How to list certificate installed on my PC using PowerShell.

Use the below code to get the list of certificate installed .

This code gets the children of “Cert:\LocalMachine\my ” , adds the same to an array

$certificates = @{}
Get-ChildItem Cert:\LocalMachine\my | % {
        $cert = $_
        $_.DnsNameList | % {
   
            [string] $dnsName = $_
            $certificates[$dnsName] = $cert.Thumbprint
        }
    }
 $certificates

Configuring an Executable to Run as a Service on Windows Server?

Windows NT Resource Kit provides below two utilities that allow you to run an executable as a service

Instrsrv.exe

Srvany.exe
 

More details regarding the same can be found at the below links.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/137890

http://davidjnice.com/windows_server_run_as_service.html

Deploy/Use assemblies which require Unsafe/External Access with CLR and T-SQL

I believe, I don’t have to write anything more, instead redirect you to the below fantastic blog which explains the same in detail

.

http://www.manjuke.com/2011/11/deployuse-assemblies-which-require.html

How to Cast int to enum and back in C#?

How to Cast int to enum and back in C#

To cast an int to enum just do the bellow

MyEnum foo = (MyEnum)myInt;                        

To cast to enum from a string value do the below

MyEnum foo = (MyEnum) Enum.Parse(typeof(MyEnum), myString)

How do I convert byte[] to stream in C#?

The easiest way to convert a byte array to a stream is using the MemoryStream class:

Stream stream = new MemoryStream(byteArray);

How to use the CloudConfigurationManager to automatically switch app settings

Here is a good article which tell how

http://blog.mattmcloughlin.com/how-to-use-the-cloudconfigurationmanager-to-automatically-switch-app-settings/

How to ignore certificate errors while debugging...

While debugging we use to come across certificate errors when talking to other sites. One of the solution to ignore these certificate errors while debugging is to add the below code as first statement in Program.cs  

 

ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback += (sender, cert, chain, sslPolicyErrors) => true;

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2675133/c-sharp-ignore-certificate-errors