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Easy way to improve your image gallery using jQuery

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:16:02 GMT

Let's say you are browsing a CSS gallery and you want to check out some new and beautiful website designs. And you are of course interested in some details - for example, which category design belongs to, what's the rating or whatsoever. This information could be rendered below thumbnail, but there are other, more attractive ways of displaying additional data. In this article we'll see how to improve image gallery with a simple trick.

List of countries, cities, languages

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:31:03 GMT

You will find in the following links list of countries, cities, and their languages in CSV format, you can import into any database:

Render ASP.NET Control as String

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:16:02 GMT

Some simple tips and a handy extension method for rendering any ASP.NET control as a string, which can then be passed via a web service to an AJAX call.

Dear Alt.Net Developers: Stop blaming Microsoft and WebForms for crea

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:46:02 GMT

I am responsible for every website I create. If I create a site or application that is unmaintainable or that has poorly formed HTML or doesn't render well in all browsers, that is my fault. I chose my development tools/framework, or my employer, who I choose to work for, chose the development tools/framework. Either way, it is my responsibility, as a professional, to do my utmost to create the best possible application that is within my capability to create.

Top 10 Things That Annoy Programmers

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:46:03 GMT

Programmers all have their personal pet peeves. Whether it's scope creep, Hungarian notation, or smelly coworkers, there are certain nuisances that we must put up with in our line of work. The following is a list of the top 10 things that annoy programmers, compiled from the results of my recent question on StackOverflow along with some of my own experiences as a programmer:

Completely Scripting a SQL Server Database

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:16:02 GMT

A guide on how to easily script out an entire database (schema and data) using the Database Publishing Wizard. A tool that you may not know you have access to. And if you have Visual Studio 2008, you already have installed!

Most Used Javascript Date functions

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:26:16 GMT

like the title

Stopping Custom Controls from being added to Visual Studio Toolbox

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:00:24 GMT

Useful attribute for adding to custom controls

7 principles of clean and optimized CSS code

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:01:02 GMT

With the popularity of CSS layouts and JavaScript-enriched web page experiences, it's not uncommon, particularly for large sites, for the CSS files alone to grow in size, but there are some principles to consider during and after you write your CSS to help keep it tight and optimized. Optimization isn't just minimizing file size - it's also about being organized, clutter-free, and efficient. You'll find that the more knowledge you have about optimal CSS practices, smaller file size will inevitably come as an direct result of their implementation. You may already be familiar with some of the principles mentioned in this article, but they are worth a review. Being familiar with this concepts will help you write optimized CSS code and make you a better all-around web designer.

Handling "GO" Separators in SQL Scripts - the easy way

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:46:02 GMT

use SMO to run SQL scripts on .NET

Enumerations and Strings - Stop the Madness!

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:17:27 GMT

a great little utility class that can parse strings to enumerations generically.

ASP.NET gets no Respect

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:16:11 GMT

Poor ASP.NET! Is it really that bad? I say No!

Create apple.com-like breadcrumb using simple CSS

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:01:02 GMT

Janko shows an extremely simple and nicely polished way to create graphical breadcrumbs like on apple.com.

Why I'm Unimpressed With Rawness Of Skillz

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:46:02 GMT

Since forever, geeks who take themselves seriously have loved to brag such things as, "I use Notepad to edit web pages". Carrying this over to actual programming, "I never click into the designer when editing my ASPX", or "I never design a database using designer tools, I always design it all using raw T-SQL," or "I always update my SVN from the command line". (Someone in a local tech user group bears the post signature, "Real men use Notepad.") Puhleeze. I'm not impressed, and frankly I think anyone who brags like this should get a swift kick in the pants.

Visual Studio Theme Generator

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:16:02 GMT

A fun little ASP.NET MVC Application I wrote to generate Visual Studio themes based off of 3 given colors. I have always felt that selecting every color to make a decent theme is way too repetitive. This web application automatically chooses complements / contrasts based off your initial color selections (and uses jQuery to let you preview your theme before creating). Check it out and let me know what you think.

LINQ to SQL - Am I Hitting The Database?

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:16:09 GMT

Like most other developers who have been using LINQ for a while (and in this particular case, LINQ to SQL) - I've unknowingly made a few 'bad queries' that performed great at first, but eventually made some pages crawl. This post isn't necessarily about performance, but if you don't know how to answer that question ("am I hitting the database"), then you'll likely find yourself in a world of problems down the road when you're using LINQ to SQL.

Wild Nature - Wild, wild BlogEngine.NET theme

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:16:02 GMT

If you have wild spirit and you like nature then this might be a right theme for your blog. Wild Nature reflects pure, untouched nature washed in rain. Shades of green dominate the theme, but a touch of yellow and light brown make it looks more live. Take a look at the screenshots and download it for your blog.

Best ASP.NET Performance Winner For Data Binding

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:46:02 GMT

To achieve best performance you need to make decisions based on trade-off between coolness, coding productivity, and personal engineering values. I never thought I would be recommending my customer considering using old fashion Response.Write() in his Internet facing ASP.NET web application in order to significantly improve the application's performance. Customer Case Study...

Most Frequently Used Features of ASP.Net 2.0

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:00:23 GMT

There are some tasks which will be repeatedly used in our projects. Some of these tasks are provided as a readymade feature and are easily available to use with the introduction of ASP.Net 2.0.

Forgot that connection string?

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:16:03 GMT

Provides connection strings to many databases by many methods. An essential reference.

Know Every HTML Tag There Is

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:16:09 GMT

The question is do you know all the HTML tags? Do you know exactly how they work and what each tag does? And the most important of all, how each tag acts in each browser?

Matt'sFeedback on ASP.NET AJAX Roadmap

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:16:02 GMT

Matt Berseth sharing his ideas and feedback about ASP.NET AJAX Future.

When to use of DataSet, SqlDataReader and XmlReader

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:13:49 GMT

To efficiently write the code of Data Access Layer we must be aware about the functionality/features of DataSet, SqlDataReader and XmlReader. In this article, I am trying to describe which objects fits in what scenario.

Captcha the Flag

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:31:15 GMT

Jeff Blankenburg shows what Microsoft has up its sleeve for a new generation of CAPTCHA.

StringBuilder Secrets

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:31:02 GMT

Article goes beyond the basics and looks at some more detail of StringBuilder in C#, and a benchmark that can help you improve your code that already uses StringBuilder. With graph