SendGrid setup and domain auth

SendGrid Account Setup and Domain Verification with Azure DNS

If you’re wanting to send email from your application, then Sendgrid is a fantastic provider that makes it easy (and potentially free) to get up and going. Sendgrid have great documentation at https://docs.sendgrid.com/for-developers/sending-email/api-getting-started and if you’re a .NET developer, a helpful c# client at https://github.com/sendgrid/sendgrid-csharp Set up your SendGrid account To get an account set …

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Install Redis Server on Ubuntu running on Windows 11

In a previous video we looked at how to install Ubuntu Linux using the Windows subsystem for Linux on Windows 11, and now we’re going to look at how to use that built in Linux implementation to install Redis server so we can use it for local development. 

Ignore Azure Function false positive dependency failures using TelemetryInitializers

Let me start by saying that I love Appication Insights. The level of detail it gives you out of the box to monitor and troubleshoot application issues is fantastic. BUT, I loathe false positive error messages, especially dependency failures. If you’ve done any work with Azure storage then you’ve likely come across what I’m talking …

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Error 0x800F0954 installing .NET 3.5 on Windows 10

If you’re experiencing error 0x800F0954 when trying to install .NET 2.0 and 3.5 on Windows 10, and you’re in a domain environment, then a simple temporary registry change should solve your troubles. The error 0x800F0954 typically appears if your machine is trying to connect to it’s locally configured WSUS server to download the required files …

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Azure Functions not showing

Azure Functions not showing all executions under Monitoring

I recently deployed a very simple Azure Functions 2.0 project from Visual Studio 2019 that contained a single timer triggered function. The function had a daily timer trigger and I noticed that there were gaps in the executions in the monitoring tab in the Azure portal.

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