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Using Java to get the Administrator password of a Windows EC2 instance
Posted on March 3, 2012 | No CommentsWindows instances on Amazon EC2 are given a random password. This post will show how to use Java to retrieve this password. -
Enabling WinRM Windows Remote Management in one step
Posted on February 25, 2012 | No CommentsMy earlier script to enable WinRM in one step has been cleaned up and is now on GitHub. -
Using OverThere to control a Windows Server from Java
Posted on December 3, 2011 | 3 CommentsXebiaLab’s OverThere project recently appeared on GitHub. I’ve recently been doing some work on jclouds, where it was noted that OverThere could address a gap in jclouds – controlling Windows... -
First steps with Cloud Foundry on Amazon EC2
Posted on September 17, 2011 | No CommentsHow do you run Cloud Foundry if you don’t have a spare cloud lying around? Use Amazon EC2. -
Hello Ladies! Patrick McKenzie’s talk on software for underserved markets
Posted on March 27, 2011 | No CommentsI don’t usually write articles that are just linking to another article, but this is so good it was worth an exception. Patrick McKenzie, a software developer, gave a lightning... -
Cloud Computing, for those who have to implement it
Posted on February 11, 2011 | 1 CommentSaaS, PaaS and IaaS? Cutting through analyst-speak and explaining the taxonomy of cloud services. -
All change
Posted on February 1, 2011 | No CommentsLast year I changed jobs. Slightly unusual for a job change, I shifted from a Microsoft .NET company to a Java company. I’m now working for a startup company specialising... -
Professional ASP.NET MVC 1.0
Posted on June 12, 2009 | No CommentsBook review • ASP.NET Web Forms is dead, only it isn’t really, because ASP.NET MVC is just different, and not a replacement. This book explains what ASP.NET MVC is all about. -
From Visual SourceSafe to Subversion
Posted on April 5, 2009 | No CommentsA few years ago, we (at the company I work for) decided to move away from Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) to Subversion. This post describes how you can get started down the same route. -
Of Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, and why to get rid of it
Posted on March 21, 2009 | 1 CommentMicrosoft Visual SourceSafe is the tool used by a great many small Microsoft software development shops. Unfortunately SourceSafe is one of the weakest version control systems around.
