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Oracle

Oracle Forms to .NET Migration: The No-Nonsense Guide for 2025

Tired of legacy Oracle Forms? Discover a practical, step-by-step guide to migrating to .NET. Explore strategies, tools, and expert tips for a successful modernization.

13 July 2025

Legacy System

Legacy System Modernization: The Definitive Guide to Future-Proofing Your Business

A complete guide to legacy system modernization. Learn the key strategies (Rehost, Refactor, Rebuild), benefits, costs, and how to build a successful roadmap.

5 July 2025

Glossary

What is a Legacy System? The Hidden Risks of Your Outdated Tech

Learn what a legacy system is, see real-world examples, and understand the critical security and business risks of keeping outdated technology running.

5 July 2025

Legacy System

Legacy System Maintenance vs. Modernization: The Definitive Guide

Stuck between costly legacy system maintenance and a big modernization project? Compare the costs, risks, and benefits to make the right strategic choice.

5 July 2025

VB6

The ActiveX Decommissioning Playbook: A Guide to Replacing Obsolete Controls

A step-by-step technical guide for developers on how to safely identify, assess, and replace obsolete ActiveX controls in legacy applications like VB6.

5 July 2025

Reverse Engineering

Software Archaeology: A Guide to Reverse Engineering Black Box Applications

A practical guide for developers on how to ethically analyze and document a "black-box" application with no source code, using modern dynamic and static analysis tools.

5 July 2025

MS ACCESS

The MS Access Survival Plan: From Chaos to Cloud in 3 Steps

Inherited a critical but unstable MS Access database? Follow this 3-step survival guide to stop the fires, secure your data, and migrate to a modern application.

5 July 2025

COBOL

The COBOL Modernization Compass: A CIO’s Guide to Mainframe Migration

A strategic guide for CIOs on COBOL and mainframe modernization. Compare the four key strategies: rehosting, replatforming, automated refactoring, and rewriting.

5 July 2025

Oracle

Oracle Forms Migration: The 2025 Strategic Guide to Modernization

A complete strategic guide for migrating legacy Oracle Forms applications to modern Java or web platforms. Compare strategies, tools, and follow our 5-phase plan.

5 July 2025

VB6

A Developer’s Unvarnished Guide to VB6 to .NET Migration

TL;DR: Migrating from VB6 to .NET is more of a strategic project than a simple technical task. Success hinges on a thorough pre-migration assessment, choosing the right strategy (automated, manual, or hybrid), and understanding that no tool is a magic bullet. Budget for significant manual refactoring. Let’s be honest. That Visual Basic 6 application you’re

5 July 2025

Debian

Debian: The “Unable to Locate Package” Error Finally Explained (and Fixed)

Frustrated by the 'E: Unable to locate package' error on Debian when using --purge? Find out why it happens and how to fix it for good.

4 July 2025

Excel

Excel Crashing with Mapped Drive Files? Here’s the Real Fix

Tired of Excel crashing when you open files from a mapped network drive? Our step-by-step guide walks you through the real fixes, from simple to advanced.

2 July 2025

Windows Process

COM Surrogate: Should You Worry About This Windows Process?

Seeing COM Surrogate in your Task Manager? Don't panic! Learn what this legitimate Windows process is and how to check if it's a virus.

30 June 2025

VB6

vaSpread: The Survival Guide to Maintaining and Migrating This Old VB6 Control

Inherited VB6 code with the vaSpread control? Find out what it is, how to manage it, and what your options are for migrating it smoothly to .NET.

28 June 2025

SuperClaude: The Ultimate Framework to Transform Your Claude Code Experience

Discover SuperClaude, the open-source framework that transforms your Claude Code usage with integrated commands, personas, and dev methodologies.

27 June 2025

Web Framework

What Is Wepbound? The Complete Guide to the Next-Gen Web Framework

Seeing 'Wepbound' in your SEO tools? It's not a typo. Discover the Wepbound framework, a new approach to web performance and UX. Learn its principles.

25 June 2025

Twitch

Twitch Ad Blocker: The Ultimate 2025 Guide (That Actually Works)

Tired of ads on Twitch? Discover the solutions that actually work in 2025: uBlock Origin with scripts, TTV LOL PRO, and more. A complete step-by-step guide.

25 June 2025