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Sending Email in a Development Environment without an SMTP Server

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:46:02 GMT

Very handy... I'm forever looking this stuff up :-|

inline asp.net tags... sorting them all out (<%$, <%=, <%, <%#, etc.)

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:21:43 GMT

there are all sorts of different inline tags, and i haven't found a place that explains them all in one place, so here is the quick and dirty... *I know this was submitted before, but it is no longer pointed at the correct address. I moved everything to naspinski.net.

packaging and deploying a sharepoint 2007 web part

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:45:47 GMT

you know how to make a web part, but do you know how to get it to your production environment in the proper way? A nice tutorial on how to package and deploy a web part that you have built using visual studio 2008 and SharePoint 2007 (wss 3.0).

The Complete Reference for Any jQuery Developer

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:31:02 GMT

If you ever to do something with jQuery, you should find it in this extensive list.

Enhance your input fields with simple CSS tricks

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:16:02 GMT

We're all trying to build an effective and good looking web forms. But there are always a new challenges. If you read my previous articles on how to build a better web forms, you could have noticed there are so many details about it. This article will show you how you can make a usual, boring web forms more effective and exciting with just a few simple CSS tricks.

Create PDF with C#

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:01:02 GMT

Create PDF with C# on the fly

Introduction to LinqPad

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:31:12 GMT

Short screencasts that will on the Introduction to LinqPad In this episode we will learn how to use the LinqPad expression evaluator.

XML to DataTable with LINQ

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:30:19 GMT

Easy way to get your XML into a DataTable. Now I might just be blind, or incredibly incapable at searching google or reading my LINQ books (very possible) but I hadn't found a simple way to get a 2-level XML document into a DataTable for use in a GridView or just simple DataTable manipulation utilizing LINQ (I assume this is because DTs are 2 dimensional, and XML files can be all sorts of mash-ups of information). Since LINQ is so powerful, I assumed it wouldn't be all that difficult, turns out I was right, it's pretty easy.

Speed up Firefox when using Development Server

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:31:02 GMT

Using Firefox on Vista to view websites hosted by the Visual Studio Development Server can be unbearably slow. Pages take aeons (i.e. several seconds) to load while viewing the same site under IE does not suffer from this issue. Here's how to solve the problem.

WSS 3.0/MOSS 2007 Web Part Tutorial

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:20:42 GMT

A full tutorial on how to build a completely portable WSS 3.0/MOSS 2007 web part using the newly released Microsoft Visual Studio SharePoint Extensions v1.2.

Using jQuery to directly call ASP.NET AJAX page methods

Thu, 29 May 2008 17:01:02 GMT

An example of how to use jQuery to call an ASP.NET AJAX page method, without using a ScriptManager.

jQuery Books Review

Fri, 30 May 2008 21:31:08 GMT

Here's a review of three jQuery books I've read over the last few months as well as links to a couple of cheat sheets.

EntitySpaces 2008- LINQ to DataTable?

Sun, 25 May 2008 00:31:03 GMT

I have always built architectures on top of ADO.NET DataTables, they're fast (yes), flexible, and the power it provides is really pretty good. Additionally, as new features are added to ADO.NET they can then be easily absorbed. We were able to add LINQ to SQL to EntitySpaces by simply turning a LINQ query into an ADO.NET DataTable. Once we exchange the LINQ query for an ADO.NET DataTable the EntitySpaces architecture functions as normal since its underlying data structure is a DataTable. Pretty sweet. Here's a nice little trick in case you are not aware of it.

SCOPE_IDENTITY() return the id from the database on insert

Fri, 23 May 2008 16:16:03 GMT

As a .NET programmer most of my time is spent coding in C# and I try to avoid writing SQL where possible. Recently I had to write an insert stored procedure and needed to return the ID of the row I was inserting. While writing my usual bad SQL I came across a fascinating function I've never used before, SCOPE_IDENTITY().

Creating great thumbnails in ASP.NET

Sat, 10 May 2008 02:01:03 GMT

The built in function for creating thumbnails in ASP.NET is extremely convenient and very simple to implement. The trouble is that it produces relatively poor quality results and excessively large file sizes. The thumbnails tend to look very muddy when using this route, but many times it's good enough for whatever your needs may be.

10 Tips to improve your LINQ TO SQL Application Performance

Fri, 02 May 2008 14:46:03 GMT

Sidar gives performance tips on developing linq 2 sql

Never write another RequiredFieldValidator again

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:56:28 GMT

I don't know about you, but I seem to write RequiredFieldValidators on pretty much every project I work on. So I figured out a way for .Net to do the work for me...

Syntax highlighting in BlogEngine.NET

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:50:33 GMT

In forums and blogs in the BlogEngine community issues with the syntax highlighter extension has been brought up.

inline asp.net tags... sorting them all out (<%$, <%=, <%, <%#, etc.)

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:46:02 GMT

There are all sorts of different inline tags, and I haven't found a place that explains them all in one place, so here is the quick and dirty...

Full Featured Automated Backups for Sharepoint

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:47:16 GMT

If you use Sharepoint (3.0) making backups can be a pain; not to mention backup maintenance. This script and batch file takes care of them both, for a 100% automated solution with about 2 minutes worth of work to set up.

Simple Mail Classes - Easiest way to send email and/or gmail via .net

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:44:44 GMT

Two classes that you customize and put into your App_Code folder which will allow you to send email with less code and greater ease than ever before. Not necessarily a coding breakthrough, but extremely useful in cleaning up redundant code!

Simple, customizable SQL Search Control using asp.net; basic framewor

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:48:22 GMT

Providing only keywords, this tool will write a simple search query, run it, and display your results; lightweight and easy to customize; in both control form, and standalone page Customize it to make it do what you want to do, or leave it a lone, it is a useful and simple tool

Sending email programmatically with gmail :: tutorial

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:59:17 GMT

Simple tutorial on how to send email through gmail with asp.net and c# - also includes a simple sample program to get a new programmer running.