#hopeHow I revived my dead Ring Wired Doorbell ProAfter reading many stories online and finding out that my doorbell is about 4–5 years old, I was quite sure it was dead as a door nail.·1 min read·Apr 28, 2024----
#hopeInvalid json number ‘xyz’. at mongodb.bson.io.jsonscanner.getnumbertoken update errorYou get this frustrating error when trying to update a MongoDB row.·1 min read·Apr 27, 2024----
#hopeConnecting Enphase Microinverters to the Sol Ark 15k (it works!)First a quick note for those folks who have a solar install larger than 10k (like my neighbors) — the state will allow you to install a…·10 min read·Apr 14, 2024----
#hopeThe Definitive Guide on getting your ASP.NET Core 8 Web API project to Azure App ServiceI have gone through a hellish two days getting my project to work on my local + Azure environment. Getting it to DEV on Azure was hard…·7 min read·Mar 9, 2024----
#hopeThe Definitive Guide to get JWT Authentication working with your existing ASP.NETI tried ChatGPT, Gemini & then Google Search along with some articles on this subject. None of them fully mention what you need to do to…·4 min read·Feb 29, 2024----
#hopeIntegrating the Sol Ark 15k with KiloVault HAB 7.5 — story updatedI never gave up.·1 min read·Feb 17, 2024----
#hopeHow to restore to SQL Elastic Pool from a Local Database without expensive toolsHow to do this is mentioned in the Export the Bacpac section of this article:·1 min read·Feb 1, 2024----
#hopeComplex Designs lead to unstable, weak softwareAfter speaking with someone recently, I remembered “A New Kind of Science” (https://shorturl.at/jnQ47) from Stephen Wolfram. Can we build…·3 min read·Jan 24, 2024----
#hopeTOGAF Study NotesI recently started studying TOGAF and found it to be very useful. Here are some useful notes about it & Enterprise Architecture in general.·1 min read·Dec 16, 2023----
#hopeSAFe Study notesI have been studying SAFe recently. And I thought it would be a good idea to pen down my notes and observations on the way. This would be…·3 min read·Dec 8, 2023----