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Free Wireframe | Template | Prototype Tools

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:42:30 GMT

Before every new Software development, people discuss a lot about prototypes / wireframes. Many times the enthusiasm dies after few days either because of lack of dedication or because of lack right tools to do the job. This post is about, using the right tools for the job

Removing unused CSS Classes from your web application

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:31:14 GMT

2 ways to clean up your Css by removing unused classes.

SQL Server Format Number - Function

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:07:35 GMT

This is simple function which can format a given number as Comma delimited number.

skmMenu 2.3 IE 8 (beta 2), Google Chrome, FF 3.0.1

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:35:07 GMT

skmMenu still rocks Here is the sample code which works on all the major browsers IE 8 (Beta 2), Google Chrome, Fire Fox 3.0.1 and IE 7

Windows Remote Desktop : Too Many Connections

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:25:32 GMT

In a multi user environment you may see this message when other users forget to disconnect their connection. To override this problem, you can use the following command from command prompt

Could not open connection to the host, on port 25: connect failed

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:52:42 GMT

This is common problem when deploying applications on big network. I have listed few possible reasons for this.

Sandcastle Removed From CodePlex

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:46:02 GMT

Sandcastle - the .Net community equivalent of RDoc/JavaDoc and the spiritual successor of the now defunct NDoc - has been removed from CodePlex. It's fate is currently up in the air and Microsoft is asking you for input on what should happen next.

Creating tests with NUnit

Wed, 28 May 2008 22:40:42 GMT

Short into screencast on how to use NUnit to create unit tests

Developers Rate Satisfaction with Their IDEs

Wed, 28 May 2008 21:20:18 GMT

Programmers spend a huge amount of time in the integrated development environment, where they write, debug and optimize their applications. A new Evans Data report identifies the IDEs that make developers say, "Boy, do I love this tool!" The top-ranked IDE is IBM's Rational Application Developer. Visual Studio is towards the top, though.

Unit testing events with NUnit

Wed, 28 May 2008 13:26:49 GMT

A short (~10 minutes) screen cast on how to unit test events with NUnit

Free Screen Capture Utility with quick editing

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:17:33 GMT

Free tool for Capturing screen shot and making quick edits / comments. It also has standard image editing features like adjusting contrast, brightness and so on..

Disable Right Click Menus in (IE & FF)

Mon, 12 May 2008 18:13:16 GMT

This is popular question asked in many tech forums / QA pages. Simplest way to turn Off the Right Click is

6 Useful Visual Studio Tweaks You Need To Know

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:16:02 GMT

Here is a list of 6 Visual Studio tweaks you can do to make your development experience much better...

best programming jokes

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:46:05 GMT

a very big good collection of programming jokes, WOWwwwwwww

Handling web.config (Dev, Staging, Prod) gracefully

Sat, 03 May 2008 02:52:20 GMT

In Asp.net 2.0 multiple connectionStrings & appSettings can be handled very easily using the attribute "configSource"

How to Preserve Fileupload value in Asp.net ?

Fri, 02 May 2008 01:20:48 GMT

If you form has asp:Fileupload control along with other controls like dropdownlist, calendar.. you will be facing standard problem of Fileupload control losing (the file) value when users click upload first and dropdown next. This article helps you solve this problem.

Have you tried Community-Credit.com?

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:01:03 GMT

A review of Community-Credit.com and why you should try it.

Improve Web Application Performance

Mon, 05 May 2008 04:16:03 GMT

A good post with tips to improve the performance of your web app.

Programming Books? What Books?

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:12:02 GMT

The "hard" programming books are useless beyond the beginner's level.

Microformat .NET

Fri, 02 May 2008 19:16:02 GMT

A generic microformat parser. I thought this could use some attention from the .NET community!

Simple Subverison Repository Setup with VisualSVN Server

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:31:09 GMT

Most developers don't have to setup their own Subversion repository, but when you do....there is a simple way from the creator of VisualSVN. They have a free product called VisualSVN Server with will aid you in setting up and configuring your Subversion repositories.

A Great Visual Studio Add-on You Must Have

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:01:03 GMT

Recently I found out this great add-on for Visual Studio 2008 called PowerCommands. PowerCommands Extends the functionality of Visual Studio 2008 by adding some features which we all want built into Visual Studio. PowerCommands provides the following...

Why VisualSVN 1.4 Is So Great

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:01:02 GMT

So after the installation of VisualSVN 1.4, I don't think I'll ever look back. Finally a version of Visual Studio source control integration to make me leave the realms of Visual Source Safe forever.

Serving your ASP.NET .aspx pages with .html

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:16:10 GMT

Need to serve your pages with an HTML extension instead of an ASPX extension? Start here!

Being a "nice" programmer

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:16:02 GMT

Being a C# developer by trade, I naturally spend a lot of my working life programming computers. Whilst I by no-means profess to be a "guru" of any kind, I do notice that there is one aspect of software development that is often neglected from discussion, and most programmers will hopefully agree with me as I explain.