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Mapped drive reconnect at sign-in “broken” on Windows 10

Posted on December 2, 2017 by admin

I have a number of LAN network drives mapped in Windows 10 to automatically reconnect at login. I found that after a recent update, the mapped drives were no longer mapped automatically but were still available after double clicking on … Continue reading →

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NavigationDrawer / NavigationView check menu subitems

Posted on July 5, 2016 by admin

I needed a  NavigationDrawer in an app I was building and decided to try the “new” Material Design Support Library and use a NavigationView to implement it. Using Android Studio version 2.1, I started the app by selecting the Navigation … Continue reading →

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Multi-Language support and SpinnerPreference – Part III

Posted on June 23, 2016 by admin

In Part II, the PreferenceFragment and the PreferenceScreen were discussed along with the fact that there is a limited number of built-in widgets available for configuring the settings. The one missing that I thought would be most useful for multi-language support … Continue reading →

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Multi-Language support and SpinnerPreference – Part II

Posted on June 22, 2016 by admin

As mentioned in Part I, calling updateConfiguration with the correct parameters for the locale provides a simple way to switch the language used in an app. Of course, the app should always start with the language last selected by the … Continue reading →

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Multi-Language support and SpinnerPreference – Part I

Posted on June 21, 2016 by admin

When I first started Android programming, I felt the best way to learn was to try and implement various features I felt were important in my Windows programming.  So after writing a simple Android notes application, I looked into what … Continue reading →

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MDX Dash Death Rattle…G35 Dash Cricket

Posted on November 24, 2015 by admin

I’ve recently had a little extra free time so I decided to try and fix a couple of automotive related annoyances I’ve been experiencing. I know that there are many people out there who are perfectly happy to turn up … Continue reading →

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Fun Data Obfuscation…The Archer Super Easter Egg

Posted on July 8, 2015 by admin

While I highly recommend trying to solve the Archer Easter Egg yourself, Reddit has done a good job of summarizing it and providing hints and ultimately the solution. And even though a number of the clues are hidden in plain … Continue reading →

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uPnP blocks VPN

Posted on July 6, 2015 by admin

Recently my Windows Server 2012r2 VPN quit accepting connections. I checked the port forwarding, I checked the user logons, I checked the client.All looked fine. I uninstalled and reinstalled the Remote Access Server Roles along with DirectAccess and VPN (RAS). … Continue reading →

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Windows Error 809 when using VPN

Posted on April 16, 2015 by admin

I’ve set up a VPN  Server on a Windows Server 2012r2 which I usually access from my iPhone or Macbook pro. Once the correct ports are forwarded it was pretty simple and always worked. I recently tried to connect from … Continue reading →

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Clear all events manually

Posted on March 12, 2015 by admin

Many times after changing a setting to fix something in Server 2012r2, I like to have a clean slate on reboot to better see what has and hasn’t been fixed. I found the following command that when executed from a … Continue reading →

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