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Yesterday while implementing a particularly difficult SQL report query, I came across the following question: Given a String ‘This is a test, this is a second test’, is there an easy method (preferably without using CLR) to search and replace the string to remove the word ‘test’ but only if it occurs as the last series of characters in a …
There are ongoing botnet attacks on WordPress sites that try to gain access by brute force guessing a username / password to allow login to the site. If you have a WordPress site, we would recommend 2 urgent steps to prevent infection 1) Ensure all login accounts have hard to guess passwords. Easy to say, but in general any password …
A simple fix to an annoying problem today. If you keep getting issues with creating a system repair disc under Windows 7, getting error 0x80070057, and you run Truecrypt, the encryption package, despite what the Microsoft forums will tell you, this is *not* an issue with your Windows 7 install, and running the system file checker will not fix it. …
A quick tip today for Monotouch developers wanting to invoke the App Store’s review page from within their app; UIApplication.SharedApplication.OpenUrl (new NSUrl (“itms-apps://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewContentsUserReviews?type=Purple+Software&id=609326726”)); And that’s it. Change ‘id’ to the id of your application. Leave type=Purple+Software alone; this is *not* a company name; it’s a magic string that has to be set to exactly this value – Project Purple was …
When developing iOS apps in monotouch, you can distribute beta versions to your testers. They get installed on your user’s iOS devices over the air, bypassing the app store. But getting monotouch apps to work correctly with testflight is quite an art. You will need to work in: Monotouch www.testflightapp.com The Apple iOS Developer Center XCode … all at the …
