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JUL
Microsoft MVP for Azure
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JUL
Connect to Windows VM on Azure without an RDP Client App
Sometimes, you need to connect to Windows VM on Azure, but you don't have or can't use a Remote Desktop client app on your device. Don't worry, you can still use RDP from your browser. We will be using the Windows Admin Center that is currently in preview on Azure Windows VMs. Let's see how to do it. …
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JUN
How to Setup CS:GO Dedicated Server on Microsoft Azure
CS:GO is a popular FPS game that has been around for over 10 years. This article will show you how to set up CS:GO dedicated server on Azure using a Windows VM and Storage Account. The server will be able to let clients download custom maps from the Storage Account with FastDL. …
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FEB
Adding Azure Cache for Redis in My Elf Project
ASP.NET Core Memory cache has its own limits. It is difficult to scale in a cloud environment with multiple instances. Azure Cache for Redis provides a fully managed distributed cache service for cloud applications. It is built on top of Redis, a popular cache and messaging product. Integrating Redis into cloud applications can improve performance and scalability. …
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JAN
How to Specify Node.js Version When Building Azure Static Web App
Azure Static Web App creates a GitHub Action that uses Oryx to build your web app. I have a React App that uses node.js to build. However, the default version of node Oryx is using is currently 14.x. I would like to use version 16.x for building my App. …
10
DEC
Automated Deployment Script with Azure CLI and PowerShell Core
My blog project, "Moonglade", is optimized for running on Microsoft Azure. It can combine up to 14 Azure services together for a full deployment, manually setup is difficult and takes time. I chose Azure CLI with PowerShell Core to write a deployment script that enables a quick on-board experience to setup Moonglade in 10 minutes with minimal Azure Services. Let's see how it is done. …
06
OCT
How to Print Borderless Photos on Cannon MG2580s
I have a Cannon MG2580s printer, it can print 4x6 inch (10x15cm) A6 size photos, but with ugly white borders even the printing software is set to borderless. This is because this model of printer does not support borderless printing on hardware level, it's not a software or settings issue. I've come up with a workaround that can produce borderless photo printing. …
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AUG
How to Get Access Token for Azure REST APIs in .NET
I am recently working on a project that requires front-end to call Azure REST APIs. Microsoft document describes how to get Access Token in postman via Jon Gallant's blog post. However, placing secret keys in front-end is very dangerous. In my project, I must get the Access Token from server side in .NET. Let's see how to do it. …
06
AUG
Log User Identity Information to Azure Application Insights
Azure Application Insights is a very powerful APM tool for monitoring web applications. However, not all features that we sometimes require come out of the box. I now have an ASP.NET Core Web API application that uses JWT authentication. I would like to log user's identity when there is a failed request. Let's see how to do it. …
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JUL