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Using VistaDB Express with BlogEngine.NET 1.4

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:37:46 GMT

Now that the latest version of BlogEngine.NET is out, it is easier than ever to get your blog running with VistaDB Express. I've been using VistaDB Express with BlogEngine.NET for a little while now and just love it....

6 Steps to N-Tier ASP.NET Dynamic Data

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:11:25 GMT

Learn to move the data context of a Dynamic Data website from the web layer to a lower level. This will allow you to reuse the data context as well as any other logic or wrappers you create around the data model.

RSS Reporter free for 4th - free 5 license pack for first 1000 users

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:07:22 GMT

xSQL Software is giving away, to the first 1000 people, a 5 license pack for their RSS Reporter product. That's free free, no credit card or anything required

How to Generate an RSS Feed with Argotic

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:16:03 GMT

A short screencasts walking you through how to generate an RSS Feed with Argotic RSS framework.

Newspaper - a free theme for BlogEngine.NET

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:01:03 GMT

Newspaper is a free, lightweight, high-contrast, black&white theme for BlogEngine.NET. The name "Newspaper" comes from the fact that theme looks like real newspapers. You can see how does it looks like and download a free copy.

How to Build a Managed/Unmanaged Library

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:46:03 GMT

Working with an unmanaged static library - with that, you can build a managed C++ wrapper that exposes the functionality that you need. The C++ compiler does some fairly amazing things in terms of knowing when to do unmanaged/unmanaged transitions, but sometimes it does some surprising things that will cost. [Sample code included in the post]

SQL Server 2008 to ship next week?

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:47:09 GMT

"Microsoft has told several large database shops to expect their final SQL Server 2008 bits this week. That means it's possible, in an ideal world, that the company will announce RTM (release to manufacturing) of the new database next week at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference. (Microsoft is holding to its official "it'll ship in Q3" story.)"

26 Not To Be Missed .NET Articles - June 2008 - .NET Zone

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:32:55 GMT

This month we have even more then in May in fact, we have almost tripple, we cover topics such as Deliver Next-Generation SOA Apps with Microsoft Robotics Development Studio, Get Started Building Silverlight 2 Applications, TypeTransmogrifier, Windows Mobile: Communicating with the Outside World and many more. Enjoy!

Learning the Check-in Dance

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:16:03 GMT

Short screencast where you learn the Check-in Dance

MVC Membership with Preview 3

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:01:03 GMT

The MVC Membership Starter Kit has been updated to work with Preview 3 of the ASP.Net MVC framework.

How To Use Unity Container In ASP.NET Web Applications

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:45:02 GMT

The post shows how to integrate Unity into ASP.NET web applications.

How to Track Down Deadlocks Using SQL Server 2005 Profiler

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:22:24 GMT

It is irritating, sometimes alarming, for the user to be confronted by the 'deadlock message' when a deadlock happens. It can be a tiresome business to prevent them from occurring in applications. Fortunately, the profiler can be used to help DBAs identify how deadlocking problems happen, and indicate the best way of minimising the likelihood of their reappearance.

How to Generate Public Classes for Resource Files

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:16:02 GMT

Notice that when you add a resource file, there is an automatically generated class with properties issued from the resources elements, so you can call this class properties instead of using the ResourceManager. The only problem with this class is that its properties are marked as internal and thus can't be accessed externally

Joe Stagner says you could improve your ASP.NET site one tag at a time

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:46:09 GMT

Microsoft's Opinionated Misfit Geek apparently took a brief look at Aggiorno, a Visual Studio plugin that does some interesting stuff, such as add alternate text to images, update deprecated attributes or fix tag structure for XHTML compliance. Come take a look!

CSS Box Model Tips and Tricks

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:59:18 GMT

Let's face it, if you're not familiar with the CSS Box Model, you're probably not a web developer (or, if you are a Developer, you need some remedial education). The CSS Box Model is one of the most misunderstood patterns in CSS. According to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C): The CSS box model describes the rectangular boxes that are generated for elements in the document tree and laid out according to the visual formatting model. The page box is a special kind of box that is described in detail in the section on paged media. In plain language that means the CSS box model specifies the way a web developer should place a box on a web page. "But that's not hard to do, you just drop a DIV on the page and you're done, right?" (read more)

Better Control Over the ASP.NET Sitemap UI

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:54:07 GMT

I'm a fan of using ASP.NET's web.sitemap feature, but I'm less impressed with the level of control that you have (rather, you DON'T have) over the menu controls that consume the web.sitemap datasource (http://www.BuyLifetime.com uses three menu controls that consume the same sitemap from MS Commerce Server 2007, which look 90% like what we want them to). Wouldn't it be nice if you could just make it into a navigation list? We all know (or should know by now) that a navigation list (whether ordered or unordered) should be just that, a hierarchical ("nested") list of pages in your site. (read more)

Tree Surgeon 2.0 Release

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:16:04 GMT

A tool to automatically generate Visual Studio solutions with proper directory structure

Applying column formulas in Excel

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:18:35 GMT

How to copy a formula to the whole column values in Excel

Free Silverlight 2 Refcard from DZone

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:07:55 GMT

You may be familiar with the DZone network and our series of Refcardz. We are proud to announce that our newest refcard on Silverlight has just been released and we would be honored if you can look through it and give us any review or feedback.

Performing Subselects with Linq2Sql

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:16:03 GMT

Short screencast on performing Subselects with Linq2Sql

The bare minimum every programmer should know about regular expression

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:46:18 GMT

Many programmers disregard regular expressions as line noise, and it's a damned shame because they come in handy so often. Once you've gotten the hang of them, regular expressions can be used to solve countless real world problems...

Danger in Design: Why bother with Architecture?

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:01:12 GMT

Creativity is a wonderful thing. It's also something different for each of us, which is why sometimes our perspectives on the world can produce conflicting ideas on what is the right way and the wrong way to do things. This is a very common facet of the IT world, in particular making computer software, solutions and services.

Blog Engine.NET1.4 Released

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:01:03 GMT

Blog Engine.net 1.4 has been released. more...

Blog Engine.NET1.4 Upgrade Guide

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:01:04 GMT

The upgrade process is fairly easy but there are a few things to be aware of. more....

A Programming Job Interview Challenge #10 - The Missing Number

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:46:09 GMT

Here comes the 10th question in our job interview challenge series, the answer to the ninth one is also attached, good luck