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How to create an Azure SQL Virtual Machine How to setup and configure a SQL Virtual Machine on MS Azure: a highly configurable way to manage SQL Databases using a PaaS approach

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

Some weeks ago we've published a post showing how to create an Azure SQL Managed Instance on the Azure Cloud Portal: a great way to create, host and mantain SQL Databases …

Coding / Cyber Security

Input Validation vulnerabilities and how to fix them A list of the most common software vulnerabilities based upon malformed data input and some Input Validation security best practices for your applications

June 27, 2021March 11, 2022 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

In this posts we'll provide an overview of the main vulnerabilities (known to date) that try to exploit two common programming errors that often affects web applications: incorrect handling of …

Coding / Graphics / PHP / Servers & Services

PHP resize and crop images with Imagick How to resize, crop and make thumbnails of PNG, GIF and JPG images using PHP and the ImageMagick tool

June 26, 2021June 26, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

If you're a PHP developer there's a high chance that you already know Imagick, a native php extension to perform image processing tasks using the ImageMagick API. ImageMagick, in turn, …

Business processes / Cyber Security / Process management

The 4 pillars of IT Security according to ENISA An extensive overview of the ENISA Technical Guidelines for the implementation of minimum security measures for Digital Service Providers, the reference standard for IT security in Europe

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

Four years after its publication (February 2017), the Technical Guidelines for the implementation of minimum security measures for Digital Service Providers published by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) …

Applications / Operating Systems / Windows

MS Office - Error 0xc0000142 on Excel and Word - Fix How to fix a known bug that prevents the start of Word and Excel apps in Office 2016 and Office 365 with Windows 10

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 - by Ryan - 3 Comments.

If you've stumbled upon this post it probably means that you're struggling with a nasty error affecting MS Office applications since Office 2016. I'm referring to the 0xc0000142 error that …

ASP.NET C# - How to convert Office files to PDF using SyncFusion File Formats & Essential Studio

ASP.NET / C# / Coding

ASP.NET C# – How to check if a PDF file is password protected A simple yet effective way to determine if a PDF file is password protected or not using SyncFusion PDF libraries

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

If you found this post it most likely means that you're looking for a way to determine if a PDF file is password protected or not using ASP.NET C#. This …

System.Web.HttpException (0x80004005): The application is configured to issue secure cookies - Cause e soluzioni del problema

ASP.NET / C# / Coding

ASP.NET - async calls in Global.asax How to call async tasks at the start of the application each HTTP request from Global.asax in ASP.NET

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 - by Ryan - 1 Comment

If you've stumbled upon this post it most likely means that you're looking for a way to call an async method from one of the default handlers available from the …

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ASP.NET Core 5 and Angular Fourth Edition - What's new? A brief interview with the author to shed some light on the new contents of the best-selling ASP.NET Core and Angular book series fourth edition, featuring ASP.NET Core 5 and Angular 11

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

The ASP.NET Core and Angular series of titles have established themselves as a popular choice for learning full-stack development. This new edition is an in-depth guide completely rewritten to cover …

ASP.NET / C# / Cloud / Design / JavaScript / Servers & Services / Web

ASP.NET Core 5 and Angular - Fourth Edition Learn how to build next-gen Web Apps and Microservices with a Full-Stack approach using the most advanced front-end and back-end frameworks available today!

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

With a little delay due to some unpleasant events related to Covid-19, I’m happy to announce that my ASP.NET Core 5 and Angular book is finally available for purchase – in …

Cloud / Cyber Security / Servers & Services / Web

pfSense Firewall - WAN, LAN and NAT configuration How to set up inbound and outbound NAT rules in pfSense Firewall to securely route inbound and outbound traffic to the underlying servers and keep them protected from unauthorized public internet access

April 18, 2021March 11, 2022 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

This article is part of a series of tutorial posts I wrote on configuring a cloud data center on Aruba Cloud using the Cloud PRO service model, a typical IaaS …