Michael Haren’s Wassupy Blog

Archive of posts in technology

1. Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard Acting Weird Mar 5, 2026
2. Crudely capture working files Feb 27, 2026
3. Download GEO IP Maxmind Database with Powershell or Bash on Windows/Mac/Linux Mar 11, 2025
4. Drain Octopus Deploy workers for patching Mar 11, 2025
5. Command line server TLS certificate inspector Mar 5, 2025
6. Automatic dog food status light Jan 4, 2025
7. The Adobe Lightroom backup story is terrible Jan 3, 2025
8. Expose self-hosted Home Assistant to the internet (and companion app) with Cloudflare Tunnels and Docker Compose Dec 29, 2024
9. Easy self-hosting websites with Cloudflare and Docker Compose Dec 19, 2024
10. Printing vcard/vcf files for holiday cards Dec 18, 2024
11. Faking microseconds with .NET Blazor WASM Dec 12, 2024
12. Sneaky file uploads with mismatched content types and file extensions Nov 22, 2024
13. Colorized DNS results from dig Nov 21, 2024
14. A tiny improvement to your QR Codes Nov 20, 2024
15. Speeding up .NET DefaultAzureCredential Nov 12, 2024
16. Running one job at a time with Azure Blob Storage leases Nov 11, 2024
17. Don’t use async callbacks with System.Threading.Timer Nov 8, 2024
18. Terraform: add the active workspace name to your command prompt Sep 11, 2024
19. VSCode: There is no formatter for ‘aspnetcorerazor’ files installed Jun 20, 2024
20. The term ‘Invoke-AzureResourceAction’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet Mar 9, 2016
21. Fixing “500 : undefined” error in Swashbuckle/Swagger Mar 24, 2015
22. Notify New Relic of Deployments with Chef Sep 9, 2013
23. Chef: Cannot find a resource for powershell on windows version 6.1.7600 (solved) Jun 14, 2013
24. My Top 9 Favorite Podcasts (Updated March 2013) Mar 11, 2013
25. Building Dual-Screen Wallpapers for Windows 7 with PowerShell Feb 20, 2013
26. Setting up a Samsung Wireless Laser Printer with a Phone or Tablet (i.e. Without a Computer) Feb 20, 2013
27. Chef on Windows Error: tar: Cannot fork: Function not implemented (Solved) Feb 5, 2013
28. The Real Reason They’re Taking Away Your Unlimited Data Dec 13, 2012
29. SAP Connector: “ERROR service ‘?’ unknown” (SOLVED) Dec 11, 2012
30. How Much Of that Sweet, Sweet Data Does Pandora Use on Your Phone? Dec 4, 2012
31. Usability Testing is Easy. And Cheap. And Painful (But Essential!) Nov 20, 2012
32. How to Convert Battery-Powered LED Christmas Lights to USB Nov 17, 2012
33. Building a Digital Clock without Flash or Images Nov 15, 2012
34. SQL Server 2012: “Saving changes is not permitted…” Nov 14, 2012
35. Building an Analog Clock without Flash or Images Nov 14, 2012
36. Snippet: Eating The Backspace Key on Data Entry Screens (Or, How I Became A Secret Hero) Nov 12, 2012
37. What is going on with my iOS clipboard in Safari?! Nov 10, 2012
38. Handling Drag Events in iOS with Javascript Nov 10, 2012
39. SignalR: First Impressions (It’s Awesome) Nov 9, 2012
40. How Dropbox with Two-Factor Authentication Neatly Handles Application Specific Passwords Nov 3, 2012
41. Catching Unique Key Constraint Violations with Entity Framework and SQL Server Oct 30, 2012
42. Running Visual Studio (or Any Program) As An Administrator Without Prompting for Elevation Jul 31, 2012
43. Patching jQuery Validation for the iOS Date Picker Jul 26, 2012
44. Let the Browser Handle the Datepicker (if it can) Jul 26, 2012
45. How To Restore a Database With Active Connections Apr 13, 2012
46. I Vote To Close This Meeting Nov 23, 2011
47. Case Sensitivity in ASP.NET Nov 21, 2011
48. LEDs Have Arrived! Nov 16, 2011
49. A Candy Land Simulator: The Game Engine, Implemented Nov 15, 2011
50. Outlook Tip: Automatically Archive Annoying Meeting Invitation Responses Nov 15, 2011
51. A Candy Land Simulator: The Game Engine Nov 12, 2011
52. A Candy Land Simulator: Overview and Data Representations Nov 11, 2011
53. Please Ignore Me While I Gush Over My New Laptop Nov 10, 2011
54. Installing/Upgrading Memory in a Dell Latitude 6520 (aka MOAR GBs!) Nov 10, 2011
55. Jim, The Pony Taxi, Who Sounds A Lot Like an Engineer Nov 9, 2011
56. How To Give Better Technical Presentations Nov 8, 2011
57. What I Miss From My Android as a New iPhone User Nov 4, 2011
58. How the Google Search “Do a barrel roll” Works Nov 3, 2011
59. Moving A Hard Drive with Windows 7 to a New Machine Nov 3, 2011
60. iPhone, from a Former Android Enthusiast Nov 3, 2011
61. Reseeding *All* Identity Values in a Database Jul 19, 2011
62. Using Bitly’s “+” Links to Peek at Spam Apr 18, 2011
63. Reduce Noise from Responses To Your Outlook Meeting Requests Apr 15, 2011
64. Speed Matters: How to Talk About It Apr 15, 2011
65. Renaming a SQL Server Database Apr 11, 2011
66. How Do I Print [this web page]!? Mar 24, 2011
67. Feature Complete vs. Complete Features Mar 17, 2011
68. Truncating the log of a previously replicated database Mar 16, 2011
69. The Curious Behavior of HTML Image Inputs, Or Why “&x=0&y=0” Is Showing Up Uninvited Mar 10, 2011
70. Project Noodle: Terminated Mar 6, 2011
71. Code Isn’t Always the Best Tool Mar 6, 2011
72. How Much Does an Apple Addiction Cost? Mar 3, 2011
73. 10 Reasons Why We Should Give Google More Credit Feb 25, 2011
74. Windows: Improving the Command Window, if Only Slightly Feb 18, 2011
75. Hyper-V: What are these *.avhd files for? Snapshots? But I have no snapshots! Feb 17, 2011
76. “Host is not allowed to connect to this mysql server” (Solved) Feb 14, 2011
77. Recovering from SQL Server Error: “Syntax Error in TextHeader” Feb 11, 2011
78. Generating Event Handler Skeletons in .NET Feb 8, 2011
79. A Case For Rolling It (All) Yourself Feb 8, 2011
80. Is Microsoft Crowdsourcing Search? Feb 4, 2011
81. Trouble Creating Windows Services With “sc.exe create” Feb 3, 2011
82. My Favorite Book Ever Feb 3, 2011
83. Idea: Blackmail Yourself to Health Feb 1, 2011
84. User Interfaces And The Fools Who Love Them Feb 1, 2011
85. Google’s Subtly Personalized Search Results Jan 31, 2011
86. Automating Minitab with C# Jan 21, 2011
87. Windows 7 Tip: Check Box-Based File Selection Jan 11, 2011
88. Arduino Day 17: Light Driven Beeps Nov 18, 2010
89. Arduino Day 14: Simple Conductivity Sensor Nov 15, 2010
90. Arduino Day 13: Weather Bug Nov 14, 2010
91. Arduino Day 11: Extreme Feedback for Hudson Builds (Includes Chuck Norris Cameo) Nov 12, 2010
92. Arduino Day 10: PC Input Nov 11, 2010
93. Arduino Day 9: Simon(ish) Game Nov 10, 2010
94. Export an iTunes Playlist to Android Nov 9, 2010
95. Adventures in Unsubscribing (Spoiler: It Ends in “Grrrrr”) Nov 9, 2010
96. Arduino Day 8: “Reaction” Game Nov 9, 2010
97. Arduino Day 7: Buttons and Buzzers Nov 8, 2010
98. Arduino Day 6: Analog Inputs Nov 7, 2010
99. Arduino Day 5: Fun With Charlieplexing Nov 6, 2010
100. Arduino Day 4: Fun With Sound Nov 5, 2010
101. Arduino Day 3: Psychedelic Fun With a Tri-Color LED Nov 4, 2010
102. Arduino Day 2: Digital Inputs (More Fun With LEDs) Nov 2, 2010
103. Arduino Day 1: Unpacking and Fun with LEDs Nov 2, 2010
104. Nanowrimo: Arduino Style Nov 2, 2010
105. List<T>: .Clear() vs. new; Variable Passing in C# </T> Oct 31, 2010
106. Opt Out Means Opt Out Oct 29, 2010
107. Project Noodle: Initial Database Design Oct 25, 2010
108. Some Thoughts on Antivirus and Why I Now Use It Oct 25, 2010
109. The Best Computer Upgrade Ever: Solid State Disk Oct 24, 2010
110. The Konami Code In JS Oct 24, 2010
111. Building a Prettier Search Box Oct 23, 2010
112. First Look at NuPack: A VS-Integrated Package Management Tool Oct 21, 2010
113. Lies, Damned Lies, And Internet Speed Charts Oct 20, 2010
114. Google’s Search Preview Is Impressive Oct 18, 2010
115. Restyling A Website With User Styles in Chrome Oct 16, 2010
116. My New Project Update: Name and Sitemap Oct 8, 2010
117. Infinite Scroll Is The Best Thing Since XmlHttpRequest Oct 7, 2010
118. Why Computers Suck, Part 1 Oct 7, 2010
119. You Need to Stop Setting Email Priority Oct 5, 2010
120. How to lose an hour: TED.com Oct 4, 2010
121. In Defense of StackExchange / Trust the Experts / Roy Osherove is Wrong Sep 30, 2010
122. Things Android Could Do Better Sep 29, 2010
123. Things I Love About Android Sep 29, 2010
124. How to Take Screenshots from an Android Phone Sep 29, 2010
125. In Defense of Google, or Why Search Isn’t About Bells and Whistles Sep 25, 2010
126. My New Project: Initial Mockups Sep 22, 2010
127. My New Project Sep 22, 2010
128. The Power of Defaults, and: SourceSafe Really is That Bad Mar 18, 2010
129. Easter Eggs in Red-Gate’s SQL Compare Mar 11, 2010
130. Watch out for that Distribution Database Mar 11, 2010
131. Autohotkey: Wrapping the selection with a tag Mar 10, 2010
132. Building URLs for “SRC” Attributes in ASP.NET MVC Mar 10, 2010
133. +/-20 Years of Computing Mar 8, 2010
134. Generating Super Shiny, Hopefully Secure Tokens Mar 5, 2010
135. Class Inheritance Throw Back Mar 4, 2010
136. Algorithms Throw Back Mar 4, 2010
137. Word Document Automation with .NET 4: New Doc From Template Mar 3, 2010
138. Moving List Items Between Lists Mar 1, 2010
139. Word Document Automation with .NET 4: Attach Styles From a Template Mar 1, 2010
140. Word Document Automation with .NET 4: Update All Fields Feb 27, 2010
141. Word Document Automation with .NET 4 Feb 27, 2010
142. Building a Windows Sidebar Gadget Aug 23, 2009
143. First Look at Windows 7 Aug 12, 2009
144. Apache Reverse Proxy Implemented Aug 2, 2009
145. When it Comes to Internet Connectivity, Business Users Get Screwed Jul 29, 2009
146. Structuring Our Developer Tools with a Reverse Proxy Jul 23, 2009
147. Microsoft’s Response to Google’s Chrome OS Jul 15, 2009
148. Bringing some Gmail-Archive Love to Outlook Jul 11, 2009
149. SD Cards are Remarkably Resilient Jul 11, 2009
150. Are you Crashing Responsibly? Jul 2, 2009
151. Amoeba Fever Problem Jun 30, 2009
152. Diagnosis II: Why Can’t LiveWriter Post from Work? Jun 29, 2009
153. Highlight all matching words Jun 29, 2009
154. Publishing Code to Blogger Jun 29, 2009
155. Troubleshooting an Elusive Site Slow Down Jun 26, 2009
156. Searching in Outlook May 23, 2008
157. Surf Quietly and Securely at Work May 19, 2008
158. Firefox 3.0 (RC1) May 19, 2008
159. Pick a Number, Any Number Jan 5, 2008
160. Apple and the iPhone Jul 24, 2007
161. Programmers That…Program? Jul 4, 2007
162. Vote Like Your Democracy Depends on it! Nov 7, 2006
163. Floppy Disks Sep 15, 2006
164. Microsoft Office 2007 (Beta 2, Technical Refresh) Sep 15, 2006
165. Podcasts Sep 15, 2006
166. Prime Numbers Mar 23, 2006
167. Cell Phones at the Movies Mar 20, 2006
168. For the “nerds” out there Feb 23, 2006
169. Careful there… Feb 13, 2006
170. I can’t believe it’s not truncating! Jan 25, 2006
171. Oh, you work with computers? Dec 22, 2005
172. Intelligent Cat Door Sep 22, 2005
173. Poseidon Swimming System Sep 21, 2005
174. Auto-Tint Glass Sep 18, 2005
175. Buying an iPod: Fight the Urge to Splurge Sep 14, 2005
176. iPod Nano Sep 13, 2005
177. TiVo to the Rescue, Slickdeals.net Jul 29, 2005
178. music freeloading May 17, 2005
179. Perl - huh? Apr 25, 2005
180. Items on the horizon Apr 21, 2005
181. Googol err Google Feb 17, 2005
182. iPod Shuffles Rock (my world)! Feb 11, 2005
183. Stealing vs. Stealing… Feb 10, 2005