Author Archives: Mikkel Ovesen

About Mikkel Ovesen

I am a .NET developer, primarily developing apps for the web. I have been working with the web since 1997. I like open-source software and burgers ;)

Windows 8 shortcuts

Just a quick list of the shortcuts I find useful in Windows 8. CTRL + ESC: Bring up start (Immediate typing will search for app/program) Windows Key + Page up/down: Move app from one screen to another, when using multiple screens … Continue reading

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Windows 8 activation problem – 0x8007232B DNS name does not exist

Problem When trying to activate Windows 8 or an earlier version you get the result: Activation Error: Code 0x8007232b DNS Name does not exist If a volume-licensed media was used for the install, a product key needs to be set. Solution … Continue reading

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[DK] Telenor internet/MMS settings on Nokia Lumia 800

I have a Noiai Lumia 800 Windows Phone mobile and my current Danish phone service provider is Telenor. Internet worked fine, but MMS did not work. I was trying to find the internet/MMS settings on Telenor.dk, but I was only … Continue reading

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My attempts at installing Umbraco via NuGet

I often use Umbraco as a CMS for my web projects, and NuGet for referencing other libraries. This made me wonder whether Umbraco could be deployed via Nuget. The short answer is, it is possible, but it does not work … Continue reading

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MacBook Pro BootCamp/Windows keyboard schema

Visual Studio 2010 + Resharper Key Description FN+ALT+[Right arrow] Go to sub types FN+ALT+[Left arrow] Go to super types ALT+SHIFT+F12 Find usages of variable CTRL+SHIFT+F11 Go to type of variable CTRL+SHIFT+R Refactor this CTRL+SHIFT+T Go to file CTRL+T Go to … Continue reading

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NHibernate query optimising with HQL expression IN

A note for me to remember. I have been doing some optimisation of queries done by NHibernate HQL. To optimise I have rewritten some of them to use the HQL IN expression. Point: important to check the collection parameter, if … Continue reading

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Using OpenCover and NUnit with MSBuild

I am working on a project that has a large code base with a lot of logic. For this project I am trying to adopt a more TDD oriented development approach. This includes unit- and integration testing, as well as code … Continue reading

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Visual Studio 2010 Package load errors

My Windows 7 installation on my laptop broke down, and I then had to completely reinstall Windows 7, Visual Studio etc. Besides it being a long and tedious process it seemed to go fine. But I started to get the … Continue reading

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Cuda v3.2 template project using C++

Important The tutorial is missing some compilation, linker, library settings steps. However you can download the template project, it works and has everything setup. Introduction Download template project source Download executable I am a developer who has been developing software … Continue reading

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Mercurial graph

This is a screenshot of the Mercurial graph, of a project that I am currently is working on. It kind of looks like a string instrument you want to play

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