I was asked to recover some data in a SQL Azure database for which the client didn't have any credentials. I was at a bit of a loss as there was also no documentation and no code repository. They have an ASP.NET Web Forms Application running in an App Service in Azure that talks to this SQL Azure database. I always …

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About 10 years ago I set up a Digital Ocean droplet managed by Server Pilot for various WordPress websites of friends, cousins, brothers, my wife, an uncle, an ex work colleague of my brother, an ex work colleague of mine and my wife's godmother. It was a pretty painless and cheap way to run 20 or so WordPress and flat …

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Since I started using ChatGPT I've called it the AI OVERLORD. I figure ChatGPT version 17.2 will likely be our AI OVERLORD so I'm hoping it'll take pity on me seeing the respect I displayed towards previous versions. In July when replying it could be quite playful "Good evening, esteemed human!" "Dear …

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These are some tips that have helped us debug issues with InDesign files failing to process with InDesign Server (IDS). Use the -LogToApplicationEventLog switch When starting up InDesign Server from the command line or from the MMC snap-in you can tell it to log events to the Windows Application Event log using the …

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Updating InDesign Server (IDS) is relatively straight forward although there are a couple of things to be aware of. At the time of writing you install the new version on top of the old one. Make sure your system meets the minimum requirements for the new version of IDS. Then create a "Package" in the Adobe …

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This post assumes you have InDesign Server running as described here perhaps. A lot of useful information is in a PDF document called "Intro to InDesign Server 2020.pdf" which is in the InDesign Server installation folder (for me C:/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe InDesign Server 2020/Documentation/English). WSDL …

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I found the installation of InDesign Server in Azure not as straight forward as I expected so documented it here for future reference. I went in thinking I might be able to write some bicep or an ARM template to define the VM, and that's still the plan, but this is a pointy-clicky reference. InDesign Server Trial …

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The plan for me for July in Lebanon was to consult directly with some of the companies that came to the workshops in May to help them implement Visual Studio Team System. A typical week consulting normally involved: Monday Introduction to Agile development methodologies Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation …

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