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ASP.NET - Generate MS Excel files programmatically with EPPlus
Software / Tools & Utilities / Windows

How to repair a corrupted MS Excel file (XLS and XLSX) A useful guide that explains how to repair corrupted MS Excel files, thus fixing the "cannot open the file because the format or extension of this file is invalid" error

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What could be the worst day in an Excel user’s life? Imagine that instead of lying down for a long time in a warm bed, then leisurely enjoying a cup …

How to repair a corrupted MS Excel file (XLS and XLSX) A useful guide that explains how to repair corrupted MS Excel files, thus fixing the "cannot open the file because the format or extension of this file is invalid" error Read More
PDFelement 7 - Create, edit and convert PDF files - Review
Applications / macOS / Software / Tools & Utilities / Windows

PDFelement 7 - Create, edit and convert PDF files - Review Our review and test drive of PDFelement 7, a cost-effective tool to create, edit, convert and sign PDF documents on Windows and Mac

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In this post we'll review PDFelement 7, a new desktop software for creating, editing and/or convert PDF files available for Windows and Mac. As always, we'll try to bring everything …

PDFelement 7 - Create, edit and convert PDF files - Review Our review and test drive of PDFelement 7, a cost-effective tool to create, edit, convert and sign PDF documents on Windows and Mac Read More
React Native with Push Notifications and Firebase - Part 2 of 5
Android / Coding / iOS / JavaScript / Servers & Services

React Native with Push Notifications and Firebase - Part 5 of 5 How to create, setup and configure a React Native project with Push Notifications support using Firebase SDK and API - Part 5 of 5: Create a back-end ASP.NET Core web service to handle the push notifications

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In this five-part tutorial we'll see how we can create a sample React Native app (you might call it a "Hello World" or "boilerplate") that will be capable of receiving …

React Native with Push Notifications and Firebase - Part 5 of 5 How to create, setup and configure a React Native project with Push Notifications support using Firebase SDK and API - Part 5 of 5: Create a back-end ASP.NET Core web service to handle the push notifications Read More
React Native with Push Notifications and Firebase - Part 2 of 5
Android / Coding / iOS / JavaScript / Servers & Services

React Native with Push Notifications and Firebase - Part 4 of 5 How to create, setup and configure a React Native project with Push Notifications support using Firebase SDK and API - Part 4 of 5: Laying out the React-Native UI

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In this five-part tutorial we'll see how we can create a sample React Native app (you might call it a "Hello World" or "boilerplate") that will be capable of receiving …

React Native with Push Notifications and Firebase - Part 4 of 5 How to create, setup and configure a React Native project with Push Notifications support using Firebase SDK and API - Part 4 of 5: Laying out the React-Native UI Read More
Stellar Converter for OST - Review, Test-Drive and Benchmarks
Software / Tools & Utilities / Windows

Stellar Converter for OST - Review, Test-Drive and Benchmarks A review and test-drive of Stellar Converter for OST, a useful software to convert OST files into MS Outlook PST files

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In this post we'll take an extensive look at Stellar Converter for OST, a powerful OST to PST converter software that can be used to convert inaccessible OST files into …

Stellar Converter for OST - Review, Test-Drive and Benchmarks A review and test-drive of Stellar Converter for OST, a useful software to convert OST files into MS Outlook PST files Read More
Dealing With Multi-Device Environment: How To Prepare Your Files For Any Gadget
Operating Systems / Photo & Video Editing / Software / Tools & Utilities / Web

Dealing With Multi-Device Environment: How To Prepare Your Files For Any Gadget Some useful tips to be able to see your multimedia video files from all home, desktop and mobile devices: prioritize, convert, backup

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Digital gadgets have become a part of the lives of most people, so much that it’s not uncommon for people to have multiple devices. Statistics show that the average digital …

Dealing With Multi-Device Environment: How To Prepare Your Files For Any Gadget Some useful tips to be able to see your multimedia video files from all home, desktop and mobile devices: prioritize, convert, backup Read More
5KPlayer - Free 4K Ultra HD Multi-media Player - Review
macOS / Software / Tools & Utilities / Windows

5KPlayer - Free 4K Ultra HD Multi-media Player - Review An in-depth feature review of 5KPlayer, a free H/W Accelerated Multimedia Player featuring 4K Ultra-HD support for Windows and macOS

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In this post we'll talk about 5KPlayer, a free multi-purpose HD video player that can also perform as music player, AirPlay media streamer and online video downloader - all packed …

5KPlayer - Free 4K Ultra HD Multi-media Player - Review An in-depth feature review of 5KPlayer, a free H/W Accelerated Multimedia Player featuring 4K Ultra-HD support for Windows and macOS Read More
Folx - a great uTorrent alternative for macOS Catalina
macOS / Operating Systems / Software / Tools & Utilities / Web

Folx - a great uTorrent alternative for macOS Catalina A handy guide explaining what happened to uTorrent Client for macOS Catalina and which alternative Bit Torrent client you can use instead of uTorrent Web

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When uTorrent came out back in 2005, it was a Windows-only program. Apple users felt left out, so developers started introducing various uTorrent alternatives. The long-awaited macOS app came out …

Folx - a great uTorrent alternative for macOS Catalina A handy guide explaining what happened to uTorrent Client for macOS Catalina and which alternative Bit Torrent client you can use instead of uTorrent Web Read More
macOS: How to mount a SMB share from the command line
Coding / Linux / macOS / Operating Systems / Windows

macOS: How to mount a SMB share from the command line A small guide explaining how to mount a UNC/SMB share between a macOS environment and other mac/win/linux systems and access it from the command-line.

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Today I had to build one of my Electron-based apps for macOS, so that it could be installed and executed on macOS. If you know Electron, you most likely know …

macOS: How to mount a SMB share from the command line A small guide explaining how to mount a UNC/SMB share between a macOS environment and other mac/win/linux systems and access it from the command-line. Read More
How to fix the "No executable found matching command dotnet-ef" error in Visual Studio with .NET Core
ASP.NET / C# / Coding / HTML & CSS / Linux / Web / Windows

The ASP.NET Core Revolution - .NET Core history through the years (2016-2019) An extensive recap of the latest four years of ASP.NET Core: relevant milestones, new features, architecture improvements, optimizations, and so on

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To summarize what happened in the ASP.NET world within the last four years is not an easy task; in short words, we can say that we've undoubtedly witnessed the most …

The ASP.NET Core Revolution - .NET Core history through the years (2016-2019) An extensive recap of the latest four years of ASP.NET Core: relevant milestones, new features, architecture improvements, optimizations, and so on Read More