I've seen quite a few people asking for a basic overview on how to configure Windows NPS (Network Policy Server, Microsoft's implementation of the RADIUS authentication protocol) to work with UBNT equipment. This guide focuses on Unifi, but should be easily translatable to Edge/etc. if you know...
Curious to see what my fellow .Net developers/architects think of this new language feature that's been bandied about since at least early 2017, though it's now potentially slated to be included in C# 8.0. I have to admit, at first I didn't "get it" but I've been doing some...
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Over the years I've tried quite a few password manager/autofill utilities, and none of them have quite offered the full integration experience I've needed, at least nothing above and beyond what browsers and operating systems have built into them...I've always ended up uninstalling them and...
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I remember a heated debate I had with a colleague years ago about how web browsers are platforms (he was arguing they weren't...the irony is that he was a designer, but that's neither here nor there), and if the past few years have been any indication, this is most decidedly the case now more...
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Recently I attained the title of Solutions Architect in my career, which is exactly what I wanted to be when I embarked on this career path 16 years ago. Even though I’ve basically been doing the role of a Solutions Architect for a few years now, obtaining the official title and the official responsibilities...
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This is one of the most pervasive questions asked in my industry from folks who are not professional software developers, but perhaps have an interest in pursuing it as a hobby, or as a career: "So, how do I learn how to write code?" I'll start with my own experience as to how I got into...