DataTable() Fix in Mono 4.0

If you recently upgraded to Mono 4.0 and you use DataTables to return SQL results (in my case from Postgresql), you may have received a heart attack similar to mine when you were bombarded with the error: [code language="csharp"] SourceTable is required to be a non-empty string[/code] This appears to be related to Bug #29557: https://bugzilla.xamarin.com/show_bug.cgi?id=29557 Thought .Net … Continue Reading ››

NuGet Is Just Better

I was working on getting Postgresql, Visual Studio Remote Debugger, and PHP running on Server 2012 R2 so that I can up my debugging-fu, rather than just relying on Console.WriteLine. Ran into some DLL hell trying to get npgsql working. I saw NuGet mentioned while Binging for solutions, so I figured I'd give it a try. … Continue Reading ››

Windows 10 Live ID with Custom Username

[Updated with instructions for latest Preview iso] I finally got around to installing the Windows 10 Technical Preview. Loving the speed, Cortana, and new Start Menu! Though I am hoping those icons get some tweaking before release. I did the really slick "sign in with Windows Live Account" thing, but didn't like the "adamd" username it gave … Continue Reading ››