Tom P
gt;>> >>>> Personally, I'd decline given the circumstances you've described. It >>>> would be like asking for this information from an employee and >>>> inappropriate if not probably illegal in the context of an FTE. >>>> >>&g

Re: [OT] Credit check for new contract

2021-06-02 Thread Tom P
people I know. > > Also get out to user groups ... Companies often stick their hand up at > them saying they're hiring. > > On Wed, 2 Jun 2021 at 9:40 pm, Tom P wrote: > >> If not recruiters, where do you start looking for work? Personally I’ve >> found it very diffi

Re: [OT] SQL Server indexes

2021-02-02 Thread Tom P
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Blazor wasm passing objects to pages

2021-08-05 Thread Tom P
Hi folks, Hopefully there are some Blazor devs here... It may be perhaps because it is Friday and I've lost my mind but I can't seem to sort out a seemingly simple issue. I have a blazor page with a button that calls a service to do something and the service returns an object. What I need is to

Re: Blazor wasm passing objects to pages

2021-08-12 Thread Tom P
On Fri, 6 Aug 2021 at 15:51, Greg Keogh wrote: > It may be perhaps because it is Friday and I've lost my mind but I can't >> seem to sort out a seemingly simple issue. I have a blazor page with a >> button that calls a service to do something and the service returns an >> object. What I need is

[OT] VPN

2021-10-13 Thread Tom P
Hi folks What VPN provider are some of you using at home and are happy with? There are many and mixed reviews. ExpressVPN, Nord… etc. Cheers Tom -- Thanks Tom

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