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by Matthew Mombrea

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Software engineer, founder of Cypress North, technology enthusiast.

LINQ in .NET returning duplicate rows from a working SQL view [SOLVED]

Posted Jun 18, 2013 - 08:00 am

Twice in the past couple of months I’ve gotten tripped up by the same data issue when using LINQ to Entities in the .NET framework. I create a simple view in my database which performs some aggregation to return a resultset containing just two columns. Querying the view returns the expected results. Performing a LINQ query on the view returns incorrect and confusing results.
Development, .Net, LINQ
How to copy a Magento installation to a new domain

Posted Jun 14, 2013 - 12:00 am

Moving a Magento e-commerce site to a new domain name by copying an existing installation can be a confusing task if you don’t know where to begin. If you find yourself in need of doing this, use this guide to save you some headaches.
IT Management, app migration, magento
How to validate password strength using a regular expression

Posted Jun 11, 2013 - 12:00 am

Password strength requirements are a hot topic as of late due to a slew of compromised sites and services exposing millions of user accounts to hackers. To no one’s surprise, the most used passwords are embarrassingly weak. “password” anyone?
Security, password security, regex
3 ways to import and export a MySQL Database

Posted Jun 07, 2013 - 12:00 am

Nobody ever really wants to move a database, but it is a frequent necessity. Servers get old, providers become unreliable, disk space runs out. In the case of MySQL database migration, you have many options for accomplishing the task. I’ll discuss three of the most common options and when to use each.
IT Management, database migration, MySQL
How to extend a linux virtual machine partition in Hyper-V

Posted May 31, 2013 - 08:00 am

Loading up virtual machines is an easy to accomplish task, but configuring them properly is an ongoing balancing act. It’s very likely that in a virtualized environment you will over/under provision resources to a VM. When it comes to shrinking or expanding a virtual hard disk things get a little complicated.
Virtualization, Hyper-V, Linux
Choosing a virtualization strategy for general purpose web hosting

Posted May 24, 2013 - 08:00 am

The concept behind server virtualization is simple - you have a powerful piece of hardware that no single application or service can fully utilize, so you allocate many smaller servers (virtual machines) to run simultaneously on a single device.
Virtualization, Hyper-V, virtualization
Inconsistent AJAX requests using XDR under Internet Explorer [FIXED]

Posted May 18, 2013 - 08:00 am

Why world? Why do you cling to IE 6 and 7? These two browsers are the cause of massive frustration and wasted time for developers. In our latest thrill ride with Internet Explorer, we came across an issue where AJAX requests were being aborted almost instantaneously, but only sporadically.
Development, ajax, Fix
How to build a rack mounted server from scratch

Posted May 10, 2013 - 08:00 am

You’ll do all of the research yourself and you’ll buy every component individually. The chance for error is high. You might choose incompatible components, parts that don’t fit your chassis, or completely wrong equipment. But you’ll have the most control, the biggest bang for your buck, and the most fun/misery.
Hardware, hardware, server
Should you build and host your own server using a co-location?

Posted May 03, 2013 - 12:00 am

If you’re leasing server equipment in a hosting provider’s data center, you’re likely paying through the nose for antiquated technology. There is peace of mind that comes with that service in the form of care free hardware maintenance, but is that really enough to keep you paying for that same 4GB of RAM every month for life?
IT Management, colocation, server virtualization
How to build a drop down menu with CSS and HTML

Posted Apr 26, 2013 - 08:00 am

I’ve written recently about the common task of identifying the active menu item based on the current URL using jQuery and, in that same vein, I want to show how you can create a basic drop down menu using HTML and CSS.
Development, css, Dropdown

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