Author: Mark Johnston

I help businesses by automating processes using technology. More specifically, I develop custom software using the Microsoft stack, modern web tools (React and Angular), and platforms (Dynamics 365). In my spare time I enjoy tinkering with technology, photography, travel, all things Disney and spending time with my incredible wife and two amazing children.

How to include photos from multiple Personal Spaces in the Synology Photos Timeline View

TL;DR If you want to see photos from the Personal Spaces of multiple users in the Synology Photos Timeline View, this post includes a relatively straightforward solution that worked for me. Background I absolutely LOVE my Synology DiskStation NAS! My Synology NAS is a DS1817+ model that I bought in late 2017, and it quickly… Read More How to include photos from multiple Personal Spaces in the Synology Photos Timeline View

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Solution to Crashing

TL;DR AutoHotkey seems to cause Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (for Windows) to crash. Exiting AutoHotkey before launching the game fixed the problem for me. Background I recently built a new high-end desktop PC to use as my primary home-office system. I spent about $2,500 (USD) and this included an Intel Core i9-9900K CPU, 1TB… Read More Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Solution to Crashing

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Visual Studio debugger does not stop on a breakpoint

Problem The Visual Studio debugger does not stop on a valid breakpoint when attaching to an application running on your local PC, despite having all necessary elements present, including Symbol files (.pdb) and a current version of the assembly. There are no apparent errors – the code simply executes all the way through without ever… Read More Visual Studio debugger does not stop on a breakpoint

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Deep Dive: Authenticating for using Microsoft Graph API inside Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Experience (i.e. Micorosoft Dynamics CRM)

TL;DR Authenticating with Microsoft Graph API inside a Single-Page Application is straightforward when you have full control of the application. This is a bit more challenging when you’re working inside Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Experience (i.e. Microsoft Dynamics CRM, or just “CRM”), but it can still be done. This article contains an explanation along with… Read More Deep Dive: Authenticating for using Microsoft Graph API inside Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Experience (i.e. Micorosoft Dynamics CRM)

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