Thomas August Ryan's Posts https://thomasryan.dev/feed.xml 2026-11-12T11:59:40-08:00 Thomas August Ryan Trials and Tribulations with Controlled Folder Access on Windows 11 https://thomasryan.dev/2026/11/controlled-folder-access-win11.html 2026-11-12T00:00:00-08:00 2026-11-12T11:59:40-08:00 I turned on Controlled folder access in Windows 11 and found it blocking several familiar apps. Here's what I learned about protected folders and trusted apps. Notes on Using Parallel.ForEachAsync() in .NET 10 https://thomasryan.dev/2026/06/parallel-foreach-async-dotnet-notes.html 2026-06-15T00:00:00-07:00 2026-06-15T00:00:00-07:00 This explains how to convert a standard foreach loop that performs async HTTP calls into a Parallel.ForEachAsync() implementation in .NET 10. While focusing on thread‑safety, correctness, and performance considerations. Using Sep to Export a CSV in Razor Pages https://thomasryan.dev/2025/11/sep-export-csv-razor-pages.html 2025-11-02T00:00:00-07:00 2025-11-02T00:00:00-07:00 Sep is a zero-allocation library for parsing CSV files in .NET. Here's how I used it in my ASP.NET Core .NET 9 web app. The Ultimate Trunk Lighting for a Toyota Camry https://thomasryan.dev/2025/10/ultimate-trunk-lighting-for-toyota-camry.html 2025-10-10T00:00:00-07:00 2025-10-10T00:00:00-07:00 How I fixed the weak lighting in the trunk of my Toyota Camry by adding LED strip lighting. The memory card won’t seat in my Nikon Z7 https://thomasryan.dev/2025/01/memory-card-won%27t-seat-nikon-z7.html 2025-01-26T00:00:00-08:00 2025-01-26T00:00:00-08:00 I have a Nikon Z7, last weekend I tried to swap out its memory card for another, but the memory card wouldn’t stay in the slot. A New WA Sales Tax Lookup API for a New Year https://thomasryan.dev/2025/01/wa-sales-tax-lookup-api-new-year.html 2025-01-13T00:00:00-08:00 2025-01-13T00:00:00-08:00 I’ve decided that now is the time to modernize the WA Sales Tax Lookup API. What is a Parcel Viewer? https://thomasryan.dev/2025/01/what-is-a-parcel-viewer.html 2025-01-02T00:00:00-08:00 2025-01-02T00:00:00-08:00 A Parcel Viewer is an interactive map that allows you to find and inspect a specific piece of land. Auditing a .NET 8 web app with Lighthouse https://thomasryan.dev/2024/10/auditing-dotnet8-web-app-lighthouse.html 2024-10-25T00:00:00-07:00 2024-10-25T00:00:00-07:00 I have a new .NET 8 web app to release, but before I hit deploy on the pipeline to prod, let’s see what we can do to improve it using Lighthouse as a benchmarking and auditing tool. Fixing the Single Rear JBL speaker in my Camry https://thomasryan.dev/2024/01/camry-rear-speaker-jbl.html 2024-01-15T00:00:00-08:00 2024-01-15T00:00:00-08:00 I noticed an annoying rattle from the rear of the car when music was playing and decided to handle the issue. Creating Desk Phone Backgrounds https://thomasryan.dev/2023/08/desk-phone-background.html 2023-08-30T00:00:00-07:00 2023-08-30T00:00:00-07:00 To help our customers solve this issue we decided to make custom backgrounds for all the desk phones we sell and support at Accelerate Networks. Leaving Xfinity for Astound https://thomasryan.dev/2023/08/xfinity-astound.html 2023-08-21T00:00:00-07:00 2026-11-11T17:16:38-08:00 A week ago, I switched my internet services provider (ISP) from Xfinity to Astound. WAGISA 2023 https://thomasryan.dev/2023/06/wagisa-2023.html 2023-06-15T00:00:00-07:00 2023-06-15T00:00:00-07:00 Today I woke up early at 7 AM and drove down to the UW Tacoma campus to present at the WAGISA conference. Updating Porsche Macan headlights to LEDs https://thomasryan.dev/2022/10/macan-headlights-LED-replacement.html 2022-10-23T00:00:00-07:00 2022-10-23T00:00:00-07:00 There are two main advantages to replacing the stock light bulbs with LEDs: improved light output and reduced power consumption. Cleaning up a .NET 6 Web API Converted from Visual Basic https://thomasryan.dev/2022/05/dotnet-6-web-api-visual-basic-conversion.html 2022-05-21T00:00:00-07:00 2022-05-21T00:00:00-07:00 The Road Assets Editor or RAE is a tool that enables employees to review all road assets built in King County. Load a CSV into SQLite on Startup in ASP.NET Core 6 https://thomasryan.dev/2022/04/load-csv-sqlite-aspnet-core-6-startup.html 2022-04-17T00:00:00-07:00 2022-04-17T00:00:00-07:00 When I deploy my ASP.NET Core 6 app I want it to gather CSV formatted data and ingest it into SQLite as part of its startup process. Using Next.js and ArcGIS JS to build Geospatial Web Apps https://thomasryan.dev/2022/01/next-js-and-arcgis-js-web-app.html 2022-01-12T00:00:00-08:00 2022-01-12T00:00:00-08:00 ArcGIS JS is a JavaScript library for creating web maps using ESRI’s ecosystem of tools and services. Next.js is a framework for building web apps. Expose Swagger docs at both the default and root Route of your .NET 6 Web API https://thomasryan.dev/2021/04/swagger-default-and-root-route.html 2021-04-02T00:00:00-07:00 2021-04-02T00:00:00-07:00 By default, the interactive docs in your .NET 6 Web API will be routed to the “/swagger” endpoint if you follow this tutorial. Deserializing XML into Objects in C# https://thomasryan.dev/2020/09/deserialize-xml-csharp-objects.html 2020-09-06T00:00:00-07:00 2020-09-06T00:00:00-07:00 Compared to the simplicity of deserializing JSON, dealing with XML in dotnet core can be confusing and unintuitive. Serve GeoJSON Files in ASP.NET Core 3.1 https://thomasryan.dev/2020/06/serve-geojson-aspnetcore-dotnet.html 2020-06-02T00:00:00-07:00 2020-06-02T00:00:00-07:00 By default ASP.NET Core 6 will not expose files with the .geojson file extension in its wwwroot folder. Comparing Azure Static Web Apps and GitHub Pages https://thomasryan.dev/2020/05/azure-static-web-apps-preview.html 2020-05-22T00:00:00-07:00 2026-11-11T17:16:38-08:00 I host my personal website on GitHub pages. At Build 2020 I watched a demo of a new service called Azure Static Web Apps. Adding Security Headers to an ASP.NET Core 3.1 MVC Web App https://thomasryan.dev/2020/04/adding-security-headers.html 2020-04-08T00:00:00-07:00 2020-04-08T00:00:00-07:00 Last week I was inspired by this post from Scott Hanselman to benchmark the performance of an application I developed called Number Search. Malicious Scraping and Account Number Schemes https://thomasryan.dev/2020/03/malicious-scraping-account-number-schemes.html 2020-03-03T00:00:00-08:00 2020-03-03T00:00:00-08:00 On Monday morning just before 11 AM my supervisor walked into my cube. “Hey Tom, did you change anything about the voting precincts query lately?” Adding a Loading Spinner to an ASP.NET Core 3.0 MVC Web App https://thomasryan.dev/2019/11/adding-spinner-bootstrap-dotnet-core-mvc.html 2019-11-29T00:00:00-08:00 2019-11-29T00:00:00-08:00 Recently I built an ASP.NET Core 3.0 MVC Web app that acts as a front end for a group of APIs that are each supported by a different third-party vendor. Quickly Indexing File Directories in ASP.NET Core 3.0 https://thomasryan.dev/2019/10/indexing-file-directories-dotnet-core.html 2019-10-10T00:00:00-07:00 2019-10-10T00:00:00-07:00 I recently upgraded an ASP.NET Core 2.2 web app to 3.0. As part of this process I took some time to review the existing code base. Making Buildings By Year Built in Kitsap County https://thomasryan.dev/2019/09/buildings-by-year-in-kitsap-county.html 2019-09-01T00:00:00-07:00 2019-09-01T00:00:00-07:00 While scrolling through Twitter a couple weeks ago I saw this map of building ages in the Netherlands. Using Dapper and .NET Core to pull data from SQL Server 2000 https://thomasryan.dev/2019/07/dapper-dotnet-core-odbc-sqlserver-2000.html 2019-07-30T00:00:00-07:00 2019-07-30T00:00:00-07:00 I’m in the process of porting a web app from .NET Framework to dotnet core. How I Converted ADO.NET DataSets into Dapper data models https://thomasryan.dev/2019/05/webforms-datasets-to-dapper.html 2019-05-11T00:00:00-07:00 2019-05-11T00:00:00-07:00 Parcel Details is a monolithic .NET web app written using the now deprecated Web Forms framework that Microsoft introduced in 2002 In Praise of Sticky Notes https://thomasryan.dev/2019/03/in-praise-of-sticky-notes.html 2019-03-21T00:00:00-07:00 2019-03-21T00:00:00-07:00 The sticky note is my favorite personal management tool. Some consider the sticky note to be an archaic tool. But I love it dearly. Purging the Search Page https://thomasryan.dev/2019/02/purging-the-search-page.html 2019-02-07T00:00:00-08:00 2019-02-07T00:00:00-08:00 About 60 percent of its users enter Parcel Details through the search page. The search page calls out to a SOAP service with query and then it’s returned a JSON payload of results. Making Zoning Codes Useful https://thomasryan.dev/2019/01/making-zoning-codes-useful.html 2019-01-17T00:00:00-08:00 2019-01-17T00:00:00-08:00 Big pushes are being made in major cities across the Northwest to rethink their zoning codes. Parsing Tax Descriptions https://thomasryan.dev/2019/01/parsing-tax-descriptions.html 2019-01-04T00:00:00-08:00 2019-01-04T00:00:00-08:00 Tax Descriptions are extremely difficult to parse, let alone meaningfully understand, if you're not a surveyor or parcel specialist. A Most Disappointing Bug Report Button https://thomasryan.dev/2018/11/a-most-disappointing-report-button.html 2018-11-07T00:00:00-08:00 2018-11-07T00:00:00-08:00 I've been reading a lot of HackerNews the last few months. One of the ideas that I've picked up from reading the comments there has been the idea of creating short feedback loops. Buttons As Actions https://thomasryan.dev/2018/06/buttons-as-actions.html 2018-06-17T00:00:00-07:00 2018-06-17T00:00:00-07:00 One of the UX issues I’ve been struggling with is designing my web apps to make their workflow as clear as possible. Modernizing Kitsap County’s Parcel Details https://thomasryan.dev/2018/06/modernizing-kitsap-countys-parcel-details.html 2018-06-15T00:00:00-07:00 2018-06-15T00:00:00-07:00 Parcel Details is a public service offered by Kitsap County that allows anyone to look up information on a parcel of land using a tax account, street address, or parcel ID number.