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Control multiple servos using Raspberry Pi 2 Model B, PCA9685, Windows 10 IOT and C#
3 months ago by Mitul Suthar
In this post, I will be showing you how to control servos using Raspberry Pi 2 model B, Windows 10 IOT, C#, PCA9685 and Visual Studio 2017.  This post assumes you have some experience running C# application on a remote device. I will not cover how you connect to Rpi2 via Visual Studio or anything related to deployment. There is also an accompanying youtube video I have created and you can find it .....
Real Time monitoring Windows Event Logs using Reactive Extensions
4 months ago by Mitul Suthar
In this post, I want to demonstrate how I have used Reactive Extensions to monitor Windows Event Log entries as they get added to Event Logs by a specific provider.  The main piece that enables us to do this is Tx.All a single nuget package that exposes event log events as observables using Reactive Extensions. I will create two console projects, one for monitoring event logs and another to genera.....
Why I don’t see any data disk attached inside my Azure Virtual Machine?
4 months ago by Mitul Suthar
In Azure, you can attach multiple data disks to your virtual machine based upon the type of virtual machine size you select. These can be standard disks or premium disks.  If you attach a data disk then they won’t magically show up in the file explorer. You will have to initialize a new data disk and create a volume from the server manager if you are on windows server operating systems. From Azure.....
Iometer is how you measure IOPS
5 months ago by Mitul Suthar
Every time I saw IOPS in Azure I always thought that what the heck is this. I understood the concept but never gave a hard look at it. The developer in me just glanced over it and just selected a VM size that felt good enough.  The issue becomes when you have to evaluate virtual machine size that is ideal for your workload so you don’t blow up your budget by selecting larger VMs or have performanc.....
Azure Networking Tip for Developer - Subnet Calculator
5 months ago by Mitul Suthar
Creating a virtual network inside of Azure, you will be required to come up with your subnet and address ranges you want to have in that subnet. I cannot easily come up with all the address range I want to have in a subnet and so I came across subnet calculator.  For networking people this stuff is very basic. They can just spit out IP address like popcorn popping out. But I can’t and hence I use .....
Setup Integrated Terminal in VS Code to use Anaconda Python command prompt
8 months ago by Mitul Suthar
I recently discovered about Anaconda for doing Python development.  Anaconda simplifies setting up data science development environment. It installs all the packages for Python, installs Python, installs R etc. It just works. I have tried developing on Python before and it was rough.  Anaconda is great. I like VS Code as an editor and I want to do Python development using it.  VS Code has Integrat.....
Easily add authorization rules to your Azure App
16 months ago by Mitul Suthar
In the last post we saw how you can configure Authentication for your Azure App using Google.  You can configure Authentication using other providers too like Facebook, Twitter or Microsoft Azure Active Directory.  And the good thing is that you can do this without modifying your deployed application. In this post I want to show you a new Azure App service feature called Authorization which you ca.....
Troubleshooting TF14098 permission denied while deleting a branch
17 months ago by Mitul Suthar
Recently I encountered the error TF14098: Access Denied: User DOMAIN\user needs Checkin permission(s) for $/teamproject/folder/* while delete a TFS branch.  In this post, I want to share experience troubleshooting this issue.  I am using TFS 2015 that is hosted on permises with latest update. I am also a TFS admin with project collection administrator rights.  When I first saw this error, I was f.....
Adding Google authentication to Azure App Service web app
17 months ago by Mitul Suthar
In this post, I want to show you how quickly you can enable Authentication using Google to web app hosted in azure app service. You can configure other authentication providers also if you wish. The documentation for this feature can be found here. First of all create a blank asp.net web app and publish it to azure. It can be any web application. For demonstration purposes I have created a .net c.....
How to read Google SpreadSheet using Sheets API v4, .Net and a Service Account
17 months ago by Mitul Suthar
In this post, I want to show how to read google spreadsheet data using google sheets v4 apis in .net via a service account.  First of all you need an active google account and then next head to google developer console and create a project. I created a project called My Project. Next on the dashboard screen click on Enable API. On the following screen click on Google Sheets API link and Sheets A.....

Journey Blog

I feel today
66 months ago by Mitul Suthar
I feel sad staying away from my familyI feel sad when I read newsI feel sad when I think politicsI feel sad when someone passes awayI feel happy when I am productiveI feel happy when I read technologyI feel happy when I am on stageI feel happy when I think innovationI feel alien in a foreign landI feel alien now in my own landI feel alien with changing feelingsI feel alien in a crowdI am wild on b.....
Finishing That Run Was Tough, Emotional, Challenging and Motivating
70 months ago by Mitul Suthar
In the last post, I wrote about preparing for Glass City Half Marathon and in this post I would like to update on how it went for me.  Quick answer: It was awesome.  When I was training for it I wasn't sure whether I will be able to do it or not, so I didn't registered for Half Marathon.  I wanted to see whether I could meet my training goals or not and then register.  Well I waited too long to re.....
Preparing for Toledo Glass City Half Marathon
73 months ago by Mitul Suthar
New Year resolutions are tough but absolutely worth it.  Although this has been on many resolutions but now I have started taking care of my health since second week of January of 2012. It was not like I was not taking care of my health before but now I have a goal to reach. Earlier my goals didn’t materialize; this time I have something which I am shooting towards. Early in January I made a goal .....
Know Your Food And Do the Right Thing
74 months ago by Mitul Suthar
Eating healthy is expensive, stupid, foolish, and makes no sense to a person barely making enough money to meet the ends.  Yes, eating healthy and maintaining healthy habits has a cost associated with it.  It only depends on when you want to pay for the cost and in what form.  Food that is cheap and easily available is the most tempting one.  It has hidden cost associated with it in the long run. .....
Key Networking Feature: Sharing
75 months ago by Mitul Suthar
Networking is about creating best friends forever who will advocate for you.  Let’s revisit some aspects of your friendship and see why that works great for both.   Let’s assume you have a fictitious best friend named Chris.  Now you receive a gold medal in 400 meters running race and call Chris immediately “to share your happiest moment”.  You just shared a part of your life and made Chris a part.....
Success Factor: Showing Up
75 months ago by Mitul Suthar
In most successful people's case it was just a matter of showing up on time.  Just show up.  Some of the famous bloggers and blogs are successful because they always showed up.  They kept shipping.  Even when they sucked at it.  I have blogged before on shipping read this "Born to ship".  If you suck at whatever you do and if you keep doing it then eventually you will realize how much you suck at .....
A Make Sure List For Every Meeting To Stay On Track
75 months ago by Mitul Suthar
Some projects last for a long period of time and lots of meetings are conducted to get the project done.  During those meetings lots of things are discussed.  Lots of decisions are being made and responsibilities being assigned.  At the same time not everything that was important gets accomplished.  It is because other priorities took over and that one thing which was important never got done.  An.....