How to fix problems with SSL certs in Plesk
The Problem: You attempt to install (or renew) an SSL certificate in Plesk (web hosting management software) but when you follow the instructions (meaning add the certificate in Plesk, and then going to the “Setup” screen for the domain, you do not have the option of selecting the renewed certificate. The Cause: This is the […]
How to fix invisible view in ASP.net mvc
This is not the most significant I know, but the goal is to document every problem that took more than 15 minutes to solve, and I did try the more complicated methods before I tried the obvious one, so here it is. The Problem: When programming in ASP.net MVC in Visual Studio 2008 you create […]
How to fix Quickbooks 2010 printing problem on 64 Bit Windows, (Error Code -30)
I intended the focus of the “How To Fix” posts to be Silverlight, but as I’ve encountered other problems while setting up the business, I’m posting those. The rule I established is “If it takes more than 15 minutes to fix, it gets documented” so here we go. The Problem: You finally get Quickbooks 2010 […]
How to migrate a user profile in Vista
In a previous post I detailed the simple procedure of leaving a domain and joining a workgroup in Vista. The catch is… The Problem: When you leave the domain, the user profile is basically destroyed and a crippled version is put in it’s place. Very little documentation exists on how to prevent this, and the […]
How to leave a domain and join a workgroup in Vista
This is another one of those non-Silverlight problems, but since it created such a massive time sink I thought I would blog about it. The Problem: You want to leave a domain for whatever reason (in my case, I wasn’t using the server for anything) and join a workgroup. The Cause: The solution at first […]
How to fix Blogger page title problems
I was perusing my Google Analytics reports and did some checking on came across some sub optimal page structure. The Problem: Blogger (my blogging platform of choice) sets page titles in reverse. More specifically Blogger will set the title of a post as “Stronico Contact Management – How to fix browser size problem in Silverlight” […]
How to fix customer service problems with T-Mobile
I’m not sure that this really qualifies as a technical problem, but it was a problem I had. The Problem: Any one of the many you are likely to have with T-Mobile -in my case it was a non-working phone, and no good options of upgrading. The Cause: T-Mobile customer service sucks. The Solution: Insist […]
How to fix dropdown boxes in asp.net datagrids
OK, this problem isn’t silverlight, but I did encounter it in my day job. In fact, I’ve encountered it several times, so I thought I would write it up so I can find it again. The Problem: You write a web page that contains an updatable datagrid, which, when in EditMode, contains a dropdown list […]
How to fix margins in silverlight
The Problem: You try to set margins the same way in xaml as in xhtml/css. The Cause: The margin property in xaml is different than the margin in xhtml/css The Solution: Use this bit of info: the margins in xaml go left,top,right,bottom, or clockwise from 9:00. This was hardly the most significant problem I had […]
How to fix “Value does not fall within the expected range” error in Silverlight
The Problem: Your code goes about it’s merry way, adding children to parents and so forth when you get the error Value does not fall within the expected range The Cause: The problem is caused by two objects having the same name in the same parent. If your canvas has two StackPanels named “spOverlap” then […]