How to use wildcard domain with OpenShift hosting?
If you have a domain name and want to use OpenShift for hosting then using a wildcard domain name is a bit tricky with some domain registrars like GoDaddy. The reason is IP address of the app on OpenShift doesn't remain the same and to use the wildca ...
Visual Studio 2017 is coming in March
Microsoft has announced that Visual Studio 2017 will be available for download on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Microsoft is also celebrating a launch event. You can join at 8:00 AM PST on March 7th and 8th for a two-day online event celebrating the launch ...
How To: Offline access to Vue.js documentation
If you are working with Vue.js Javascript framework to build your next generation web apps then you might be frequently visiting the Vue.js guide section (https://vuejs.org/v2/guide/) to see how certain things work in Vue.js. Most of the time you go ...
List of FREE services & tools Startups should be using
I have curated a list of free tools, services, and apps that startups could and in fact should use to grow at the initial stage. Free doesn't mean they lack quality, instead, these free tools are from top-notch companies like RedHat, Google, Asana, a ...
Event handling with custom components in Vue.js
If you've been working with Vue.js lately and developing custom components to build your apps you might come across how to communicate from child component to parent. There are couple of scenarios here. Immediate parent child components If you want i ...
Deploy your first ASP.Net MVC App to AppHarbor
Our focus is to deploy our ASP.Net MVC app built using new Visual Studio 2015 MVC template to AppHarbor via GitHub.
1 reason why you shouldn’t be an Entrepreneur?
There has been a lot of buzz about entrepreneurship in recent years and a lot of people have come up as great entrepreneurs and have set a trend for others to pursue in this direction. This term was not very common in the past and due to this lot of ...
One reason why you should refactor your code often
Once upon a time, a consultant made a visit to a development project. The consultant looked at some of the code that had been written; there was a class hierarchy at the center of the system. As he wandered through the hierarchy, the consultant saw t ...
How to Find a Stored Procedure in all the Databases?
When working with MS SQL Server sometimes you need to find a stored procedure in the databases and all that you know is the name of the stored procedure that your teammate told you that he had used but couldn't remember in which database it was. All ...
Searching Lowercase data in MS SQL Server
A few days back I came across a requirement to fetch the records from the table having all lowercase letters. This was an interesting scenario. The SQL Server database by default is set for case-insensitive. But, I need to do a case-sensitive search. ...
Stop before start – Startup lessons learned!
I have gone through several experiences and ups and downs in my career. One was launching a startup which had a significant impact and the reason for me to write this post and to share the lessons learned and why we should stop on a starting line for ...
Resolving error in installing any gem by Ruby
After installing the Ruby installer you might need to install some gems. For example, if you are developing with RedHat OpenShift you want to install 'rhc' gem to access remote files on OpenShift. To install 'rhc' you would run the following command. ...
Override parent shortcodes in your WordPress Child Theme
Overriding shortcode defined in WordPress parent theme is pretty easy. Just use a after_theme_setup section in functions.php of the child theme; example: add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'my_child_theme_setup' ); function my_child_theme_setup() { ...
Unlocking HTC Sensation Z710e Bootloader for Android
Take the following steps to Unlock your Device's Bootloader. Step 1 After powering down, press Volume Down and while pressing Volume Down, press Power holding both buttons to start the device into Bootloader mode. If you have difficulty, power u ...
git – the simple guide
setup Download git for OSX Download git for Windows Download git for Linux create a new repository create a new directory, open it and perform a git init to create a new git repository. checkout a repository create a working copy of a loca ...
AngularJS vs BackboneJS vs EmberJS? What I decided and why?
What I was looking for that framework should be easy to learn and should be integrated in the project easily. Keeping in that mind I searched a little bit about each and went through some reviews. What I concluded I’ll just say it in one line for each.
Microsoft Windows 10 Great UI Changes
My first experience with Windows 8 inspired bafflement and frustration. But I walked away from my first few minutes with Windows 10 with a sense of jealousy. It looks like a significant improvement, and I want it on my PC right now. Microsoft is lau ...
Create your first real-time AngularJS application
In my previous article I talked about creating real-time PHP application. That was on the server side and I demonstrated a very very basic client to connect with it. Let's take that to next step and create a Javascript client with AngularJS. Code ang ...
Create your first real-time PHP application
If you ever wondered if there is a way to write a real-time web application using PHP where any event or message is delivered/pushed to all recipients as they occur, in real-time? Then you are at the right place. We'll be building a sample real-time ...
How can I test if mod_rewrite on my server is enabled and working?
Note that mod_rewrite can only be used with the web server Apache. Follow the instructions below to check whether module mod_rewrite is installed and correctly configured on your server. Create the file .htaccess and add these two lines RewriteEngin ...
Global Variables in AngularJS
I’ve followed the angularjs tutorial and I noticed that I wasn’t able to have global variables. Turns out to be actually simple but Angular doesn’t mention it. You will need to edit your app module (app.js ) var app = angular.module('appName',); //A ...
Android? Too many pattern attempts? Can’t hard reset?
I had a pattern screen lock on my HTC One X Android phone. Yesterday my nephew tried to unlock it too many times and it got permanently locked. Too many pattern attempts After too many attempts, my phone got locked and asked for my Google username an ...
Photoshop Color Replacement Tool Tutorial
The Color Replacement Tool is not the most professional way to change colors in an image and won’t always give you the results you need, but it usually works well for simple tasks and it’s such an easy tool to use that it’s worth giving it a try befo ...
WooCommerce Per Product Shipping Price Calculation
If you have different rates depending on the item you will need to set up each one in the 'Flat Rate' shipping method and ensure it is selected on the Product itself. First, you will need to have a Shipping Class setup: Go to the menu on the left han ...