Software development

Can’t start IIS with a binding on port 443?

19September2016GeekTieGuyMicrosoft, Software development, Work in general

In case it helps someone: Getting Event 15005 when trying to start IIS (Internet Information Server) on your machine? In other words, you see this in Event Viewer (eventwvr.msc) under “System”: Unable to bind to the underlying transport for [::]:443. The IP Listen-Only list may contain a reference to an interface which may not exist

Migrate Visual SourceSafe to Git – A short how-to

30November2013GeekTieGuy1 CommentMicrosoft, Personal, Software, Software development

My hobby/learning projects have been residing in a single-person SourceSafe database for a long time (yes, I know youâ€™re laughing; I donâ€™t care â€“ for single-person projects itâ€™s just fine and dandy.) It was time to start using something new. I wanted to migrate everything, including history, to git. The first step was to install

Agile retrospectives – on cadence or on demand?

4August2013GeekTieGuyAgile, Software development

Here’s a quick thought for (probably mostly Ha- and Ri-level) practitioners of Agile software development who are thinking about holding retrospectives on a fixed cadence versus going to an on-demand practice. I like that the weekend comes around every five days. I’d sure feel uncomfortable if it didn’t. I enjoy the comfort of knowing that

Agile coaching approaches illustrated by Gordon Ramsay

10June2013GeekTieGuyAgile, Software development, Work in general

My oldest daughter recently introduced me to Gordon Ramsayâ€™s Fox TV show â€œKitchen Nightmaresâ€. It was the episode on Amyâ€™s Baking Company, and we sat and watched it together on YouTube. I couldnâ€™t believe what I was seeing! The participants in the show engaged in almost nonstop verbal abuse, miscommunication, denial and dysfunction. It was

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Can’t start IIS with a binding on port 443?

Migrate Visual SourceSafe to Git – A short how-to

Agile retrospectives – on cadence or on demand?

Agile coaching approaches illustrated by Gordon Ramsay