In Azure DevOps, got this error: 2018-09-25T21:24:45.2778646Z ERROR: Error: Value cannot be null. 2018-09-25T21:24:45.2791049Z Parameter name: paths 2018-09-25T21:24:45.2804472Z at System.IO.Path.C
In Azure DevOps, got this: The user's home directory could not be determined. Set the 'DOTNET_CLI_HOME' environment variable to specify the directory to use. As a workaround, add the DOTNET_CLI_HOME v
I got this the other day while doing a pip install: Cannot remove entries from nonexistent file c:\python36\lib\site-packages\easy-install.pth I searched around a bit and couldn’t find a solution. --i
I just moved my blog to hexo and ran into the “EMFILE: too many open files issue”. The hexo issue page recommends you run ulimit, but that doesn’t work on Windows. After trying a ton of different th
You might see this error message when trying to load the Power BI Custom Visual “Development Visual” “Can’t contact visual server. Please make sure the visual server is running and configured correct
I just spent way too much time trying to login to a VSTS instance from VS. Turns out to have something to do with how Microsoft Account is configured in Visual Studio. So, if you get this error: “You
If you see this: It probably means your Bluetooth service is stopped: Try this: sudo service bluetooth start then sudo service bluetooth status If that doesn’t work, try this:https://www.pi-supply.
If you get the following error when trying to install the Lync 2013 SDK…. Microsoft Lync 2013 not found. Go here to download and install: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=248583 Do not go to t
If you see the error "Duplicate property names are not allowed ‘avg’ in your Stream Analytics query it is likely because you aren’t setting up an alias for that property. Here’s what you may see:
I just flattened my machine and ran into this issue when running a Service Fabric hosted WebAPI project. This line of code: this.serverHandle = WebApp.Start(this.listeningAddress, appBuilder =>
If you get the following error, then you need to install BOTH x86 and x64 versions of the DAC Framework. I have only verified that this works with SQL Express 2014. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dow
If you see this error when trying to run a web app in Visual Studio – that means something is currently running on that port. To find out what app is using that port… Open resmon.exe Go to Network ta
I have 5GB of available iCloud storage, but I am still getting the “Not Enough Storage. This iPhone cannot be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storage available. You can manage your storag
I was just setting up a new Particle Photon and got this error message when using the particle-cli setup command No nearby Photons detected. Try the particle.js help command for more information. I
I was just setting up a new IFTTT.com recipe and got this error: “search query is too long or complex”. I did a bunch of poking around and discovered that my IFTTT->Twitter integration was disconn
Truth be told – I haven’t done a lot of ASP.NET dev over the last couple of years, but since I do a good amount of maker projects that involve webhooks, I had to checkout the new ASP.NET WebHooks feat
I was just installing particle-cli on a new machine and got this error: Error: Can't find Python executable "python", you can set the PYTHON env variable. Super obvious what is going on – you need to
If you get this exception when connecting to an Azure SQL Database from Access: “Built-in function ‘has_dbaccess’ is not supported in this version of SQL Server.”, you are using the wrong driver. Her
I spent spent way too much time with this one. Hope this post saves you from doing the same. Here’s the exception we are dealing with: can’t be invoked from Azure WebJobs SDK. Is it missing Azure Web
I was getting this error when trying to install the UPWare software for my UP Plus 2 printer. “The setup files are corrupted. Please obtain a new copy of the program.” Solution: Download the file usi