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Grafiti CMS Beta 1 - a major ASP.NET attack on Wordpress!

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:33:58 GMT

Just released: Telligent (Creators of CommunityServer) Graffiti CMS - Beta 1, installed in a couple of seconds, very smooth, simple and fast!

XNA 2.0 Beta Ending Soon

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:04:08 GMT

Looks like the release of XNA 2.0 is just around the corner. The Microsoft XNA Team have announced that the Beta for XNA 2.0 will be ending soon.

10 Podcasts Every Developer Should Listen To

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:16:05 GMT

A list of 10 developer related podcasts, some popular and some rather obscure, ranging in topics from Agile tenets to Architecture best practices. A list I hope everyone will discover at least a few new gems to listen to.

Linq to Sql Surprise Performance Hit

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:01:02 GMT

JD outlines a classic case of making assumptions while performance tuning. It turns out there are cases where Linq To SQL can take longer to compile a query than the round trip to SQL.

DotNetKicks "Kick It" plugin for Windows Live Writer

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:46:02 GMT

I want a DotNetKicks "kick it" image+link on some posts, but not all - and there is no automated way to do that. So I created an "Insert Kick It Counter..." plugin for Windows Live Writer to insert a placeholder, and a Wordpress plugin to insert the image+link when the placeholder is found. Hopefully somebody else will find it useful also!

Remove generated JavaScript from your pages

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:31:03 GMT

One of the things that have always seemed a little weird to me is that ASP.NET auto-generates JavaScript and injects it in the rendered HTML. The JavaScript is needed to handle validation, postbacks, callbacks etc. but why does it have to write the same static functions when it could just as well be placed in a referenced .js file? If all the static functions where placed in an external .js file, it would be downloaded once instead of every time a page loads.

Validate your Redirects!

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 18:45:08 GMT

How unvalidated Redirects can turn your site into a phishing redirector.

Tips for avoiding Spam Filters with System.Net.Mail

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:31:03 GMT

It's getting more difficult for spammers to dig through the walls of tools like SpamAssassin every day. However, that also tightens the rules for us developers who do not intend to send out spam. We have to be very careful when creating and sending out HTML Mails. This article shows you how to do it properly and avoid being caught by spamfilters.

Phil Haack to join ASP.NET team

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:16:01 GMT

Only good things can come from this

You're Probably Storing Passwords Incorrectly

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:01:01 GMT

The web is nothing if not a maze of user accounts and logins. Almost everywhere you go on the web requires yet another new set of credentials. Unified login seems to elude us at the moment, so the status quo is ...

LINQDataSource and ListView - a Dream Team

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:46:02 GMT

Another huge step in productivity and really comfortable, set up a dynamic ASP.NET Page with Update,Insert, Delete and Custom Template Support in seconds - almost out of the box.

Introduction to the new Listview and DataPager

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:16:02 GMT

A brief introduction to the new Listview and Datapager Controls of the .NET 3.5 Framework coming with Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2.

SQL Server 2005: Using PARTITION and RANK in your criteria

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:31:02 GMT

The RANK and PARTITION features in 2005 are simply amazing. They make so many "classic" SQL problems very easy to solve.

Who Is Online Box by using the ASP.NET Membership Class

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:18:06 GMT

There are several ways to show who is currently online within your ASP.NET Application if you use the build in Membership Provider. I tested a few on performance and accuary which lead me to the following result ..

Update LastActivityDate in aspnet_Users with Cookie Auth

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:31:01 GMT

In case you are using the ASP.NET Membership Provider you probably noticed that LastActivityDate doesn't update correctly whenever someone checked "Remember me" on his Login. Here's how you can take care of that.

SQL Server recovery model selection (or, what's this 3GB LDF file?!)

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 23:31:01 GMT

Tips on selecting the right recovery model for a developer workstation.

ASP.NET Deploymen t Tool v1.9 released

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:31:01 GMT

Fast and easy deployment, including FTP and network transfer. (free!)

ASP.NET Performance through early binding

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:31:01 GMT

Why early binding is really important when it's about performance.

Data Paging with the ASP.NET 2.0 DataList Control and ObjectDataSource

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 02:01:00 GMT

A hands on walk through by Scott Guthrie on how to implement efficient data-paging using an ASP.NET DataList or Repeater control