IISExpress 8, SSL and Ports 80/443
IISExpress 8 is a nice little component of Visual Studio 2012. It allows you to test and debug websites without having to learn how to…
Sometimes a Mind Wipe Helps
The other day the system drive — the one containing Windows and all my programs — died unexpectedly. As in, I didn’t have a backup…
Tick…Tick…Tick
I managed to dodge a bullet today. One of the hard drives in my main desktop system has been ticking for several months now. The…
Good Samaritans Do Exist
Actually, when you stop and think about it, there are far more decent people in the world than jerks. It’s just that the actions of…
Reflections on a Surface
I really like my iPad. But I have no experience writing apps for it, and find the Excel and Word “substitute” apps on it both…
Eight May Be Great
Today I installed the final to-be-shipped version of Windows 8 on a rarely-used computer to see how it behaves (I have access to it because…