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Testing E-Mail Functionality

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:30:00 GMT

If you are looking for a very robust testing utility for e-mailing applications, you need to get Neptune. This is a quick introduction to how Neptune works. Every software developer who has ever written software that sends e-mail of any kind will appreciate the features this little testing utility.

Making a Sharp Dressed Web Form - Thin ASP.NET 8

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:06:11 GMT

The past few months I have been trying to learn more about user experience and design patterns. This has led me to learn more about how to use the tools available to me to provide better user experiences, namely CSS and JQuery. I have been writing quite a bit about JQuery stuff lately, so today I am going to shift gears a little and talk about leveraging some CSS layout goodness to lay out a web form.

Asp.Net Loves Html

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:33:19 GMT

a site aimed at helping convince you to take the Asp.Net HTML challenge. What is the Asp.Net HTML challenge? It is a challenge asking you, enthusiastic web developer, to create an Asp.Net web site with good HTML practices in mind.

Abandon ASP.NET WebForms!

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:45:01 GMT

Interesting experiance with classic web forms....

I Love Code Generation - Why Don't You?

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:15:00 GMT

I have a passion for code generation. I use it everyday to create thousands upon thousands of lines of boring, routine code. In this article I explore 3 reasons why I love code generation. I hope it causes those who don't use code generation to adopt it.

Control TextBox's AutoComplete Action

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:34:04 GMT

Ever wonder how your browser knows you are typing in your first name or e-mail and magically drops down a list of suggestions? Ever wonder how you can control this action in browsers? This article explores the concept of Browser Autocomplete functionality and how to control it using ASP.NET Web Controls and HTML elements.

Displaying a Confirmation Dialog with the JQuery UI Dialog

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:31:48 GMT

This article shows how to construct a Confirmation Dialog using the JQuery UI Dialog plugin. Confirmation dialogs are useful when you need to force a user to acknowledge something like a license, terms of use or other required content before procdeding with the application.

Life After Loops

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:15:00 GMT

Eliminating cumbersome looping code using Linq

Asp.Net vs php : Speed Comparison

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Why is the myth that php is faster than Asp.Net so prevalent? Asp.Net is faster than php, here are the facts. So many times I have heard php pushers claim that php is so much faster than Asp.Net and that Asp.Net is clunky and slow. The most annoying part is that everything I have read (that is not factless opinion), and I mean everything, says that this is wrong; but for some reason, this myth is widely accepted. It has become a religious argument that ignores the facts...

Implementing KeyBoard Shortcuts in ASP.NET applications using jQuery

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:15:00 GMT

Cool post on how to implement Keyboard Shortcuts in ASP.NET applications using jQuery

C# Regions are not Useful? Give me a Break

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:46:02 GMT

I often see arguments about use of regions in C# code. And this is one of the most annoying things I see on the Internet in my opinion when it pertains to code structure. Whoever says regions are not to be used, I'd love to see your code and know what standards you have established as a team with your code base. I bet you it's a mess and the reason you don't like regions is because the developers on your team has abused use of them and that there is no logical pattern or team standard established.

Creating an Ajax Login Form With jQuery

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:46:03 GMT

In this post I want to show you how to use jQuery to create an AJAX login screen. I am going to use an ASP.NET MVC application for this demonstration

6 SEO Tips For ASP.NET URL's

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:31:55 GMT

If you are building a new ASP.NET application, SEO has become a big factor in how you plan the structure / code of the site. But quite an important part of the site which are often overlooked are the URL's, and a lot of people do the basics which I'll show below but there are a few common things people tend to miss or never thought could be a problem...

SEO Tip: Controlling A Site's Title and Abstract

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:43:28 GMT

There are so many factors that go into getting favorable search engine rankings in the major search engines. But having a top 3 placement is the the end of the battle, you still have to get the searcher to click on your result, and you are competing against 9 other results and the contextual ads on the page. One thing I know from doing Pay Per Click advertising (those are the contextual adds you see at the top and right of most search engine result pages) is you have to have a compelling title and description.

ASP.NET Podcast Show #128 - AJAX with jQuery

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:01:05 GMT

A quick example of using AJAX with jQuery.

A Quick and Dirty Bar Code Image httpHandler

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:06:22 GMT

A Quick Walk Through Demonstrating how to create a custom httphandler to server bar code images.

89 Ways for You to Become the Coolest Developer in the World

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:31:08 GMT

You can learn how to improve your programming skills, work better and enjoy it from this collection of advice from experienced developers.

CodeRush Xpress for Visual Studio announced

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:46:03 GMT

A free subset of CodeRush and Refactor! Pro is now available.

Looking for a Lot of .NET Code Samples - They Are Right Under Your Nos

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:16:11 GMT

You have a wealth of code samples on your computer, here is how to find them!!!! An Easter Egg from Microsoft.

jQuery IntelliSense documentation file available

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:31:12 GMT

IntelliSense documentation files for jQuery just got published on jquery.com. This enables great IntelliSense at design-time for jQuery in Visual Studio 2008.

If You Are Not At PDC You Are Not At PDC

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:12:04 GMT

Not at PDC, no problem!!! We started an ad hoc virtual conference to extend PDC to the masses.

String or binary data would be truncated

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:22:51 GMT

This is a frustrating error that is thrown by SQL Server because it does not help us find the offending field. I review some of my techniques I use to validate data before sending it to SQL Server that help avoid this situation.

Shared Hosting and the Bleeding Edge

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:43:30 GMT

This is a good article on how to setup your site in a share hosting environment and talks about dealing with doing frindge things with your site. There are things you need to understand if you plan on setting up your ASP.NET site in a shared environment and this article goes into some very important points.

Shared Hosting & The Bleeding Edge

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:02:47 GMT

A summary of my experience getting a site up and running in a shared hosting environment using a number of bleeding-edge, open source technologies.

System.UriTemplate and System.UriTemplateTable

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:49:04 GMT

In .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft introduced two new classes named System.UriTemplate and System.UriTemplateTable, part of the System.ServiceModel.Web assembly.