Posts

• Testing database interactions in Golang

  2026-10-10

• Sniffing io.Reader contents in Golang

  Read a small chunk from the beginning of an io.Reader into memory and reuse it

  2022-07-17

• Using Django ORM without the framework

  Use Django ORM in any Python project and run queries & migrations easily

  2021-10-21

• Authenticating a user with multiple social providers simultaneously in ASP.NET Core

  A guide on setting up and troubleshooting multiple auth schemes in ASP.NET Core

  2021-07-29

• Adding a default timeout to CancellationToken parameters in ASP.NET Core

  Set a default timeout for CancellationToken that ASP.NET Core binds to action parameters

  2021-06-29

• Overriding non-virtual methods in C#

  Not all methods are virtual, but we can still override them (with a caveat)

  2021-06-28

• Model binding for query parameters encoded as JSON in ASP.NET Core

  Guide to using ASP.NET Core model binding and validation feature for query parameters encoded as JSON

  2021-03-30

• Checking if an executable exists in PATH using Node.js

  2021-01-26

• Running a Powershell script in Node

  2021-01-21

• Monitoring clipboard contents on Windows with Python

  A guide on using Win32 APIs to build a clipboard listener that triggers a callback when the clipboard content changes

  2020-11-30

• Getting the public URL for an ASP.NET app behind a reverse proxy

  Detecting the public URL for ASP.NET Core app inside a hosted service

  2020-11-14

• Updating PATH environment variable using PowerShell

  A quick way to add a new directory to PATH environment variable

  2020-10-27

• Fixing WSL2 localhost access issue

  A fix for when localhost forwarding stops working

  2020-08-02

• Quick full-text search using SQLite

  Practical intro to using full-text search in SQLite

  2020-07-02

• Building a UI with vanilla Javascript

  A couple lines of Javascript and done.

  2020-07-01

• Adding metadata to videos using ffmpeg

  Update video metadata with ffmpeg and Python

  2020-06-29

• Detecting USB drive insertion & removal on Windows using Python

  Monitor new drives on Windows and perform tasks

  2020-06-28

• Control Windows 10 native hotspot with PowerShell

  2020-06-16

• Guide to editing file metadata using PowerShell

  2020-05-25

• PowerShell aliases

  2020-05-18

• Upgrade Python SQLite driver to latest version on Windows

  Use JSON1 and FTS5 extensions on Windows

  2020-02-20

• Thinkpad P1 Gen 2 bootloop fix

  Fix Thinkpad P1 Gen 2 bootloop without pulling your hair out.

  2020-01-06

• Youtube oEmbed support

  Get youtube video info and embed data as JSON.

  2019-12-31

• SSH Agent

  Use ssh without copying keys everywhere.

  2019-12-28