Archive for February, 2010
Fixing Strong Name password Errors
Posted by andrewcushen in Visual Studio on February 10, 2010
Strong name key file password "incorrect"; "specified network password is not correct" This has happened to me twice in the last six months, and I keep forgetting the incredibly simple fix, so I’m posting it here, both for my own use, and in the hope that I can help someone else. Here’s the scenario: you […]
How-to: Setting up Mono on Mac OS X, Part Three
Posted by andrewcushen in OS X and Mono .Net on February 6, 2010
Part 3 of a series; see Part Two here Continued from Part Two The actual problem, and its solution After spending way too much time on a wild goose chase, it finally occurred to me to do what I should have done in the first place: hit the Mono website harder for a solution. I […]
How-to: Setting up Mono on Mac OS X, Part Two
Posted by andrewcushen in OS X and Mono .Net on February 5, 2010
Part 2 of a series; see Part One here Continued from Part One: At this point, follow the same process to install the CSDK, starting with the .dmg file, which is named in the same pattern. In my case, it was named: monoframework-csdk-2.6.1_1.macos10.novell.ppc.dmg. double-click it, double-click the resulting drive icon, double-click the .pkg file…you know […]
How to: Using Microsoft’s FxCop tool with VB.Net
Posted by andrewcushen in Programming Tools on February 1, 2010
Sadly, it just seems to be the case lately that those of us attempting to use VB.Net to write professional applications, in a professional manner, using up-to-date tools, and best practices, are swimming upstream against the current. Whether trying out the latest tool from Microsoft (I’m looking at you, StyleCop), the latest Test-Driven/agile development approach, […]