Author: jcianci12

If you’ve ever cooked a steak from an Australian supermarket and thought: “Why am I chewing this like a piece of boot leather?” You’re not alone. For a country famous for cattle, vast grazing land, and backyard barbecues, supermarket steak in Australia can sometimes be… surprisingly chewy. Meanwhile, the rest of the world seems to…

If you’ve followed TekOnline for a while, you’ll know I don’t really sit still. I tend to build things that solve problems I’ve personally run into — whether that’s digital platforms, automation tools, or hardware projects in the shed. Right now I’m working across four main projects: Here’s what each one is about. 🛠 WeHireIt…

I originally built localparts because something about Facebook Marketplace always felt… off. It works.It’s huge.It’s everywhere. But it isn’t built for buyers.And it isn’t built for sellers. It’s built for Facebook. And that distinction matters. The Real Objective of Facebook Marketplace Facebook isn’t a classifieds platform. It’s an engagement machine. Every feature — including Marketplace…

If you’re using Telerik or Kendo UI in your projects, you may have recently received an email about upcoming pricing changes. Starting April 1, 2026, Progress is updating renewal pricing for Telerik and Kendo UI products. Here’s what that means in practical terms. What’s Changing? From April 1, 2026, renewal prices will increase across Telerik…

When you’re planning a home loan — whether it’s your first property, a refinance, or an investment — one of the first things you’re likely to do is punch the numbers into a mortgage repayment calculator. But here’s the problem: not all calculators are made equal. Some give you a simple estimate. Others might tell…

There. It’s out Star Trek: Strange New Worlds isn’t just disappointing. It’s the most beautifully lit, meticulously costumed, aggressively marketed pile of horse manure ever beamed into orbit. And somehow that makes it worse. one of my favourite things used to be watching Star Trek- nope it’s writing about how bad this new series is.…

If you’ve ever set: ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production …only to find your app still thinks it’s running in Development — welcome to the club. This has caused years of confusion in the .NET ecosystem, especially since .NET Core evolved into the “generic host” world. Let’s break it down properly. The Symptom You write something like: var runtimeEnvironment =…

If Windows Location Services is greyed out, disabled, or just not behaving properly, you usually need to dig into Group Policy or run PowerShell commands as Administrator. That works, but it is not ideal for everyone. To make this easier, I created a small Windows app that gives you a simple GUI button to enable,…

Setting up a fresh development machine should not take half a day. This project gives you a portable “developer desktop in a container” with: Repo: https://github.com/jcianci12/developer-webtop-docker-vm Why this setup is useful If you juggle multiple machines, client environments, or short-lived projects, this pattern is a big win: What is in the stack The Compose service builds…

Most of what I write here comes from real projects. Deployments that didn’t quite go to plan.Security models that needed rethinking.Automation pipelines that worked beautifully — or completely fell apart.Enterprise constraints that forced creative solutions. But the most valuable insights I’ve gained haven’t come from documentation or vendor guides. They’ve come from conversations. Conversations with…