Encrypt and decrypt files from Windows command prompt
A command line utility to encrypt and decrypt files in-place or to a new file
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Didn't take too long to port my ASP.NET website to Python. I must say working with Python Flask has been great fun which I'll have to write about this sometime soon. A great web framework needs an equally great hosting provider - I am using PythonAnywhere. I haven't faced any issue with setting up the website with them. If you like python and are thinking of hosting for free, PythonAnywhere is the first place to check.
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Assembly Properties
Integrates with Windows Explorer and lets you view .NET assembly information in a new tab of file properties. Also allows you to register and unregister assemblies for skipping strong-name verification.
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Npp Tail
A plugin for Notepad++ that automatically scrolls the text to show updated file contents.
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S3 Select, a nifty thing
This blog post discusses the AWS S3 Select feature. It discusses why you might want to use it and provides Java sample to code to work with S3 select feature.
Reviews of LinkedIn Learning Videos
Not all tutorials are created equal. My reviews of LinkedIn Learning videos.
Using AWS CloudHSM
This post discusses how to configure AWS CloudHSM with Nginx. It also discusses why you might want to use CloudHSM and alternatives.
AWS Secrets Manager
The blog post explores the use of AWS Secrets Manager - what problem it solves, how we store secrets using the AWS Management Console, configurations required for reading secrets and application code to read secrets.
Using JWT authentication in ASP.NET Core Web API
This blog posts discusses JSON Web Tokens and how they can be used for securing your Asp.NET Core Web API application.