Author: Ryan

ASP.NET / C# / Coding / JavaScript

Serialize a string value without quotes in ASP.NET with Json.NET How to JSON serialize a string value without quotes (to have it act as a JavaScript variable or function) in ASP.NET C# using the Newtonsoft's Json.NET library

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Today I was playing with Tabulator, a great open-source interactive table JavaScript library which I've already talked about a few times in the past (our Tabulazer Extension for Google Chrome …

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Coding / Design / HTML & CSS / JavaScript / Photo & Video Editing

Youtube Video in HTML modal lightbox popup How to insert Youtube Video in any website or HTML page using the Lity lightbox library (and close it automatically after the video ends)

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If you've stumbled upon this post, it most likely means that you're looking for a way to insert a YouTube video within a HTML page in a modal/popup fashion. Since …

Youtube Video in HTML modal lightbox popup How to insert Youtube Video in any website or HTML page using the Lity lightbox library (and close it automatically after the video ends) Read More
Applications / Design / Photo & Video Editing / Software

How to read MKV files with Vegas Pro Are you looking for a way to open video files in MKV (Matroska) format with Magix (formerly Sony) Vegas Pro? Read here to learn how you can do that

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I've been using Vegas Pro since version 9.0, when it still was known as Sony Vegas Pro, hence way before its acquisition by Magix GmbH & Co. KGaA which happened …

How to read MKV files with Vegas Pro Are you looking for a way to open video files in MKV (Matroska) format with Magix (formerly Sony) Vegas Pro? Read here to learn how you can do that Read More
ASP.NET / C# / Coding / Web

ASP.NET Core C# - Send email messages via SMTP using NETCore.MailKit How to send e-mail messages from a ASP.NET Core C# web application through any SMTP server using the MailKit NuGet package

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A few weeks ago we've published a post explaining how to send e-mail messages within any ASP.NET Core web application using MailKit, an Open Source cross-platform .NET mail-client library that …

ASP.NET Core C# - Send email messages via SMTP using NETCore.MailKit How to send e-mail messages from a ASP.NET Core C# web application through any SMTP server using the MailKit NuGet package Read More
Coding / JavaScript / Servers & Services / Web

Debouncing and Throttling in Angular with RxJS How to implement debouncing and throttling in an Angular app using the debounceTime and throttleTime operators provided by the RxJS library

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In this article we'll talk about Debouncing and Throttling, two optimization techniques that we might want to consider whenever we're developing an Angular app that needs features such as autocomplete, …

Debouncing and Throttling in Angular with RxJS How to implement debouncing and throttling in an Angular app using the debounceTime and throttleTime operators provided by the RxJS library Read More
Cyber Security / Servers & Services / Web

Configure HTTP Basic Authentication on NGINX How to implement HTTP Basic Authentication in a NGINX web server to restrict access for your website users with a simple username/password challenge

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In this guide we'll see how we can implement a password-based authentication mechanism on our NGINX web servers using HTTP Basic Authentication: a simple auth method that allows webmasters to …

Configure HTTP Basic Authentication on NGINX How to implement HTTP Basic Authentication in a NGINX web server to restrict access for your website users with a simple username/password challenge Read More
Hardware / RAM, HDD & SSD

Here's why you should NOT buy a Sabrent Rocket SSD A list of good reasons to stay away from the Sabrent Rocket line of SSD drives, especially the Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2280

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DISCLAIMER: all the opinions expressed in this article represent the personal belief of the author and are in no way oriented by commercial relations of any kind with Sabrent or …

Here's why you should NOT buy a Sabrent Rocket SSD A list of good reasons to stay away from the Sabrent Rocket line of SSD drives, especially the Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 Read More
Business innovation / Customer Services / SEO & Marketing / Servers & Services / Web

My (bad) customer experience with SEMrush The top rated SEO platform for managing online visibility doesn't seem to have a customer & sales support good enough to match its reputation

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If you are a bit passionate about SEO and online marketing, you have probably already heard of SEMrush, an extremely sophisticated platform that offers solutions to manage all aspects of …

My (bad) customer experience with SEMrush The top rated SEO platform for managing online visibility doesn't seem to have a customer & sales support good enough to match its reputation Read More
Cloud / JavaScript / Servers & Services / Tools & Utilities / Web

REPflare: a Cloudflare Worker to replace text and inject content A lightweight Cloudflare Worker that can be used to replace text and inject styles and scripts in any web page

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In this post we'll talk about REPflare, a lightweight Cloudflare Worker that can be used to perform text replacement tasks as well as inject any kind of content (styles, scripts …

REPflare: a Cloudflare Worker to replace text and inject content A lightweight Cloudflare Worker that can be used to replace text and inject styles and scripts in any web page Read More
ASP.NET / C# / Coding / JavaScript / Web

ASP.NET Core - Validate Antiforgery token in Ajax POST How to issue a proper Ajax POST request using jQuery or other JavaScript frameworks in an ASP.NET Core application with the Antiforgery Middleware and AntiForgeryToken enabled

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If you've stumbled upon this article it most likely means that you're looking for a way to validate your ASP.NET Core Antiforgery Token when issuing an Ajax POST using jQuery …

ASP.NET Core - Validate Antiforgery token in Ajax POST How to issue a proper Ajax POST request using jQuery or other JavaScript frameworks in an ASP.NET Core application with the Antiforgery Middleware and AntiForgeryToken enabled Read More