by admin | Sep 30, 2023 | ASP.Net, C# .Net
Problem MS Visual Studio 2022 (currently v17.4), e.g. within a simple C# .NET console app, becomes nearly unresponsive, taking multiple seconds while typing a few characters into the editor. Solution/Workaround Watch the current background tasks VS is running at the...
by admin | Sep 9, 2021 | Administration
[:en]Home automation tools like Home Assistant offer convenient integrations for remotely shutting down computers with Windows OS (and also re-powering on via WOL, triggering a power switch etc). To get the shutdown feature running, you need to prepare some simple...
by admin | Aug 16, 2021 | Administration, PowerShell, Software
[:en]Scenario USB server devices, e.g. used for virtual appliances, can be error-prone when it comes to auto-reconnect USB client devices on startup. In addition, if you have to redirect USB license dongles to some virtual server, some devices might get...
by admin | Dec 24, 2019 | CNC, Home Automation, Software
[:en]Assuming you have WinPC-NC USB 2.x installed, follow these steps to be able to control your Stepcraft CNC with your PS3 Dual Shock controller. With former methods like ScpToolkit, it was possible, but only via wired USB connection. Using the new approach below...
by admin | Dec 19, 2019 | C# .Net
[:en]Because the team of the original AutoMapper project removed several static methods with the start of v9, I created a project which keeps the most important static ExtensionMethods like Map() or ProjectTo for easier access. Get it via NuGet or Github....
by admin | Dec 9, 2019 | C# .Net
[:en]Using ASP.NET Core controllers, you can add e.g. the attribute [Authorize] to methods or whole classes to prevent unauthorized access. The following example extends this functionality by allowing access if the client user resides in the local network. namespace...
by admin | Aug 25, 2019 | C# .Net
[:en]openTRANS is a collection of XML definitions for automated ordering systems, developed by Fraunhofer IAO. I partly implemented the openTRANS v2.1 definitions in C# .NET Standard 2.0. Get it on Github and NuGet. [github-commits username=”DXSdata”...
by admin | Aug 3, 2019 | Administration
[:en]Scenario Local printers are deployed via central GPP to your domain’s workstations. Some printers should not be used by certain users, but users should be able to switch workstations quickly, Solution Open Windows Print Management on a local workstation...
by admin | Apr 16, 2019 | Administration, C# .Net
[:en]Released a tool which can be used for non-Outlook PCs to be able to see email files (.msg, .eml) as preview in Windows Explorer. Get it via GitHub. [github-commits username=”DXSdata” repository=”explorerFilePreview”...
by admin | Apr 11, 2019 | C# .Net
[:en]Useful snippet for adding a placeholder text feature to a common Windows Forms TextBox like you might know it from HTML’s <input> tag. Add e.g. to your ExtensionMethods: private const int EM_SETCUEBANNER = 0x1501; [DllImport(“user32.dll”,...
