Justin Cooney

Web Development Tips and Examples

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I am a Senior Applications Programmer / Analyst with years of experience developing enterprise solutions using the Microsoft technology stack including C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, AJAX, IIS and SQL Server. I specialize in Web application development with a focus on building secure systems, integrating applications, and designing robust database structures.

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  • Unable to Resolve Target System Name: an Example Investigation

    If you are on a network that is unfamiliar and you are suddenly confronted by a cryptic message such as: unable to resolve target system name, then likely there is a major problem somewhere along the path between your machine and the Internet site that you are trying to reach. Sometimes this can be due…

  • 2013 in review

    The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 100,000 times in 2013. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 4 days for that many people to see…

  • The latest product and policy updates from Twitter – Targeted Ads

    The word on the block is that Twitter is moving increasingly towards generating more revenue through targeted advertising. Apparently as part of their plan to further monetise their ‘free’ service, Twitter intends to jam ads onto your screen that are tailored to your interests based on their past tweets and possibly browsing history (since they…