version control

Microsoft’s Windows 11 Insider previews for early September 2025 widen the operating system’s AI footprint and polish long‑standing UI rough edges, but they also underline the strategic tradeoffs Microsoft is making as AI features move deeper into the OS: more convenience and on‑device...

In a significant move within the tech industry, Replit, an AI-powered software creation platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft. This collaboration aims to democratize application development by enabling business users to create and deploy secure, production-ready...

The arrival of Visual Studio Code 1.100 marks a milestone release in Microsoft’s widely adopted code editor, blending unprecedented AI capabilities with a host of user-requested improvements to both its workflow and interface. As millions of developers around the world eagerly adopt the latest...

Few topics in the world of personal computing elicit such a dedicated following—and provoke as much curiosity from the uninitiated—as the subject of configuration files, known affectionately as "dotfiles." For many users, especially those rooted in the Linux or developer ecosystems, dotfiles are...

In the ever-evolving landscape of digital note-taking, users today are faced with an abundance of choices tailored to different priorities—some are drawn to open-source (FOSS) solutions for privacy and control, while others gravitate toward the simplicity and polish of commercial offerings. But...

Within the heart of the gaming industry’s technological fabric lies enormous complexity—and for the world-renowned Sega Europe Ltd, operating through its legendary Creative Assembly studio in Horsham, UK, the role of the Associate Systems Engineer is a cornerstone in powering creative...

The debate over whether Microsoft Technet should make a comeback is heating up among Windows enthusiasts and IT professionals. As discussions on Reddit and various tech forums continue to echo a long-held nostalgia for Technet and its iconic magazine, it’s time to explore why such a revival...

If you’ve ever spent thirty minutes tracking down who left a cryptic “Needs more pizzazz!” sticky-note on a PowerPoint slide, only to discover that the slide in question has since been split, shuffled, and thoroughly mutilated for the sake of version 37, relief is here—courtesy of Microsoft’s...

I had purchased four fixed permanent licenses of GoodSync in the past, until V.10 I received updates. From V.11 on they moved to an annual subscription plan. So I stayed with V.10 for a long time. Today the program refused to do its job and explained that I only had a free license with limited...

I do not know from the online tutorial if I am properly establishing a connection with a git repository that is on a network. All I have learned from a tutorial is how to set up a local repository, but getting data off of a network repository is knowledge I have yet to stumble upon or learn...

I'm having a hell of a time getting php to return a string. I don't know where they are going to install my batch file so I set the file location via %~dp0. there are 2 functions in my .php file, one to process color another to process Joomla's Version. The joomla one worked fine until I made...

How can you tell if the app owner updates their app? All I see is the Release Date. In Android stores you can see the last updated version. I hesitated to download apps when the visible date is years old. But many big publishers seem to have "older" apps by Release Date....help understand how...

I have Microsoft OneDrive on all three of my computers. On one computer the drives are up-to-date as this is the platform that the files are worked on. The other two platforms have the OneDrive folders on them, but they are older versions. It seems that the other two platforms are using the...

since my last automatic update, Media player and movie maker have now stopped. I wish windows would STOP dictating what programmes we use. I am well used to these programmes. i do not want to change and want to carry on using them. So windows team, kindly return the programmnes you have removed...

In this episode, Robert is joined by Peaky Yuter, a Microsoft summer intern who worked on the Link Removed. This very cool extension helps you keep track of your extensions across all of your development environments. It keeps track of the extensions you have installed by creating a synchronized...

Instead of extending Visual Studio, today I'm going to highlight a new extensibility target, extending Visual Studio Online (VSO). Link Removed, Visual Studio ALM Microsoft MVP has written up a great Hello VSO World tutorial, taking you from New Project through deployment of your new VSO...

The .NET Framework 4.6 RC Multi-Targeting Pack is a package that enables developers to build applications targeting the .NET Framework 4.6 using either Visual Studio 2013, Visual Studio 2012 or third party IDEs. You need to download and install the .NET Framework 4.6 RC prior to installing the...

I know, I know... I've been highlighting a number of Git related extensions recently. And I know all of YOU are using Git already (just like I am... um... errr.... um... kind of... yeah). Okay, fine, so I'm a Git noob. Right now Git continues to gain support, mindshare and seems to one of those...

Here are just 14 of the many shows published last week... Link Removed Have you ever looked at your code and thought that if you could JUST get it organized and versioned properly, you would be better off? Traditionally, version control meant you had to install some kind of server-based...

Can anyone tell me what causes a file name to duplicate and appear with the following "name" Master DB_1_21_15@9b1e95f9bff5463d87789d6efbbe4852 I have a file that is called Master DB_1_21_15 (excel file) It resides on my desktop computer in my Google Drive folder The date is the last time I...