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ReSharper 4.0 beta for Visual Studio 2008 is out!

Fri, 23 May 2008 13:16:05 GMT

- New code analysis, context actions and quick-fixes; - New refactorings (such as Convert to Extension Method, Convert to Automatic Property, Convert Anonymous Type to Named); - Updated IntelliSense

I switched from Linux to Windows Server 2008

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:31:02 GMT

Wait, did I say that right? I thought it was supposed to be the other way around?

Javascript: Introducing Using (.js)

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:16:03 GMT

Clean late loading of scripts using using.js.

Fix for Mads' C# OpenID Implementation

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:01:01 GMT

Check_Authentication is a request protocol for OpenID that plugs a security hole recently found in Mads Kristensen's OpenID implementation. I have implemented the method and provided instructions on how to integrate this method into his code, giving you a secure, lightweight OpenID consumer.

Date Only and Time Only data types in SQL Server 2005

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:26:22 GMT

Dear friends many times we require datatype that gives date only or time only values. Here's how to do it in SQL Server 2005 ?

Using BlogEngine.net as a general purpose CMS part I

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:46:03 GMT

In this series of posts, I will show how I converted a small website from just standard .aspx pages into a site where all pages are editable by Windows Live Writer and via an online interface. In Part I of this series I will just set some background on how I am approaching the creation of this lightweight CMS.

MSDN Reader!! A Must Have Application!

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:16:02 GMT

he MSDN Reader allows you to browse through MSDN Magazine articles like never before. Read through articles, view figures and code snippets in an intuitive and easy-to-use experience.

ShortGuid - A shorter and url friendly GUID class in C#

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:46:08 GMT

Extending Mads Kristensens "shorter and URL friendly GUID"

a "netTiers like" LINQ to SQL application

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:59:18 GMT

a short story about making GridViewSearchPanel

Boost ASP.NET performance with deferred content loading

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:31:02 GMT

A comprehensive example of how to improve the perceived speed of your pages, by implementing user controls to encapsulate secondary content and then deferring them until primary content is displayed.

Intellisense for jQuery in Visual Studio 2008

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:16:02 GMT

Intellisense does not work out of the box for Visual Studio 2008 but you can create a stub script that does work.

Best VS Fonts and Settings EVER

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:46:02 GMT

Okay the title is a bit over the top :) Recently I was playing around with the vs settings after reading Scott Hanselman's article on black/white IDE colors and came up with this. Take a look and let me know what you think. Maybe it will be your new color scheme in VS...

New BlogEngine Theme - Bright Side of Life

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:16:02 GMT

Very nice theme for BlogEngine

Wild New Blog Engine Them: Discovery from FreeCSSTemplates.org

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:46:02 GMT

I have converted their Discovery theme to a BlogEngine Theme. You can download it free on my blog.

New BlogEngine Theme - Envision

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:31:02 GMT

New BlogEngine theme - Envision - A light 2 column theme.

OpenID implementation in C# and ASP.NET

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:01:02 GMT

Interested in adding OpenID to your .NET website?

New BlogEngine Theme - ThemeEngine.LayoutGala

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:31:02 GMT

Another experiment in BlogEngine dynamic theming.

New* .NET 3.5 Feature: AddIn Framework ( Part 1 of 3 )

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:16:02 GMT

Introduction to the addin framework in .NET 3.5

Free Web.config editor

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:31:02 GMT

A free tool that enables editing the Web.config.

Free Copy of VS 2008, SQL 2008 and Windows Server 2008

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:01:02 GMT

Want a lot of free software from our friends at Microsoft?

Best C# Web Sites

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:46:02 GMT

Best C# sites active on the Web today.

Dual Monitors for Developers

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:16:01 GMT

Let's face it, a multiple monitor setup is the only way to go for a software developer, or any other computer professional these days. If you are still using only a single monitor, you are not working at your full potential.

Measure memory consumption of creating object in C#

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:16:02 GMT

Measure memory consumption of creating object or executing functions in C# A detailed look at benchmarking the memory footprint and the execution speed of functions.

BlogEngine.NET 1.3 Installation Screencast

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:01:03 GMT

Blog Engine .NET Screen Cast

Using the BlogEngine.NET SQL Server Provider Screencast

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:46:04 GMT

Blog Engine .NET Screen Cast