CDN Sync Version 1.0 Released

I have just published a small project on CodePlex called CDN Sync.

The primary goal of this project is to provide a set of tools to synchronize local files and folders with Cloud Storage Providers during the Build and Deployment process.

Using a CDN (Content Delivery Network) for all your static website files should be the default these days if you’re concerned providing the optimal client experience, however deploying these files to your CDN Provider can be a manual process and prone to versioning issues.

Version 1.0 includes an MSBuild task and support for synchronizing with Amazon S3.

Pre-Requisites:
Visual Studio 2010
Amazon Web Services Account

You can download the Release from here and read the documentation

Future features:

Support for Cloud Files
Support for Windows Azure
Command Line Interface

Any questions or issues then please post them to the CodePlex project or comment here.

ASP.NET MVC Release Candidate - Upgrade issues - Spec#

First of all, great news that the ASP.NET MVC Release Candidate has finally been released. Full credit to the team for the hard work on this. You can get the download here However this is the first time I have had upgrade issues. Phil Haack has noted some of the issues here If like me you have lot's of CTP's and Add-Ins then you might experience some pain in Uninstalling MVC Beta on Vista SP1 This is the list of Add-Ins / CTP's I had to uninstall to get it to work Spec# PEX Resharper 4.1 Sourcelinks ANTS Profiler 4 Can't say I'm too impressed as it wasted over an hour of my time. As it turned out Spec# turned out to be the offending culprit, it's forgiveable to have issues with a third party product but a Microsoft one? Guess no-one on the ASP.NET team has Spec# installed.

Freeing Disk Space on C:\ Windows Server 2008

I just spent the last little while trying to clear space on our servers in order to install .NET 4.5 . Decided to post so my future self can find the information when I next have to do this. I performed all the usual tasks: Deleting any files/folders from C:\windows\temp and C:\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Local\Temp Delete all EventViewer logs Save to another Disk if you want to keep them Remove any unused programs, e.g. Firefox Remove anything in C:\inetpub\logs Remove any file/folders C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles Remove any file/folders from C:\Users\%UserName%\Downloads Remove any file/folders able to be removed from C:\Users\%UserName%\Desktop Remove any file/folders able to be removed from C:\Users\%UserName%\My Documents Stop Windows Update service and remove all files/folders from C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution Deleting an Event Logs Run COMPCLN.exe Move the Virtual Memory file to another disk However this wasn’t enough & I found the most space...

CPF Contribution Rates for new Singapore Permanent Residents (SPR’s)

Recently my wife and I applied and got approved for Singapore Permanent Residency. After completing the formalities the most significant immediate change is the contribution to CPF which is Singapore’s mandatory social security savings scheme requiring contributions from employers and employees. CPF contributions start from the date you obtain SPR status, which is the date of the entry permit. Being a relentless budgeter I needed to know exactly how much I and my employer would have to contribute so that I could adjust my budget accordingly as the employee contributions get deducted from the monthly salary. After doing some research I discovered that there is a “graduated” approach to CPF contributions for new SPR’s where the contributions gradually increase in the first and second year and then upon reaching the third year are at the full amount. Note: There is an option for employers to contribute the full amount for year 1 and year 2 and the employee can use the gra...

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