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CodeProject General Programming Software Development Windows Tips 

Integrating DigiCert Click-to-Sign with InstallShield to sign both setup.exe and bundled MSI file

July 10, 2024October 21, 2024 ToughDev 1 Comment click-to-sign, code signing, digicert, installshield, MSI, signtool, smartscreen, visual studio, windows store

All apps submitted to the Windows Store must be signed with Authenticode digital signatures, and consequentially must not generate any

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CodeProject Software Development Web Development 

Upgrading jQuery version from 1.8 to 3.7 in a Web application

March 10, 2024June 3, 2024 ToughDev 0 Comment javascript, jquery, web development

Recently I was tasked with upgrading jQuery in a web portal which was last maintained in 2013 to the latest

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itunes-backup-explorer
CodeProject iOS Mobile Development Software Development 

Mass download photos/videos from third party apps on your iPhone

February 1, 2024November 28, 2024 ToughDev 0 Comment backup, extract, iphone, iTunes-Backup-Explorer, viber, whatsapp

I couldn’t believe it took me more than half a day to find a free and reliable way to download

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CodeProject General Programming Uncategorized Windows Tips 

Connect a Dell Bluetooth keyboard with both Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22

December 23, 2023January 23, 2024 ToughDev 0 Comment bluetooth, regedit, ubuntu, windows 11

A few months ago, I purchased a Dell Bluetooth keyboard for use with my desktop PC, which has both Windows

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CodeProject Reverse-engineer Windows Tips 

Troubleshooting hard-to-find Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) crash due to issues with NTVDMx64

November 16, 2023August 19, 2024 ToughDev 2 Comments ntvdmx64, virtualbox, vmware, windows subsystem for linux, wsl

Recently all of a sudden, my WSL instance running Ubuntu 22 could not start. Even after making sure that hardware

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CodeProject General Programming Linux Software Development 

Enable syntax highlighting in Nano for Java Server Pages (JSP)

October 28, 2023November 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment jsp, nano, syntax highlighting

Recently when editing source files on an SSH remote session using nano, I discovered that JSP syntax highlighting is not

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ch376_pinout
CodeProject Hardware Microcontroller 

Integrating FatFs FAT filesystem module with CH375/CH376 USB controller

April 25, 2023May 9, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment ch375, ch376, dspic, fatfs, spi

In a recent embedded project, I need to access data stored on a USB thumb drive using a dsPIC33EP512MC502. As

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24c64
CodeProject General Programming Hardware Microcontroller 

Emulating EEPROM using flash memory on dsPIC33EP512MC502

January 17, 2023May 9, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment dspic, eeprom, flash, mplab, pickit4, xc16

One thing I don’t like about the dsPICEE3P (and the PIC32MX) lines is that these devices do not have EEPROM

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g2b7h
CodeProject General Programming Hardware Software Development Vintage Computing Windows Tips 

Powering off a computer using ACPI from DOS

November 30, 2022April 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment a86, acpi, ms dos

By default, DOS does not come with a command to shut down or power off the computer. Back in the

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ubu10
CodeProject General Programming Microsoft Visual Studio Software Development Windows Tips 

Compiling WinQEMU v0.10.2 using Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2012

October 15, 2022December 23, 2023 ToughDev 10 Comments c++, dosbox, qemu, winqemu

Earlier this year I managed to get DOSBox-X to boot Ubuntu 9.10, as least as far as dropping into the

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vs4
CodeProject General Programming Microsoft Visual Studio Software Development Windows Tips 

Troubleshooting slow C++ debugging with Visual Studio 2022

September 27, 2022April 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment c++, visual studio

One day I was debugging my C++ application on Visual Studio 2022 when the computer suddenly froze. Upon reboot, IntelliSense

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vs2022
CodeProject General Programming Microsoft Visual Studio Software Development Windows Tips 

Slow conditional breakpoints with C++ in Visual Studio 2022

August 20, 2022April 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment c++, visual studio 2022

Visual Studio 2022 comes with many new fancy features, among which the ability to set temporary breakpoints (e.g. breakpoints which

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nofloppy
CodeProject General Programming Linux Software Development Windows Tips 

Getting Linux to boot on DOSBox-X

May 30, 2022April 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment dosbox, dosbox-x, ubuntu, virtualbox

I have always wanted to boot a simple Linux distro using DOSBox. What are the challenges you may ask? Well,

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lpt_setup
CodeProject Microsoft Office Networking Software Development Vintage Computing Windows Tips 

Setting up a modern laser printer to work with Windows 98 using D-Link LPR client

March 26, 2022March 2, 2026 ToughDev 0 Comment hp laserjet, lpr client, printer, windows 98

I bought a Brother MFC-L2750DW laser printer which supports connection via USB, Ethernet as well as Wifi and wanted to

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cword
CodeProject General Programming Microsoft Office Software Development Windows Tips 

Open Windows Write (.WRI) files on modern versions of Windows with CWordPad

December 15, 2021May 28, 2025 ToughDev cwordpad, microsoft word, rich text format, windows write, wordpad

I have an old software that frequently generates reports in Windows Write (.WRI) format, which cannot be opened using modern

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About ToughDev

Since 2008, ToughDev has explored embedded systems, software development, reverse engineering, and retro computing, bridging legacy hardware with modern software.

Recent projects include the Super 8086 Box PC XT emulator, the dsMP3 embedded radio, and detailed teardowns of vintage PCs such as the Tandy 2500RSX.

Beyond publishing technical research, ToughDev also provides consulting and custom development services in embedded systems, mobile applications, VoIP, microcontroller firmware, and integration with vintage or undocumented hardware platforms.

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