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How to disable web.config Inheritance for Child Applications?

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:01:02 GMT

Each ASP.NET Web Application has its own configuration file called web.config file. In fact every directory in ASP.NET application can have one. Settings in each web.config file apply to the directory where its placed, and all the subdirectories of that directory. This is called Configuration Inheritance and it can cause serious headaches if you are not fully aware of how it works...

How to easily insert row in GridView with SqlDataSource?

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:33:30 GMT

Asp.Net 2.0 GridView control is very powerful control. Developers at Microsoft really did a great job when designing it. Its like Swiss Army knife for selecting, editing, sorting, paging and displaying data. Combined with various DataSource controls (ObjectDataSource, SqlDataSource) it helps you execute most of your Read, Update and Delete operations without writing a single line of code. Off course, nothing is perfect. For example, creating new data is is one common task that is not so simple to accomplish with GridView. Let see how we can easily insert new rows of data using GridView and SqlDataSource...

Auto-Refresh a SharePoint Page

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:15:39 GMT

A quick and dirty technique to auto-refresh a SharePoint page.

Applying Design Patterns - Part I and II

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:04:33 GMT

This article is expected to: [1] Introduce patterns to you in a simple, human readable way [2] Train you how to really 'Apply' patterns (you can learn patterns easily, but to apply them to solve a problem, you need real design skills) [3] Provide you a fair idea regarding the contexts for applying the following patterns - Builder, Observer, Strategy and Decorator (well, they are few popular design patterns) [4] Demonstrate you how to apply the Observer pattern, to solve a design problem

Virtual Earth 6 Articles and Videos

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:33:02 GMT

I've been busy with the release of Virtual Earth 6 this week exploring the new features and making some videos and articles. A must read for any VE developer is the what's new Article I just finished: http://www.viawindowslive.com/Articles/VirtualEarth/WhatsnewinVersion6.aspx I'm very impressed by this release with no breaking changes and many good new features. The VWL site also has the new getting started article from MSDN if you feel like building your first map: http://www.viawindowslive.com/Articles/VirtualEarth/GettingStartedwithVersion6.aspx I have also been having fun with the new features on maps.live.com and made two videos (available in 720p High Definition) on the new 3D models that you can make and import into Virtual Earth 3D and also the new 3D tours. http://www.viawindowslive.com/Articles/VirtualEarth/Creatingyourfirst3Dmodel.aspx http://www.viawindowslive.com/Articles/VirtualEarth/Createa3Dtour.aspx The viawindowslive site is all about community content and resources so if you have something to contribute feel free to get involved: http://www.viawindowslive.com/Contribute.aspx

A Visual Guide to Version Control

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:31:02 GMT

A good, "highly visual" overview of Version Control, (a.k.a. Source Control). It also references Subversion command line examples, but the overview applies to most version control systems.

Learn the new NUnit 2.4 Constraint-Based Assert Model

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:57:25 GMT

Instead of using a different Assert method for each different type of assertion (e.g.: Assert.AreEqual() for equality comparison, or Assert.IsTrue() for boolean evaluation), the new Constraint-Based Assert Model introduced in NUnit 2.4 utilizes only one Assert method named Assert.That().

Introduction to Scrum and Agile Development

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:31:02 GMT

Recently I gave two days worth of talks introducing an organization to agile management and development with Scrum and XP practices. I've made available the presentations and exercises for the betterment of mankind...or at least to get a few more people familiar with agile development. Included is also a discussion of the agile practices that I find effective.

NUnit Quick and Dirty Guide

Fri, 25 May 2007 10:16:01 GMT

NUnit "Quick and Dirty" Tutorial In the style of the JUnit Quick and Dirty Tutorial, here's a similar tutorial for NUnit. I'm assuming that you're familiar with C#/.NET, downloaded NUnit and have a development environment all setup for compiling and running C# code.

ASP.NET "How To" Reference

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:46:01 GMT

You've had the ASP.NET overview, now you want to dive a little deeper and know how to do "XYZ", but have a hard time finding the answers on MSDN? Check out this collecetion of reference links.

Use Powershell to delete all bin & obj folders

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:31:02 GMT

I sometimes need to remove all intermediate & resulting build files from a Visual Studio solution, either due to version conflicts or because of permissions issues. Powershell just made that job a whole lot easier.

How to use the PowerStatus in System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 04:31:01 GMT

Derik Whittaker on how to use .net 2.0 to get information about the battery life of your mobile computer & display it to users

Your first Boo control. Office 2007 SupertoolTip.

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:31:02 GMT

This is an extremely simple introduction to creating a control with Boo. This article will concentrate on the creation of a SuperToolTip control (Office 2007).

Flickr-ing about with .NET

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 08:01:03 GMT

Sam Judson shows how to use the Flickr API with .NET 2.0

How To: getting started in WPF

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 12:31:01 GMT

This article describes the neccessary steps to start developing in WPF

.NET 1.1 to .NET 2.0 Migration

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 06:31:01 GMT

Peter Laudati answers common questions on how to migrate .NET apps from 1.1 to 2.0. Includes a link to a PPT presentation based on the post.

Inheritance Versus Interfaces

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:01:07 GMT

This article describes the advantages of using interfaces over inheritance and how to create a plug and play component in .NET using an interface.